Comment from mauial

Excellent

I would have to agree that this is a witty epitaph according to the prompt. One question though why this particular photo for the poem?

 Comment Written 22-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 22-Oct-2014

No reason for the photo, mauial, except that it's about an imaginary haiku poet with a sense of postmortem humor, is all. I just used the photo to lend a bit more authenticity to the poem, that's it. Nothing more, and nothing less.

A lot of good that did me...

Thanks for your comments and taking the time to review it for me.

Comment from donaldww

Exceptional

A very amusing spoonerism, making its way onto a gravestone. (Old Muck Tee was probably dyslexic as well.)

Three cheers for our queer old Dean!
DW

(dear old queen, referring to Queen Victoria)

 Comment Written 21-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 21-Oct-2014

Dyslexia, h-m-m-m-m...

He might very well have been, Donald, LOL. His epitaph would certainly suggest as much.

Thanks for the stellar rating and review, my friend. :}

Comment from Selina Stambi

Excellent

Er ... a-hem, indeed, sir!

Oh Dean, what does one do with you??

Tsk! Tsk!!

Best wishes for the contest.

(Nice video clip on your page - if only it was that simple!)

Have a great week.

Sonali

 Comment Written 21-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 21-Oct-2014

Thanks, Reach. My poor pastor asks me pretty much the same question every Sunday morning. I dread this particular Sunday especially! Have mercy, heh-heh. Oh, I'm glad you liked my video. I received a glowing review, filled with praise for a story I'd written. One could even say it was gushing, but I think I just did. Then, they went and hit me with a three star rating. "Huh?!" I says. "Did I miss something?". I didn't even bother responding. I was too mad at the time, so I posted that video instead, heh-heh...

Comment from Louise Michelle

Excellent

Hi Dean,

Yet again your postings are not coming into my message box. I'm just glad I found this one because it is so witty and great fun to read. Such a clever and humorous write!

Hugs,
Lou

 Comment Written 21-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 21-Oct-2014

Thanks, Lou, I'm glad that you thought so, at least. Not many voters did, that's for sure.

Appreciate it! :}

Comment from royowen

Excellent

Very witty, very clever Dean, I enjoyed your sense of humour in this, ahem! Entry in this witty epitaph poetry contest, I just stumbled on this, I'm not sure how I feel, I think God is working on both of us, well done, blessings, Roy,

 Comment Written 21-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 21-Oct-2014

Thanks, Roy, and I think you're probably right, heh-heh...

Comment from Eric1

Excellent

Oh Deano, you naughty but nice lad, this is a brilliant epitaph, for which, with your kind permission I may well have engraved on my own headstone, in hopefully 40 years time!

 Comment Written 21-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 21-Oct-2014

Sure, Eric, knock yourself out, my friend. Permission granted...

On my stone, the following engraving will appear...
Thank you for your patience
Construction completed
Sorry for the inconvenience...

...and I'm as serious as a heart attack about that, LOL!

reply by Eric1 on 21-Oct-2014

That is brilliant Dean, great laugh my friend.

Comment from tfawcus

Excellent

This one tickled my bunny phone. It should appeal to the lowest common denominator, which, as every good politician knows, is the best way of attracting votes. It has mine...

 Comment Written 21-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 21-Oct-2014

Oh, thanks a bunch, Tony, but I'm afraid you're too late to vote, as the contest has already ended. I lost by a mile, but I do appreciate the thought and the review.

Comment from LIJ Red

Excellent

Modern Man skin mag, JFK years, acrostic epitaph:
Friends, I am resting
Under this stone
Cool, unprotesting
Kingly, alone.
Younger than wisdom
Older than youth
Ugly as unadorned truth.

 Comment Written 21-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 21-Oct-2014

Hah! You shoulda entered that one, LIJ Red. I'm sure you would've done a lot better with yours than I did with mine.

Have a day, buddy! :}

Comment from drivenbackward

Excellent

Funny poem, mystery poet. Did you make this up? I'm guessing the answer is yes. You saw the picture and thought this up. Enjoyable read.

 Comment Written 20-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 20-Oct-2014

Thanks, Dan. I actually wrote this about two months ago, but missed that "witty epitaph" prompt. I just kept it on the shelf until now. I also had a completely different picture initially, but switched it when the votes weren't coming in as well as I thought the would. Seems it ddn't matter much in the grand scheme of things, LOL.

Thanks for the complimentary review. Always appreciated. :}

Dean

Comment from adewpearl

Excellent

I love his name and the risque play on words - what a hysterically funny story line
I also love true tongue-fu master LOL
clever proximate rhyme in died/inscribed
this is one of the best witty epitaph entries I've read in many repetitions of this contest :-) Brooke

 Comment Written 20-Oct-2014

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reply by the author on 20-Oct-2014

Hah-ha, well, Brooke...I wish about 6 more voters had felt that way. Unfortunately here on FanStory, I am finding out that you can leave very little to the readers imagination. It seems you have to smack them right in the face with your message to get your point across.

But, it was fun to write, and to compete.

Thanks so much for your complimentary review. To impress you made it all worthwhile. :}

Dean~