April 24, 2004

Hold the carburetors!

David Kolodney

Maybe I just don't get it. Did there used to be like all kinds of dangerous carburetors in all our food? I don't think so!

But, wow, the agribusiness conglomerates are rushing to protect us (like they really care!), so every package of anything in the store just has to let us know--in great big letters--how free of carburetors it is!. Oh, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Mr. Agribusiness!.

Give me a break! I really feel they are underestimating my intelligence.

Posted by david at April 24, 2004 8:40 PM
Comments

I would like to buy
a package
of noodles
with carburetors in it.

I'd throw away
the noodles
and sell
the carburetors

and make
a fortune.

Posted by: cecil vortex at April 26, 2004 1:01 AM

"and make a fortune."

Not if I patent it first!

BTW, are you familiar with the poet William Carlos Williams? This has some of his "flavah."

Posted by: David Kolodney at April 26, 2004 1:27 AM

I'm a big and recent fan. Just "discovered" him this last year, if you can believe that. Been a Brautigan fan since way back when, and got back into his poetry about 18 months ago, which led to a fun and continuing scramble through some excellent fundamentals I'd missed -- WCW, Creeley, Hughes, O'Hara, and on.... It's been a fun year....

Posted by: cecil vortex at April 26, 2004 11:12 PM