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I remember when...

 

 

 

I spied a wad of chewing gum

laying on the ground

Surprised at my good fortune

I quickly glanced around


My nanny was adjusting

her lumpy leotard

I knew of Finder's Keepers

but to grab it would be hard


Just then an idea hit me

I stood ready for my cue

I'll bend right down beside it

and pretend to tie my shoe


My role was set in motion

I personified my part

I dove right into character

Why, I even clutched my heart


                        `Tis a cold cruel world we live in

      and ...um, my shoelace is untied

I feigned such utter chaos

drooling as I lied


By now the crowd was cheering

if only in my mind

Until .. my nanny ad-libbed

and kicked me from behind


The curtain has been lowered

noooooo glory for my gumption

As I look back I wonder how

She perished from consumption



~



Author notes


consumption



1: the process of taking food or germy all ready been chewed gum into the body through the mouth (as by eating)



2: a progressive wasting away of the body especially from pulmonary tuberculosis

Written November 2nd, 2006

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  • artis
    June 5, 2008

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    Ha,Ha,Ha, I remember the temptation of bright blobs under tables at restaurants, how we fondled them as kids, in wonder at the multi-colored discards, not knowing they were balls of spew trapped in folds of elastic, from strange mouths. I liked this poem,

    That shows a toddler's awareness of forbidden fruit sticks discombogulated into a nanny's scold. ~~Artis


    • galfalfa gold member
      June 5, 2008
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      LOL, yes thank god for nannies with lumpy leotards ..and did we want to know what those lumps were? Nooooooooooo

      thank you so much, loved your comment and appreciate the applause,

      galfalfa


  • C.I.M.A Punk
    January 3, 2008

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    I liked the whole 'don't pick things from the ground'
    message, written in a child's perspective.
    Nice write and good luck.

    • galfalfa gold member
      January 3, 2008
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      thanks, glad you enjoyed ...sorry but i sorta ran amok and accidently removed this and when i went to re-enter, entered the wrong one


      galfalfa


  • Ellis gold member
    December 20, 2007

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    Very clever, very cute, very funny

    You should have offered some to her,
    the Nanny, when she kicked you
    May be a worm she would prefer
    and then of you she would approve


  • Chelsea Void
    October 1, 2007
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    This was cute
    i liked the comedy


  • autumns rising
    August 12, 2007
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    lol lumpy leotards. that was a funny line. Great poem


  • just mercedes gold member
    August 12, 2007
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    yes

    naughty little girl well done, I loved especially the lumpy leotards


  • Jupe
    August 12, 2007

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    This is a great piece, and incredibly good giggle, and well deserving of all the comments and applause. Thanks for sharing this Xx


  • Marctheman
    August 12, 2007
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    this is search a wonderful piece, i reaaly need that smile today.

    great work

  • Figaro
    August 12, 2007

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    I came home from work in such a bad mood, logged in, found this, and now have a big smile on my face. Hilarious!


    • galfalfa gold member
      August 12, 2007
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      aww, that means alot,so glad! thank you!

      galfalfa


  • Vickie J
    August 12, 2007

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    Oh the horror of it!!!!! What makes it worse though is you know this happens. Once again you have honed your talents into a first class poetry act.
    Keep making it fun for us, dear gal!!

    • galfalfa gold member
      August 12, 2007
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      Hey there Vickie..remember back in the day when you and i were greeters, what fun eh
      Loved your comment and appreciate the applause. Will come visit, i promise,

      galfalfa

  • Corr
    August 11, 2007

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    Interesting. It's funny how people can write such reality from the littlest things. It wasn't a poem on true love, loss, lust, heartache or any other longing moment. It was basically a 5 minute drama that required full conentrataion and determination from a young mind.

    Something that could mean so much to someone so young. Something that happens in our daily lives repeatedly. Something that someone must accomplish, for the world would depend on this success. I found this piece to be quite amusing. Thank you for sharing. It was a wonderful write!

    _-Corr-_


  • sublimewriter
    August 11, 2007
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    "noooooo glory for my gumption" the horror of already been chewed gum

  • -df-
    August 11, 2007
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    I love a well written poem.


  • raggyann
    August 11, 2007
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    i loved this
    i went way back to my younger days on this poem
    it made me smile

  • Bob 42 silver member
    August 11, 2007

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    Well done

    My Irish Granny used to say "If conceit were consumption, you`d have been dead years ago."
    I don`t know what that has to do with your poem;but it brought back fond memories of Molly O`Reilly


  • Melodies
    August 11, 2007

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    No wonder Welsh Dragon likes to so much! Your humor would blend with his beautifully! Very darling poem here! UGGGH on used chewing gum!


  • the-enigma
    August 11, 2007

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    Sweet

    i have never Ever read a poem about chewing gum i heard an old song about it but never a poem this made me laugh and smile when i was done and your choice of words espically finders keepes was the best i give you 3 moose


    • galfalfa gold member
      August 11, 2007
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      You give me 3 moose? Oh yes, now i see it..antlers Thanks for checking this out and for the moose,

      galfalfa

  • Yvette Champ gold member
    August 11, 2007

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    Veritably a tale of machinations and woe,
    Whence forth the guile of child
    Was dealt a shattering blow,
    What unction personified with gumption
    Uh oh the reader is herself up the junction
    She forget that she cannot but crime rhyme
    Memo to self to applaud for this is divine


  • Matt Holck
    August 11, 2007

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    "my bonnie has tuberculosis
    my bonnie has only one lung
    my bonnie spits blood in the bucket
    I used it for chewing gum"

    -Outsiders of the 3rd grade


  • Legend silver member
    August 11, 2007

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    OK I know i have read and commented on this before So What. I enjoyed it so much the first time round that i thought i would pop in again just to see if it is as good as i remember


    Yes it is In fact it has improved like a good wine by being laid down for a while
    Excellent


    • galfalfa gold member
      August 11, 2007
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      Awww thanks Legend, thanks for checking this out , loved your comment and appreciate the applause.

      galf


  • daeste
    August 11, 2007

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    Bravo

    LOL...this was the best laugh I have had in a long time. Brought back some very fun and distant memories. What is it they say today the 'three second rule'? If its been on the floor less than three seconds it should still be good....LOL. Great fun thanks!!!


    • galfalfa gold member
      August 11, 2007
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      thank you so much, glad you enjoyed, loved your comment

      galfalfa

  • sublimewriter
    June 19, 2007

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    science meets art

    lol. our heroic poet deserves three bunnies for including "finders keepers" in this poem and a brilliant array of light allusions with science. a camera for your brave efforts *clicks it.


    • galfalfa gold member
      June 19, 2007
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      LOL, thank you for the wonderful
      comment, applause and camera

      Loved it!

      galfalfa


  • Jillosophy
    January 25, 2007

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    'Sniggerin" Everyone knows that the best abc gum is found on the undersides of chairs, desks, and park benches! What a hoot!! lmao. Another hi-larious cautionary tale. It goes right along with the one about licking public payphones.
    Funny, clever and twisted as ever. Brava!

    jill

    ps. i'm lovin' and envious of your dustifarians.


  • Sherry gold member
    January 11, 2007

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    Cute Gal,
    Anyhow I guess this one of those tales for kids to
    keep them from eating gum off the sidewalk LOL. Me


  • Magic Bullet
    January 10, 2007
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    The dictionary definition helped. I never realised that other definition of consumption which works well with the chewing gum thing.

    I saw some very boring thing on the news once that the Chewing Gum industry is worth 2 billion pounds annually in Britain. But councils spend 1 billion a year cleaning it off of pavements. The point being made was it costs half of what it makes and contributes eyesores in doing so. I don't see the point. The alcohol industry makes a fortune and I cause millions worth of damage on alcohol binges a year, causing eesores and no-one tries to punish the alcohol industry. I've just puked on another works keyboard.

    The Rev.


  • princess-bubblegum
    January 10, 2007
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    This was very funny and entertaining! i liked it a lot! =D


    • galfalfa gold member
      January 10, 2007
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      thanks bubblegum Glad you liked it!

      galfalfa


  • Snappy - Doodles
    January 10, 2007

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    This is a very cute poem of your childhood reminisce. It is unique and creative. Who would think to write about an old wad of chewing gum. I like the fact that it is a poem reading like a story. Cute little picture at the end too. This was a very delightful read. I enjoyed it very much.

    ~Snappy~

  • luvdrkchocolate
    January 3, 2007

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    Oh my! This was a very fun poem to read! I had lots of fun with the story in this one. You had me smiling wide by the end of it for sure. It has a good rhythm and story telling and I could see it all playing out. I thought it was great and that you did a good job in expressing yourself in this one!

    • galfalfa gold member
      January 4, 2007
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      So glad you had fun reading my poem...loved your comment and rated it 5 - thank you for checking this out

      galfalfa


  • ScratchedAt
    January 3, 2007

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    LOL!

    Lumpy leotard... eek...

    I liked this. This is the kind of humor I like and most AP humor doesn't work for me. This is funny, It, for some reason, reminded me of Shel Silverstein work..

    The picture made me happy too ^_^

    • galfalfa gold member
      January 4, 2007
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      To be compared to Shel Silverstein is such a high compliment - thank you for reading my silliness ...loved your comment.
      I rated your comment a five - i do hope it goes through,

      galfalfa


  • panegyric ink
    January 3, 2007

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    there is a very genuine genius behind this.

    a mastery that can be published and on so many different levels!!! consumption. the second reasoning behind this, pulminary tuberculosis. Is this a wasting of the heart? reading again, your poem, i can now see both of your reasonings more completely. masterful.

    • galfalfa gold member
      January 3, 2007
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      there is a very genuine genius behind this

      Thank you for checking this out - its a disease of the lungs ..glad you understood the play on the word consumption,
      I rated your commment a five..i do hope it works ,
      Loved your comment and thank you for the applause,

      galfalfa


  • GlimpseOfPerfection
    January 3, 2007
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    a very intresting write, I must say. It flows very nicely and has nice imagery.


  • Danny Beatty gold member
    January 3, 2007

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    twas the night before christmas when all through the house

    this is such a little gem. the rhythm is so so like twas the night before christmas....the subject is so pedestrian, and the underlying thoughts so playful, yet, at the end, maybe a little wistful, and sad, too, this eating of things irresistable off the floor, that the whole thing is simply irresistable. it reminds me of christmas and of springtime, and the wet, wonder smell of fresh, black new musty dirt underneath all the leaves that didn't get raked. the mind waunders, the poem has done its job. sweet. sweet. perhaps a little edgy. i like it a lot. yes i do. jesusgun

    • galfalfa gold member
      January 3, 2007
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      twas the night before christmas when all through the house

      Why, thank you Jesus - so glad you enjoyed my little scribble
      If this really did remind you of christmas and of springtime, and the wet, wonder smell of fresh, black new musty dirt underneath all the leaves that didn't get raked...then my poem has accomplished far more than i had hoped
      Loved your comment , thanks for the generous applause ..

      galfalfa


  • paperparadox silver member
    December 19, 2006

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    Wad a Winner!

    Gorgeous poetic masterpiece right here, Sweet Pea! What child hasn't espied a wad of tasty chewing gum (that may yet offer up some residue of flavour...bliss on a stick!) and longed to covet it.

    I like the failed attempt you portray, as well as the (rather unjust!) poetic justice at the end . You have a sharp wit, young lady, and a great talent to bear witness to it.

    Bravo!

    • galfalfa gold member
      December 19, 2006
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      Wad a Winner

      thanks! So refreshing to not have to explain the ending and the play on the word consumption
      Loved your comment and thanks so much for the applause - i shall rate it a five whether or not it works is yet to be seen

      Merry Ho Ho and Happy Holidaze
      galfalfa

  • berekah
    December 14, 2006
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    I love this poem, it has a great sense of humour about it, I love light hearted poetry, expecially on cold, windy wet December days in England. Cheered me up on a somewhat bad and chaotic day. It was so funny.


  • raspberry Greeters member
    December 11, 2006

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    Delightful

    This is really really deeeeelitefulll gal I enjoy your writes gal.. the right place I can land after a hard day's work


    • galfalfa gold member
      December 11, 2006
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      Delightful

      Thank you my dear raspberry - so glad you enjoyed this I rated your comment ...sure hope it works

      galfalfa


  • galfalfa gold member
    December 6, 2006
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    thanks for the comment..so glad you enjoyed this!


    galfalfa


  • HammeR
    December 5, 2006

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    Such a light hearted piece at first though the reader is unaware of the underlying tone of consumpution until the foot notes are consumed. Well written as with each of your delightful morsels of verse. I like the comparison of life as a play and how you have incorporated many aspects into this write without it seeming busy and shifting about. It is good to be amongst the letters and lyrics once again. Thank you for sharing.

    • galfalfa gold member
      December 6, 2006
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      Do you really think its not obvious to the reader the play on the word consumption...it would be to me and i'm not just saying that cuz i wrote it. Are you sure its just not you being thick?

      thank you Hammer - glad you have you back on the site...i've missed our silly banter,

      galfalfa


  • Kari gold member
    December 5, 2006

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    This was so very funny lol...wow lmao. I reread it a couple of times to get the giggles again
    Kari


  • HeliumJones
    November 25, 2006

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    Yay!

    Hahah! This is fantastic! The rhythm is great.. I really enjoyed this! Thank you for such a wonderful giggle!


  • Tercil gold member
    November 25, 2006

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    In this much observation, and of course, this is from someone who needs to be satisfied in a visual sense, I bet poetry is right up your street!! but, that last line wasn't expected, and a kiddies memory will last the longest!! Reminisce of such size,. to write about.

    • galfalfa gold member
      November 25, 2006
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      Titus

      Oh so true, i still remember the things that puzzled me as a kid or phrases i didnt quite understand and thought something entirely different as to what they really meant - or if i pretended something long and hard enough i would make it come true
      One being the block of lard my mom had set out on the kitchen table..would it really turn into vanilla icecream?
      thanks for reading my scribble ..loved your comment,

      galfalfa


  • cubert
    November 24, 2006

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    Perfectly Hysterical

    I had to get up and go to the bathroom at the dramatic Oscar scene, for fear of wetting my pants. You are better than Disneyland.


    • galfalfa gold member
      November 24, 2006
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      cubert

      LOL thank you! Glad you liked it - loved your comment


      galfalfa

  • Legend silver member
    November 20, 2006
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    A wonderful funny piece That if I am honest I would have like to have read much more I was really getting into the swing of thing , and it ended.Excellent

    • galfalfa gold member
      November 20, 2006
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      Legend

      Hiya,

      Thanks for checking this out...longer you say? Yeah but the story was over He spied the gum, tried to get it ..failed, got a kick in the rear for his efforts and found it weally fishy that his nanny later died from consumption The End

      Loved your comment and thanks for giving my scribble a read,

      galfalfa

      • Legend silver member
        November 20, 2006
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        Yes I know the story was over I was just enjoying it so much I wanted more Me thinks there is a little Oliver Twist about me


        • galfalfa gold member
          November 20, 2006
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          Legend

          Thanks, so glad you enjoyed it so much


          galf


  • galfalfa gold member
    November 19, 2006
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    thanks!

  • galfalfa gold member
    November 7, 2006
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    A play on the word consumption.. as he looked back he had wondered did she perish from consumption as in consuming the gum or did she die of the lung disease consumption Hey thanks for checking both poems out - its appreciated!

    galfalfa

  • yer
    November 7, 2006
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    Your last two lines don't scan a smuch as the rest of your poem
    so the nanny took the gum and came to a sticky end.

  • lightwing
    November 5, 2006
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    This cheered up an otherwise bleak Monday morning. Very funny and well written too. Thanks for the smile it gave me.


  • knitonepearlone
    November 5, 2006
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    This is realy funny. I had a few laughs reading your home-page too. Thanks for the smiles!


  • galfalfa gold member
    November 4, 2006
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    That's Jeremy with a capital J - if you dont mind

  • red petals
    November 4, 2006
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    very different and unique, i like the rhyme scheme


  • faderman1959
    November 4, 2006
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    He sure did jeremy! He can be a motormouth sometimes!

  • galfalfa gold member
    November 4, 2006
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    Dr. Suess is one of my favourites Thank you for checking this out and leaving a mark on my page, most appreciated!


    galfalfa


  • galfalfa gold member
    November 4, 2006
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    Thank you for the applause and your wonderful comment - so glad you enjoyed this!

    galfalfa


  • daisygirlk
    November 4, 2006
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    FABulous

    Very witty, I'm a nanny myself, so I guess I spend a lot of time on the other sides of something relative to this. I don't really know, but reminds me of "when... " (sorry if that doesn't exactly come together coherently).


  • undertones
    November 4, 2006
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    This is like reading a very slightly insane Dr. Suess poem. I loved it! Great stuff.

  • ocerus
    November 4, 2006
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    This is great. I love a poem that both: has a sense of humor; and is intelligent enough to carry it about so effortlessly and effectively. I could rave about this one, and I probably should as I need some points, but suffice it to say that thisis superb and worthy of another of my rare applauds. GREAT JOB!!! - ocerus

  • galfalfa gold member
    November 3, 2006
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    LOL..much better to consume a beer instead i think ed
    Thanks for checking this out and leaving your finger print ,

    gal


  • galfalfa gold member
    November 3, 2006
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    You crack me up Terry - thanks for the ditty ...loved it

    gal

  • galfalfa gold member
    November 3, 2006
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    Hiya thanks I had wad of chewing gum originally but wasnt sure which was better - thank you for the suggestion and for checking this out ,


    galfalfa


  • Clovis...Curious silver member
    November 3, 2006
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    Excellant and fun

    A wonderful facitious write, I loved it just as it is. One suggestion: "A wad of chewing gum", might make a better first line.
    Wad implies the gum has already been chewed.
    Edited on Nov 03, 6:58 p.m. because 'Add comments'.


  • wandering eyes
    November 3, 2006
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    hilarious

    ah goodness.... this is hilarious. I laughed so hard I cried.
    Good write.


  • Blut Rot
    November 3, 2006
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    Read this!

    You are so very good at what you do. Everything I have read has been Fantastic. Keep up the great work.


  • KirstyAnne
    November 3, 2006
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    I really like this piece. Very well written. Very original...it's good rhyming, as I am partial to pieces that rhyme, they tend to be easier to read....Well done!!!


  • Talking Toni gold member
    November 3, 2006
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    Extremely Funny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I loved this!!!!!!!!!!Sooooooooooooooooo funny too!!!! Your rhyme was superb and the flow was fantastic!!! Great imagery as well. It is so nice to read a light hearted write after reading alot of really sad or depressing poems. This REALLY BROUGHT LAUGHTER TO MY FACE!!! I love how many of your readers could identify with the character in this poem. Looking around waiting for the right moment to sneak the gum without being busted!!! I can remember once when I was very young I was trying to steal a piece of bubble gum form the store and I remember spying around me thinking the moment was right and getting busted by the store clerk!! I needless to say don't steal anymore!!!!!!!!!!!!!Thanks for writing and sharing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Toni

  • phoenix24
    November 3, 2006
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    Nice work! Really amusing.


  • Cannonsfire
    November 3, 2006
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    Hilarious

    Silly, insane, delightful and funny. I had a smile on my face from the first verse. Do you do stand up as well??


  • Balldinger silver member
    November 3, 2006
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    chewed and spewed

    I never realized you craved gum so much. Good one Gal! Consumption: Like beer wasn't enough... ~ ed


  • Ogreatbaldone gold member
    November 3, 2006
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    MIss Galfalfa went for a walk,
    with her nanny by her side
    she spotted a gob of chewing gum
    and she would not be denied

    She feigned tying her laces
    as she stooped to retrieve it
    she got into her mouth without anyone seeing
    and she could hardly believe it

    She carried on with her walk
    and tried to distinguish any flavor
    she chewed it all over her mouth
    and then rested it on her tongue
    she finally figured out the flavor
    she was chewing a chiclet of dung!!

    you always bring out the worst in me Gal,just please dont try blowing bubbles with that stuff...peace Terry

  • galfalfa gold member
    November 3, 2006
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    thank you Sir Bobbity Rob Glad you enjoyed it..it was fun to write Did your son tell you i said Hi, the other day? We're getting to be two regular yahoos I enjoy it..
    thanks again

    galfalfa

  • faderman1959
    November 3, 2006
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    gal only you could make a lump of gum so much fun! You took such a small thing and made it so important and fun! I especially like these lines!

    By now the crowd was cheering

    if only in my mind

    Until .. my nanny ad-libbed

    and kicked me from behind


    I could just see it as I read it!

  • galfalfa gold member
    November 3, 2006
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    Hiya

    Thanks for your comment and applause - glad you liked it
    My piccies are having a break for now...got sick of looking at me every time i was on my page - thanks for asking

    galfalfa

  • galfalfa gold member
    November 3, 2006
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    They can take my home..they can take my blubber but they'll not take my chicken made from rubber Hey becareful dickon we do have eskimos on this site..and how many times do i have to tell you - the proper term is inuits. Sheesh! I wouldnt be surprised if an eskimo marched right in here and ticketed this page because of your insensitivity

    thanks for checking this out,

    galfalfa


  • WelshDragon
    November 3, 2006
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    Love it G. As funny as all your others. Light flow, silly story line, hilarious. Brilliant write. Loved it ... but hey ? Where have your piccies gone?


  • powerslave
    November 3, 2006
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    Many a mile Galfalfa will run
    to find a lump of used chewing gum
    Because she cant afford her own
    since the Eskimo's took her home

  • galfalfa gold member
    November 3, 2006
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    Yeah but Michelle you wouldnt do it now though right? Cuz it's all full of strange spit and stuff - no matter how good it is at fighting germs, right? I just like to know things like this ahead of time should you and i ever go for a stroll..i dont want to see you picking things off the sidewalk or rooting through garbage cans
    But to find one on the ground!! You've hit the mother loade

    Thanks so much for checking this out and for the laugh

    galfalfa


  • heartnsoul
    November 3, 2006
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    Well, now as anyone knows ABC gum is a delicacy! It's a precious jewel to find one. On the bedpost adds that BBQ flavor, under diner tables has the just fried aftertaste. But to find one on the ground!! You've hit the mother loade! It seems your nanny already knows this. See what happens when you don't kiss it up to God first! Every kid knows that is the ultra protection from germs. A wonderful way to start the day!! Love it!!
    ~Michelle~

  • galfalfa gold member
    November 3, 2006
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    Hiya sugarlump

    You have a way about you that just distroys me and that homemade card shall be treasured - i read your story aloud at the dinner table last night..actually i have saved all your notes and cards...works of art i tells ya Ok, let me pull up my stripey socks and get on with this...

    Thank you daffy for checking this out...the only thing i remember eating off the dirt was dirt. My dad being a farmer and our family being - i dont want to use the word poor but financially strapped ..when i was standing beside him in one of the plowed fields and told him i had a burning in my stomach he handed me a clump of dirt and told me to eat it - which i did without question Here kid, eat this clump of dirt ...ok daddy Must've missed breakfast that morning ...

    Loved your comment and thank you for the applause

    galf ♥


  • d a f f o d i l
    November 3, 2006
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    Hahaha ohhh how we all love the taste of used gum! gross but oh so true! loved this galf!

    Fern


  • leo2
    November 3, 2006
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    Isn't it a wonder that we all didn't die of some hideous uncurable disease or get sued by old wino for stealing his last meal? Thanks for the grins this morning. They went nicely with coffee.

    Sincerely,
    Leo Long

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