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House of the Rising Dough

Oh mother, tell your children
not to do what I have done -
to spend the night with a tummy ache
after eating another bun.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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Wolf Avatar
November 2, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Oh, I am howling all the way to my spare stomach pump, David. HILARIOUS. Thanks, gw
Crandall Avatar
November 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
haha, thanks, Gershon!
Etgen-Baker Avatar
October 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
clever title and humorous poem. LOL
Crandall Avatar
November 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Thanks, Sara!
Crandall Avatar
November 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Thanks, Sara!
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