These Are A Few Of My Unfavourite Things

By Jabo
@jaboUK (64354)
United Kingdom
September 28, 2018 1:47pm CST
Parody of the song 'These Are A Few Of My Favourite Things'. Greenflies on roses and whiskers on women people in public who wash dirty linen wasps and mosquitos and all things that sting these are a few of my unfavourite things. Hanging out washing and then getting showers squirrels that dig up my lawn and my flowers nasty big spiders and webs that they spin these are a few of my unfavourite things. Delays at airports and groaners and moaners people who wait till we're eating then phone us setting a password which makes me feel grim these are a few of my unfavourite things. When the sun shines, when the birds sing and I'm feeling glad I sometimes remember unfavourite things and then I just feel so bad. Scam calls and junk mail that promise me millions African princes who will give me trillions people who think they are higher than kings these are a few of my unfavourite things. Talking in theaters and rude shop assistants from those sort of folk I will keep my distance impatient drivers and insults they sling these are a few of my unfavourite things. Speed cops who catch us then judges who fine us talentless celebs who think they outshine us vain politicians with their smarmy grins these are a few of my unfavourite things. When the sun shines, when the birds sing and I'm feeling glad I sometimes remember unfavourite things and then I just feel so bad. I'll bet you can add a few things to my list Photo is of fuchsias in my garden.
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@allknowing (137906)
• India
29 Sep 18
Adding more I really could But I wonder if I should I would rather have happy thoughts Of trees and birds and flower pots
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
29 Sep 18
Lol - me too normally. Sweet little verse Grace, thank you
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@debjani1 (7202)
29 Sep 18
Really nice.
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@Namelesss (3365)
• United States
28 Sep 18
OMG OMG OMG - I got to learn the words to this most delightful parody. YOU ROCK!!! Wouldn't it be awesome if someone picked this up and recorded it. It'd rake in millions and of course you'd get royalties. Fingers crossed Jabo. Hear that music celebrities???
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
28 Sep 18
Hello Elaine, how nice of you to be my first commenter, and such an enthusiastic one at that . Thank you. I can't see any 'celebrities' reading this
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@TheHorse (220356)
• Walnut Creek, California
29 Sep 18
Heh. I actually thought of that as I was reading. But I'm not a big enough star to make Jabo rich.
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@Namelesss (3365)
• United States
29 Sep 18
@TheHorse Hey why not you? Of course with Janet's permission. Never know who might be watching you and want to pick it up. Even without fame I bet our myLotters would love it.
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@AmbiePam (94045)
• United States
28 Sep 18
How on earth are you not famous for writing? You are incredible!
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
29 Sep 18
That's a lovely thing to say, thank you Amber
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@Tampa_girl7 (50546)
• United States
1 Oct 18
I second that
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@amadeo (111938)
• United States
28 Sep 18
I lke the sun and the birds.love the sun reflect though the trees with the fall colors.How it glisten there.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
28 Sep 18
Ok Alfredo, but you're supposed to tell me what you don't like
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@amadeo (111938)
• United States
28 Sep 18
@jaboUK Oh I am sorry.What I do not like I go along with you.Delay at the airport or cancel flight.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
28 Sep 18
@amadeo Love you Alfredo
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@xFiacre (13170)
• Ireland
28 Sep 18
@jabouk Excellent. My wife is currently delayed in Manchester airport for 4 hours and vouchers she was given for food didn’t work. Not happy. Good to see you around here again - haven’t seen you in a while. Nice freesias.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
28 Sep 18
So your wife would certainly agree with 'Delays at Airports' . Yes, I haven't felt motivated to come here lately, not sure why.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
28 Sep 18
@xFiacre Thank you
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@xFiacre (13170)
• Ireland
28 Sep 18
@jaboUK Well your absence seems to have produced a mighty parody.
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@DianneN (247184)
• United States
28 Sep 18
Super duper job and such beautiful flowers! Are those bleeding hearts or begonias? You seemed to hit all my unfavorite things, but I could add copycats, braggers, complainers, oddballs, jealousy, and stupidity. The list could go on, but I have notifications to get to.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
28 Sep 18
Haha - you've got quite a few of your own Dianne. The flowers are actually freesias - I'll put a note on to that effect in case anyone else wonders.
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@DianneN (247184)
• United States
28 Sep 18
@jaboUK Yes, I certainly do! Ha ha! Such pretty freesias. Glad I could help.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
29 Sep 18
@DianneN @MarshaMusselman Slip of the pen - the flowers are fuchsias not freesias.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
28 Sep 18
Very nice writing and rhyming! Lets see, what can I add? How about people that liter. People that spit in public. People that don't pick up after their dogs. People that smoke near the entrance to a hospital.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
28 Sep 18
All very good ones Hopefulman - i actually had the spitting one in my poem, but changed it.
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• China
29 Sep 18
Life is not all fun,even sometimes we have to stomach some insults. I love your poem and the flowers that I guess is the Fuchsia.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search For other uses, see Fuchsia (color) and Fuchsia (disambiguation). Fuchsia Fuchsia hybrida Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Angiosperms Clade: Eudicots Clade: Rosids Or
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
29 Sep 18
You are quite right Chang, please forgive my slip of the pen . @pgntwo pointed out my mistake.
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@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
29 Sep 18
I was wondering about that myself, I often confound freesias and stocks (both are well-scented)
*** ''Freesia'' A small southern African plant of the iris family, with fragrant, colorful, tubular flowers, many varieties of which are cultivated for use b...
• China
30 Sep 18
@jaboUK That's ok! I often make mistakes.
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@1creekgirl (41774)
• United States
28 Sep 18
I love it! I could hear Julie Andrews singing it.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
28 Sep 18
Better Julie Andrews than me - believe me!
@debjani1 (7202)
29 Sep 18
@jaboUK no not possible.
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@TheHorse (220356)
• Walnut Creek, California
29 Sep 18
This is wonderful! I'll try to think up a verse. I need food first.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
29 Sep 18
I'm sure you can come up with a few pet hates
• Eugene, Oregon
29 Sep 18
That is such a great song and you have made it a humorous one too.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
29 Sep 18
Glad you like it James, thank you
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@debjani1 (7202)
29 Sep 18
Well said.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
29 Sep 18
OMG, you talented stinker you!!!! That is brilliant! Gorgeous flowers BTW.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
29 Sep 18
Hi Nanette, I'm happy that you like my poem/song
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
29 Sep 18
@jaboUK You are so amazing.
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@just4him (317277)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
29 Sep 18
I found myself singing to your poem. Well done. Those are my unfavorite things too.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
29 Sep 18
I think a lot of people can relate to the things I mention, thanks Valerie.
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@just4him (317277)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
29 Sep 18
@jaboUK I'm sure they can. You're welcome.
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@Courage7 (19633)
• United States
28 Sep 18
A very good rendition only with the negatives. Good job Jabo.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
28 Sep 18
Thank you - I usually do look on the bright side of things but thought it might be fun to write an antithesis of that song
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@Courage7 (19633)
• United States
28 Sep 18
@jaboUK Sure we like to mix it up Jabo
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• Preston, England
28 Sep 18
great parody - my additions would turn it into a 12 album box set
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
28 Sep 18
Oh you just made me laugh with that !
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@jstory07 (140043)
• Roseburg, Oregon
28 Sep 18
Those are all rude things to do.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
28 Sep 18
Yes, not nice at all.
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@Juliaacv (51467)
• Canada
28 Sep 18
I love it! It did strike me that you could do an entire poem just on those who take and use their phone at the table-that is so impolite.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
28 Sep 18
Oh yes, that could easily take a whole poem. Far to much of that sort of thing happening nowadays.
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@Poppylicious (11133)
28 Sep 18
I love this! Brilliant!
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
28 Sep 18
Thanks Poppylicious, I'm really happy that you like it
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@JudyEv (342277)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Sep 18
That is so good. You have a great list there.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
29 Sep 18
I'm very pleased that you like this, thanks Judy.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
30 Sep 18
@JudyEv I had a job to come up with enough rhymes for 'things' so had to settle for assonance instead in some instances. Love your rhyme, it's very creative, thanks for doing it
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@JudyEv (342277)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Sep 18
@jaboUK I couldn't come up with anything last night but I managed this this morning. Roos that eat roses and rabbits that dig holes Drivers that tail-gate and those who must spread colds A canary that you buy but which fails to sing Those are some of my unfavourite things I couldn't work 'sings' in no how!
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16 Mar 19
Fabulous, relatable parody! I love it!
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
16 Mar 19
Thank you, I'm pleased you like it
@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
16 Mar 19
16 Mar 19
@jaboUK 'When the sun shines, when the birds sing and I'm feeling glad I sometimes remember unfavourite things and then I just feel so bad.' This chorus is stuck with me with a smile. :-)
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