"THE TOAD MASTER"

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#555555" TEXT="#080000" background="03eb85a3.jpg"> <div> <B>                                     </B><B>FOOD   FOR  THOUGHT 3 - A  </B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>    </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>                                                         </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>         </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>  HUMOR</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#555555" TEXT="#080000" background="03f08083.jpg"> <bR> <div> "why me lord?</div> <div>  <embed src="HTMLobj-124/whymelord.mid" autostart="false" width="145" height="70">  </div> <div> <B>USE SOUND CONTROL</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> sign-view</div> <div> <A HREF="guest_book.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Guest Book">GUESTBOOK</A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >  TO:</FONT>  <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="FOOD FOR THOUGHT 3 A ">home</A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>"THE TOAD MASTER"</I></div> <div> <B><><><></B></div> <div> <B>There's a angler that I know, </B></div> <div> <B>and his name is Peter Paul, </B></div> <div> <B>If he had no bad luck, </B></div> <div> <B>he'd have no luck at all! </B></div> <div> <B><><><></B></div> <div> <B>Sometime joins me when  I go </B></div> <div> <B>out to the fishing grounds, </B></div> <div> <B>and this is how my story goes </B></div> <div> <B>an epic so profound. </B></div> <div> <B><><><></B></div> <div> <B>"Pete" loves the water, boat, and fish, </B></div> <div> <B>what life is all about, </B></div> <div> <B>but seldom does he get his wish... </B></div> <div> <B>his fortune all ran out! </B></div> <div> <B><><><></B></div> <div> <B>But not his money that is gone, </B></div> <div> <B>his luck that took a dive, </B></div> <div> <B>it's the dreaded "ToadFish" curse </B></div> <div> <B>that's on his back to ride. </B></div> <div> <B><><><></B></div> <div> <B>This curse, just wont let him be, </B></div> <div> <B>a dark cloud over Paul; </B></div> <div> <B>it's true it doesn't bother me, </B></div> <div> <B> no answers come at all. </B></div> <div> <B><><><></B></div> <div> <B>It's a real dirty, crying shame </B></div> <div> <B>to spoil an anglers love, </B></div> <div> <B>The "ToadFish Curse" is all to blame </B></div> <div> <B>that dwells down in the mud. </B></div> <div> <B><><><></B></div> <div> <B>It seems to happen every time </B></div> <div> <B>he hooks a heavy load, </B></div> <div> <B>instead of "RockFish" on his line, </B></div> <div> <B>up swings another "Toad"! </B></div> <div> <B><><><></B></div> <div> <B>Now Peter Paul has duely gained; </B></div> <div> <B>a "handle" from his peers, </B></div> <div> <B>"Toad Master" he is timely named </B></div> <div> <B>and well known at the piers. </B></div> <div> <B><><><></B></div> <div> <B>He spends a lot of free time </B></div> <div> <B>on the water with a wish; </B></div> <div> <B>that the "curse" upon him would decline, </B></div> <div> <B>so he could catch some fish. </B></div> <div> <B><><><></B></div> <div> <B>But it makes no sense or never mind </B></div> <div> <B>in where he drops his line, </B></div> <div> <B>for what occurs, that awful curse </B></div> <div> <B>befalls him everytime. </B></div> <div> <B><><><></B></div> <div> <B>Dark clouds hover o'er the boat, </B></div> <div> <B>his bait lies on the bottom, </B></div> <div> <B>when comes a mighty splurge of hope, </B></div> <div> <B>and Paul screamed: "I got'im!" </B></div> <div> <B><><><></B></div> <div> <B>He's yelling: "it's a "keeper"... </B></div> <div> <B>"a big one for the road"; </B></div> <div> <B>but as before.. luck stayed ashore, </B></div> <div> <B>for comes another "toad"!</B></div> <div> <B><><><></B></div> <div> <B>Paul moaned beneath his old straw hat </B></div> <div> <B>while grappling with the catch: </B></div> <div> <B>"Just what good is that?"..he asked </B></div> <div> <B>"to hook another match". </B></div> <div> <B><><><></B></div> <div> <B>"I wonder when this wicked trend, </B></div> <div> <B>of catching "Toads" will end...</B></div> <div> <B>and bring me back my favorite dish </B></div> <div> <B>that I'm so desperate in." </B></div> <div> <B><><><></B></div> <div> <B>"What on earth is going on? "</B></div> <div> <B>the question that he posed: </B></div> <div> <B>"What have I done to be so prone</B></div> <div> <B>in catching only "toads" </B></div> <div> <B><><><></B></div> <div> <B>Also questions that he asks </B></div> <div> <B>makes fishing seem a task </B></div> <div> <B>and not the way it oughta be; </B></div> <div> <B>but pleasure that will last! </B></div> <div> <B><><><></B></div> <div> <B>If, or where you ever snare </B></div> <div> <B>a slimey, stinking "toad" </B></div> <div> <B>you will find a mess to bear </B></div> <div> <B>in one big nasty load. </B></div> <div> <B><><><></B></div> <div> <B>And when you land him on the deck, </B></div> <div> <B>you'll need a bunch of tools, </B></div> <div> <B>a butcher knife to dissect </B></div> <div> <B>and pliers there for the pulls. </B></div> <div> <B><><><></B></div> <div> <B>A hack- saw handy just in case </B></div> <div> <B>the knife will only slide, </B></div> <div> <B>to clear away the massive waste </B></div> <div> <B>beyond the toughest hide. </B></div> <div> <B><><><></B></div> <div> <B>Then recall what goes with Paul, </B></div> <div> <B>that yours will be just one; </B></div> <div> <B>and not the trend that follows him, </B></div> <div> <B>that adds up to a ton! </B></div> <div> <B><><><></B></div> <div> <B>But just today I got a call, </B></div> <div> <B>from Buckroe's brand new pier, </B></div> <div> <B>It was the voice of Peter Paul </B></div> <div> <B>with great news that I hear. </B></div> <div> <B><><><></B></div> <div> <B>"I caught em all", beamed Peter Paul, </B></div> <div> <B>"at least a hundred score,</B></div> <div> <B>and not one toad there in the load, </B></div> <div> <B>I'm freed forever more!"</B></div> <div> <B><><><></B></div> <div> <B> By William E. Hardison (c)</B></div> <div> <B><></B></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>