A Cautionary Tale
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What None Of Us Really Did On Our Summer Vacations
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"Mot À Ta Mère!"

Once upon a time...

there was a girl in an inner tube rolling down a hill covered in Crisco.  She crossed into Italy and was attacked by men dressed up as noodles.
and then …

I went to the store to buy some MadLibs for our camping experience.  They were cleverly organized, according to the way the People Mover ran over them, after the Thanksgiving Parade when it was all dirty, and then the MadLibs were perfect for camping.  So off we went to go and do some owling.  We got into the large moving shampoo bottle to get there.
and then …

the squirrel jumped into the pool with the power line frozen in it and died.
and then …

Jean Chrêtien came running down from Canada, across the Ambassador Bridge screaming, “No amount of Bill Gates’ money will win your American flag boxers back! Mot à ta mère!”  What?  That’s right, ice ice, bé bé!  “Who asked for carrots?”
and then …

he ate his dinner, which was composed of swiss cheese and pickles.
and then …

Pinocchio said, “I wanna be a real boy!”  But Gepetto said he could not afford a real boy, so Pinocchio cried and cried and cried until Jiminy Cricket cheered him up with low-brow humor.  Pinocchio was happy again.
and then …

the chicken started to dance and all of a sudden a broom hit it.  Now that the chicken was dead, the mice started to chant around it.
and then …

nostrils flared and eyes flashing, they burst into the room. 
“Where are the Oreos?” they demanded. “We have plenty of mile, but we need solids!” 
“Look under the running boards of my pickup – I think there are some there.”
and then …

when Suzie took the Jell-o out of the fridge, three monkeys jumped out and bit her on the nose.  She dropped the Jell-o and the monkeys floated out the door.
and then …

a duck flew into the room and landed on Chris’s head.  Mary came over and gently removed the duck.  At that point, the duck turned blue, and Mary screamed and fainted.  Luckily, she fell onto the comfy couch.
and then …

Charlie picked the vegetables from the garden and fed them to the three-headed, purple monster.
and then …

“But, Mommy!” little Cletus proclaimed, “Why can’t I go to Billy’s house?”  The mother went on to say, “Because I love you!”
The End
Composed by the Senior High UMYF 29 September 2002