Tasteless

With Apologies to Keebler

I bit into a cookie, or so I thought
Of the homemade kind, not store bought
Too many nuts for me
Worthless, you'd agree
Tasteless crumbs that would leave you fraught

Tossed into the garbage and bagged as trash
They jumped back up at me, quick as a flash
Brazen balls of dough
Tried to strike a blow
Angered, their teeth were grinding in a gnash

Cookies on computers should be deleted
A worthless recipe should not be repeated
Ingredients should be sweet
For a delicious little treat
Burned are cookies in an oven over heated

The moral to this story, so I've been told
"Don't eat cookies of a chef uncontrolled"
Bake a batch yourself
Don't trust the little elf
Whose cookies aren't good enough to be sold
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017


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Date: 7/20/2017 11:09:00 AM
Cookies and biscuits, bobbles and bows//This was as fun as touching my toes//When I still could//Now, not so good//From losing my battle with yum cookie doughs. Chasing lim'riks today — found a good one! Apologize, it is my propensity to reward good lim'riks with bad ones;-) Enjoyed! ~ john
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Lin Lane
Date: 7/20/2017 11:28:00 AM
Thanks so much, John...your limericks are never bad ones.
Date: 4/24/2017 8:58:00 AM
I'm in for some Jo Jos too..:-)...Nice Limerick Lin
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Lin Lane
Date: 4/24/2017 9:06:00 AM
Ok! You qualify because of your name. ;-)...thanks so much, Joseph.
Date: 4/23/2017 9:07:00 AM
Ha ha, great write, Lin:) would love to taste some of your homemade cookies:)
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Lin Lane
Date: 4/23/2017 9:54:00 AM
lol Thanks, Jo. Next recipe I come up with I'll call them Jo Jos.
Date: 4/22/2017 5:16:00 AM
What a great string of limericks; especially liked the "elf" line!! I love cookies (hence my own cookie-themed diamante) but have only eaten the shop-bought kind! Sounds like I'm missing out :(. Regards, John.
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Lin Lane
Date: 4/22/2017 7:08:00 AM
Oh my goodness, John. You certainly are missing out. There's nothing like warm cookies and cold milk. It's not difficult to make them yourself. Let me know if you try it! Thanks for coming by and leaving a comment.
Date: 4/21/2017 12:57:00 PM
Make it a double batch...Don't leave them lying around because I've been known to eat them at Breakfast, lunch, and dinner..
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Lin Lane
Date: 4/21/2017 9:01:00 PM
You'd both be welcome. I love hockey.
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Arthur Vaso
Date: 4/21/2017 8:51:00 PM
Tim! I think we can go to her place, cookies and watch hockey!!!! :)
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Lin Lane
Date: 4/21/2017 1:00:00 PM
My dear Tim. I shall make 3 batches for you. Breakfast cookies with pecans and honey...after lunch cookies with chocolate chips... and bedtime cookies~you choose the ingredients. ;-)
Date: 4/21/2017 12:27:00 PM
ha ha ha Lin what a fabulous tring of limericks which formed into a clever story. I try and steer away from cookies on the computer and no longer bake and we call them biscuits not cookies lol:-) hugs jan xx7
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Lin Lane
Date: 4/21/2017 12:46:00 PM
Amazing is the fact that we both speak English and yet have different names for the same things. To me, a biscuit is breakfast food and not as sweet as a cookie...well... a good cookie. Thanks and hugs, Jan.
Date: 4/21/2017 11:30:00 AM
Lin, I bet you have a jar filled with these cookies of wisdom, and I certainly enjoyed biting into this tasty little one:) Amitiés
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Lin Lane
Date: 4/21/2017 11:40:00 AM
"Cookies of wisdom." That's a delightful thought, Anne-Marie. Thank you for liking this one.
Date: 4/21/2017 11:23:00 AM
This was fun Lin. I love the analogy here. Nicely done my friend.
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Lin Lane
Date: 4/21/2017 11:26:00 AM
Thank you, Chris. I'll send you a batch of my favorites, made with my special recipe. ;-)
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