one day on an extravagant shopping spree
i decided to pick something up for moi: me
With haste and anxiety I turned left down aisle nine
overhead there was a clock ticking in biological time

now with a little more patience i slowed to search each item
i saw something interesting but decided i didn't like 'em
and then there it stood at the end of the row
something of small value begining to grow

So i turned this thing over to look for its effects
but i saw nothing of tears, hate or regrets
so i picked it up and placed it in my basket
and i decided i just had to have it

But something was strange when i arrived home
the quality of my item was all wrong
i asked for a sensitive young man who could think faster
not a sexist helpless pompous bastard.

I hate retail

BRILLIANT!!! This is so totally great! I'm laughing my ass off! I love the topic. I love the way you wrote it -- meter, rythme, etc -- brill!

Very funny, and your wit is very sharp. I really love that last line.

Thank you Anney
THat means a lot coming from such a vet

Thank you Tyrantofpants
sweet reply. Hey what does your name mean? just curious

Ashes, i'm afraid to ask........but is that a good thing?

NO i'm afraid i haven't . I ask with even more hesitance what is it about

Quote:

cyn·ic ( P ) Pronunciation Key (snk) n. A person who believes all people are motivated by selfishness. A person whose outlook is scornfully and often habitually negative. Cynic A member of a sect of ancient Greek philosophers who believed virtue to be the only good and self-control to be the only means of achieving virtue.

No, i don't think so . but oftentimes i think i have certain qualities or the
lack thereof and people prove me wrong. What do you mean?

brokenheart17 wrote:

NO i'm afraid i haven't . I ask with even more hesitance what is it about

That struck me with a voice of negativity. I understand that you may not be into theater, but what in the world would cause hesitation to ask a simple question?

It's a stage production. An operetta by Gilbert and Sullivan. I haven't seen it either, but I've done a performance of one of the songs from it. "I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General". It's very fun. I can't believe you haven't even heard of it.

And I'm sorry, but I spelled the title VERY wrong. Twice. Shame on me. It's "Pirates of Penzance".

And no, I'm not a geek. I was, once upon a time.

oh! okay. the reason i didn't want to ask is because i thought
maybe the play you were refering to was an object of your
own annoyance. but since it's funny and i love humor
thanks