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Don't Look Twice - It's Cellulite

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(...so I says to Bob Dylan, "If you can use it, use it")

 

It ain’t no use to sit

and wonder why, Babe,

Now that you are fifty four;

It ain’t no use to grit

your teeth and lie, Babe,

Now your boobs point to the floor;

You used to have a perky pair that’s heaven-blessed

They stood and shouted, “Hiya”; blokes were well impressed;

But now your bra’s like scaffolding fixed round your chest;

Don’t look twice it’s cellulite.

 

And surgery might spoil

your double chin, Babe,

It’s something that you can’t afford;

And it ain’t no use to oil

your saggy skin, Babe,

Just put it on the ironing board;

Underneath your eyes are showing bags and rings,

And from your upper lip a moustache sprouts and springs

And keep your arms beside you – you’ve got bingo wings

Don’t look twice it’s cellulite.

 

It ain’t no use pretending

you’ve good eyes, Babe,

With glasses perching on your head;

Be careful when you’re bending

cos your thighs, Babe,

Show rolls of wobbly tissue when they’re spread;

When once you walked so tall you now begin to slouch,

You’ve wrinkles all around your eyes and round your mouth,

Your boobs are in Antarctica – they couldn’t get more South,

Don’t look twice it’s cellulite.

 

It ain’t no use in slapping

on the face, Babe,

You might be better off by using bleach;

That corset that you’re strapping

Round your waist, Babe,

Its hooks and eyes will never reach;

Your hair is thinning badly, it’s a tufted thatch,

It’s grimy, grey and greasy; there’s a balding patch

And not just on your head but also on your snatch

Don’t look twice it’s cellulite.

◄ Grope Lane

There's Allus a Reason "Why Not" ►

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Martin Peacock

Sun 14th Apr 2013 23:44

Oooh, wonder what 'wo Bob' would make of this? Mr. Zimmerman, the floor is yours...

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Isobel

Sat 6th Apr 2013 23:42

To answer your question MC, I'd say it depends on how it's done. When you are taking the mick out of anyone there's always a fine line - for me at least.

I think I don't like this one because it seems so very personal - one woman being undressed and scorned. I suppose I find it hard cos that woman could be any number of friends of mine - very many of us carry a few extra pounds and how many people would survive that kind of close up scrutiny?

I know John won't mind me commenting negatively cos I think he's robust enough to take it - just as I am. As I said earlier, I like very much of John's work, which is why I often comment on it. In any case, I seem to be the lone voice in the wilderness - perhaps I'm the one with the faulty sense of humour :)



<Deleted User> (10123)

Sat 6th Apr 2013 10:28

the pleasures of age are increasing 'in creasing' ta muchly, more please, nick.

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M.C. Newberry

Thu 4th Apr 2013 22:07

I'm curious. What's the difference between a
woman "having some fun with men's genitalia"
(sic) -
and a man having fun with female cellulite?
Laugh and the world laughs with you...or something!

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Yvonne Brunton

Wed 3rd Apr 2013 14:58

Ha Ha - cruelly true and very funny. And whatever turns you on I say. Thanks for sharing your private photo collection with us.

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Isobel

Wed 3rd Apr 2013 11:28

Some men within our own culture like big women too Dave - I know my brothers hate the stick thin look.

I like a lot of your poetry John, but I can't pretend to like this. I don't see the humour in it - maybe that's because I'm a middle aged woman with all that decay on the near horizon - though I'm not sure I would have liked it at 21 either.

Glad you enjoyed my bollocks poem anyway. That was me just having some fun with men's genitalia - lol, where there's a will, there's a way ;

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Dave Bradley

Wed 3rd Apr 2013 00:45

Another gem from your prolific pen, John. Excellent, though cultures where big women are traditionally admired may not agree.

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M.C. Newberry

Tue 2nd Apr 2013 16:04

So funny! I will be chuckling for a while yet..and as laughter is the best medicine, I say thank you for the contribution to my health!!

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Harry O'Neill

Tue 2nd Apr 2013 13:14


John,
No way could I ever compete with an arse like that!

(honestly now, it was yours, `taken behind your back` by Gertie, wasn`t it?)

The `scaffolding` and `Antarctica` are ace!

tony sheridan

Tue 2nd Apr 2013 11:22

Nice one John! Take care, Tony.

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Isobel

Tue 2nd Apr 2013 11:03

Ha - it occurs to me that I've already written the Yin to your Yang, though I didn't have the balls to post a proper picture with it.

Enjoy :)

http://www.writeoutloud.net/public/blogentry.php?blogentryid=4933

<Deleted User> (6315)

Tue 2nd Apr 2013 00:44

riiiiiiight.....you've been peeking...tsk..

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Isobel

Mon 1st Apr 2013 23:22

LOL - then you'll have to hope that your sculptured body starts to attract better than the above offerings :)

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John Coopey

Mon 1st Apr 2013 23:14

Can't he;p you there, Isobel. I write my poems from personal experience and, as I still have the sculptured body of a Greek god and the todger of a pagan fertility symbol, I shall have to wait many years for deterioration to set in!

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Isobel

Mon 1st Apr 2013 23:07

Hmph - you'll have to do one for the male equivalent now John - let's hear about all the old beer bellies n todgers you have to scrape up with a spatula :)

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