TRAVEL AND TRANSPORT


from the ABC set Trains, Planes And Automobiles

RHETORICAL EMERGENCY AGAIN

There is a rhetorical question
That gives me indigestion
Why are there flotation devices
Under aeroplane seat crev-ices,
In the unlikely event of a crisis
Instead of parachutes devices?

DOWN ON THE FARM

I stayed on my uncle’s farm for a fortnight’s holiday
And it was so wild and windy on one particular day
One chicken laid the same egg four times that day

WHAT A WEEK

We went to the lakes
For a weeks holiday
It only rained twice
While we were away
Once for six days
And once for a day

RHETORICAL EMERGENCY

There is a rhetorical question
That gives me indigestion
Is an ambulance driver required?
To pull over if a siren is heard?

SAFE AS SAFE

If flying is so safe
So safe you’re invulnerable
Why do they call?
The airport the terminal?

SHIPPING

Why is it when you transport something?
By car it’s called a shipment
But when you transport something
On a ship it’s called a cargo consignment
RHETORICAL WAY

There is a rhetorical question
That gives me indigestion
How come Hawaii at any rate
Does not have an interstate

HAZARDOUS HOSIERY

After an accident on the motorway
Involved a number of vehicles today
A trailer jackknifed and shed its load
Of tights and stockings in the road
The spokesperson for the traffic cops
Has announced there may be holdups

A COUPLE OF OLD SUCKERS

The position of the dirt bag
The sad old loser
Is the only difference
Between a Harley and a Hoover

APPROVED PARKING

Somebody actually complimented me
On my driving today you see.
Now I don’t like to gloat
But they left a little note
On the windscreen of mine,
It simply said 'Parking Fine.'

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