Why can I not make it work right?

[Blinky the Shark]

Old fish never die, they just go to pisces.

Excellent. Five points.

 

[Blinky the Shark]

And hooked you though...

Some of thes replies are starting to be below C level.

 

[Beauregard T. Shagnasty]

Excellent. Five points.

Is that a fin?

 

[Jonathan N. Little]

Jonathan N. Little wrote:

There's one I hadn't heard before. Five points.

'Cuz I'm oar-iginal!

 

[Blinky the Shark]

'Cuz I'm oar-iginal!

Now you're pushing your luck. -1

 

[Blinky the Shark]

Is that a fin?

I didn't think of that. Two points.

 

[Blinky the Shark]

Blinky the Shark scribed:


You should award the winner a fin.

Beau beat you by about 12 minutes. No points.

 

[Blinky the Shark]

I don't know, I don't think your argument holds water.

Average. No points, but no demerits.

 

[Travis Newbury]

I don't know, I don't think your argument holds water.

My Cod, when will it end....

 

[Jonathan N. Little]

Now you're pushing your luck. -1

Don't want to carp, but I think it wasn't that bad....

 

[Blinky the Shark]

Sorry. I'm obviously not as well schooled in this as the rest of you.

Better. Two points.

 

[Blinky the Shark]

Don't want to carp, but I think it wasn't that bad....

One point for persistence.

 

[Blinky the Shark]

Travis Newbury scribed:


Holy mackerel, Travis. Don't use Cod's name in vein. You don't want to
make anemones.

Five.

 

[Blinky the Shark]

The lure of the payoff is what makes me keep coming back. Each line is an
insight, although I hope no one flies off the handle. Otherwise we'd be
up to our gills in it. Ok, chum? (no offense meant.)

Sorry. All the allocated points have been used up.

 

[Blinky the Shark]

Blinky the Shark scribed:


Thanks. It came to me in a Flash. ;-)

Do I smell your bush burning?

 

[Blinky the Shark]

Blinky the Shark scribed:

Excuse me, but we don't mention bush in my household. We're too bitter.

I don't do politics. My setup was about something else.