She said all the rabbits are loose
Their running around, going wild
I said, oh, you like rabbits?
We raised them when I was a child
She said how lovely that was
And I told her they’re really great fried
They taste just about like chicken, I said
She screamed and just about died
No, no, don’t eat them she cried
Don’t eat those poor little things
Bunnies are made for cuddling
And they don’t even have wings
Then someone else chimed in to say
Rabbits also make very good stew
Stop, she cried, please stop
Don’t eat them, oh, how could you
We gently reminded her of other things
That rabbits are also good for
Like rabbit fur jackets and slippers, too
For walking around on the cold floor
By now she was completely horrified
And begged us to please be quiet
So because we love her, we promised
To keep rabbits out of our diet
(Based upon an actual IM conversation
between three of us, Partners in Crime awhile back)
Dee Garner
© April 26, 2007
Author notes
We were giving Dove(aka cotton) a hard time one night in IM's when she told us all the rabbits got out. This poem is based upon that conversation and she really did plead with us to not eat them. It was fun, one of those silly things we do at times.
She really is a cool lady, with a heart of gold.
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300 points, ended April 28, 2007, 5 entries
Gold trophy winner
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Please tell me what you think
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That is good eating!
We raised rabbits while I was growing up too!
My brother would take pleasure telling me we weren't eating chicken. It's hard to cry about your pet though when your mouth is full!
Still enjoy the eating - wild ones too!
A little celery & onions takes that wild taste right out!
Loved the poem - Brings back memories & tell the young lady that she don't know what she's missing!
Tang
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Lol... that similiar thing happened with my sis and I too. We had a little Scotch Terrior dog that my grandmother hated. She convinced my sis and I to give it to a dear family friend and she would give us each a pet rabbit. Well, you guessed it, they each got their turn at the dinner table after a few weeks. We were devastated and so mad at her for cooking our pets. A much as we loved fried rabbit, neither of us would eat it anymore for quite awhile.
But the dog was happy... he lived for many years under the loving care of our friend and her husband... you know, one of those friends that's so close to the family we call them aunt and uncle
Thank you for reading and your great comment, tang
Dee
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I've often wondered why a rabbit's foot is a symbol of good luck. Obviously it wasn't lucky for the rabbit that had to part with it...lol. Congratulations on the gold.
Sincerely,
Leo Long
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This is pure gold
As you were told
By winning this here cup
So I am sold
It is pure gold, and I will now shut up
Tiki Cat
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Tiki... meow
I haven't seen you in awhile, my bad, though. I should visit you more often
Thank you for the nice comment, I'm glad you approve
Dee
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This is a smirk provoking poem; it makes us evil Congrats with the gold. Thank you for creating and sharing. Take care,
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LOL, this was a wonderful poem, well worthy of the Gold! Congratulations...great story, great rhyme and flow Have a beautiful day, Ken IBT
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Thank you InBetweenThoughts for your nice comment(Love that name
Dee
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Hilarious
Dove is cool, as far as I know...you know, maybe she's an ax murderer...you never really know.
Now here is the thing...you write about eating poor little bunnies (and wearing them) and I bet everyone will laugh their heads off...I write stuff like that and they call me weird and ask if I'm ok, lol. Man, there's a double standard around here!
Okay, true, 90 percent of what I write is like that.
Ok, I know I'm sick in the head but I think it's hilarious. I love animals in real life, but here in AP I torture the life out of them...in fact I just dropped a bag of cats down a well.........................................................
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You WHAT???!!! It's a good thing us catz have nine lives...Those cats are gonna stalk you, Yem. They'll hunt you down and zero in for the kill. They'll wrap themselves around you and drag you to the river... the one with all those murky waters slithering greedily against the muddy riverbank... then they'll dangle you over the edge just to hear you yell a total apology for your dastardly deed... then just as you think you're home free... oh I can't go on, it's too horrendous.
And I HOPE Dove is not an axe murder... lol. Sal and I will be meeting her when we go to Washington this summer. She lives in Oregon and we'll be driving through there.
But anyway, thanks for the read and the comment and I'm so sorry about the double standard, just one of life's little idiosyncrisies (or however that's spelled) you'll eventually get used to it, Yem
Can you believe I won a gold trophy for this... Who wudda thought??!!
Dee
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that song pops in my head now with run rabbit run rabbit run run run - ah fluffy rabbits, get the bread out
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Thank you so much for entering, this is way too cute, Good luck in the contest
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Love it!
haha, I remember that conversation
Wanting to eat those cute little bunnies...lol
And yes it was fun, this poem is great, I liked the fury slippers part, it really brought a funny vision to my thoughts of you roaming around your house singing here comes peter cottontail while sipping your coffee Love your sense of humor gal
Thank you for the smiles and gigglesDove
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Cute write! Good luck in the contest!
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