Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick #269. The prompt
word is ‘calm’. This is my limerick.
A frenetic young chef named Tom
Once worked in a kitchen in Guam.
Though the grease caught on fire
And the outlook was dire
He stayed quite remarkably calm.
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This is “Great Balls of Fire” by Jerry Lee Lewis
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Jerry Lee Lewis was a wild man! Thanks!
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Ha! That level of calmness can serve a busy chef well. That and a fire extinguisher. 🧯Funny response. 👍🏻
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😂 Definitely a fire extinguisher! Thanks for a great comment, Michele. I’m glad to know you enjoyed my limerick. 😄
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😅 Thank you, Nancy. 🎶😊
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🥰
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Everything was great about that post. Thank you for making me smile
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It’s a great pleasure, Mark. Thanks for such a great comment!
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Mindfulness before action; mental prep to douse the conflagration! Ommmm…
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We gave our kids and their families the fire blanket for Christmas with instructions to keep it in a drawer or closet in the kitchen. No one ever hangs their fire extinguisher on the wall and so they never remember where they stash it. 🧯
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Ha! I like this!!
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And that’s all that matters! Thanks so much, Lois!
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Very good!
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Thanks, D!
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Nice limerick, Nancy and it is always good getting to see the killer banging on those keys.
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He really is something else, Jim. Thanks – glad you enjoyed my limerick.
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Which is a very unnatural state for a chef!
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You should know! Just look at Gordon Ramsay! 🤯
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🤣 great balls of fire indeed ! 🙌
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Such a fun song! Thanks, Ange 🔥
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🙌
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Very good – he certainly looks calm too!
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Om. That he does. Thanks, Esther!
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Good one!🤣
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Thanks, Fan! 😂
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Lol 😂
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Thanks, dear sis! 😁
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My pleasure 😍
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