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Popcorn Lover |
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Andrew Scott Member Elite
since 1999-06-24
Posts 2558Redlands,CA,USA |
Yellow seed feed bag Sprinkled in salt and sweet Seeks Hot, radiated rectangular prism To result in Fingerless chameleon tongue That flicks and sticks to Arid kernels of corn No fuss No muss Napkin free Midnight snack Only serious snackers need reply |
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Balladeer
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
I'm a serious snacker! I was a kernel in the popcorn army!! Popcorn is manna from heaven..  |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Pass the butter. Yum!!! |
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Andrew Scott Member Elite
since 1999-06-24
Posts 2558Redlands,CA,USA |
Ha! One of those childhood treats that never goes stale. My daughters don't like sharing with me, becuase I eat it with my tongue rather than my fingers. I guess I can understand their revulsion.  |
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Andrew Scott Member Elite
since 1999-06-24
Posts 2558Redlands,CA,USA |
Sunshine: I'm not much for butter on my popcorn. I think in comes from having worked in the theatre and seeing what that stuff looks like when it isn't melted. |
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Earl Brinkman Senior Member
since 2010-03-03
Posts 1183Osaka, Japan |
I love poems that dare to be different. Pass the popcorn. |
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Robert E. Jordan Member Rara Avis
since 2008-01-25
Posts 8541Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Yo Andrew, It's a cute poem. I never heard of such goings-on. Bobby |
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Amaryllis Senior Member
since 2010-05-20
Posts 1306Mi now |
This poem is fresh and fun! Thanks for sharing! ~Amaryllis |
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Toerag Member Ascendant
since 1999-07-29
Posts 5622Ala bam a |
 Great work Mr. Scott. (Kernal Balladeer's smoke detector) |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
it's 930 in the morning and guess what I'm having for breakfast? LOL loved this and the replies too |
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Andrew Scott Member Elite
since 1999-06-24
Posts 2558Redlands,CA,USA |
Hey everybody! Thanks for the read and write. Glad you are enjoying this fun little piece. Toe! Either you got way too much time on your hands, or you got a funny way of poppin' corn. I have to admit, that was a very funny idea. Thanks for the laugh. The family and I are headin' out for parts unknown (Oregon and Washington States) to see family. Won't be back in touch for ten days. Take care you nuts. Peace  "We'll chase them like rats across the tundra." |
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bel1e Senior Member
since 2006-07-24
Posts 1631 |
~*~*LOL much enjoyed this one ! |
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Alison 
since 2008-01-27
Posts 9318Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy! |
I laughed as much as I could - my mouth is stuffed with .. yeah, it is. Popcorn. Love my popcorn! A |
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Larry C
since 2001-09-10
Posts 10286United States |
The treat that always draws me back! If tears could build a stairway and memories a lane, |
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JerryPat Senior Member
since 2010-10-30
Posts 1991Louisiana/America |
I'll be getting into Orville's Cheddar Popcorn tomorrow when Netflick delivers my movies. . . . and the Raven said, %!~#&(&#!$! |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
Ya gotta love it! Life just isn't complete without popcorn. This is too cute! Popcorn—A Satisfying Snack POPCORN is no “junk food.” It is a nutritious whole-grain snack. The kernel is practically all hard starch, but inside it there is a tiny amount of moisture that turns into steam when heated and explodes into a fluffy, fragrant, white ball 30 to 40 times its original size. At the same time that warm, tantalizing aroma fills the room. Its Value as a Food Nutritionist Kay Munsen of Iowa State University says: “Plain popcorn is an ideal snack. It is not sugary, sweet, fatty, too salty, expensive, or fattening.” And Dr. Betty Alford, chairman of nutrition and food sciences at Texas Women’s University, has stated that one big advantage of eating popcorn is that “it’s filling but you’re not ingesting a lot of calories.” In fact, one cup of unbuttered popcorn has 23 calories compared to 230 calories in one cup of corn chips. If you don’t drink anything the whole time you’re eating it, the dry popcorn draws the fluids out of your system and gives your saliva glands a healthy workout. Besides, it is like swallowing a sponge that soaks up stomach acids, and does away with heartburn and indigestion. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, popcorn is 77 percent carbohydrate, 12 percent protein, 5 percent fat and 2 percent minerals. The tiny kernels contain the B-complex vitamins—niacin, thiamine and riboflavin, as well as vitamin E. The American Dental Association recommends popcorn as a snack because it is crunchy, not sticky, and contains no sugar. So much chewing has to be done to break it up that eating popcorn is good exercise for teeth and gums and has a certain amount of cleansing action. Popcorn was introduced to early American settlers by the Indians. Today it is popular at movies, ball parks, zoos, the circus and all sorts of sporting events. in the United States, however, about 85 percent of popcorn consumed is prepared at home. Eric |
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Andrew Scott Member Elite
since 1999-06-24
Posts 2558Redlands,CA,USA |
Larry C: Hey, thanks for poppin' this one back to the top page. Mighty nice of ya. Jerry: Enjoy those flicks. I'm always trying to introduce some of the classics to my two teenage daughters. Popcorn is never an option. It's a must! ethome: "... does away with heartburn and indigestion." I'll have to remember that one. Thanks for the science lesson. It was mighty tasty. Peace. "We'll chase them like rats across the tundra." [This message has been edited by Andrew Scott (11-20-2010 12:34 PM).] |
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Prasad Nataraj Senior Member
since 2008-05-29
Posts 1149Bangalore,India |
Sure thing, popcorn are great company while watching those favorite flicks.Plain popcorn is healthy snack. "Hardwork pays in the long run" |
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2gabby Junior Member
since 2010-11-21
Posts 23 |
what a refreshing piece. love to see that not all good poetry is serious/somber poetry. nicely done. |
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Andrew Scott Member Elite
since 1999-06-24
Posts 2558Redlands,CA,USA |
Prasad: Thanks for stopping by. You'll find the concession stand full of what I like to call "concentrated evil." Thankfully, popcorn is on the side of good. Just don't put too much salt on it. 2gabby: Hey, thanks also for stopping by... and welcome to the site. Trust me when I say, there is plenty of humor and silliness in these parts. Enjoy all it has to offer. Peace. "We'll chase them like rats across the tundra." |
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Alison
since 2008-01-27
Posts 9318Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy! |
I am there with my feedbag ready! A |
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Andrew Scott Member Elite
since 1999-06-24
Posts 2558Redlands,CA,USA |
Well Alison, just as long as it isn't full of lumpy oatmeal. Thanks for the read and write. Peace."We'll chase them like rats across the tundra." |
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crosscountry83 Member
since 2009-07-30
Posts 345 |
Loved the poem! My mom recently bought a theatre-style popcorn machine at a garage sale. Delicious write. |
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Andrew Scott Member Elite
since 1999-06-24
Posts 2558Redlands,CA,USA |
CC83: Haaa, now that be some serious poppin'! Been there, done that, when I worked in the theatre. Thanks for poppin' this one back to the top of the pile. Peace! "We'll chase them like rats across the tundra." |
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Klassy Lassy Member Elite
since 2005-06-28
Posts 2187Oregon |
There is no other mouth watering aroma quite like hot buttered popcorn! Or caramel corn for that matter, either!  yum! |
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