Cats and Dogs
it started with a kipper
that Uncle Tesco commanded to be spoilt
a fish like a butterfly or inkblot folded
that he caught on some azure sun drenched sea
and togged in goggles and a leather hat
with an aircraft not unlike the Bleriot
bought the fish from its luxuriant basking home to me
i loved the flesh of fish so much i ate a lot
but not the bones and head and scapula and of course the penis
that you called Roe
discovering a Dilemma .. two postulates where there should be none
the leftovers should be cast into "the bin of shame" and recycled ?
when Council recycling is itself a misnomer, that it is !
OK so if ALL my neighbours ATE KIPPERS on the same day
we might make a collective pot of glue with the bones
but i have a far More Cerebral Idealogy
a lot of my neighbours have dogs and cats
and although they have allegedly Marginal Benefits for the OWNERS
it increases our National Debt, uses up cans .... and all sorts of
possibly innocent animals have to be made into food
to keep their dogy and catty chums alive
when really those chummybums should be out playing in a natural world
where they can eat and might be eaten mmmmmm!!!!! Bonus
so i left the remains of the kipper out on the kitchen work surface
for a day or two to mature
then by Ein Meister Stroke the sort to which i am Singularly Prone
I put the now rather PONGY remains in my shoes
knowing the Enticement and IRRESISTaBLILTY of the scent to dogz and catz
i laughed
HA HAHA HHA HAH HA HA !!!
and then walked back and forth several times outside the houses
of local people I KNEW to have PETS
which made some curtains TWITCH
before marching slowly and ponderously enough that mammals of a certain NOSE
might follow
round i went to the local Motor Car factors and took a box from outside their back door
then proceeded carefully to the Post Office
whence outside
I took off my shoes and socks .. although
I kept the plastic bags inside the socks on
and put the shoes in the Car shop box
and this is where i was, when i was struck by another Di-lllemma ...
The Posting Paradox
who am i going to Post the box containing my smelly old shoes and socks to ???
and I thought of Several answers
1) The Samaritans
2) The headquarters of Some major Religious Organisation
3) Randomly address the box " for the attention of Deli, Dehli, India 123"
4) Myself ... but then i might get involved in an INFINITE Postal Loop
but being kind readers you might HELP with Aternative suggestions ????
Mike Burr ,