Slippage

   watery porridge

   GASP! a soggy oat
   slips past the beadle
     onto the floor

   urchins pounce
                   ~ splat!
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Hawkins Avatar
November 21, 2023 at 10:05 PM
Even OliverTwist would rather not eat that oat.
Legros Kelley Avatar
November 21, 2023 at 5:45 PM
Yuck!! Lol!
Rodrigues Avatar
November 21, 2023 at 4:41 AM
Doesn’t sound pleasant!
Wolf Avatar
November 21, 2023 at 7:33 PM
Doesn't taste too pleasant either. lol.
Lawless Avatar
November 21, 2023 at 4:36 AM
My mother made oatmeal you could stand a shovel up in...
Wolf Avatar
November 21, 2023 at 7:33 PM
-- and then your mother shoveled that oatmeal down your throat, no doubt. Tee-hee
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