INTERRUPTING ANNETTE

 

“Give me a sentence starting with “I”“

The teacher asked young Annette

“I is...” she began but teacher interrupted

“No, always say, “I am”, Annette”

The girl looked puzzled, but complied

“I am the ninth letter of the alphabet”

THE CAT ESSAY

 

The teacher said “your essay on “My cat”

Is exactly the same as your brother Matt’s,

Did you copy his work for your story?”

“No, miss, but it's the same cat” said Corey

WHAT NOT TO DO IN HORROR MOVIES # 1

 

When browsing the occult section

Of the library shelves 

Never read aloud from a book

Of demon summoning spells

21st CENTURY NURSERY RHYMES # 397

 

Molly, my sister and I fell out,

And what do you think it was all about?

Well I loved Miranda and so did she

And she made Miranda cheat on me

ARE YOU WEARING SLACKS? # 2

 

Are you wearing slacks?

It’s certainly very casual attire

But not the kind of look

The fashion world desire

But fine for ordinary people

Who don’t set the world on fire

RICHARD GURLEY DREW

 

Richard Gurley Drew invented sellotape

In order to help out a mechanic friend  

I got his autobiography for Christmas but

I didn’t finish it as I couldn’t find the end

MY DAUGHTER WAS GIVEN A NOVELTY GIFT

 

My daughter was given a novelty gift

Which really wasn’t intended to confuse

But the look on her face was a picture

When she held a pair of chocolate shoes