Tum-te-tum
My doctor talks ever so nicely,
Articulates very precisely;
Attempting to sound nice and chummy,
She always calls stomach, a tummy.
My bottom is never a bummy,
So why is my stomach a tummy?
She'll talk of my manhood as penis
An accurate term, what I mean is;
Doctor never tries words that are silly,
Like knob, dick or todger or willy.
My bottom is never a bummy,
So why is my stomach a tummy?
She is erudite talking angina,
Carefully explains a vagina,
Avoiding slang terms, she is fussy,
Don't expect beaver or pussy.
My bottom is never a bummy,
So why is my stomach a tummy?
Doctor, of course, will know best
So, if you've got a lump on your breast
And you find your world falling to bits,
She won't ask to look at your tits.
My bottom is never a bummy,
So why is my stomach a tummy?
So tell me Doc, I'm not a dummy,
Give it me straight, please do, lumme
Why do you sound like my mummy
Insisting my stomach's a tummy?
My bottom is never a bummy,
So why is my stomach a tummy?
It must be a UK thing, Worms. Most NHS staff talk quite explicitly about your body parts, but always call your stomach a tummy. I’ve always thought it a bit strange, but never written about it before. 😂
Having punned merrily, something else just occurred to me. The stomach is a very particular thing. But if you have a “tummy ache” maybe that’s just an ache in the abdominal region. Maybe it’s not specific to the tummy. Maybe tummy is an area rather than the actual stomach????
I l;oved the work on this one. Made for a great out loud read. Were it not for the language, one the nieces and grands would roar* over. *roar – laugh uncontrollably.
Ow, this doctor is just crummy, does she call your finger a thumby? Hope she didn’t charge a large sumie. 😂Making me smile 7 days a week. I thought you’d get worse at it not better.
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LOL the oddities of language. Or personality. Maybe she grew up calling it Tummy and never grew out of it.
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It must be a UK thing, Worms. Most NHS staff talk quite explicitly about your body parts, but always call your stomach a tummy. I’ve always thought it a bit strange, but never written about it before. 😂
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LOL Well, maybe NHS stands for Not having Stomach!
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🤣 You’ve been in the knife drawer this morning!
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LOL Never heard that expression before. Frankly, I feel totally forked this evening. 😉
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😂 Spoon be Thursday!
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Hee hee hee. Yes. And Ladel be Friday. But I’d whisk evewything for Saturday!
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🤣 Get back in that knife drawer!
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Having punned merrily, something else just occurred to me. The stomach is a very particular thing. But if you have a “tummy ache” maybe that’s just an ache in the abdominal region. Maybe it’s not specific to the tummy. Maybe tummy is an area rather than the actual stomach????
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Maybe. I’m happy to hear theories from anyone more sensible than me….basically anyone! 😂
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LOL Come clatter in the knife drawer. It’s as sensible as lift farts and helium giggles.
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LOL Clatter through the cutlery with me.
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I say tummy instead of stomach
Great rhyme scheme too 👏👏
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Thank you.
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Your welcome I think 😁
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Great title too
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Thank you. That came after the egg!
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😁👍
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I l;oved the work on this one. Made for a great out loud read. Were it not for the language, one the nieces and grands would roar* over. *roar – laugh uncontrollably.
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Thank you, SP. Perhaps one for the sprogs (grandkids) when they are a little older.
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You’ve excelled yourself with this one. Bravo!
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Thank you, Misky!
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My doc just always said gut.
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Interesting. Perhaps it is just a UK idiosyncrasy.
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My stomach, err, I mean tummy, did somersaults laughing at this masterpiece!
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I don’t know about masterpiece, but I’m glad it gave you a laugh anyway.
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Great one. Poetry yummy.
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Ow, this doctor is just crummy, does she call your finger a thumby? Hope she didn’t charge a large sumie. 😂Making me smile 7 days a week. I thought you’d get worse at it not better.
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🤣 Thanks, maybe the doctor helped me get better!
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