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The Lollypop Lady.

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My least favourite lollypop lady

Is a lady to behold

She jumps out with her lollypop

Bold as bold as bold

I leave big marks upon the road

Every time I save her life

And give a little wave to her

To try to hide my strife

You don't need any children

She'll stop the cars for owt

But waits until you're nearly there

Before she then jumps out

Cats and dogs are welcome

Grown ups on their bikes

There's a flash of yellow

Just before she strikes

I don't know what they pay her

But I hope is quite a lot

So she can take retirement

And improve the drivers lot.

(I know, they do a great job in helping children to cross the road. I just wish this one didn't make me so cross!!)

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sassy59

I used to be a “Lollipop lady” Don but certainly didn’t leap out like that! Very funny, made me laugh. Xxx 😘😘😘😘😘

in reply to sassy59

I can imagine you being the best Lollipop Lady ever, Carole. I would have travelled miles out of my way just to see you wield your lollipop. 😍😘xx

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sassy59 in reply to

Thank you Don, I loved the job and was very good at wielding. Lol. Xxx 💖😘

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Hacienda

Ha Ha so True, Very Good Don, We clock watch on our Way Home to try & avoid the Lovely Lollipop Lady, She does this to us every time outside Asda (of all Places) We still get Caught by Her, I put my hands on the dash even though we are going slow. Have a Lovely Day Don & Midge XXX PS; I wish I could Rhyme a Reply.

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PMRPete

The bane of my life was a Vicar who dressed as a lollipop man; regularly jumped out in front of me even when no one wanted to cross the road!

in reply to PMRPete

I think it would have been okay to run over him!

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PMRPete in reply to

I did consider it several times! But I don't like all the after effects.

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SquirrelsHolt

Good morning Mr D. and by sounds of it, we must be very lucky indeed to have our Lollipop Man ( yeah, yeah not very p.c.). He's done his job come rain or shine , Monday to Friday every week since, well now ...🤔... over 20years. Whats most interesting is that he is the double of Mr.David Bazile - "three lions on our shirts "song for the footie fans. Honestly, he's the blinking double!!

Back to your morning rhyme and you did get some proper giggles from me. 👍

Hope you and Midge have a good day and was it today you were summond to your GP's? Good luck anyway 💞

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wheezyof

My sister lives in Bridlington. She tries very hard to avoid using the main road near her house at school opening and closing times.

Two reasons,

1) Too many parked cars : Mum's on the school run to two schools on the one road

2) Just one out of three lollipop ladies.

Two are great. They allow a few kiddies to gather at the roadside, they get them waiting sensibly, then with a warning raising of their lollipop they carefully step out to stop the traffic. Kiddies smartly across and traffic on its way.

However, number three lollipop lady must be the twin of your lollipop lady. Every child, adult, cat, dog, pensioner (like me slowly creeping forward on a frame) that gets near her. Wham! Out she leaps! Tyres screech, airbags inflate, shopping in car boots is wrecked ("Scrambled egg tonight, I met the crossing lady).

I wish your poem and my account were pure fiction. Like you I know lollipop ladies help the children, do a worthwhile job, but please think of the motorists too.

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skischool

Flipping heck Master Po when you mentioned Lollipop ladies yesterday i quickly penned this,bugger me if it isn't very similar,of course without the skills.to what you wrote about them,am i becoming a clone says grasshopper?

Beware the lollipop ladies they really have no fear

When In front of your car bonnet they suddenly appear

You were going really slowly cos there where loads of kids about

She actually saw you ages ago but tries to catch you out

So you jam on the brakes so as not to do her harm

If you have passengers this really raises some alarm

Worst of all the kids just give you an ugly stare

As if you where a nutter who really didn't care

While the demonic lady waves her sign as if to say

You know i do this all the time it really makes my day.

xx

in reply to skischool

Dear Grasshopper, after reading this I will be able to rest peacefully in my tomb in the knowledge that this grand tradition of rhyming will be continued unabated. Thank you. 😁x (Perhaps you could buck-up a bit?)

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skischool in reply to

Master Po in the grand old tradition of the theatre i am quite happy to be an understudy and i shall not be 'bucking up' any day soon as the Limelight does not become me. :) x

Ski's the substitute on the bench with his trusty moggie.

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Tomorrow's 'Baked Beans'. 😉

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Hacienda in reply to

Oh No, Hubby still has sickness Bug, So I said , lets try something a bit more Substantial Today than Soup, He said baked beans, Who Cleans The Loo. Look forward to Tomorrow Only for your Ditty, Not Hubby He's a Bit S.... y oops, I may get barred. xxx

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HungryHufflepuff in reply to skischool

It seems the old adage that the master starts to resemble his grasshopper is true after all.

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JANET127

Great one again Mr Don! Who does your pictures? You? Over here in the U.S. they get paid about 20.00 a hour! That's because they don't work many hours! Janet127

in reply to JANET127

I pinch the images from the internet, Janet, always acknowledging the artist when I can. I'm hopeless at drawing and recently bought an iPad pencil to see if i could at least do stick men but I just don't have the time, patience or talent. 🙁

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JANET127

I came to quite a realization today!

I have to really laugh...

This is to do with men....

But mainly, me in the past!

To me, Men are vacuum cleaners...

Like a Kirby upright....

They suck you in; then-

Scare you half to fright!

Can you really imagine....

What its like to live in a vacuum bag-

It is dirty-cold- and lonely there-

That's why women turn to hags!

When I am stuck in a vacuum cleaner...

The dust goes up my nose!

Then that damn vacuum cleaner.....

Runs to suck up others toes!

I guess for me its....

Setting better boundaries....

So I can clog the vacuum cleaner at last....

If the push bar does't turn ...I'll be free of my past!

Now I'm going to have nightmares....

About Kirby vacuums tonight-

I know -I can ripp that bag open.....

and run in fright!

I always knew the men I dated...

Were only walking skin....

Can you imagine skin walking...

With nothing there within!

Now I'll look at men and think....

Of vacuum cleaners today....

This will crack me up so bad...

It'll take the fear away!

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JANET127

THERE YOU GO MR DON! MY VACUUM POEM!

in reply to JANET127

Wow Janet, that's quite a poem, did it get published? If it's autobiographical at least you didn't come out an old hag like it mentioned. I don't think I look like a vacuum cleaner, unless it's one of those little 'Henry' ones.😁

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Ergendl

We used to have a lovely lollipop lady and a lovely lollipop man. Now just the lady is left, scooting from school to school each afternoon to cover the road at each school's closing time.

in reply to Ergendl

You have to admit that some of the greatest characters around are to be found among the Lollypop population. 😉

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Aingeful

😂😂😂

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Susan1200

Hahaha Don ,you always brighten my dark cloud in my head.

Thanks a lot .

Take care Don and keep warm.😀

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