Defective Goods

I filed a thirty page legal bill of complaint
about some things that aren't right.  They certainly ain't.
I bought dehydrated water for a buck thirty-five - 
how could a gentleman think to contrive
to sell me this product...without any instruction
(resulting in my home's near total destruction).
When I used too much water, it created a flood.
It flowed out of my house and turned into mud!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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Etgen-Baker Avatar
August 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
dehydrated water...how'd you come up with that? brilliantly absurd and funny
Flood Avatar
August 9, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Dehydrated?… that was never gonna work. Shoulda gone with the concentrated stuff that you just dilute 50/50. That was proper funny, David; Bonkers… but well funny ;-)
Velasco Avatar
August 8, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Lighthearted and witty — the absurd premise of “dehydrated water” is hilarious, and the rhyming couplets keep the humor bouncing right to the punchline.
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