See Ya Later Alligator by alophoto

See Ya Later Alligator

After while crocodile:).

The Crocodile's Toothache

The Crocodile
Went to the dentist
And sat down in the chair,
And the dentist said, "Now tell me, sir,
Why does it hurt and where?"
And the Crocodile said, "I'll tell you the truth,
I have a terrible ache in my tooth,"
And he opened his jaws so wide, so wide,
The the dentist, he climbed right inside,
And the dentist laughed, "Oh isn't this fun?"
As he pulled the teeth out, one by one.
And the Crocodile cried, "You're hurting me so!
Please put down your pliers and let me go."
But the dentist laughed with a Ho Ho Ho,
And he said, "I still have twelve to go-
Oops, that's the wrong one, I confess,
But what's one crocodile's tooth more or less?"
Then suddenly, the jaws went SNAP,
And the dentist was gone, right off the map,
And where he went one could only guess...
To North or South or East or West...
He left no forwarding address.
But what's one dentist, more or less?
-Shel Silverstein

Check out @madhatters today where I represent Shel in my shot.
A beautiful capture -- love the sly look ! Lots of beautiful textures in this shot -- the hard rough textures of the rock and the beautiful leathery and bumpy patterned skin A big grin after reading your poem My thoughts were SILLY old dentist trusting the croc. !!! LOL !!
January 19th, 2015  
He looks slightly grumpy - perhaps that is the toothache - Love the poem too.
January 19th, 2015  
Awesome shot
January 19th, 2015  
jeez, theyre scary looking creatures. great shot
January 19th, 2015  
Super shot, light, textures
January 19th, 2015  
tee hee.....funny poem. He goes so well with my Cuban Tree Frog. Where did you find a gator in Ohio? I guess the zoo would be the most likely spot ;-) Great shot!!
January 19th, 2015  
Always loved that poem!
January 19th, 2015  
Pam
Love Shel Siverstein! Great shot, and poem.
January 19th, 2015  
Very cool shot, love the story!
January 19th, 2015  
Great capture and super fun poem
January 19th, 2015  
fantastic poem! and that's an almost sexy look - isn't it?
January 19th, 2015  
A beautiful capture and loved the poem. chuckle, poor dentist
January 19th, 2015  
Oh I LOVE that rhyme! Crocks pretty smart too!
January 19th, 2015  
Delightful in every way, Amanda!
January 19th, 2015  
@gozoinklings Like bedroom eyes. I didn't fall for it, though. Not with those teeth!!
January 19th, 2015  
that croc looks really having a good time... a great poem by the way
January 19th, 2015  
Love the capture of that beast and love the poem.
January 19th, 2015  
LOL
January 20th, 2015  
Great capture of this crocodile, Amanda. Love that sly eye. Funny poem too. FAV
January 20th, 2015  
Fabulous!
January 20th, 2015  
Nice capture and poem
January 20th, 2015  
FABulous! Love the poem..haven't heard (read) that one. Great for your photo. Made me smile!
January 20th, 2015  
Great shot
January 20th, 2015  
Haha. I will have to share this poem with my uncle - he's my dentist. Cool shot, btw! :-)
January 20th, 2015  
I so love the story - and this fellow would be of the croc variety yes?
I am going to keep the story - the kids at school would love it
January 21st, 2015  
@annied Croc, yes...I think so. Hope the kids enjoy the silly poem. His stuff really rocks!
January 21st, 2015  
@amandal I will look more into his poems - yes croc as you can see top and bottom teeth and pointier snout lol
January 21st, 2015  
@annied That is what I thought. So often when I go to places with my camera, I am just looking at things through the lens and not so much reading the signs. Like I took tons of shots at the art museum of things I liked, but not so much knowing the name or who the artist was. Thanks, Annie!!
January 21st, 2015  
@amandal lol I have a soft spot for reptiles
January 21st, 2015  
Awesome shot and lovely story !!
January 22nd, 2015  
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