Whatever Happened To Breakfast

Whatever happened to breakfast, lamented French Toast
    People love me, gushing with syrup, I used to boast
  But now my brand is flat as a pancake
                      ~ as popular as a post-Halloween ghost

  A dozen eggs beat back tears as they sat in a box
    while patrons flocked toward the cream cheese and lox
  Once a staple of a sound start to the day
                       ~ now bagels and doughnuts hold sway

  There there's whole milk and butter
    lovingly culled from Betsy's best utter
  Given way to that nebbish 'skim milk' and oily margarine
                       ~ at their pale appearance I just shudder

  But at least I pack my children a solid lunch ~
    Peanut butter sandwich, corn chips, and twinkies to munch

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Date: 11/7/2022 11:11:00 PM
This went straight to my FAVE list without passing GO or collecting the $200.
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 11/8/2022 6:24:00 AM
Well, thank you, Ma'am. And I'm writing you a check for the bypassed $200 right this second. Hear me writing?! ~ Internet Bank and Postal Service
Date: 11/1/2022 8:18:00 AM
LOL. Where did all the eggs go? And the milk and butter from the "best utter"? Great write gw. laf
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 11/1/2022 8:25:00 PM
Same question about flowers as about eggs: Where have all the flowers gone, Linda?! LOL. Contemplating my navel, Gershon
Date: 11/1/2022 8:01:00 AM
What? No Hershey bar… call that lunch? I get your drift though… good old fashioned three slices of toast for me, no eggs or bacon… gotta watch me figure…. (Well, no one else does). A fun write which should see me through till tea time. ;-)
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 11/1/2022 8:25:00 PM
Yup. No Hershey Bar -- just a little silver kiss.
Date: 10/31/2022 12:44:00 PM
" lovingly culled from Betsy's best utter" oh, yes, of course! This lunch sounds like my favorite lunch.
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Date: 10/31/2022 5:58:00 AM
They let the eggs out of the cage, turned the omelet into "quiche", took the "oink" out of the bacon, and sent the "home fries" to the home.
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Date: 11/1/2022 8:26:00 PM
Whoa. Taking the oink out of the bacon is going one step too far even for a nut-case like me!
Date: 10/30/2022 8:49:00 PM
Excellent limericks making a fine point, gw. I particularly loved "Betsy's best 'utter.'" Cute. Breakfast for me is a BOOST and a cup of coffee; then I'm ready to face the world...well perhaps my street!
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Date: 10/30/2022 7:58:00 PM
I'm going to break my fast and have some refried bacon! ~impossible
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