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The Knocking Shop
By oxy
13 May 2005
The Knocking Shop

 

A bloody great big Knocking shop
has opened down our street,
A place where all the visitors
like to go to meet,

It used to be a guesthouse
with lots of different rooms,
I've never been in myself
it's just something one assumes.

Mary from the dairy's there
so is Li-lo Lill,
They supply the condoms
as they're not on the pill.

Big Bertha fills the window
a rather frightful sight,
and she shows her full moon
at 10 pm each night.

Titillating Tina also
does her bit
standing at the front door
with her ciggy lit.

The local bobby often calls
for a cup of tea;
I think he gets some extras,
But he won't tell me.

The parish priest and vicar too
have called to say hello
from what they've both been up to
there's a dent in their halo.

The girls get paid a lot of cash
it's just their way of life,
I've just knocked and asked about
a job there for the wife.
(Hope she doesn't read this)

Reviews
very funny
Written by kevinrobson73 (441 comments posted) 13th May 2005
a lot of mileage with this one
hehe
Written by nascent (106 comments posted) 14th May 2005
yes, I agree with Kevin, you could keep going and even set it to music for a bit of fun. 
 
Just a little thing but  
Mary from the dairy's there (not their) 
and  
there's a dent in their halo (not there) 
 
cheers 
nascent
Funny you should mention that...
Written by Ostara (61 comments posted) 14th May 2005
Haha, I did laugh Oxy, as it brought back memories for me :grin No I didn't work in one... I used to have a lady live in the flat above me who 'entertained' regularly. :eek She liked to play 'Rawhide' a lot!! 
 
Anyway, the simplicity of the format goes well with the cheekyness of the language, although I would possibly have a rethink on some of the lines to get the syllables a bit more even (e.g. the last line has one to many - pehaps 'a job there for the wife' might fit better?  
 
The length is good, not too long for the subject matter, and the ending was funny too ;) well done!
I like it
Written by The-Joker (2 comments posted) 18th May 2005
I enjoyed this one I must say!!!!! The ending was excellent! Good poem, a thumbs up from me! :grin

Written by oxy (28 comments posted) 19th May 2005
Thanks for the kind words and advice, I will try a follow up shorty.
The Knocking Shop
Written by maipenrai (784 comments posted) 5th June 2005
Ha,this made me smile,a good write but please forgive me I think you could take this a little further, you have a great Story line here 
Bernie
The Knocking Shop
Written by maipenrai (784 comments posted) 5th June 2005
Ha,this made me smile,a good write but please forgive me I think you could take this a little further, you have a great Story line here 
Bernie
Made me laugh
Written by Leigh (254 comments posted) 19th April 2006
I see you posted this quite some time ago, but I've only just discovered it in the 'Work awaiting review section' so thought I'd add my comment. 
 
Very cheeky little piece, saucy postcard-ish. The references to the policeman and vicar made me chuckle in particular! 
 
Yeah, you could make a whole story out of this (in rhyming couplets!) - there's so much potential.

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