
There was an inflatable crocodile
who supported five children for a while
they leaned on his head
and then--oops!-- he was dead
no more inflatable crocodile
I wrote this limerick for this week’s Wea’ve Written Weekly. David provided us a simple prompt this week:
*Write a poem about something that amuses you!*
This poem was inspired by true events while we were at the beach with friends last week. Apparently, there is a weight limit on inflatable crocodiles. I would assume the same is true for real crocodiles, but I don’t intend to test this theory. With a bit of duct tape, Grumpy will live to carry small people around another day.

I remember that Flex Tape product I keep on seeing on TV shopping — that would be of much use to patch up the hole!
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Oh, yeah!! “Flex Tape, from the makers of Flex Seal” 😅 there’s an idea!
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Haha! Five too many! I am sure duct tape can fix it. 😀
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😉😅
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😂😂
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Kids love their floats so much. Lovely poem
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They really do! And there are so many options these days. Thank you 😊
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You’re welcome. Yes they are in fact spoiled for choice 🥰
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Truly amusing. Thanks.
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Thank you! 😊
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HAHAHA! Yeah… five children is DEFINITELY a LOT for one inflatable crocodile! 😀
Nice, Sarah! ❤
~David
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We warned the little people of the weight limits but they were relentless 😅
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Aww man, hope Grumpy gets well soon 😉
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Thanks 😉🎉
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A fun and funny poem!
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Thank you 😁
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Cute! (K)
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Thank you. 🙂
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Hehehe! I remember those days! We had a pool party last Saturday and although there weren’t 5 kids on an inflatable, there was an adult on a kid’s ring. It didn’t pop but instead slowly deflated. The kids then took turns trying to dive in to “rescue” it from the bottom of the pool… I love the limerick!!
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Thanks! Haha! I can picture the slowly deflating kid’s ring, and the rescue attempts sound like great fun! So many fun and goofy memories are made in the summer.
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hi, Sarah 👋🏻
Just lettin’ you know that this week’s W3, hosted by our beloved Sadje, is now live:
https://skepticskaddish.com/2024/07/24/w3-prompt-117-weave-written-weekly/
Enjoy❣️
Much love,
David
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Sounds great! Thank you, David.
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🤗
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Haha that made me laugh pretty hard. Here’s an attempt at a humorous lymmeric from an old carpet cleaning pro:
There once was dog named rain
His full bladder was causing such pain
He went on the rug
But is he a bad pug
For simply creating a pet stain?
Let me know what you think haha
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