First the eggs

Saturday 4th June 2011 9:56 am

First Edwina Currie came for the eggs,
And I did not protest for I am a chicken.
Then the listeria infiltrated meat pate blunder,
And I did not protest for I was yet too young
To fully appreciate the joy of Melba Toast
Next CJD caused beef’s days to be numbered,
And I did not complain as the prices plummeted,
And it wasn’t only Sundays I enjoyed a roast.
But now they link coli with cucumbers
Causing complacent salad eaters to be scared,
And Spanish growers thoughts to turn to compost.

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Dave Carr

Sun 5th Jun 2011 21:26

Excellent.
Although I think someone's chickens just came home to roost.

alisonsmiles68@gmail.com

Sun 5th Jun 2011 15:25

hehehe, gold star goes to Dave Bradley - I thought the cheeky theft of the First they came theme would be noticed very quickly here. Nothing gets past a poet; we notice things!

Isobel

Sun 5th Jun 2011 13:03

Thanks for the link Dave - it's an unusual reference and not one I would have thought of.

Dave Bradley

Sat 4th Jun 2011 20:55

Interesting indeed. Echoes of Martin Niemoller. What would he have thought?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_they_came

<Deleted User> (8730)

Sat 4th Jun 2011 15:27

very funy and topical and clever

darren thomas

Sat 4th Jun 2011 10:49

occasionally Julian...our words.

<Deleted User> (5011)

Sat 4th Jun 2011 10:43

Great theme for a poetry challenge: WHAT THE HELL CAN WE EAT THEN?

Isobel

Sat 4th Jun 2011 10:18

What an interesting idea for a poem. I find the cucumber scare quite an unusual one. Normally it's us meat eaters that suffer. I've always believed that if you eat a good balanced diet you will fight off all these bugs. One of the CJD casualties was a vegetarian. I always wonder if she would have lived had she carried on eating meat - not necessarily burgers of course...

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First the eggs

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