Words and rhyme - game

[Diana Delafield]

Have your portion
of the meal!

As long as it's an item that has any appeal
to someone with a "meh" attitude to food

 

[NanaPat]

As long as it's an item that has any appeal
to someone with a "meh" attitude to food

When cooking, enclose long hair in a snood
to prevent food contamination

 

[Diana Delafield]

When cooking, enclose long hair in a snood
to prevent food contamination

I worked as a waitress one summer vacation.
I tucked my long hair up under a pixie wig before every shift.

 

[iluvtodd]

Sometimes skaters get short shrift
when their competitions don't get full air time

(I am saying this because I remember some USA competitions when the men's finals would get completely or partly "chacked" in order to cover ONLY the women - it usually happened when a golf competition or other sport ran overtime) I say this with nothing against the women, but we want to see the other disciplines, too!

 

[Diana Delafield]

Sometimes skaters get short shrift
when their competitions don't get full air time

(I am saying this because I remember some USA competitions when the men's finals would get completely or partly "chacked" in order to cover ONLY the women - it usually happened when a golf competition or other sport ran overtime) I say this with nothing against the women, but we want to see the other disciplines, too!

In Canada where skating is shown in prime
time, only a hockey game going into OT would interrupt

(I'd forgotten about Chacking until you mentioned it. Poor Michael. The end of a hockey game here would often cut into showing pairs, always the first event back in The Good Old Days. Much as I like a good hockey game, needless to say I'd rather watch pairs! )

And for your rhyme, by the way.)

 

[iluvtodd]

Don't be corrupt
in your business dealings!

 

[Diana Delafield]

Don't be corrupt
in your business dealings!

Cheatings and stealings
and lie-tellings are all big no-nos!

 

[iluvtodd]

"Strike a pose"
That's what Madonna sings!

 

[Diana Delafield]

"Strike a pose"
That's what Madonna sings!

Amplified music rings
out to fill large spaces

 

[iluvtodd]

Do you need new laces
for your skates?

 

[Diana Delafield]

Do you need new laces
for your skates?

One of those dressing-room debates,
like "Do I need legwarmers today over my tights?"

 

[iluvtodd]

Turn on the lights
when it gets too dark to see!

 

[skylark]

Turn on the lights
when it gets too dark to see!

Watch for your favorite bird: bluebird, house-finch, or chickadee
And maybe you'll hear their flighty song.

 

[Diana Delafield]

Watch for your favorite bird: bluebird, house-finch, or chickadee
And maybe you'll hear their flighty song.

But if taking part in an annual bird count, don't get it wrong
or you might skew the statistics

 

[iluvtodd]

The mystics
are deep into meditation

 

[Diana Delafield]

The mystics
are deep into meditation

Agitation
disturbs their peaceful vibes

 

[iluvtodd]

There are many Native American/First Nation tribes
in North America

 

[Diana Delafield]

There are many Native American/First Nation tribes
in North America

A student of magic practises a trick a
day, to improve their dexterity

 

[iluvtodd]

The punishment's severity
should/must fit the crime!

 

[Diana Delafield]

The punishment's severity
should/must fit the crime!

And now I'm
going to be singing songs from The Mikado all day