Woebegone Wednesday: Soggy Bottom Blues

Welcome to the county carnival

where the smell of burning meat seizes your belly and lures you through the gates.

I hope you like alligator

because this year is a special treat—the swamp has come to town.

Bringing with it watery denizens

that crawl and slither and hop up your jiggly thighs.

Did you buy them a ticket?

Did you bring them a moist towelette for the heat?

Did you wear your Crocs?

Did you drag along your young-uns as tribute to the swamp’s desires?

No?

Well, that’s alright.

The swamp will take you instead.


13 thoughts on “Woebegone Wednesday: Soggy Bottom Blues

  1. Seize your belly is one of those clever, albeit disgusting, double entendres. Simply reading it gave me a mild case of “State Fair Stomach.” Here’s your next prompt. Ferris wheel, Pontiac Vista Cruiser, chipped coffee cup, dried pasta sauce on drain board and grimy curtain.

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      1. Friend of mine was in on a video compositor years ahead of its time that would take input, live or in the can or both and make a collage. I believe the Flaming Lips used something like it only years later. I have a drum sample program that instead of having to putz around with folders full of sounds you point it at the archive structure and it builds a colorful presentation where auditioning content is a breeze. I say that because this Dall-e Craiyon thing needs to be a lot smarter about content retrieval to be useful. God knows I love random, and will buy a software device just because it has a dice button. Still, it’s good to tell it, “No dumb ass, go look over here.”

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        1. The mini version comes crippled. I’m sure you’ve seen the full-blown versions images.
          But, yeah, I suspect that ad-houses that will want to use this will expect source material control.
          “Squirrel eating Cheerios with a green plastic spoon.” -> use these images for the logo…

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  2. I AM GOING TO CONTINUE TO WEAR MY STANDBY ARMY TYPE MILATRY BOOTS. MAYBE I SHOULD ADD STEEL PLATES TO THE TOE AND SIDES OF THE SHOE. I WONDER WHAT THAT WILL COST. I WILL CHECK IN AND SEE IF THE PRICE IS NOT TOO HIGH I MAY WELL JUST ADD THEM FOR SAFEETY AND DECORATINVE CHAARM.

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  3. BOY DO I NEED GLASSES. WELL I HAVE THEM. BUT OBVIOSLY I AM NOT READING MY POSTS BEFORE I POST. I AM A BAD BOY AND WILL TRY TO DO BETTER IN THE FUTURE. THAT IS IF I HAVE A FUTURE. ONLY TIME WILL TELL.

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  4. i THINK YOU SHOULD NOT BE WALING IN THE SWAMPS AT ALL. YOU ARE INVITING DISASTER AND FOR WHAT? JUST A MOMENTARY THRILL VERSUS A POTENTITAL LIFE AS A CRIPPLE IF YOUR LUCKY AND THE CRORCK IS ALREADY PARTLY FULL FOR THE TIME BEING. BY THE WAY DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE A TIME BEING. THAT MEANS YOU LIVE IN TIME AND WILL DIE IN TIME SO PICK YOU LAST BREATH FOR A MORE CALM, QUIET LET GO. MY PHONE JUST BINGED AND LUCKY ME MY PAYMENT TO COMCAST FOR 4220.94 just WENT TGIYRG. NOW I CAN REST IN PEACE KNOWING I WILL CONTINUE TO GET YOUR POSTS. ENJOY THE DAY.

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