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Sheep and Cattle

Sheep And Cattle The government issued citations today My sheep and cattle are not welcome into town no more They must wear diapers in the fields And not allowed outside on Sundays No more grain or grass for them, the complaint read No more manure It is a matter of manners Sheep can be used exclusively for stews Cattle must become hamburgers and wear brown shoes No more farting in the meadows My animals give off gases which is against the laws of nature Destroying the ozone levels in the process Offending the atmosphere I have no clue who creates these laws Politicians with nothing better to do Someone needs to remove their heads from their posterior Or my animals will stop producing food

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Andrea Dietrich

Date: 12/20/2014 1:42:00 PM

great poem on some pretty ridiculous citations. Loved the part about diapers.

Earl Schumacker
Date: 12/20/2014 1:55:00 PM

Hi Andrea, Thank you! I'm glad you liked it. There was a real law in San Francisco passed where horses had to wear diapers in order for owners to run their horse and buggy business there. I made up the part about cows having to wear brown shoes but it makes sense because they might step in something. Have a wonderful week end. Earl

Earl Schumacker
Date: 12/20/2014 1:47:00 PM

Hi David. Thanks! Glad you liked it. You are right. The USA spent over $800,000.00 (tax payer dollars), to study cow gases. We also spent $20,000.00 to have one hammer made. $50,000.00 for 1 coffee machine. (That has to be one hell of a cup of coffee.) and $70.000,00 for 1 toilet for the Navy. That sounds like a lot of "s_ _ _" to me. I wrote this poem just for fun. The cows don't really have to wear brown shoes but it makes sense because they might step in something. Have a great week end. Earl

David Meade

Date: 12/20/2014 1:03:00 PM

I have been reading articles about this gaseous situation -- what's next, us!! There is has been a lot of money spent researching cow farting!! Nicely done.

Earl Schumacker
Date: 12/20/2014 1:49:00 PM

Jan Allison

Date: 12/20/2014 12:33:00 PM

I found this humourous but also most concerning - the people who make these laws need shooting - great write as ever:-) Hugs jan xxx

Earl Schumacker
Date: 12/20/2014 1:34:00 PM

Hi Jan. Thank you. Glad you liked it. The US gov. spent hundreds of thousands of tax payer dollars on the study of cow gases. One volcano with one eruption emits more gases than all the cows in the world in a lifetime. I was surprised to see that you also touched on this subject. Great minds think alike. Take care. Earl