They found him deep in the compost pile –
Looking like he’d been there quite a while.
He smelled just like his name.
Mrs. Mess got the blame.
She looked guilty by a country mile.
adam: Nice one – And yes – the name “Mess” reminded me of the essay by Matthew Arnold (“The Function of Criticism”) in which the famous phrase “Wragg is in custody” appears.
April 21st, 2015 at 11:23AM
They found him deep in the compost pile –
Looking like he’d been there quite a while.
He smelled just like his name.
Mrs. Mess got the blame.
She looked guilty by a country mile.
April 21st, 2015 at 11:35AM
A lotta manure there. Not as much as can be found at GW, of course: http://www.gq.com/news-politics/newsmakers/201304/nfl-mba-program
April 21st, 2015 at 12:08PM
Anon: I’ve just scanned the GQ thing so far – looks fascinating – thanks for sending.
April 21st, 2015 at 12:14PM
adam: Nice one – And yes – the name “Mess” reminded me of the essay by Matthew Arnold (“The Function of Criticism”) in which the famous phrase “Wragg is in custody” appears.