Idiomatic Fanatic
More idioms than you can shake a stick at...59 total reviews
Comment from Lovinia
You deserve more than dessert .. you deserve a whole box of Ferrere Roche!
This is certainly a poem full of great wit. It must have taken ages to gather this many precious tidbits. I just loved every bit of this .... what 39? Yikes, I'll take your word for it ... I'd loose count every time I chuckled.:)
Not only genius level unique phrases to match those clever little idioms, you have managed to rhyme and with great meter.
A fine bit of scintillation in my day ... I admire your quick-wittiness ..... ah I dream to write humor this well. Great work and an outstanding poem worthy of the win. I wish I had a six left. Warm Regards - :) Lovinia xoxo
reply by the author on 03-Dec-2011
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You deserve more than dessert .. you deserve a whole box of Ferrere Roche!
This is certainly a poem full of great wit. It must have taken ages to gather this many precious tidbits. I just loved every bit of this .... what 39? Yikes, I'll take your word for it ... I'd loose count every time I chuckled.:)
Not only genius level unique phrases to match those clever little idioms, you have managed to rhyme and with great meter.
A fine bit of scintillation in my day ... I admire your quick-wittiness ..... ah I dream to write humor this well. Great work and an outstanding poem worthy of the win. I wish I had a six left. Warm Regards - :) Lovinia xoxo
Comment Written 02-Dec-2011
reply by the author on 03-Dec-2011
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Thanks, again.
I certainly seem to have a knack for writing these lighthearted pieces and no, it didn't take long. I resorted to google to find a few more suitable phrases, but the whole thing wouldn't have taken more than an hour.
Thanks again for the enthusiastic review - I appreciate it.
Steve
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Hi Steve, I loved your wit. A great poem. I hour .... very impressive. Warm Regards - :) Lovinia xoxo
Comment from Giddy Nielsen-Sweep
You have 39 steps to a win here Steve. Congratulations on your well-deserved achievement. This is avery clever poem in your usual racy style. I enjoyed reading this, and so did my friends. Well done! Giddy.
reply by the author on 03-Dec-2011
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You have 39 steps to a win here Steve. Congratulations on your well-deserved achievement. This is avery clever poem in your usual racy style. I enjoyed reading this, and so did my friends. Well done! Giddy.
Comment Written 29-Nov-2011
reply by the author on 03-Dec-2011
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Thank you Giddy, for the kind words and the six stars - much appreciated.
Steve
Comment from Judian James
Bravo and well done for the win! I LOVED this one. Isn't playing around with cliches and idioms the best? I've written a few over the years. My favorite was using all cliches using numbers from one to ten and back again! This was a blast to read. A clever, funny write, Steve! BRAVO!
reply by the author on 28-Nov-2011
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Bravo and well done for the win! I LOVED this one. Isn't playing around with cliches and idioms the best? I've written a few over the years. My favorite was using all cliches using numbers from one to ten and back again! This was a blast to read. A clever, funny write, Steve! BRAVO!
Comment Written 28-Nov-2011
reply by the author on 28-Nov-2011
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Thank you - yes, this was fun.
The numbers one would be good as well. Speaking of numbers, I have just been watching Victor Borge on YouTube doing his inflationary story, where you put all the numbers up by one - you're looking twoderful threenight... Brilliant!
Steve
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I saw Victor live when Kennedy was running for president. I was just a kid and had to beg my parents to let me go to the city and stay up so late! Yes, he was brilliant!
Comment from fairydancer
Ha ha! This is brilliant! Mind you, I expect no less from you. LOL
Love the cleverness and humour. Thank you for entering this contest, and I'm especially glad you learned something new!
(PS I tried to review this on Saturday but it wouldn't let me give you 6 stars even though I had several??)
Congratulations on a well deserved win - Cally :)
reply by the author on 28-Nov-2011
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Ha ha! This is brilliant! Mind you, I expect no less from you. LOL
Love the cleverness and humour. Thank you for entering this contest, and I'm especially glad you learned something new!
(PS I tried to review this on Saturday but it wouldn't let me give you 6 stars even though I had several??)
Congratulations on a well deserved win - Cally :)
Comment Written 28-Nov-2011
reply by the author on 28-Nov-2011
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Thanks, Cally - I still think I subverted the contest intentions a little, but the voters didn't mind.
I thought the six star thing must be because you had recently given me a six, but I can't spot it... that's usually the cause.
Just hitting my straps in these contests you know - oops, there's another idiom...
Steve
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No, I don't think so. If I had written an entry, I too would have used more than one ;)
Comment from MizKat
kiwisteveh - I love your poem with all the idioms in it. You did a fantastic job with the flow of your poem and the great rhyming too. Kat
reply by the author on 28-Nov-2011
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kiwisteveh - I love your poem with all the idioms in it. You did a fantastic job with the flow of your poem and the great rhyming too. Kat
Comment Written 27-Nov-2011
reply by the author on 28-Nov-2011
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Thanks for the kind review.
Steve
Comment from Charlene0513
Your poem is filled with wonderful similes and to each one is aware that given the opportunity they would stand staunch and mighty against the odds.
Charlene
reply by the author on 28-Nov-2011
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Your poem is filled with wonderful similes and to each one is aware that given the opportunity they would stand staunch and mighty against the odds.
Charlene
Comment Written 27-Nov-2011
reply by the author on 28-Nov-2011
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Thank you!
Comment from elliejean
You did great using so many of them. There are a lot of idioms and you put quite a few together to make a great poem. I see you used a picture for the cats and dogs. They have a bad day when it is raining men and women. Good work.
reply by the author on 28-Nov-2011
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You did great using so many of them. There are a lot of idioms and you put quite a few together to make a great poem. I see you used a picture for the cats and dogs. They have a bad day when it is raining men and women. Good work.
Comment Written 27-Nov-2011
reply by the author on 28-Nov-2011
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Splat! Woof! Meeouch!
Thank you.
Steve
Comment from Yvon
This is a great piece of work. Not only did you use one idiom. You used a tonne of them. Great job on this poem. You rocked the cradle.
Yvon
reply by the author on 28-Nov-2011
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This is a great piece of work. Not only did you use one idiom. You used a tonne of them. Great job on this poem. You rocked the cradle.
Yvon
Comment Written 27-Nov-2011
reply by the author on 28-Nov-2011
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Thanks, Yvon - I do 'over the top' really well!
Thanks for the sixer - appreciated.
Steve
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Hey I was in the contest and i knew I couldn't compete with what you wrote.
Comment from WilliamDeen
Your poem, Idiomatic Fanatic, is superb! You used 39 idioms in your poem. Most of these I have heard all my life. They make things fun. Did you know where some of these come from? That really makes them interesting. Raining Cats and Dogs is from when roofs were made of hay and the animals used to get up there to stay warm and dry. When it rained they would literally fall out. So they said it was raining cats and dogs!
reply by the author on 28-Nov-2011
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Your poem, Idiomatic Fanatic, is superb! You used 39 idioms in your poem. Most of these I have heard all my life. They make things fun. Did you know where some of these come from? That really makes them interesting. Raining Cats and Dogs is from when roofs were made of hay and the animals used to get up there to stay warm and dry. When it rained they would literally fall out. So they said it was raining cats and dogs!
Comment Written 27-Nov-2011
reply by the author on 28-Nov-2011
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Thank you for the review and the origin of 'cats and dogs' - learn something every day.
Steve
Comment from Derek Monaghan
Thoroughly enjoyed reading this! Clever, quirky, witty, humorous and creative. Great flow and rhythm and superb rhyme. My favourite line is "That old fat lady's warming up" - brilliant! Well done! Derek
reply by the author on 28-Nov-2011
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Thoroughly enjoyed reading this! Clever, quirky, witty, humorous and creative. Great flow and rhythm and superb rhyme. My favourite line is "That old fat lady's warming up" - brilliant! Well done! Derek
Comment Written 27-Nov-2011
reply by the author on 28-Nov-2011
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Thanks, Derek - glad you enjoyed.
Steve