First (And Last) Visit (Limerick)
First (And Last) Visit (Limerick)
By Madeleine Begun Kane
I’m allergic to felines; I sneeze
And I tear when they’re near—then I wheeze.
So I wish you had warned
That your house is adorned
With a half-hundred cats (Siamese).
Author’s Note: This limerick is based on personal experience. Many years ago, a composer asked my chamber ensemble to rehearse at her home, so she could record a work of hers that we were getting ready to debut. I’d barely taken my oboe out of its case, when I started having trouble breathing. My attack got very bad, very quickly, and I was forced to leave without rehearsing.
I later learned that our host’s hobby was breeding cats, and that her house was packed with them. Since I’m very allergic to cats, this would have been a good thing to have been warned about.
(You can find more of my pets and animals humor here and more of my health humor here.
UPDATE: Happy National Cat Day! (October 29th)
Tags: Allergy Humor, Allergy Limerick, Cat Humor, Cat Limerick, Cats Humor, Chamber Music Rehearsals, Feline Verse, Health & Medical Humor, National Cat Day, October Holidays, Odd Holidays
I liked the story and I’m glad you survived the allergy attack. I guess composers who own no cats are a good combination for you. Keep posting!
Very fun!
Spookily enough… my post today for 3WW is about a certain cat.
~S :)
what a dreadful allergy to have.. i have 2 dogs and one cat,, and i cannot imagine life without beasties…..
Thanks for all your comments. Odd coincidence, Shephard. I enjoyed your cat poem as well. Paisley, fortunately I’m not allergic to dogs!
Oh what a shame!
Also horribly allergic to cats too……and they always make straight for me. Sorry you missed out and I like the limerick!
your limericks never fail to make me chuckle.
Your limericks are the only ones I read and re-read.
Now you’ve gone and made my nose itch! And I’m not even allergic to critters…
I like it . I have never been fond of felines–Pompeii is a good place for them.
Funny :), sometimes I tell my friends to warn the pets, they are allergetic to me :)
Whew. Glad you survived… I know two couples, one in each set has dander allergy, who have cats and dogs. Stranger than fiction.
Haha… that was hilarious… and intentionally hilarious, and hence, very good :)
What a sorry allergy to have to watch out for. Sadly, I could never have you over since there is always a cat or two around here. Somehow they always seem to find us.
It’s true! All cat houses should carry a warning!
Gesundheit!
It’s a good thing we are not allergic to kitty cats here! It certainly would have been a good thing to warn one about.
Happy Week to you! We are standing far back, since we are nine!
Thanks everybody for your lovely comments!