Crackers in the Soup

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On the Soup we have broth and bisque and the odd chowderhead with a whisk We got the antisemites who rant and rave who are artful but not very smart or brave We got useful idiots and indoctrinated who should be committed and sedated We have the banterers who kid and jest and lighten the mood for all the rest We got spoilers for a fight who pick ‘em and quickly cry wolf and play the victim We have the philosophers and thinkers and we got imposters and hoodwinkers We have truth tellers and truth deniers and the peacemakers and the pacifiers We have the literati and we have divas and the overpraised and underachievers We have the deleters and the blockers and have boomers and the Tik Tokers We got the same old cliques and coteries who flatter and praise each other to please We got an Age of Unreason phenomenon and its nutters who resort to ad hominem We got the bullies, numpties, and churls who cry virtue but really are mean girls . We have insufferable attention seekers and the poem dumpers and critiquers We have the hate filled partisan politics and endless deranged Trumpian limericks We got echo chambers and herdthink and ego fragile hive minds on the brink We have the perpetually offended haters and the snowflake hypocrite mass debaters We have among us nihilists and deceivers and have heretics and the true believers We have the plagiarisers and AI cheaters and the bombasters and the chest beaters We have poets who crave the spotlight and have poets who just love to write We have the good, the bad, and the ugly, and the wise, the dumb, and the smugly But for such a large and diverse group we all bring something to the Soup Written: June 2025

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FJ Thomas

Date: 7/21/2025 9:49:00 AM

You made me choke on my breakfast reading this one lolol! I vote this be the first page of every PS anthology. There is quite the bunch of coconuts here isn't there... we're not exactly a "lovely bunch," but we're here ;) Take care Keith

Keith D Trestrail
Date: 7/21/2025 4:12:00 PM

Thank you, FJ. When life gives you coconuts, make pina coladas. Lots of ‘em! Keep safe and well.

Arlo Parker

Date: 6/12/2025 2:43:00 PM

Panoramic snapshot across the bow! Well said, Foster.

Arlo Parker
Date: 6/13/2025 12:30:00 PM

Mr. Clean!!

Keith D Trestrail
Date: 6/13/2025 12:00:00 AM

Thanks AP. This is the sanitised version. Cheers!

Tom Woody

Date: 6/5/2025 4:53:00 AM

Sigh. Such a lovely, eclectic bunch of knuckleheads we are. I feel a tear coming on (sniff)

Arlo Parker
Date: 6/12/2025 2:46:00 PM

9 years and 2 POTD's. My talent sinks to the top....I agree this one should hit that algorithm hard and let the comments begin!!!!! Cowards(?).

Tom Woody
Date: 6/5/2025 7:08:00 AM

Psst! I haven't gotten POTD in over a year. Can ya tweak it for the former son of Spock too?

Keith D Trestrail
Date: 6/5/2025 6:08:00 AM

I second that. I’ll tweak the algorithm just for you.

Tom Woody
Date: 6/5/2025 5:58:00 AM

This really needs to be POTD, just for the raw pleasure of reading the comments

Keith D Trestrail
Date: 6/5/2025 5:01:00 AM

I feel your pain.