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~
There is something said for plain white bread,
It’s the wheat and oats I really dread.
And real sugar, not that blue or pink,
Nothing artificial, I tend to think.
~
Give me milk, not two percent or skim,
In real fat, my cereal should swim.
No fat-free cookies, no diet cakes,
No low-cal cream in my chocolate shakes.
~
Don’t give me seedless watermelon, or green cantaloupe,
Messing with nature gets on my goat.
No French vanilla coffee, no powder cream,
Those flavored beans make me scream.
~
Don’t replace pork for steak, salad for potato,
I want more on my sandwich than lettuce and tomato.
Don’t give me jello for dessert, water for pop,
All this diet stuff must simply just stop.
~
What ever happen to the good o’ days?
When unneeded calories melted away.
Long before fillers, and real meat hotdogs,
When a real BBQ was roasting a hog.
~
Please take me back to those thinner days,
When I looked good in a t-shirt and rays.
Back to the time when I didn’t watch what I ate,
Servings were large, and second helpings were great.
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Plain White Bread

Contributed by Jeff_Scott_Morehead on Monday, 10th July 2006 @ 08:05:14 AM in AEST
Topic: HumorPoetry

Plain White Bread
~
There is something said for plain white bread,
It’s the wheat and oats I really dread.
And real sugar, not that blue or pink,
Nothing artificial, I tend to think.
~
Give me milk, not two percent or skim,
In real fat, my cereal should swim.
No fat-free cookies, no diet cakes,
No low-cal cream in my chocolate shakes.
~
Don’t give me seedless watermelon, or green cantaloupe,
Messing with nature gets on my goat.
No French vanilla coffee, no powder cream,
Those flavored beans make me scream.
~
Don’t replace pork for steak, salad for potato,
I want more on my sandwich than lettuce and tomato.
Don’t give me jello for dessert, water for pop,
All this diet stuff must simply just stop.
~
What ever happen to the good o’ days?
When unneeded calories melted away.
Long before fillers, and real meat hotdogs,
When a real BBQ was roasting a hog.
~
Please take me back to those thinner days,
When I looked good in a t-shirt and rays.
Back to the time when I didn’t watch what I ate,
Servings were large, and second helpings were great.

Copyright Â© Jeff_Scott_Morehead ... [ 2006-07-10 08:05:14]
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Re: Plain White Bread (User Rating: 1 )
by Winterland on Monday, 10th July 2006 @ 09:58:50 AM AEST
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Aaaahhhh, Yes! Thinner days! I too remember thinner days!

What a fun and well done poem Jeff!

Smiles,
Jennifer

Re: Plain White Bread (User Rating: 1 )
by MsCrys on Monday, 10th July 2006 @ 10:29:05 AM AEST
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lmao I love this one! Every word is so perfectly, yet sadly, true. lol Damn the junk that fills our badonkadonks! :D

Re: Plain White Bread (User Rating: 1 )
by Ruby2sdy on Monday, 10th July 2006 @ 11:01:18 AM AEST
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Ha! Can definitely relate to this one!!! It's worth it though (or so I keep telling myself!!!) loved the rhyme scheme, very well done,

2sdyx

Re: Plain White Bread (User Rating: 1 )
by lillyjane on Monday, 10th July 2006 @ 11:40:29 AM AEST
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So good. know how you feel .xxxx

Re: Plain White Bread (User Rating: 1 )
by jerseysue on Monday, 10th July 2006 @ 01:36:45 PM AEST
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I like plain white bread, no brown fo me. This comes from a trained cook, who learnt all about diets, fibre and healthy food. Never been on a diet in my life, and am too long in the tooth to start now. Great poem. and yes keep up the eating . Sue :-)

Re: Plain White Bread (User Rating: 1 )
by blissful-ignorance on Monday, 10th July 2006 @ 03:16:35 PM AEST
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i love your poem, its so true! it kind of brightens the mood too, great poem!

Re: Plain White Bread (User Rating: 1 )
by Davinah on Tuesday, 11th July 2006 @ 05:13:04 AM AEST
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Great poem!

I have never been on a diet, but then again I hardly eat anything so I don't really have to. I eat like a mouse, always have. I suppose it's just a matter of what your body needs.

Anyway, I totally agree with you. Where were the days that people could eat anything and still stay thin. My grandfather used to eat loads of fatty foods like bacon and eggs swmming in butter etc and he was in good shape. I suppose it's all the artificial junk that makes people fat these days.

Well done!

~D~

Re: Plain White Bread (User Rating: 1 )
by Jenni_K on Saturday, 22nd July 2006 @ 08:29:48 PM AEST
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Yikes...I hate all those artificial stuff...and never worried about my weight until the Doctor told me last year that I needed to lose a few pounds.... I did..I lost 14 pounds.... then I started eating every and anything again...and put it (almost) all back...
Good write..
Jenni

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