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A Meat and Potatoes Man

              My dad was a meat and potatoes man
              Stuff like quiche, wine and cheese he couldn’t stand

                   Mom once served him Chinese
                   Dad said, “Mom, if you please 

              Dump that lo mein in a foreign trash can”

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Kim Rodrigues

July 20, 2026 at 3:30 PM

LOL… some people aren’t polite or they get that way with age…curmudgeons

Gershon Wolf

July 20, 2026 at 7:43 PM

Calling my dad a curmudgeon, eh? ... Like father, like son. ~ Mud Gin

Sara Kendrick

July 20, 2026 at 4:55 AM

There are some people both men and women who won't even try something different. I have that in my family with my grandchildren. I have two grandsons who have allergies and I think that somehow it is related to that. I have a great granddaughter when she was young would seem to enjoy such a large variety of food, now, she won't even touch some things that she once ate. Go figure. Great poem reminding me of how food likes and dislikes can be so situational. Sara K.

Gershon Wolf

July 20, 2026 at 7:41 PM

Thanks for taking some time to comment on this one, Sara. Cheers, Gershon

Karen Jones

July 20, 2026 at 2:02 AM

Lol

Gershon Wolf

July 20, 2026 at 7:39 PM

Ha, ha, ha. That's my father you are laughing at, friend. (It's alright. People laughed at him. Now they laugh at me, his first-born. All in the family.)