eggrolyn1223 Posted December 14, 2002 Share Posted December 14, 2002 So they bought you And kept you in a Very good home Central heating TV A deep freeze A [i]very[/i] good home - No one to take you For that lovely long run - But otherwise "A [i]very[/i] good home" They fed you Pal and Chum But not that lovely long run, Until, mad with energy and boredom You escaped - and ran and ran and ran Under a car.Today they will cry for you - Tommorrow they will buy another dog. That was from a Children's Tales book I found in my old room. I was bored, looking for a book to read..just ran into that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggrolyn1223 Posted December 14, 2002 Author Share Posted December 14, 2002 Forgot about this: by Spike Milligan :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted December 14, 2002 Share Posted December 14, 2002 UUGG! A children's book about not exercising their dog so it runs away, gets killed by a car and then they get a new dog the next day? Wont be reading that to any children I know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggrolyn1223 Posted December 14, 2002 Author Share Posted December 14, 2002 I know. :x MAd.That's not gonna help any.I'm going to tear that page out and flush it down the toilet. :evil: used to be my favorite book, not anymore :mad: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggrolyn1223 Posted December 14, 2002 Author Share Posted December 14, 2002 Maybe...but..what about when they get another dog one day after their old dogs die?I went on Google and did a search on Spike Milligan..got a bunch of books he wrote and a biography..too lazy to read it though :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bk_blue Posted December 14, 2002 Share Posted December 14, 2002 Egg, Spike Milligan was an amazingly funny and talented comedian/author (he died last year I think, he was about 90 or so). I have some of his books too. He also used to be part of the Goon Show (way before our time, Dad has the records though). I am 99% sure the poem is a parody, a take on irresponsible pet ownership. :) I would read that to my future children as a way NOT to look after animals, also teaches them about satirical humour :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggrolyn1223 Posted December 15, 2002 Author Share Posted December 15, 2002 Oh.i've never heard of him until now.I didn't understand it before though...I mean, if it was doing good to dogs or what..Now I get it.Thanks, bk. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheetah Posted December 16, 2002 Share Posted December 16, 2002 I like that poem, it makes a good point about irresponsible ownership, sadly, this poem is probably a true story in many cases. However, i'm not sure how a child would interpret it without a parent to explain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouseatthebusstop Posted December 16, 2002 Share Posted December 16, 2002 [quote name='bk_blue']Egg, Spike Milligan was an amazingly funny and talented comedian/author (he died last year I think, he was about 90 or so). I have some of his books too. He also used to be part of the Goon Show (way before our time, Dad has the records though). I am 99% sure the poem is a parody, a take on irresponsible pet ownership. :) I would read that to my future children as a way NOT to look after animals, also teaches them about satirical humour :wink:[/quote] CAN I ALSO ADD HE WAS ENGLISH. I REMEMBER WATCHING THE GOON SHOW. HE WAS TRYING TO MAKE IRRISPONSIBLE OWNERS TO THINK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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