by "Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
Published 12/06/2017 at 15:35
Tags: countdown
STARS: 4
"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
12/06/2017 at 15:38, STARS: 2
F is for... Fanny? sucked dry by a leech. Going off memory here.
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
12/06/2017 at 15:39, STARS: 0
I believe you’re correct. Starred for morbid memory.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
12/06/2017 at 15:54, STARS: 5
Found it:
A is for Amy who fell down the stairs.
B is for Basil assaulted by bears.
C is for Clara who wasted away.
D is for Desmond thrown out of a sleigh.
E is for Ernest who choked on a peach.
F is for Fanny sucked dry by a leech.
G is for George smothered under a rug.
H is for Hector done in by a thug.
I is for Ida who drowned in a lake.
J is for James who took lye by mistake.
K is for Kate who was struck with an axe.
L is for Leo who choked on some tacks.
M is for Maud who was swept out to sea.
N is for Neville who died of ennui. [SAD!]
O is for Olive run through with an awl.
P is for Prue trampled flat in a brawl.
Q is for Quentin who sank on a mire.
R is for Rhoda consumed by a fire.
S is for Susan who perished of fits.
T is for Titus who flew into bits.
U is for Una who slipped down a drain.
V is for Victor squashed under a train.
W is for Winnie embedded in ice.
X is for Xerxes devoured by mice.
Y is for Yorick whose head was bashed in.
Z is for Zillah who drank too much gin.
"MonkeePuzzle" (monkeypuzzle)
12/06/2017 at 15:58, STARS: 3
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
12/06/2017 at 16:01, STARS: 1
I do believe you’re getting into the spirit.
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
12/06/2017 at 16:03, STARS: 0
Yes, that’s the spirit!
I’m going to see if I have the attention span to countdown to Christmas.
"Svend" (svend)
12/06/2017 at 16:27, STARS: 2
F in for Fanny sucked dry by a leech.
I lol’d. Fanny means something different in the U.K. in the U.S. a Fanny is a bottom, in the U.K. it’s slang for a ladies genitalia. Lol.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
12/06/2017 at 16:30, STARS: 1
I knew that, but didn’t think of it when I read this, and... oh my.
I’m not sure anyone uses “fanny” for butt any more in the U.S., except perhaps old ladies who are near death.
"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
12/06/2017 at 16:32, STARS: 2
I hope not. Ernie’s what’s holding Kinja together!
"RPM esq." (rpm3)
12/06/2017 at 16:35, STARS: 1
Edward Gorey is the best.
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
12/06/2017 at 22:58, STARS: 0
Agreed.
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
12/06/2017 at 22:59, STARS: 1
I thought it was zip ties.