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Mission Impassible - Gross

The river’s running higher than the river’s run before
I knew it was; there’s three feet of it on my kitchen floor
And next doors garden shed came crashing into my front door
But I needed a number two and I could wait no more

I waded to my staircase and I clambered up the stairs
Getting to my bathroom was the biggest of my cares
I did what needed doing and the paperwork was done
But when I flushed ‘my bear’ it came back with another one

And now the water’s rising right up through my bathroom floor
Those two big bears are bobbing between me and that there door
I really need to get out but the pipes have changed the score
For those two poopy bears have been joined by another four!

My loo looks like a fountain spouting such a frothy stink
I’ve got out of the water for I’ve climbed up on the sink
My loo then spouted something that was like a poop from hell
It seems I have a neighbour who is really quite unwell

And then I heard a yell, ‘the water’s going down a bit’
I grabbed a really deep breath and I made a break for it
As I left I turned the gas on and I lit a candle
And swam like hell because the clean up this man couldn’t handle

I got about a hundred feet and then my house erupted
And I got splattered with the stuff with which it was corrupted
If ever this recurs I’ll check the things I should be knowing
Like what goes up must come down… and which way the wind is blowing

Copyright © | Year Posted 2022




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Date: 8/27/2022 8:42:00 AM
Enjoyed this! I honored you with 'loodicrous'
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Terry Flood
Date: 8/30/2022 11:13:00 AM
Thanks, Jeff. I’m glad you didn’t poo poo my efforts. Terry
Date: 8/21/2022 6:07:00 PM
Terry, this one 'bowels' me over!! lol. Crazy, man!
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Terry Flood
Date: 8/30/2022 11:13:00 AM
Thanks, Gershon. I seem to have some kind of delay in comments coming through. Sorry I’m a bit tardy. Terry
Date: 8/20/2022 2:09:00 PM
Great idea Terry, blow the whole house sky high, claim the insurance, and start afresh somewhere else on higher ground, chances are you would only be cleaning up (bears) on the same site, as these events are becoming more regular now, just like bowel movements, good one I enjoyed the dark brown humour, cheers David
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David Kavanagh
Date: 8/20/2022 4:26:00 PM
I was just thinking the same thing earlier in the week, hopefully it’s just temporary muse abandonment, but I’m sure she’ll be back soon!
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Terry Flood
Date: 8/20/2022 3:18:00 PM
Thanks, David. This one got me wondering what Soup’s poop queen (Jan) is up to. Maybe I should’ve dedicated it to her. Glad you enjoyed my unsavoury offering. Terry
Date: 8/20/2022 10:21:00 AM
Terry, I once helped with flood cleanup (many years ago) and declared I would never do it again. The smell was horrendous! The poor folks in south-eastern Kentucky are going through that now!
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Terry Flood
Date: 8/20/2022 11:47:00 AM
Thanks, Milt. Unknowingly, I actually wrote this when the floods in Kentucky were happening. Saw it on our news and thought I’d hold on a while, so that, hopefully, they’re over the worst of it. We’re 70 metres above sea level, but nowadays I’m not sure anyone’s safe. Terry

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