1.   To the nearest mile, how many miles of nerves do we have in the human body?The number of miles of nerves in the human body is 1/5,280 th of the number of feet of nerves in the human body.
2.   Of the 300,000 different edible plants on earth, how many do we eat? As many as we can pile on our plates at the local Salad Buffet.
3.   What colour is snow on Pluto? The same color as it is on every dog’s coat. White.
4.   What is the dot on the letter ‘i’ called? A polka dot.
5.   How many presidents of the USA died on July 4th? This year, none of them.
6.   What does Pinocchio mean in Italian? It is a variety of pineapple with a very long stem.
7.   What are the six official languages of the UN? Pig Latin, Sign Language, Morse Code, Gobbledegook, Baby Talk and Walkie Talkie.
8.   What city was Italy’s first capital? Spagheccity.
9.   What does an average human head weigh? It can’t weigh anything. You should use the scales.
10.  Who was Spencer Perceval? I don’t know, but all our swains commend him!  (if this is too obscure go HERE for a clue.)

String Theory

This string you see between the cat
and my stepmother’s witch’s hat
was strung by me to work a spell
to send them both straight back to Hell.
As you can see, the witch has vanished
so more than half the threat is banished.
I think, perhaps, without her
the cat will just curl up and purr.
But ’til I know that this is true,
I’ll wait until it gives a clue
the reason it is naughty’s that
it is, after all, a cat!!

For dVerse Poets Open Link Night  # 377  we were to create an ekphrastic poem describing the above painting. .“Where or When (Things Past)” (1948), oil on canvas, by Gertrude Abercrombie. Image from Carnegie Museum of Art and Colby Museum of Art      Source

To hear Kim of Glover Garden’s oral recitation of this poem, go HERE.:

To see other poems written to this prompt, go HERE.