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Tv Rots Your Brains

Once upon a time, There was veritable indifference In the mind of a man Who always lies. As he flipped Through movie channels With his IO remote, The world suddenly became downtrodden. The discovery That Howie Mandel Had actually became the host Of his own reality series Sent the man overboard. He threw his IO remote at the TV With such a velocity, The explosion sent sparks That reached his sofa. The piece's arm was in flames. For one brief moment He thought of calling the fire department, But he changed his mind. He reached into his pocket And pulled out a pack of cigarettes, Down to its last smoke. The heat lulled his face As he lifted the butt to his lips And dipped the tip into an open flame. He took a stale pull, Sat back and puffed away. The empty pack clenched in his palm As he slowly made a fist And threw it at the broken television. He started laughing like a maniacal king, And continued to do so Until the black air had him coughing, Rendered him unconscious And he lived happily ever after.

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Date: 8/20/2010 10:37:00 AM
Thank you for sharing your poetry with us today Mike. I enjoyed reading your writing this morning. I am hoping you have a wonderful weekend and find loads of inspiration along the way. Love, Carol
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