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Potatoes and Brussel Sprouts

 

"A Reprieve for the Obssessed Mind"

(particularly those obsessed with love...)

 

 

Today, and whatever your mind has been obsessed with the past few days, weeks, months... we shall talk about potatoes and brussel sprouts, to get our minds off of that which we need to get our minds off of, if only for a few precious minutes... so, without further delay, I present to you,

 

 

"Potatoes and Brussel Sprouts"

 

 

 

Here we have "potato", or, more correctly, "potatoes"...

 

 

 

they come in a great variety, so no matter what obsession we have, there is a potato to cure it...

 

 

 

even more fun, we have Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head...

 

 

and what a responsible, unobsessed pair they are...

 

 

of course, anytime you build anything nice, who comes along, moves in, takes it over, and ruins it like just another beach community?

 

 

 

 

 

you guessed it!

 

 

 

As for cooking potatoes, I think the au gratin dish is appealing...

 

 

 

hmmm... kind of too appealing... romantic... sexy... delicious... ahem, excuse me, pardon me... WELL, if you feel a relapse coming on, if it begins to warp your mind back into that state that we are trying to alleviate here, then you can pour a little salt cod on top of it, like this:

 

 

as a matter of fact, I think pouring a little salt cod will work on just about anything getting a little too... um... perky? yes... well...

 

 

 

 

 

Let us move right along to Brussel Sprouts...

 

 

baskets and baskets of brussel sprouts... and fields and fields of brussel sprouts...

 

 

 

Ah, the aroma... I feel my mind clearing already...

 

 

 

Here are two groups of brussel sprouts growing. It looks like they're doing the tango, eh? What a fine date they must be on... on a Saturday night... fun together... romance in the air... ah, pardon me again, drifted off...

 

 

and as for cooking, well, they can go much further than boiled and mushed up. Take these roasted brussel sprouts over a bed of butter-nut squash...

 

 

 

don't they look erotic and delectible?!! 

 

But now our minds are wandering back to that topic we've been obsessed with for the past few days, weeks, months...

 

 

quite a romantic, alluring brussel sprout, I must say... and with that, I now relapse into that obsessive state of mind that I offered a moment of relief from here...

 

bon-appetit! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  • DeJaBlue
    July 21

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    Ahh..potatoes and brussel sprouts...two of my faves, lol. I don't think I've ever saw them in this light though...well...maybe potatoes


  • My Chronos gold member
    July 20
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    lol...this made me laugh but I hate brussel sprouts lol...cute write.


    • wbiro gold member
      July 20
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      "poetry" takes on many wild forms here, welcome to AP...


  • Happy Heart gold member
    July 20

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    OMG

    This is so wonderfully written.. I love the idea of respite from Love...... what a smile this one put on my face... thanks.....Debbie

    • wbiro gold member
      July 20
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      and may it come in handy for you...! (better bookmark it...)


  • ears2hearyou gold member
    July 20

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    loved it laughed and dang for hungry for potatoes now!

    What a clever and wonderful idea!
    Ears/Seattle

    Bon-a-Pettit
    (is that really how its spelled...i thought it was one "t"
    oh well..now ...we're all thinking about tits!
    giggle.




    • wbiro gold member
      July 20
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      lol I don't know, I just googled it for the spelling... I'll have to ask my French-speaking poetry daughter... and hush about what we're always thinking about!


  • Wolfdog silver member
    July 20

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    Superb Plus +

    Ah, 'tis a wry sense of humor you have shown here. It might even mean that a certain former President, might eat his brussel sprouts. (lol) Thanks for the chuckles.


    • wbiro gold member
      July 20
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      ah, thanks for the research challenge... (and my guess is our former saxy-pants... lol who else would need a respite from said obsession? )


      • Wolfdog silver member
        July 20
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        Keep researching, 'cause if you are thinking of former Pres. Bill Clinton, twasn't him.


        • wbiro gold member
          July 20
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          hmmm... and he needed it the most... lol for some reason Bush Sr. is itching the back of my mind...

          • Wolfdog silver member
            July 20
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            Well, one might say that Brussell Sprouts look like shrubs! (lol)

  • janeofdreams silver member
    July 20

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    Frees the spirit, tantalizes the tummy

    This poem loosed my chains and opened my gates so I could run free, free, free! Like a happy horse finding the corral gate open, I charged out at full gallop into the fresh open air, that is, mentally I did. Unfortunately as I was reading this I was still in the throes of a stomach virus which had caused me to "set free" the stomach's contents 11 times in the preceding 12 hours, sooooooo---I was really hungry and vastly appreciated the pictures of food! I still cannot eat solids, but the fresh potatoes and the fresh brussel sprout are perfectly tantalizing, the au gratin is absolute to-die-for, even the salt cod potatoes and the brussels over butternut were appealing, and I want to live next that brussel sprout field! So, even though at this point I am positively peaked, I feel colorful and refreshed. It was delectable, delicious, delightful, a lot like its author.


    • wbiro gold member
      July 20
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      I'll pass on imagining your first metaphor... lol especially with your stomach virus... so, your dream house is surrounded by brussel sprout fields... who would have ever guessed? and colorful and refreshed, that is good... for this piece was intended as therapy...


  • Legend silver member
    July 20

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    I have to admit i was drawn in by the title I love weird titles and even more weird poetry I got weird by the bucket full on this visit My Doctor will be earning his fee when he gets to treat me after this
    There must be something seriously wrong with me I stayed till the end

    Now if only i can get out of this Straight Jacket i will be able to comment

    AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahh


    • wbiro gold member
      July 20
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      This WAS your Doctor visit...! (so what shall I charge you for a fee... hmmm...)

      • Legend silver member
        July 20
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        How about a sack of spuds , or stem of brussels?


  • Daxteriana
    July 20

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    This was...weird. It was really random and I didn't really understand the concept of it. Other than that, brussel sprouts are disgusting and the poem was still weird yet relaxing at the same time.

    Dax



    • wbiro gold member
      July 20
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      if you ever find yourself obsessed with something (or someone! ), then come back, and this will get your mind off of it (or him! )...


  • poshloos
    July 20
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    how totally random. I like random... and spuds and sprouts


    • wbiro gold member
      July 20
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      yes, little did you know the directions "poetry" could take... enjoy your time here...


  • Lencio Rodrigues
    July 20

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    erotic and delectible indeed!!! lol! thanks for the therapy

    Lencio

    • wbiro gold member
      July 20
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      well, if you've been afflicted as bad as some here, the you're welcome!


  • hisaddiction
    July 20

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    wow...this is really cool. I love Mr. Potato head too. lmao...Romantic brussel sprout? You been talking to White Stone?


  • TheLyricsArePoetry gold member
    July 20

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    well, hello there mr potato-pants! oh yeah... that's it, i'm gonna scrub you clean and rub you down with a little salt & pepper... then i'm gonna cover you all over in cream and eat you up... you know you want it. mmmmm.... mr potato-pants

    man i love a brussel sprout or two! they are sooooo under-rated. people just dont know how to cook them, that's all. poor mr brussel sprout, he was meant to be crunchy but he was cooked to a mush what a terrible way to go.

    you know, that's the first time i've ever seen how the little bastards grow. i love them even more now. i want to pick them up and shake them like maracas.

    HOORAH HOORAH HOORAH... what a wonderful poem, my friend xx


    • wbiro gold member
      July 20
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      thanks you for that 'potato pants', I needed a smile... crunchy or mushed... lol "shake them like maracas"... I would love to see that...


  • white stone
    July 20

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    When I got to delectable, I remembered how my girl was wearing purple panties last night and rubbed lettuce on her nipples and then ate it. I could hear it crunch. Ya think I'm joking, but I'm not. This piece made me laugh my ass off. Thanks for this. I want 1,000 applause for this at the least.

    • hisaddiction
      July 20
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      First of all you asked me to, secondly...I like lettuce and my nipples. lmao.

    • wbiro gold member
      July 20
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      Holy Mother of Produce, you've got it baaaaaaad...!


  • ShaShay
    July 19

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    LMAO Your range of talent is amazing. You are a delight to read. I hope your obession is diverted in an enjoyable manner soon. You deserve some release and relaxation.
    Poo


    • wbiro gold member
      July 19
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      yes, I will take a bag of russet relaxation and a bushel of recovery, I'm completely exhausted... lol


  • Lurie
    July 19
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    I know all about stress. I hope you get some relief.

  • Lurie
    July 19
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    I read it and wondered how bored you really must be. LOL


    • wbiro gold member
      July 19
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      thanks, not bored- but needing reprieve from an obsessed mind... lol may it help others...

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