Mumbles … Unorthodox

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Something unorthodox is out of the ordinary, against the norm, not following the rules.  This year is certainly unorthodox but today I heard news that shook me to the very core… frightened me more that any ghost or ghoul could this time of year.  The end of a 54-year tradition. There will be no broadcast of It’s The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown.  It is a break from tradition in such an unorthodox way it almost makes me cry.

This year is crazy enough for kids.  This summer they didn’t get to go to the pool.  School is not normal still.  They can’t have birthday parties at Chuckie Cheeses.  And a lot of communities are recommending no trick or treating.  Don’t take Snoopy away!

Ok sure, you can watch it if you have Apple TV, but how many families can afford that right now?  People are out of work and out of patience.  Don’t leave them without the Great Pumpkin! (Don’t worry though, I am safe. My daughter bought it for me a couple of years ago.)

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(And as a bonus for a friend….)

There once was a businessman named Fred

Who dressed in the finest of thread

But it was quite unorthodox

How he wore flashy socks

When he met with the department head

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Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – unorthodox

Don’t Drop Your Hankie

There once was a girl tall and lanky

Who still held on to a blankie

She would wrap up inside

And bring it with her on rides

Without it she grew rather cranky

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Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – cranky https://fivedotoh.com/2020/06/25/fowc-with-fandango-cranky/

A Ring And A King

I took the phone and dialed

The number of my child

We had a talk

Then I took a walk

Because the weather was kind of mild

 

And while I was walking

A royal hawk was squawking

I was too close to his nest

Where his child did rest

So I bowed a farewell to the king

 

Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – child

Rush Hour Traffic

She was afraid she would crash

And see her life go by in a flash

Her anxiety was so high

It would make her cry

And she would develop a terrible rash

 

Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – rash

He’s Gone

The man in the green was aloof

So the magician reached out and poof

The gent was gone

Until it was dawn

When they found him alone on the roof

 

Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – aloof

Picture from Google search

A Mall Rat

Helen was quite the spendthrift at the mall

She always found shopping to be a ball

She would spend without end

And buy gifts for her friend

He was the tall one that they all called Paul

 

Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – spendthrift

Boo Who

(Sorry I am having an off night and could only come up with a limerick… my brain is fried tonight.)

 

Fredrick was his name

And trickery was his game

He’d scare you

By shouting boo

But most found it quite lame

 

Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – trickery

What’s The Plan Stan

There once was a cantankerous man

Who launched a sinister plan

He would hide in the night

And cause a big fright

To his neighbor whose name was Dan

 

Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – cantankerous

Far Out Man

There once was a man named Stan

Who thought up a wild and crazy plan

A life of retro would be

Fun and fancy free

So he decked out his old panel van

 

Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – retro

All Kinds

He was a boy who liked a variety of girls

Short ones, tall ones, and ones with curls

He would smile and wink

And make them think

They were as perfect as natural pearls

 

Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – variety