There was a cartoon of bison
with their heads and arms stuck
through pillowy, puffy numerals.
Yes, such as 4, or 8, but anyway,
the caption read:
“Buffalo used to roam the plains
in large numbers.”
Or something of that sort.
Opposite, a headline starkly stated:
“North Korea Launches Missiles Toward
the Northern Marianas Islands.”
I laughed.
The buffalo were in large numbers.
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Randy Baker
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Comments (6)
Funny how our minds "see" things. I love to read very old newspaper articles...started doing that while researching ancestors, great source, btw.
This had me double checking whether bison and buffalo meant the same thing - now I feel silly living in the prairies. Fun piece Randy!
Oh, good job. I want to laugh with you AND I'm horrified.
Hahahahahahahahahahhaa that was hilarious!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I don't know why but this piece intrigues me. Very interesting!!!
Sucha happy little poem!