malinger, v.
To pretend or exaggerate illness in order to escape duty or work; to feign or produce physical or psychological symptoms to obtain financial compensation or other reward. (Originally used of soldiers and sailors.)
Malinger
On contemplating the medical
dangers of Word of the Week
Oh my gosh,
I hurt my finger.
Is this reason
to malinger?
Finger's worse --
maybe infection
Hone my illness
to perfection.
Oh my God!
My finger's blue.
Panic! Angst!
What will I do?
Calm your nerves,
says Dr. Sven.
Your "gangrene"
means a leaky pen.
-Doug Vaisey
Malinger
As I lay in bed one morn
My thoughts ran through my list to do.
There was ma laundry, ma cleaning, ma groceries, and more!
I got so weary at the thought
I opted to malinger where I lie.
Brenda Bentley
Malinger
John Munroe Faker
I’ll tell you a story about my brother.
Malinger should have been his middle name.
For when supper was done and the chores doled out
His excuse is what led to his fame.
His words were so blunt.
“I’m gonna barf!” he would yell.
That chameleon could make his face turn green.
At that, my mother would whisk him away, leaving my sister and I to clean.
Clang, bang, go the dishes, the pots and the pans.
Clang, bang, we scour, dry, and shelve them away.
Our work now complete, silence settles upon the place.
And we know, yes we know, his recovery is well underway.
Our dear brother, John Munroe Faker.
-Nancy Wilson
Malinger
I really did cut my little finger
When I made my rye and ginger
As I listened to the singer….
Doya hafta
Doya hafta
Doya hafta let it malingerrrrrr
-Sue Cannon
AND THE WINNING ENTRY IS...
Malinger
A phone call.
“Hello Sue? It’s Trish…
Not good, not good at all…
I’m calling in sick today…
Why? Well, ‘cause I have a paper cut on my finger!
What? Malinger? Hmph! I DO NOT malinger!”
*Uttering under breath* “at least I’m not dipsomaniacal”
-Trish Grelot
Congratulation Trish! First entry ever! A natural!
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