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trouble with the butter
by Andrew S AdamsI have a set of supersharp
space-aged knives, that will
never wear out.
they're over there-
having trouble with the butter.
i have this home gym
from chuck norris, or
suzanne summers,
or that one guy who has the mullet,
too many steroids
and painpills.
i cant remember
But my abdominator
is collecting dust.
another "cant lose" bust.
Well, after buying all this
'as seen on tv' merchandise
that was breaking down,
i'd pay almost any price
for a good night's sleep.
(four easy payments of) just $29.95
(plus shipping and handling)
got me an aerobed
a place for my head.
until the cat
came and gently sat
and burst it into hell.
i'd kill that cat if i had the chance-
but my supersharp spaceaged knives
are having trouble with the butter. 05/06/2003 Author's Note: inspired by bcp's 'a poem with a commercial'
Posted on 05/06/2003
Copyright © 2025 Andrew S Adams
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Cole Miller on 05/07/03 at 04:58 AM oh man, yay for fun poems!! i love it! |
| Posted by Michele Schottelkorb on 07/30/03 at 02:09 PM this is amazing... excellent tribute to product failure... i love this poem... blessings... |
| Posted by Kristine Briese on 07/30/03 at 04:02 PM *laughing and applauding* |
| Posted by Quentin S Clingerman on 07/30/03 at 06:24 PM LOL!!! The cutting edge of social satire (at least on TV ads). Congratulations on POTD! |
| Posted by Cole Miller on 07/30/03 at 09:08 PM again i must say, i love it, congrats on potd!! |
| Posted by Sarah Graves on 07/30/03 at 09:53 PM Wow, I was actually laughing out loud when I read this one. I needed a good laugh. So thank you Andrew. |
| Posted by Alex Smyth on 07/30/03 at 10:25 PM I have those knives! and the free orange juice squeezer! Love the poem, great choice for POTD! |
| Posted by Ginette T Belle on 07/31/03 at 12:36 AM how clever and interesting of you...well done dear... |
| Posted by Charles E Minshall on 07/31/03 at 04:17 AM Funtastic poem Andy.....Charlie |
| Posted by Agnes Eva on 06/02/04 at 08:07 PM hahah, that was a fun read. a decidedly smart cookie you are for coming up with that universally-relevant clever poem |
| Posted by Alison McKenzie on 06/22/04 at 05:23 AM WAY cute!!! I loved every line of it!! |
| Posted by Matthew Zangen on 06/27/04 at 06:54 AM seems i'm kinda late to jump on this bandwagon, but i have to say this was really enjoyable. i think it goes without saying that the spaceaged knives work better at spreading the love (or cheese, as my case may be). :P peace |
| Posted by Quinn Vokes on 10/26/08 at 02:36 AM Wow, I am so laughing right now. It's already been said a million times, but... awesome. So clever, every line. You're an amazing poet, Andrew!
Qu |
| Posted by LK Barrett on 11/08/08 at 12:11 AM ...very nearly perfect... |
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