Murray

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Written by Gail DeBole on May 18, 2009 There once was a fella named Murray Who lived his life in a flurry. When the grim reaper stopped by Murry refused to die Saying, "I have a Meeting at 10:30." Note: Illustrated in Coloring within the Limericks available on Amazon.com and other retail websites.

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Christine Van Brunt

Date: 3/7/2012 12:34:00 AM

Laughing out loud at this one. Busy Murray hasn't got time to die! Too wonderful!

Robert Pettit

Date: 2/22/2012 9:14:00 PM

The same way the late Tennessee Ernie Ford sang in his hit song "Sixteen Tons": "Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go. I owe my soul to the company store." Good entertaining reading here.

Virginia Mitchell

Date: 2/21/2012 5:28:00 AM

Now, that fella was certainly a busy man!:)

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 2/20/2012 9:11:00 PM

Gail...lol.... i like your limerick...earlier today...i was playing around with limericks... saying them out loud to the floks around me... you really cracked me up with the ending...always..pd