A Beautiful Inter-Galactic Friendship started with Corn on the Cob for Writer's Cramp, |
A Beautiful Inter-Galactic Friendship, The green reptilian aliens from Sirius the dog star, landed on the White House lawn Demanded to see the President On an urgent matter, they said. The aliens met the President And told him the Galactic council Had voted to “contain” the planet earth From ever leaving the solar system. Earth people were just too violent And crazy to join the Galactic Federation. But there were 15 things That the Galatic council authorized His firm pursued trading with the earth. The fifteen items they could import were: Baseball, beer, blues, basketball Cards, country music, coffee, football (both American and soccer) Golf, guns, whiskey, wine, and rum. And fresh corn on the cob. They wanted to try all of this And then enter into negotiations In return, they would share The secrets of interstellar travel. They served them lunch Burgers and corn on the cob Followed by beer and whiskey While listening to blues and country music. The aliens smiled as they tasted The corn on the cob The burgers they said Were okay, lots of places Did good burgers. But the corn ah that was pure heaven As was the beer and whiskey And the blues and country music. And the Peets coffee sealed the deal. And that was the beginning Of a beautiful inter-galactic friendship. NEW PROMPT: Tomorrow, June 11, is Corn on the Cob Day. Write a story or poem about someone (human or otherwise) eating corn on the cob for the first, time. Corn on the cob is heavenly as is Peet’s coffee, beer, wine, whiskey, and rum. Blues yeah but country music meh, burgers are heavenly too. |