An Avocado in the Snow

An avocado, found in the snow near Portland St and Broadway, Cambridge, MA

An avocado in the snow.
Who left it there? I do not know.
Not Father, Son, nor Ghost so holy,
Rebirths you into guacamole.
Did leaping from this wretched fate
Allow you to feel special, great?
Or did, cast down like ancient foe,
You weep from terror, weep from woe?
But lie here now, near Portland Street,
And rest, green flesh and tasty meat.

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3 Responses to “An Avocado in the Snow”

Liz says:
December 22nd, 2008 at 11:07
And you didn’t rescue it?! Poor lost souls like this should always be brought home for dinner, especially this time of year. He clearly doesn’t have a family to go home to!
Nat Budin says:
December 22nd, 2008 at 11:09
You are an odd duck.

Nat Budin says:
December 22nd, 2008 at 11:30

Also, after reading this verse, I found a different one stuck in my head, this one by the late, great Mr. Frank Zappa:

Call any vegetable
Call it by name
Call one today when you
Get off the train
Call any vegetable
And the chances are good
That the vegetable will respond to you.

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Yes, the most delicious hamburger of all is not brown, but
green. The green of money. Denominations of hamburger
(and current value in USD:)

* 1/4-pounder ($3.79)
* Cuneiform, or "Cuney" ($8.00)

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1. Deflation due to hunger
2. Fraud (soy fillers)
3. Hamburgers not invented yet

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> This was quite the boon for the influential
> Guild of Wallet-Washers.

The rise of the hamburger as a form of currency can be attributed to several aspects of Akkadian civilization.

Yes, the most delicious hamburger of all is not brown, but green. The green of money. Denominations of hamburger (and current value in USD:)

¼-pounder ($3.79)
Cuneiform, or “Cuney” ($8.00)

Problems with the currency:

Deflation due to hunger
Fraud (soy fillers)
Hamburgers not invented yet

As Dr. Tabi said:

Wallets became foetid and repulsive. This was quite the boon for the influential Guild of Wallet-Washers.

An Avocado in the Snow

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