bay-area tourist beware

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    because I really don't like the way you people act...and btw, it's all true.

    bay-area tourist beware

    here in the mountains you have a name
    you're flat-landers, you're all the same
    and I have to say I find delight
    in observing you big-city types
    you drive your Saab's at reckless speed
    'cause you must be the first to ski
    and though the blizzard lingers on
    you lead the idiotic throng
    to which you city fools belong
    as merrily you rush along
    the roads are closed but you're headstrong
    rush, rush, rush, this won't take long

    so up and down the interstate
    you morons have to sit and wait
    stuck in cars with heated seats
    the raging storm has got you beat
    but you will not admit defeat
    your pride denies a wise retreat
    until you've skied you're incomplete

    at the gas station you rudely cut in line
    us local hicks are wasting your valuable time
    you honk your horn and flip the bird
    we laugh because you're just absurd
    a special class of stuck-up turd
    a member of the dum-dum herd
    this thought we know has not occurred
    your presence here is not preferred
    so enjoy it as you get detoured
    your impromptu trip is now deferred

    In the summer it's the lake you seek
    as usual your driving stinks
    you cruise the curves in wild haste
    your precious time you will not waste
    so from the road cops peel your paste
    and with your wreckage we get graced
    but others plans can't be displaced
    carry on this annual idiot race
    I may wear my red-neck hat
    and smile as you race by
    I know where the speed traps are
    and I'll laugh when you're pulled to the side

    and one last word flat-lander friend
    at Ikeda's you will all stop in
    to grab the ritualized burger meal
    this tasty treat holds great appeal
    your ilk all think it's such a deal
    ten dollar burgers aren't a steal
    we natives worked there in the summer
    what we learned was such a bummer
    we've seen the cockroach colony
    and rats that left their poo and pee
    we laugh at your insulting tone
    and pseudo-intellectual pose
    your eating the filthiest shit there is
    I mean this quite literally
    while looking down your nose at me

    I've a news flash flatland bozo
    we locals live where you dream to go
    and everyday enjoy the life
    you long for in your pin-striped tie
    all that you will ever be
    is a boost to our economy
    so know this when you see our smile
    we will never like your style
    you may be rich but we've got wiles
    and we know where not to eat.

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    Artie commented on bay-area tourist beware

    07-26-2009

    OMG!! This is so funny to me. I grew up on the east end of Long Island, which is a summer getaway for NYC. So I can really relate to what you're saying here. 10 from me

    ChrisP commented on bay-area tourist beware

    07-25-2009

    Blew wind into my sinking sales. You my poet person are very orginal. I will continued to be inspired by you.

    Hampton commented on bay-area tourist beware

    07-25-2009

    A GOOD FRIEND'S SON WORKED AT iKEDA'S AND HIS COMMENTS MATCH YOUR'S. THE POEM IS A LYRICAL GEM THAT NOT ONLY MAKES YOUR NEIGHBOR DOWN THE HILL SMILE BUT PROVIDES READER'S WHO LIVE IN THE AREA WITH A LASTING GLOW ,,, PROBABLY STEMMING FROM A SINISTER INTERNAL DESIRE TO "SOCK IT TO THEM"

    spbsdude commented on bay-area tourist beware

    07-25-2009

    Loved the energy and the honesty. This is a well put together poem, with a lt of wit. But I hope you don't think this rude, Utah hunters feel the same way about the California hunters who come here. Of course most of those are from southern California.

    RHPeat commented on bay-area tourist beware

    07-25-2009

    Grand local news and I love the whole thing. Beep Beep, remember when you past me back two miles, Now you're stuck behind a truck, and we're beside ya with our smiles. I love it when all your speed rushes forward just to recede. =============================================== Hey and thanks for the comment on my poem; I went to make another reply and deleted it. So come back and make another// A poet friend//RH Peat

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