Ode to the Urinal
Response to a challenge from Pantygynt51 total reviews
Comment from strandregs
What can I say
I just find joy in adding anotber review to the fifty.
if I got fifty reviews I would go to the land where Domino disappeard.
congratulatiins on the other win.
:-)) Z.
reply by the author on 14-Nov-2016
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What can I say
I just find joy in adding anotber review to the fifty.
if I got fifty reviews I would go to the land where Domino disappeard.
congratulatiins on the other win.
:-)) Z.
Comment Written 13-Nov-2016
reply by the author on 14-Nov-2016
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Ah, the lovely curse of the 50 reviews - requiring 50 responses!
Comment from Gladys2013
Haha this is awesome! Great title! Sure to capture our attention of course and then a great read to satisfy our curiosity! Thanks for the laugh!
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Haha this is awesome! Great title! Sure to capture our attention of course and then a great read to satisfy our curiosity! Thanks for the laugh!
Comment Written 13-Nov-2016
reply by the author on 14-Nov-2016
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Delighted that you enjoyed the humour here, Gladys. Best wishes, Tony
Comment from Pearl Edwards
My first question is - where on earth is that urinal out in the middle of a mall? I think you've certainly passed this challenge Tony, a very funny read, of your (dare I say it) pissing trail through Europe.
cheers,
valda
reply by the author on 14-Nov-2016
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My first question is - where on earth is that urinal out in the middle of a mall? I think you've certainly passed this challenge Tony, a very funny read, of your (dare I say it) pissing trail through Europe.
cheers,
valda
Comment Written 13-Nov-2016
reply by the author on 14-Nov-2016
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Thanks, Pearl. I appreciate your comments about this one. Glad you enjoyed it. Public pissoirs used to be commonplace in France and to some extent throughout mainland Europe, but they have largely disappeared these days. I remember them quite well from the 1960's. The one pictured in Paris is much older. Best wishes, Tony
Comment from Nika2016
I am afraid to ask...what whist and pistle mean..don't answer...Here is my tacky response:
Seventies concerts
Festivals outdoors
No pretty bathrooms
Just outhouse doors
Leaky latrines
Making mud so unclean
Slipping..sliding
Nightmare dream
So when you recall
Europe's urinals and stalls
At least at the time
You did not fall...
In it.
Sorry...
I put this on your page.:)
reply by the author on 14-Nov-2016
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I am afraid to ask...what whist and pistle mean..don't answer...Here is my tacky response:
Seventies concerts
Festivals outdoors
No pretty bathrooms
Just outhouse doors
Leaky latrines
Making mud so unclean
Slipping..sliding
Nightmare dream
So when you recall
Europe's urinals and stalls
At least at the time
You did not fall...
In it.
Sorry...
I put this on your page.:)
Comment Written 13-Nov-2016
reply by the author on 14-Nov-2016
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Ha! Ha! I enjoyed your response to this one. "Whist' is an archaic word for 'wish' or 'want'. I'll leave 'pistle' to your imagination!
Comment from jusylee72
Oh heavens, we are different in america aren't we. We do not publicly pee. I am not sure how I would feel if I saw one of these. Men are still the luckiest peers (pee ers) in the world cuz they can just pull it out and go Women are built differently.
Enjoyed your poem. It shows just how formally stuck up we are in america
reply by the author on 14-Nov-2016
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Oh heavens, we are different in america aren't we. We do not publicly pee. I am not sure how I would feel if I saw one of these. Men are still the luckiest peers (pee ers) in the world cuz they can just pull it out and go Women are built differently.
Enjoyed your poem. It shows just how formally stuck up we are in america
Comment Written 13-Nov-2016
reply by the author on 14-Nov-2016
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I was entertained by your response to this one. You are right. The cultural mores and sensitivities are somewhat different on each side of the Atlantic! Best wishes, Tony
Comment from krys123
You are funny at times, Tony;
-all in my days of youth when college brought me a learned memory though what was more rash of a memory was those times that the college inn where I saw the bottom of a bottle of beer more so than I saw the end pages of my learned books.
-Hence, bloated, and full of zeal and zest I hurry myself off to the confines and smells of every man's final desire but to relieve themselves of this bloated feeling.
-Where you had taken areas of Germany and England to find out that your final chapter ended in a urinal and a final zip to understand life is not all of this.
-Great rhyming and rhythm and excellent enjambment.
-Thanks for sharing Tony and take care and have a good one where you can find it.
Alex
reply by the author on 14-Nov-2016
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You are funny at times, Tony;
-all in my days of youth when college brought me a learned memory though what was more rash of a memory was those times that the college inn where I saw the bottom of a bottle of beer more so than I saw the end pages of my learned books.
-Hence, bloated, and full of zeal and zest I hurry myself off to the confines and smells of every man's final desire but to relieve themselves of this bloated feeling.
-Where you had taken areas of Germany and England to find out that your final chapter ended in a urinal and a final zip to understand life is not all of this.
-Great rhyming and rhythm and excellent enjambment.
-Thanks for sharing Tony and take care and have a good one where you can find it.
Alex
Comment Written 13-Nov-2016
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Thanks, Alex. I enjoyed your comments about this one, and the six stars of course! Glad you enjoyed it. Tony
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You are very welcome, Tony, take care and have a good one.
Alex
Comment from MSJVClarke
I thought this a lovely ode. I liked that it was lighthearted and humorous. I could picture the story as you told it and I thought the length was appropriate for the content. Your ending was quite appropriate.
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I thought this a lovely ode. I liked that it was lighthearted and humorous. I could picture the story as you told it and I thought the length was appropriate for the content. Your ending was quite appropriate.
Comment Written 13-Nov-2016
reply by the author on 14-Nov-2016
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Thanks, MSJVC. I appreciated your kind comments about this one. Glad you enjoyed it. Tony
Comment from Ulla
Hahahahaha, I love it. You have got the ode to the urinal right down to a T. The urinals are quite fascinating in Paris. And stinks to high heaven if you get to close. They are an institution. And then you go on to Munich and too much beer. Wonderful. Only to end up in London. Wonderful. Brilliant response to Pantygynt's challenge. Well done. All the best. Ulla:))
reply by the author on 14-Nov-2016
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Hahahahaha, I love it. You have got the ode to the urinal right down to a T. The urinals are quite fascinating in Paris. And stinks to high heaven if you get to close. They are an institution. And then you go on to Munich and too much beer. Wonderful. Only to end up in London. Wonderful. Brilliant response to Pantygynt's challenge. Well done. All the best. Ulla:))
Comment Written 13-Nov-2016
reply by the author on 14-Nov-2016
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Thanks, Ulla. I enjoyed your comments about this one, and the six stars of course! Glad you enjoyed it. Tony
Comment from Aussie
Well done with your urinal challenge. Not an easy subject to start with. You have managed to do a great job with your poem. Years ago I was curious about the urinals in the Paris streets. Just bare it all in a stall, people pass by as you zip your fly!! Well done mate.
reply by the author on 14-Nov-2016
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Well done with your urinal challenge. Not an easy subject to start with. You have managed to do a great job with your poem. Years ago I was curious about the urinals in the Paris streets. Just bare it all in a stall, people pass by as you zip your fly!! Well done mate.
Comment Written 13-Nov-2016
reply by the author on 14-Nov-2016
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Thanks, Kay. I enjoyed your comments about this one, and the six stars of course! Glad you enjoyed it. Tony
Comment from Pam (respa)
-I read Pantygynt's review you are referring to, and I thought, "If anybody can meet this challenge, it is Tony." I think you could write a poem on anything and make it good. I will have to think on what that anything might be!
-Sure enough, you have not only composed a poem, but wrote about Paris, Germany, and London! That is what I call creative.
-This is hard to write since I consider it a "guy topic," but it is a fun poem because of the challenge and how well you wrote the poem.
-The last two lines are priceless.
-What are you going to challenge him with; I think that is only fair.
reply by the author on 13-Nov-2016
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-I read Pantygynt's review you are referring to, and I thought, "If anybody can meet this challenge, it is Tony." I think you could write a poem on anything and make it good. I will have to think on what that anything might be!
-Sure enough, you have not only composed a poem, but wrote about Paris, Germany, and London! That is what I call creative.
-This is hard to write since I consider it a "guy topic," but it is a fun poem because of the challenge and how well you wrote the poem.
-The last two lines are priceless.
-What are you going to challenge him with; I think that is only fair.
Comment Written 12-Nov-2016
reply by the author on 13-Nov-2016
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You do say the nicest things, Pam! Six stars as well! Thank you very much! I shall have to think about the return challenge carefully! LOL Best wishes, Tony
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I am glad you liked my review on this matter, Tony. You are welcome for the stars, too. I guess you will; hard to outdo this topic, but I have faith you will:) Are you enjoying summer over in Australia?
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Summer's a bit late coming this year. We've had late rains and bad hailstorms storms recently that have wiped out virtually the whole soft fruit industry up in the Riverland and devastated the grapes - hail the size of golf balls. Not so bad down here, much smaller hail and quite welcomed by us as we have recently laid new lawns that need plenty of water to settle them in.
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Thanks for the update. Weather can be so devastating, and often crops fail as a result, making it bad for the economy and farmers. Glad you are faring a little better.