“Love me, hot mama,” he said, “I need to get laid”
“First of all,” she replied, “Find me some shade.
And a glass of cold Mike’s lemonade.
And maybe a fine necklace of Oriental jade.
And take me to the Mardi Gras parade
And also Vegas and the Atlantic City arcade.
And only then perhaps you might have it made.”
“Aaah! Don’t be a tease,’ he said, “a female DeSade.”
“But,” she rejoined, “ I need love and romance, exotic travel, song and dance,
make my life a fun promenade.
For I’m no slut, no mutt, not easy, not rough trade.
In fact, I also want a new Escalade.
And ten different kinds of Marmalades.
And a beachfront house near the Everglades.
And if you set me up well for a good long spell,
with everything in my endless wishing well,
then you needn't be afraid or throw a tirade.
You’ll probably, maybe, might possibly just make the grade.”
“Sorry, babe,” he said, “but you’ve messed with my head and managed to purge the urge.
Adios, Chiquita, I’m changing the game and changing my name, now known as Lone Wolf McQuade.”
(Author's comment: Bet you've met somebody like her, huh? There's a factory in Malibu where they stamp out clones every few minutes.
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Reviews of "Thoroughly Modern Millie"
Reviewed by Calendula Petal (Reader)
Reviewed on November 1, 2002
crumbs, I thought I had destroyed that photo years ago...ok, I was in cloud cuckoo land.
Glad he went down that path, he would have hated himself in the morning......
loved it.
Reviewed by *********** ********** (Reader)
Reviewed on October 30, 2002
LOL!!! Oh cool, you made me grin! Thanks, Dani
Reviewed by Margie Hess (Reader)
Reviewed on October 30, 2002
maybe your opening line was the start of the problem, mr romantic LOL
I met Jerome on a busy city street in Baltimore, Maryland, when he was forty-five years old. On that particular day, I was out and about, enjoying a much-needed day off from work.
I wanted to purchase a sukiyaki sub. I parked my car in an area of
Glad he went down that path, he would have hated himself in the morning......
loved it.