Ladies and gentleman, it is time to review
The regulations for Area 52
First, there is to be no interspecies dating
We do not allow this kind of fornicating.
Secondly, please do not bring your beloved pet,
Our aliens have not grasped this concept yet.
To you, munching on Fluffy might seem rather rude
Our alien friends view her as exotic food.
The addition of Rule Number Three is recent.
It comes upon the heels of the Smith Incident.
Please do not eat the small, tasty, pearlescent eggs.
They will grow inside of you to the size of kegs.
Fourthly, no comments on their diminutive size,
Or comment on their enormous unblinking eyes.
Remember folks, we seek an everlasting peace
If you violate the rules, your job here will cease.
You must never forget Rule Number Five
If you want to leave this secret base alive.
Do not feed the aliens pie ala mode.
It disagrees with them and stops up the commode.
Pay close attention to Rules Six, Seven, and Eight.
If you do not follow them I will be irate.
No bubble gum, no soda pop, nor cheese in a can,
These foods are lethal for them and have been banned.
Rule Number Nine: No bright photographic flashes.
They hate paparazzi and will burn you to ashes.
And finally we come to Regulation Ten.
Don’t ever steal from them, not even a pen.
These rules are quite simple and you must understand
If you violate them you won’t simply be canned.
We will erase your mind, transforming it to mush
Leaving you with the conciousness of a shrub or bush.
Author notes
Option 8: Area 52. Area 52 is the supersecret sister base of Area 51. Human-alien interactions occur here. But there are rules ....
In a list
A contest entry
- Be Prompt by Darkwell.
1050 points, ended August 20, 2008, 19 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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hahahaha loved it
very nice (Y)
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I am glad you enjoyed the poem. Thank you very much for reading and commenting.
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Please do not eat the small, tasty, pearlescent eggs.
They will grow inside of you to the size of kegs.
you're a mess! I love this. Congrats on the gold it's awful pretty on your entry
jin
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Thanks. I am glad that you liked the poem. And yeah, you are are write. My brain is an intricate, knotted mess. Sometimes though, I can turn out a coherent thought or two.
Thanks for the congratulations and the applause.
Mike
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hahaha I love it
You have a wicked sense of humour my friend, I just love seein what you come up with next
thanks for the laugh
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I dont even know what I will come up with next. Generally it is the result of busted brain cell connections.
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lmao! wow you took the Smith movie way too seriously.. damn thisi s going to my faves.. nicely done cuz I loved it!
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I had fun with it. Not everyone gets my humor. I am glad you enjoyed it.
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wow. Very inventive and quite whimsical/humorous. I love the fact that cheese in a can is lethal to an alien. One small thing, there is a typo in this line:
'If you violate the rules, you job here will cease." It should be 'your' instead. Good job!
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I am glad you enjoyed this poem. I am glad you liked the line, I thought it was funny when I wrote it.
Thanks for reading the poem closely and picking up my typo. Typos are my bane.
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ha, lol. Spotting spelling and grammar errors are my bane, it's instinctive for me to the point of obsession. XD
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This is absolutely fantastic and conjures up all kinds of images in my mind, most of them too bizarre to even contemplate
An excellent read and a winner for sure.
All the best
Sue
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It was fun. I dont know what I conjured up.... do tell. hahaha. Glad you enjoyed it.
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Haha, great poem, really original and creative!! The rhyming and rhythm is great and the piece is really funny. Glad to have come across it, and this is coming from someone who usually avoids science fiction, but always likes a well written poem. Nice job on this piece; best of luck in the contest.
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I am glad you enjoyed it. Some of the prompts just strike a chord with me and I cannot resist.
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Superb
Ab-so-lut-ly mar-ve-lous! Especially the last line. Is that some sort of ironic political comment? (lol) Whether 'tis or not thanks for the laughter!!! I've been a science fiction buff for years. Of course, great imagery, and rhythm and rhyme are fine.
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Maybe it was in the back of my mind. Mostly I was trying to write something funny. I have not read much science fiction in quite a while. I don't care for much of the dragons and dwarfs that seemed to have taken the genre over.
I used to love it.
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Cools. You did a fine job. Actually, I somewhat agree with you; after growing up on Heinlien, Asimove, Clarke, etc., it does take a little longer now-a-days to find a quality science fiction novel. Although I do enjoy fantasy, as well. Expecially those by Piers Anthony. One series in particular: Zanth Series, beginning with "A Spell for Camellion (sp)". Here's a link to the authors web site: http://www.hipiers.com/index.shtml
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Chucky! Good rhyme as always..great take on the prompt. Best of luck.
Linda
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I am glad you enjoyed the poem. It was just kind of a fun silly write.
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this was witty nice rhymes all be it a little forced at times , but this workes well for the topic... thank you for making me lol and the best of luck to you in the contes
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Thanks glad you enjoyed it.
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Excellent
I love the idea and the way you speak of rules to describe the aliens. It's a neat way to speak of something indirectly. Very good poem and I like your style, rhythm and rhyme, that's hard to accomplish. Good work. -
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Thank you for reading and commenting. I am glad that you enjoyed my poem. I dont usually go on so long. I appreciate your perserverance.
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oh i love this take on the prompt. i love the rules especially
You must never forget Rule Number Five
If you want to leave this secret base alive.
Do not feed the aliens pie ala mode.
It disagrees with them and stops up the commode.
ewwww
Wonderful write WTG! Good luck in the contest -
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Thank you for reading and commenting on my entry. I loved the prompt and could not let it go unanswered. I am glad you enjoyed it. Thank you very much for the gold cup.
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