<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=569775" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Quick Retorts</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Very often, when I’ve been in a group<br>Of folks who enjoy making smart remarks<br>Not for maliciousness, it’s all in fun<br>But, still, one needs a quick retort</div><div style="margin:10px 0">For me, I’ll usually think of one<br>‘Bout fifteen minutes after everyone’s gone<br>And wonder “now why didn’t I say that”<br>But, by then, it’s too late, they’ve already gone </div><div style="margin:10px 0">This one old boy that I’m around a lot<br>Seems always ready with a smart remark<br>It’s not very often he ever gets stopped<br>But, one got him good with a quick retort</div><div style="margin:10px 0">It was when this fellow comes back to work<br>From his honeymoon with a great big grin<br>Old “Smarty” got ‘em cornered in the crowd and asked<br>“How many times on your first night, friend? </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Now, the boy’s face turned strawberry red<br>And old “Smarty” figured, he’d gave him a start<br>But once he got over the initial jolt<br>He said “two times, Smarty” and he stuck his chest out</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Old “Smarty” reared back and said, “on my wedding night, <br>Me and my wife, twelve times, we went at it”<br>The boy, straight faced, and without hesitation<br>Said, “well, I reckon my wife just wasn’t used to it” </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Copyright C R Clark-3/11/2008</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=C.R.+Clark">C.R. Clark</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=569775" data-title="Quick Retorts de C.R. Clark" data-description="Very often, when I’ve been in a group Of folks who enjoy making smart remarks Not for maliciousness, it’s all in fun But, still, one needs a quick retort For me, I’ll usually think of one ‘Bout fifteen minutes after everyone’s gone And ..."></div> </div> </div>

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