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'Twas The Night Before Breeding
  • (for those who aren't on Facebook)
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    Twas the night before breeding, and all through the house
    Not a creature was moving, Not even my mouse.
    The Spreadsheets were laid on the desktop with care,
    In the hopes that a winner was lurking in there.

    The mares were nestled all snug in their stalls
    The stallions were hyper because of their balls.
    The laundry, the dishes, the cleaning; not done
    I sit here and wait for the night script to run.

    When there on my page a symbol appears!
    “Breed to this stallion” (owe money for YEARS!)
    Away to my stud page I fly like a flash
    And set all the stud fees for one million CASH!

    The moon thru my window reflects off the screen
    I’d turn on the light, but that’d just be too mean.
    My spouse doesn’t get it and that’s just too bad
    To not have those yearlings would just be SO sad!

    I see someone else on the forum now, dammit
    You KNOW that that someone has got to be Ammit.
    More rapid than eagles her fingers they fly
    Making all these new features that I now must buy!

    Now Zaphod! Now Rhymnic! Now Capone and Panther!
    On Thantos! On Mickey! Penumbra and Empire!
    To the top of the dummy, to the top of the mare
    Make fillies or colts, I really don’t care!

    As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane blow
    Straws will be sold left and right, I just know.
    The system is starting to run rather slow.
    Someone call Ammit, I just HAVE to know!

    I speak not a word, but go straight to my work
    And fill all my stalls, then turn with a jerk
    And laying a finger to wipe off a tear
    I remember my embryo’s I saved for this year!

    Exhausted and dragging, I fight off the urge
    To purchase more barns, I cannot just splurge!
    But look at those babies, there on my laptop
    How can I manage to make myself stop?!

    Now finally its dawn and there are no mares left to breed
    Some food and some sleep are the things that I need.
    But the alarm is now sounding, I must go to work
    To make some more money,
    “for Ammit” I smirk

    MERRY EVERYTHING, EVERYBODY!
    From Confluence Farms

    (For those who don't know, or remember, I wrote this back around 2010, when I was playing the, now defunct, Western Horse Game. The 'reindeer' names are all stallions that were the best known in that game, at that time)
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  • Cool I really like it.
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  • I loooove it. But let me tell you, the stallions part just cracked me up =))
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  • :)) Very clever.
    De gustibus non disputandum. "There's no arguing about tastes."

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  • Absolutely brilliant!
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  • So clever! My favorite line is "The stallions were hyper because of their balls" =))
  • Oh, I remembered this from last year, I didn't know it was that old! I knew it wasn't recent because f the stanza about setting stud fees to a million, because we have In-House breeding buttons now. :P Well done!
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  • Omg I love it =))
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  • Brilliant! I am pretty sure you double the mean IQ of Jefferson County just by living there ; ) This poem is wonderful. My horse buddy from Dittmer is quite amused.

    P.S. Sorry for bringing rain to St. Louis : (
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  • LOL! Since I work for the city I have to live in the city! We have a 'country estate' (double wide on 1.5 acres) in Jefferson county, though, so I guess it counts!

    P.S. It's supposed to turn to snow, so I'm good with it!
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  • I love you guys. :-)) What a marvelous game of crazies we are. I can relate to this poem.. lol :x =)) (*) :-B
    Breeder of Quality Warmbloods and Show Horses
    Lover of Brindles, Blacks, Buckskins, Blue Roan's, Bays, Grey's and SABLES! And addicted to Ice, Pearl and the color Purple.. :P
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  • Love this! :)) :x
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  • I read this out loud to my husband, and he was laughing pretty good at it. I read this last year when I did my first Secret Santa; I was crying as I read it.
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  • (Alohomora switched to Riata)

    Snow?!? NOOO! My crabby joints are screaming already. Why did I leave Texas in DECEMBER for the Midwest?

    What a beautiful snow this would have been, though. My buddy has a small hole in the roof of his beat-up, hoosier (no offense, Ammit!), 20-year-old convertible (first world problems, eh?). For him, snow would have been preferred to this downpour. We are hoping the rain does not drench the seats too much. My service dog sits back there, and she will not be impressed. Lol I will just wear my rain gear and snow pants inside the car.

    I had it in my foggy little brain that you commuted from F-town to downtown every day. That would get old, fast! Glad you don't actually have to do that drive daily.

    The sad dogs who want me to know: "It Is Still Raining!" woke me up at 1:30. I am very glad they did, because some of us fell sleep early, and those creepy little elves on shelves almost forgot to move tonight. Oops! Now I cannot get back to sleep, mostly because there are two pairs of creepy little eyes staring at me. Who started this tradition, anyway?

    The dogs and the five-year-old are now having a snoring contest. Oh, boy. Thank goodness for HJ to keep me entertained during my insomnia!

  • Lol I read this at 6 AM. You made me giggle. Thank for making my day :P
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  • What is this WHITE STUFF that is falling down? My dogs are ecstatic. My knees are not. I hope your pooches and you enjoy the snow, Confluence Farms : )
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  • Marvelous! Love it! Merry and happy to all!
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  • Thank-you for the case of the morning giggles Confluence! Very well written.
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