Foods I do not like
Do not include all that much
Top of the food chain
“Top of the food chain,
Ma!” the farmer, wild-eyed, cried
while trampled by cows
while trampled by cows
the farmer was heard to scream
what IS this–bullshit?
“What IS this–bullshit?”
the farmer’s wretched wife asked,
for fudge it wasn’t.
For fudged it wasn’t
Even though it was well packed
It didn’t taste right
It didn’t taste right
and smelled even worse than that
it looked normal though
It looked normal, though
its taste was very, very bad
not a welcome gift
Not a welcome gift
A door mat that said “Get out”
That’s a subtle hint
That’s a subtle hint
That some folks just never get.
Is ignorance bliss?
Is ignorance bliss?
We may never know; knowing
means no ignorance.
means no ignorance
to you hippopotamus
ignoramusus
Ignoramuses
are fortunately rare here
on the Straight Dope boards.
On the Straight Dope boards
we play bizarre games such as
A to Z Haiku
A to Z Haiku
I started that thread thinking
It might die quickly.
“It might die quickly,”
the Company man said, but
Ripley knew better.
Ripley knew better.
Weird stories sell, whether you
believed him or not.
Believed him or not,
his young lawyer did his best
but the jury frowned.
But the jury frowned
When I dropped trou and showed wang
poorly hung jury
“Poorly hung jury,”
sniffed the judge, dismissing them.
“I expect better.”
I expect better;
am always disappointed.
New expectations.