Many thanks to all who participated, and congratulations to jimnconnie for the winning entry, which captured in a sly limerick the mischief that is so much a part of life with Cairns.

Man From Loch Ness

There once was a man from Loch Ness

Who was asked if he had on a dress

He replied " 'Tis a kilt I'd be wearin'

And this fine dog right here is my Cairn

I believe 'ye just stepped in his mess."

Honorable mention to runners-up It's a Cairn! by mattoleriver, and The Crofter and the Cairn by Greg P.

The voting was close. I think this was a hard contest because there were so many good entries that the votes were spread around quite a bit. Good job one and all!

If jimnconnie will PM me your snail-mail address, the cast resin Cairn Terrier pen set will be on its way home. Congrats!

Man From Loch Ness came out of my sleep-deprived mind in the wee hours, after I had just posted the following for Brad's attention:

Feb 24 2009, 03:49 AM Post #18

Gee Brad what a great idea, thanks a lot! I went to bed at 11:00 p.m. and laid there wide awake, with all these rhymes going through my mind for 2 hours! It's like having a song in your head that you can't stop repeating. I must have climbed in & out of bed 5 times to make notes, so I said to hell with it, I'll just get up. I wish I had your phone number!!

As Brad said, there were a lot of really great entries, and the difference was only 1 vote. Having recently watched the Oscar Awards, I would like to say a few words:

" I want to thank the members of the Academy (Forum)

I can't believe I won this beautiful Oscar (Cairn Pen Set)

I owe it all to my Director (DW Connie), my Producer (Breeder, Cherbo Cairns), and mostly to my Best Actor (Bailey), and Best Actress (Sophie)"

Thanks Very Much, Jim

PS-- I bet you'll all agree, the hardest thing is trying to find something that rhymes with "Cairn"!!

Congratulations! All were so cute and it was a lot of fun! Here's to your win!

Fun stuff. Great entries. Congrats, Jim!

Congratulations!

I loved them all, hard to choose!

Cairngratulations! I thought they were all so clever.

A very worthy winner!

Congratulations to all the winners! Everyone's were all awesome I bet it has to be so hard to pick when they are all great.

Congrats to one and all...I loved this topic!

congratualations jimmyconnie- well done! best things come to us in dreams!

I might just have to put that in the Central FL Newsletter it is really neat.......please

I went to bed at 11:00 p.m. and laid there wide awake, with all these rhymes going through my mind for 2 hours! It's like having a song in your head that you can't stop repeating

At least you were at home on your own time. I couldn't stop thinking about rhymes while I was at work!! Oops.

YEAY! It was my favorite too! Everyone had great ones though.. Im am already working on my next one for round 2!

You guys are too good. Next year I'll probably need to raise the stakes. I'm thinking maybe trochaic tetrameter. And changing my phone number.

I might just have to put that in the Central FL Newsletter it is really neat.......please

Thanks, Liz, and be my guest. I want to tell you what a pleasure it was for Connie & I to meet you (and Paint & Duncan) when you were in MI for the Detroit Specialty. Your pups are of course even cuter in real life than they are in your great pictures.

Jim

Ohh Brad...that is tough! BTW whats your number....

You guys are too good. Next year I'll probably need to raise the stakes. I'm thinking maybe trochaic tetrameter. And changing my phone number.

Well, that let's me out, I can't even figure it out with the explanation! Trochaic tetrameter far exceeds the abilities of this poor limerick scribe.

Jim

Me too.

Is this a poem that you mean?

Oh Brad you are way too keen

you would not be so cruel

to conjure up this rule

would be a boring tead

if we should all succeed

duh duh duh duh duuuuhhh

Great contest and a terrierific way to honor our pups and, of course, St. Patricks's Day.

Trochaic Tetrameter?

Trochaic tetrameter will be the new game?

St. Patrick's day just won't be the same!

Limericks are more fun,

A few rhymes and you're done.

Face it, Brad, trochaic tetrameter's just lame!

George

True 'dat, George. Trochaic tetrameter sounds like a medical instrument to me. Although I may be thinking of a trocar.

Personally, I prefer haiku

Another idea is percolating of a graphic nature that may appeal to our visually oriented members... maybe later this summer.

Puddlesmama makes a good argument for an "All-Smiley Sonnet" contest.

Another idea is percolating of a graphic nature that may appeal to our visually oriented members... maybe later this summer.

Maybe something like this but using Cairns and varmints?

http://www.milkandcookies.com/link/152506/detail/

George