The Old Bird Got Roasted

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Mum roasted a ptarmigan for tea But the meal didn't satisfy me It was a scrawny old bird The taste was pretty absurd So I'm off to the chip shop quickly! On Monday I was using a random word generator and it came up with Ptarmigan which is a word I had never heard of. I've since discovered it's a bird which is native to Canada but they can also be found in Scotland 06-17-17

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John Michaels

Date: 6/25/2017 4:27:00 AM

Nice to learn a new word / species... one of my favourite 'not many people know what it is' animals is "Kea"... I'll leave you to Google that one. Nice job on the limerick, Jan!! All the best, John.

Jan Allison
Date: 6/25/2017 4:38:00 AM

I just googled about the Kea - what a co incidence, I wrote a poem about a Kakapo which appears to be some sort of relation to the Kea - small world! Hugs Jan x

Paul Callus

Date: 6/18/2017 3:32:00 PM

The ptarmigan got roasted//I shot it, Bobby boasted//Let's share with friends on Soup//Enough for a big group//By Jan it will be hosted. ~ Hugs // paul

Jan Allison
Date: 6/18/2017 3:35:00 PM

ha ha ha lovely limerick Paul - if you are in limerick mode then Lim'rick flats has a new collaboration today - i have written a blog for him as he's not a PM:-) Hope you had a wonderful father's day I am sure the family will have spoiled you! I'm sending a big hug to Valentina!!:-) hugs Jan xx

Darren White

Date: 6/18/2017 3:14:00 PM

Now do one for the Platypus ;) That was funny, Jan.

Jan Allison
Date: 6/18/2017 3:28:00 PM

ha ha ha I will try Darren:-) I may have to use a little poetic licence before it is revoked lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 6/18/2017 6:08:00 AM

They look a tiny bit like our large pigeons I never heard of them either Jan. you created a great Limerick from them anyway. Cheers, Connie : )

Jan Allison
Date: 6/18/2017 9:08:00 AM

Thanks Connie:-) I have never heard of them either:-)It;s so interesting to learn from Anne-Lise they have them in Norway too:-) hugs Jan xx

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 6/18/2017 1:25:00 AM

Cool. I never heard of it before either. You are just popping out with poems all the time, Jan!! time for me to get myself to bed. Good night!

Jan Allison
Date: 6/18/2017 9:10:00 AM

I have so many poems bursting to come out Andrea I would never have imagined I would come to LOVE poetry as I hated it at school especially Shakespeare but his work still leaves me cold:-) hugs Jan xx

Alexis Y.

Date: 6/17/2017 9:51:00 PM

Lol! Jan, this is hilarious. I've never heard of it either:-)Alexis

Jan Allison
Date: 6/18/2017 9:13:00 AM

I think Anne -Lise is the only one of us who has!:-) hugs Jan xx