The One Line Poem Game (1-50 Words) Showing 951-1,000 of 5,070

[Preston, Moderator]

Mo said that train engineer was dork,

[Preston, Moderator]

This ain't Red Russia it's Russia, New York*.




*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia,_...

[Roger]

That's put a lot of people in a high fever…

[Roger]

They thought they'd got to Russia, instead it was Geneva*.

*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geneva,_...

[Boyd, Hunk of hunky burning passion]

Until they saw the Golden Fleece,

[Boyd, Hunk of hunky burning passion]

Then they knew they were in Greece*.

*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece_(...

[Roger]

Only it was nicked by Hiero II, and it's him I accuse,

[Roger]

The Tyrant of Sicily, the one who lives at Syracuse*

*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syracuse...

[Boyd, Hunk of hunky burning passion]

Forget Sicily because the Tyrant isn't home,

[Boyd, Hunk of hunky burning passion]

You want to get 'em you gotta go to Rome*


*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome,_Ne...

[Roger]

And you get there to find everything on the fritz,

[Roger]

Napoleon's been through and won the battle of Austerlitz*

* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austerli...

[Preston, Moderator]

Sorry Napoleon that was a big boo boo,

[Preston, Moderator]

For it led your downfall at Waterloo*


*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterloo...

[Preston, Moderator]

We could let this carry on,

[Preston, Moderator]

Or buy Classical Place Names in New York State on Amazon*


*http://www.amazon.com/Classical-Place...

[Roger]

Of one thing I am certain and can definitely say.

[Roger]

NY State doesn't make pork pies at Melton Mowbray!*

* http://www.melton.co.uk

[Preston, Moderator]

"the town has a long established association with foxhunting, pork pies and Stilton cheese"

[Preston, Moderator]

Fox hunting has been outlawed in the UK if you please!

[Preston, Moderator]

Mowbray sounds like a name made up by a child,

[Roger]

I know, doesn't it just drive you wild

[Roger]

To think New York never nicked it?

[Preston, Moderator]

Tis a shame, it's a hard one to forfeit.

[Preston, Moderator]

Such a shame we never took a name from British cheese,

[Roger]

But with good Jack and some wine you can take your ease.

[Preston, Moderator]

Is that Cheese Union made jack cheese? I only eat the Union Jack,

[Roger]

The Union Jack will come undone if the Scots get their "freedom" back

[Preston, Moderator]

Cameron cited his own Scottish roots

[Preston, Moderator]

Sure enough he was in a clay pot not boots

[Preston, Moderator]

His roots so deep they had to repot

[Preston, Moderator]

It wouldn't do to have the PM get root rot.

[Roger]

He needs to repot if

[Roger]

His boots aren't to get stiff

[Roger]

For root rot is awful bad

[Roger]

Even for a Scottish lad.

[Preston, Moderator]

Mowbray and Onion Jack went tiger hunting,
All decked out in red, white and blue bunting.

[Preston, Moderator]

Tiger propaganda must be driven away,
or the children would eaten by tigers one day.

[Preston, Moderator]

Mowbray and Onion Jack kept the tigers at bay,
It's either kill the tigers or society will decay.

[Preston, Moderator]

The deviants must not prevail,
pass a law to throw them in jail.

[Roger]

Wow, that sounds all whacko!

[Roger]

Preston's been taken by Gabbo :-))

[Preston, Moderator]

The problem is tigers I say!

[Roger]

Like a goose say "Boo!" and they'll go away.

[Preston, Moderator]

Yes we must go to the Russian tigers and say boo!

[Roger]

But once ensconced they're a bit tough to shoo.

[Preston, Moderator]

If they don't go at first we'll say boo twice,

[Roger]

Might mistake it for boo-hoo, which wouldn't be nice.

[Roger]

Russian tigers take advantage of your fright

[Roger]

And pounce instantly, which is a terrible plight.