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When Dopple-Bugs Go Bad at Christmas

j.s.lamb
1 min readDec 10, 2016

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Boshel-Bops
& Tiddlel-Tops
Are sold in different sizes:
Some quite large.
(Big as a Barge!)
Others?
Very tiny.

Fiddle-Dees
(Now offered free)
Get packed with odd sur-prises.
Most are dull.
(Like dead seagulls.)
Others:
Bright & Shiny.

I pre-fer dried Dopple-Rugs,
& Do-Wah Bugs,
Dressed in smart disguises,
Like Short Giraffes,
In Hee-Haw Hats,
Especially
When they’re whiny.

But never buy me
Osyter-Bees
Filled with com-pro-mises.
They’ll just complain
& make it rain —
Then turn all green & slimy.

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j.s.lamb
j.s.lamb

Written by j.s.lamb

.Author of “Orange Socks & Other Colorful Tales.” How I survived Vietnam & kept my sense of humor.

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