After two tearjerker columns in a row some laughter seems called for today.
“Even the gods love jokes,” Plato said and hopefully that includes puns for here are some – good and bad, but all fun – contributed by my friends who responded to the prompt: “She fell in love with an electrician and she got shocked. … Keep it going.”
“She fell in love with a nurse and that was a shot in arm.” – Mary Leu Pappas
“She fell in love with a fisherman and got hooked!” – Ed Wehan
“She fell in love with a fisherman, and he caught and released her.” – Susie Merry
“She fell in love with a firefighter and things got hot.” – Kathleen Koening
“She fell in love with a papermaker and was recycled.” – Pamela Joy Dransfeldt
“She married a tailor and life was sew-sew.” – Gary Bednorz
“She married the cable installer and the reception was amazing!” – Steve Grimm
“She fell in love with a prince and he turned into a frog.” – Rebecca Ann Caron
“She fell in love with an elevator operator and life was full of ups and downs.” – Mitch Gold
“She fell in love with a moonshiner, but I loved her still.” – David Heath
“She fell in love with 800 meter runner. He had a run track mind!” – Rick Torres
“She fell in love with a runner, but couldn’t catch her.” – Trudy Tuttle Arriaga
“She fell in love with a runner and he ran away (daily).” – Conni Miller
Scott Harris took the task to heart by submitting three and saved his best for last (wink-wink): “She fell in love with a gardener and life was a bed of roses. / She fell in love with a banker and was in the money. / She fell in love with Woody and lived a masterpiece life.”
“She fell in love with a cowboy and rode off into the sunset.” – Polly-Jo Gehr
“She fell in love with a gambler and lost.” – Sam Ce
“She fell in love with a recreation supervisor and has had fun ever since.” – Lanny Binney
“She fell in love with a poet and gave birth to a sonnet.” – Angela Dixon
“She fell in love with a teacher and learned her lesson!” – Jennifer Tipton
“She fell in love with a bartender, and she was shaken not stirred.” – Elektra Cohen
“She fell in love with a bartender and all too soon she’d had her fill.” – Dennis Jones
“She fell in love with a basketball player and had a ball.” Jeff Argend
“She fell in love with a pilot and her happiness soared to unimaginable heights!” – Chuck Blais
“She fell in love with a butcher and life was a grind.” – Gary Bednorz
“She fell in love with a sailor and it’s been smooth sailing since.” – Gail Tebbets
“She fell in love with a sailor and tied the knot.” – Susan Adamich
“She fell in love with a cobbler, but later discovered he was a heel, and soleless, and gave him the boot!” – Michael Weinberg-Lynn
“She fell in love with a vintner and got wined!” – Diana Boydstun
“She fell in love with a garbage man, but he dumped her.” – Todd Kane
“He fell in love with his yoga teacher. His friends told him to break it off but he said, ‘Namastay.’ ” – Toni Tuttle-Santana
“She fell in love with a guitarist and then felt picked on.” – Patrick Burke
And, from yours truly: “She fell in love with a writer and is enjoying the next chapter of her life.”
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Woody Woodburn writes a weekly column for The Ventura County Star and can be contacted at WoodyWriter@gmail.com. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram at @woodywoodburn. His SIGNED books are available at www.WoodyWoodburn.com.
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