Curiosity killed the midnight oil.
You look a bit green around the bush
barking up the grapevine.
You need a taste of eggs in one basket.
A picture paints a grain of salt
once in a silver lining.
It takes two to be choosers.
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Today at dVerse Grace is serving up Quadrilles.
The challenge: write a Quadrille (a piece of 44 words — no more, no less — the title doesn’t count) using the word GREEN.
Can you figure out this funny piece? 🙂
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May 17, 2016 @ 01:03:11
I freakin’ LOVE this, Loreen! My Dad likes to say “Made out like a banshee.” 😉
May 17, 2016 @ 04:42:42
Ha, ha, ha! I love it! Not I’ve got such a funny picture in my head. 😂
May 17, 2016 @ 01:14:51
Those are some really mixed up sayings! This made me chuckle. I had to read it slower than a toad at high noon.
May 17, 2016 @ 04:44:00
😊 Ha, ha! That’s slow!
May 17, 2016 @ 02:46:23
WAAA!!!! This is SUCH an out-loud poem! Where ever you were when you wrote this, I want to go there, too!!!!!
May 17, 2016 @ 04:44:35
Probably sleep deprivation! 😊
May 17, 2016 @ 13:31:26
One of my favorite writing tools! 🙂
May 17, 2016 @ 03:18:01
A lot of quotable lines here…my favorite is the last line:
It takes two to be choosers.
May 17, 2016 @ 04:45:37
😊 I like the “Beggars can’t tango!”
May 17, 2016 @ 04:38:52
I like the way you took parts of old saying and made totally knew ones 🙂
May 17, 2016 @ 04:57:59
😊 “You can’t teach an old dog to change his spots!” It’s lots of fun — you should try it! 😊
May 17, 2016 @ 07:57:03
MidniGht
gRains
iN VineS
oF LiFe
tastE moonLiT
dreAMs Of SilVer
oceAn spRay dEliGht..
AkA CRanBerrY JUice..;)
May 17, 2016 @ 12:40:17
I love to mash up idioms… we did have that as a prompt once, playing miss Malaprop is fun.
May 17, 2016 @ 13:33:44
😊 It is indeed!
May 17, 2016 @ 13:48:43
So many have said so much already. For me….I love the loop back from the title to the final line! Twisting those two up….clever play with words indeed!
May 17, 2016 @ 13:50:35
Thank you! I’m glad you caught the other halves of the title at the end!
May 17, 2016 @ 20:56:30
I enjoyed your mixed idioms here 🙂
May 17, 2016 @ 22:04:48
Thanks! It was lots of fun.
May 18, 2016 @ 05:29:48
Wow. This is very clever.
May 18, 2016 @ 06:42:21
Thanks! It was fun. 😊
May 18, 2016 @ 06:41:30
This is great…reminds me of a prompt we did for dVerse last year where we recycled cliche metaphors and idioms. So much fun!
May 18, 2016 @ 06:43:16
It WAS fun! 😊
May 18, 2016 @ 14:43:30
Oh, I love this delightful mish-mash of not-quite-quotes!
May 18, 2016 @ 15:01:56
You should try mashing some. It’s fun! 😊
May 18, 2016 @ 23:34:35
Ive barked up the grapevine far too often…
May 18, 2016 @ 23:35:52
Ha ha ha! That’s a good one!
May 20, 2016 @ 01:17:47
Love the meanings you twist into those cliches and bringing a bit of humor to green!
May 20, 2016 @ 05:10:52
Thanks! It was done with much frivolity. 😊