Thursday, June 17, 2010

Cinnamon Toasted Apple Jacks

A is for acrylamide found in your fries

B is for benzene from exhaust in the skies

C is for cadmium from a hazardous waste spill

D is for dioxin released from paper mills

E is for Endosulfan, a toxic pesticide

F is for formaldehyde, a carcinogenic fungicide

G is for gasoline, a polluting morass

H is for hydrogen sulfide, a poisonous gas

I is for the itch that just seems to stay

J is for jaundice, how'd I get this anyway?

K is for kerosene, do not use it on ticks

L is for lead used in cheap candle wicks

M is for mercaptans, that stinky skunk smell

N is for naphthalene, against moths it repels

O is for oxalic acid precipitating as your kidney stone

P is for "PCBs that have polluted me," the earth bemoans

Q is for Q Fever, a disease spread by ticks

R is for radiation, too much makes you sick

S is for Sarin, a deadly nerve gas

T is for the tapeworm your pet might pass

U is for ultraviolet rays, pray that sunblock will prevail

V is for Vancomycin, a drug when all others fail

W is for Warfarin, both rodenticide and anticoagulant?

X is for xylene, a sickeningly sweet solvent

Y is for yersina pestis, used in biological warfare

Z is for Zinfandel -- sigh, anyone want to share?

1 comment:

  1. Scary - and very well done! Pass that Zinfandel over here, please!

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