Fauna Foolery II, No. 2

Animal adjectives we apply to people.

Booing Bill

Now, Bill’s incessant booing was

Not all that it might seem.

He loved the games and really was

So bullish on our team.

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Animal adjectives we apply to people.

Smokey Can Growl

Bill Smokey can be grumpy—but
He has some pleasant days.
To be his friend you must excuse

His sometimes bearish ways.

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Animal nouns we use as verbs.

Itsy Bitsy

Young Itsy was a clever guy—
Had patience that would last.
He set his traps for enemies

And spidered them so fast.

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Animal nouns we use as verbs.

Grassy Greed

He needed cash—and very soon:

He owed it to The Boss.

He bought some weed in Mexico

And muled the stash across. 

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Animal nouns we use as verbs.

Weird Walter

Indoors, poor Walt was restless—thought,
“I’m trapped inside a tomb!”
At times he veered near frantic, and

He wasped around his room.

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Animal nouns we use as verbs.

Slow Progress

They always told him, “Hurry up!”—

The chorus of their song.

But he paid no attention and

Just snailed his way along. 

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Animal nouns we use as verbs.

Fisher Frank

Old Fisher Frank was very skilled—

Among the nicest gents.

But he was insecure, and so

He fished for compliments. 

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Animal nouns we use as verbs.

Auction Fever

The golden chalice, I could see,

Was just a phony cup,

But at the auction I succumbed

And had to pony up. 

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Animal nouns used as verbs.

Bison Bill

Bill was a gifted liar—he

Told tales so very tall.

And everyone believed him—he

Sure buffaloed them all. 

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Animal nouns we use as verbs.

Having the Itch

Well, Larry’s head was itching, but

He went ahead to school

And took his head lice with him—Oh,

He loused it up, the fool!

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Animal nouns we use as verbs.

Seafood Choreography

Sebastian booked a hotel room—

And did so in advance.

He crabbed about his room’s wee size,

Then readied for the dance.

He couldn’t really move too well—

His sideways moves were best—

But she was charmed by how he crabbed

From west to east to west. 

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Animal nouns we use as verbs.

Garter’s Gambit

Snakes on a plane! They’re everywhere!
What could poor Garter do?
He flopped onto his belly, and

He snaked and hissed some, too.

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Animal nouns we use as verbs.

Bob's Borrowing

I know that Bob’s no criminal—

And borrowing’s not a crime.

But I am getting sick of Bob:

He sponges all the time.

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Animal nouns that we use as verbs.

Shell Game

His alibi was fishy—“At

The beach! I had a blast!”

But witnesses said otherwise,

And he clammed up so fast!

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Animal nouns we use as verbs.

Paulie’s Strategy

He memorized the teacher’s words,

And on the major test,

He copied from my answers, and

He parroted the rest. 

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Animal nouns we use as verbs.

Dog Fog

Old Baskerville was such a pain—

I do not have the breath

To tell you all the ways that he

Could hound a guy to death. 

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Animal nouns we use as verbs.

Cheetah’s Complaint

I ought to sue that Tarzan for

Behavior he's displayed:

Here in the mighty jungle he's

Aped every move I’ve made. 

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Animal nouns we use as verbs.

Adolescent Sylvester

Sylvester felt new urges now—

Such female cats he’d found!

So he began to spend his nights

By tomcatting around.

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Animal nouns we use as verbs.

Elsie’s Angst

Poor Elsie was depressed because

Her app was disallowed.

“No bovine apps,” the judge declared,

And Elsie felt so cowed. 

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Animal nouns we use as verbs.

Lion Eyes

He really didn’t do that much—

And though I won’t be rude,

I don't know why the media

Would lionize that dude. 

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Animal nouns we use as verbs.

Farewell, My Ferret

So Philip Marlowe knew the game—

What crime was all about.

No matter how confused the truth,

He ferreted it out. 

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Animal nouns we use as verbs.

Ed’s Drollery

Perhaps you've heard of Mr. Ed?

The talking horse renowned?

You’ll not be too surprised to hear

He loved to horse around. 

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Animal nouns we use as verbs.

Was Sammy Nuts?

Some called old Sammy squirrelly—but

I guess I’d have to say

That he had lots of money, for

He squirreled it all away.

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Animal nouns we use as verbs.

The Beadle Buys

The beadle saw a beagle in

A pet store’s new display.

The beadle beetled off—but hoped
To buy the dog one day.

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Animal nouns we use as verbs.

Kong’s Krises

King Kong had troubles in his school—

They really did abound

His teachers always chided him

For monkeying around. 

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Animal nouns we use as verbs.

Chicken Little’s Worries

When Chicken Little heard about

Her Rooster Cogburn bout,

She clucked some fearsome threats—but then

She really chickened out. 

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Animal nouns we use as verbs.

Beth’s Bad Budget

Beth’s budget bothered Bill big-time—

He cursed with every breath.

Bad Beth behaved so badly that

She badgered Bill to death. 

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Animal nouns we use as verbs.

Porcine Paul

They called Paul “Piggy”—not too nice,

A name that really hurt.

He earned it, though, Thanksgiving Day:

He hogged the whole dessert. 

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Animal nouns we use as verbs.

Edgar’s Elation

So Edgar Poe was struggling—

Then hit the mother lode:

He wrote “The Raven” quickly—then

A happy Edgar crowed. 

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Animal nouns we use as verbs.

Slick Willy

Yes, Willy was in trouble—oh,

So busted (there’s no doubt)!

But he is slick, that Willy, and

He weaseled his way out.