Through the Looking Glass

THROUGH   THE    LOOKING   GLASS

Science has always pursued  people’s  main interest:
Sex,  chat,  food,  and  relaxation - the best.

Edison, inventive-ideas  man, sat  under a tree for days 
And a light bulb fell on his head causing a daze:
And seeing *********** in his vision - what a laugh  -
He  invented the pornograph.

We know the first phone calls were identified by sound of bell
Because the telephone was invented   by  Alex  G  Bell.
Thank goodness  he wasn’t  called  Alex  G  Squelch;
Or that the inventor wasn’t  SIr Toby Belch  - 

Who well understood that a dog’s belly  ache
Caused Pavlov  to  invent the pavlova cake;
And  Newton’s law of gravy:   two  objects  meat - why     
Do they attract each other’s essence within circle of pie?  
.
To relax after dinner, Whitney invented cotton gin soon after his fine
Original and best  brew  - his  potato wine;
And Franklin  invented  the art of leisurely kite flying  -  
But, oh oh, Ben!   Shocking bad  idea in lightning.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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February 14, 2011 at 4:27 AM
Shocking indeed for poor Ben, syd. Really got a good laugh out of Sir Toby Belch. Edison actually arranged it so he'd hold coins in his hands over a metal bucket as he started to fall asleep. His most "inventive" ideas come from the alpha state and he didn't want to fall asleep and forget them. Very witty poem! Love, Carolyn
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