Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick. The prompt word
is ‘apple’ and this is my limerick.
A teacher named Timothy Glass
Kept an apple to show to his class
But it sat there so long
That the smell got quite strong
Now the kids wear a heavy gas mask!
NAR©2026
This is “That Smell” by Lynyrd Skynyrd
All text and graphics are copyright for Nancy Richy and are not to be used without permission. NAR©2017-present.
The Elephant's Trunk 
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Happy to give you a laugh, D! 😁
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Really funny, Nancy, love the picture too.
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Thanks so much, dear Keith. Glad this gave you a chuckle!
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🎵One bad apple don’t spoil the whole bunch-a-girls…!🎵 (Sorry…early Osmunds)
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Right?! I decided to spare everyone that ear worm! 😁
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(Heh heh heh)
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An apple rots in days to weeks depending on storage: room temp (5-7 days), pantry (up to 3 weeks), or fridge (4-6 weeks), but once cut, only 3-5 days; full decomposition (mold, mushy spots) starts quickly, especially with bruises, and while it might last months in cold storage, it’s best eaten fresh.
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Ew! Thanks for that lovely description. 🤢
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Very clever. It reminded me of molding bread we let grow in 6th grade. I cannot remember why though, maybe we were learning about penicillin?
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Sounds about right.
For what it’s worth, I found this and two other comments of yours in spam. Just fishing you out now.
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I had a classroom like that one, once; but it was the teacher, not his apple…
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Oh shega! 🤢
That’s slang for shit where I come from. Feel free to use it.
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haha This was so funny, and I love that song, too. 🙂
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Thanks, Barbara. I’m glad; I thought of you when I chose Skynyrd.
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🙂 I do like lots of their songs. 🙂
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Loved your Limerick, Nancy … there’s a bad apple in every box …
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That’s all it takes! Nice song; they have CSN&Y harmonies. 🎶
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Always my musical pleasure my friend 🎶🥰
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I could almost smell that 🤣
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Thank goodness no one’s come up with that app …. yet! 😷
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😂
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🙌😅 this trips off the tongue so sweetly Nance ….not like that apple 😃
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Yes, that apple’s def past it’s prime! 🥴 Thanks, Ange. 😄
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Poor kids.
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Yeah, I think I can see their tears through the masks. 😭
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Lol rotten apples would smell vile! X
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Hahaha! I can’t argue with that, CA. Thanks!
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