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i swear.

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By Kristen BalyeatPublished 2 years ago 1 min read
Runner-Up in the Snafu Senryu Challenge
i swear.
Photo by Biel Morro on Unsplash

Group text to the fam—

a dinner invite. "Granny,

I swear I typed duck."

humor

About the Creator

Kristen Balyeat

Words fly to me on the wind, bump into me as I'm strolling the city, splash me in the face while I rest by the river, and shake me awake in the middle of the night—I’m humbly one of the vessels they use to come to life.

Also, i love you:)

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  • Susan Payton11 months ago

    The more I read - It is a learning experience. All this poetry. Congratulations on your win. This made me laugh. - Thank You!

  • JBaz2 years ago

    Congratulations

  • Jennifer David2 years ago

    LOL This so cute! I love it!

  • Ha ha! so embarrassing! Well done on your win.

  • Donna Renee2 years ago

    Congratulations!!! 😍😍🤣🤣

  • Caroline Jane2 years ago

    🤣🤣🤣 this is fantastic!

  • Teresa Renton2 years ago

    Back to congratulate and revisit this funny moment 😂

  • Lamar Wiggins2 years ago

    Congrats, Kristen💐... and 😅. Damn autocorrect!

  • Grz Colm2 years ago

    Huge congrats on runner up Kristen! Awesome work!! 😁👏👏👏🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • Wooohooooo congratulations on your win!

  • Babs Iverson2 years ago

    Congratulations!

  • Tiffany Gordon2 years ago

    Fantastic! Congrats Kristen! 😊

  • Cathy holmes2 years ago

    Yay! Congrats on placing. Well done.

  • Babs Iverson2 years ago

    Congratulations!

  • E.K. Daniels2 years ago

    Unpopular opinion perhaps, but this wins in my book. Captured the spirit of senryu, particularly those surrounding humor, perfectly. Relatable, and made me laugh out loud (a rare occurrence!). Well done!

  • Dana Crandell2 years ago

    Way to go, Kristen! This one was hilarious! Congratulations!

  • JBaz2 years ago

    You got me with the picture then made me laugh once I read this.

  • Haha too funny

  • Dana Crandell2 years ago

    Hahahaha! It definitely happens.

  • hahahhahahaha this is adorable! We've all been there :-D xx

  • "D" & "F" are quite close together, lol, & the keyboard on a cell phone is quite small.

  • kory salajka2 years ago

    bwaahahha love it. and the image!

  • Grz Colm2 years ago

    Hahaha!! Good one!🤣🤣 Dharrsheena’s comment below! 😆 Truth!

  • Mo Darasi2 years ago

    For me it's sometimes the other way around (when I text friends only of course) because I don't think I ever mention duck in my day to day 🤣

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