Ever get something that is a pain and makes you want to pop a vein? I mean by opening the thing up with the stupid wrapper causing a hiccup. You stab it and yank it and stab it some more. That plastic makes it seem like something of lore. Really annoying I must say. I guess they want to make you work for it at your bay.
Your pretty item is in the mail,
You get it and give a wail.
Want to see it right away.
But then you are caused dismay.
The thing is stuck,
What the duck?
This plastic is worse than super glue.
And all you can do is view.
Stabbing it comes to mind,
You grab the first thing you can find.
So and take your pen,
Stabbing it at your den.
Oops, the pen broke,
Now ink is making you choke.
But you will not give up,
As you knock down your coffee cup.
Smash! It breaks to pieces on the floor.
Adding another chore.
But screw that for now.
Could be a blessing some how.
You take the biggest piece of glass,
And stab it in mass.
Oops! You cut yourself some,
Now you swear the thing is dumb.
But it will not win.
You bash it with a tin.
A frying pan too,
And drown it in the loo.
Bleach the thing to melt it off,
As you continue to scoff.
You finally get wise,
Hauling out scissors on the rather large size.
You go to chop the thing,
And the two halfs fling.
Meaning the scissors break in two.
Now whatever will you do?
Smash it with a hammer,
For causing such a clamor?
Then that would signal defeat.
And you will not be beat.
So you stamp return to sender,
Saying it was put through a blender.
And wait for your replacement one.
Declaring this time such a tail will not be spun.
Until it is once more,
As the plastic gives an encore.
If only it was made of rubber,
Or at least could amuse and dance like Flubber.
Now was that not dVerse? For that plastic crap can make one curse. A chop here and a chop there and all you can do is stare. For the thing won't open with ease and is such a tease. But if you stab it just right your item will see the light. By then you are too tired to care and you know it is not that rare. All a ploy to cause sass so all will hear of the product including my little rhyming ass.
Experience spring, have a fling.
Number#1 again!
ReplyDeleteHank
Hank...you get up way too early!
DeleteThat he really does
DeleteTo become number one so often with the comment buzz haha
Betsy and Pat,
DeleteWe're on the other side of the world. Unearthly hours to you are times of play for us. Plain lucky most times,though!
I access 'Rhyme Time' a couple of times in a day. Pat always has the time to reply to every one that's why! Cheers!
Hank
Yeah I always try to reply
DeleteTo each and every girl and guy
That comes to my bay
And you are right in what you say
For you get up when we are asleep
And the reverse is for our keep
Plastic is the most durable
ReplyDeleteEven scissors breaks in two?
Burn it you should be able
What's inside may burn too!
What then short of a bite
It might just break some teeth
You've tried everything right
Leave it alone it'll be a relief
Hank
Yeah I suppose best to just leave it alone
DeleteAnd calm down ones tone
But still annoying it can be
So it must be opened by me..haha
Opening up a DVD is the pits
ReplyDeleteJust about gives me the fits.
Once I tried to STAB a plastic top off a bottle
Into my finger the knife did throttle
and off to Emergency I did toddle!
Have a nice day
Don't let fools get in your way!
haha the fools are all around
DeleteBut I will try not to let them be found
And ouch that must have hurt
As the blood did squirt
Stab it, stab it, stab it again,
ReplyDeleteThe right through my hand with a pen,
Again!
sheesh, Lurk, you're really in the violent mood today :PPP
DeleteDamn someone had too much caffience today
DeleteSuch violence at my bay
You two haven't had to raise children and open up the packages their stuff comes packaged in. It's pure murder.
Deletehaha I guess I have something to be thankful for
DeleteHere at my shore
I know Pat, it is so annoying how these plastic wrapped are so tight, specially when its a little thing. Stab it, but you will wreck the thing. Happy day to you Pat ~ Keep cool ~
ReplyDeleteYeah it is very annoying in every way
DeleteAt any bay
Not hot here
So I can keep cool indeed with my little rhyming rear
Then right through....sheesh!
ReplyDeleteGuess it was your fit
DeleteThat missed that bit haha
awesome, keep us posted :)
ReplyDeleteDid you used to be R?
DeleteI was thinking the same exact thing, Betsy!! lol
Deletehahaha...I guess he wanted to improve his image? lol.
DeleteAn updated R
DeleteHas come to my bar
Really wasted little time
Becoming oh so sublime
even grew a halo
Deleteand chats with us below
but are we allowed to tease Jesus
could be a sin against us.
lol.
Yeah we might go to hell
DeleteFor such teasing at my cell
Oh well
I will still ring that bell
We will know for sure if he comes back to respond...
DeleteI know exactly what happened. We crucified R and he rose from the dead and has returned as our Lord and Savior.
DeleteLOL poor poor R
DeleteHaving to go through such an ordeal because of all the comments to him at my bar
Poor R just wanted a little more respect and thought this was the best way. lol. :)
Deletehaha did not work
DeleteJust leaves us with a smirk
I reckon this means you received the stinky bomb we've sent you in the mail :) We knew the curiosity will be the last of cat :)
ReplyDeleteNot only did it make him mad, he almost cut himself AND he knocked over his coffee HA HA!!
DeletePfft the stinky bomb didn't have enough postage to reach me
DeleteSo it was sent back to your sea
At least that's what I was told
You alliance cronies may as well just fold
The stinky bomb took one whiff of the cat and curled up and died.
DeleteLOL that could work too
DeleteThe cat has the best stench around it is true
LOL at Annzie :)))
DeleteElsie, that was the plan :)
Cat, you can deny it, but we all know you got the bomb!
Pffft I will always deny
DeleteAnd make the alliance fry
I don't respond well to frying, Cat, me is only tasty and tender when slowly steamed :)
DeleteWell steam away then at your stall
DeleteJust down steam up the hall
Or any other room
Then you won't be able to see and that could bring doom
Excess packaging really is shit,
ReplyDeleteBut I want to know, what was in it?
Just a more general look at it
DeleteNothing immediate that caused this fit
Oh, this is so true! And if you do get your scissors to work on it, the cut edges are sharper than a razor blade! You really are taking your life in your hands just to open those things! Glad you lived to rant about it. lol.
ReplyDeleteYeah ones life is in their hands
DeleteWhen opening it at their lands
One little slip
And a human may become snip snip
That would not go over well
And put them in some kind of hell
a self done snip
Deleteoh that does not sound hip
better not hold the package in your lap
when you go on the scissor attack!
hahahaha
haha yes I will hold it good and high
DeleteSo all I will lose is an eye
Although that would be bad too
Hmmm maybe I'll let another get the plastic off and turn blue
yes, balls of any kind
Deletewould not be fun to loose
in your head or down below
just so you know.
LOL yeah that is very true
DeleteFor it even made a rhyme screw up happen by you
So it has to be bad
And will be avoided by this lad
"What the duck?"
ReplyDeleteThat's a lot nicer than what would have been said at my bay,
for you know we NYer's curse each and every day.
The plastic package would have opened under my gaze
for as you know, my talents never cease to shock and amaze!
Oh I swear away
DeleteNight and day
With such a display
At my bay
But you are full of shit
With that little bit
See I swore just for you
And it's even true..LMAO
You just made me laugh so hard
DeleteAll the birds stopped chirping in my yard.
My virginal eyes, I feel such an offend!
When will this madness come to an end?
I will sit back and enjoy my liver pate'
and try not to curse while at your bay.
hahaha =)))
hahaha I made you scare all the birds
DeleteFrom my above words
Oh that is quite fun
Although liver plate sounds nasty by a ton
If that is food
And a curse here and there isn't so rude
Nothing is worse than cd covers
ReplyDeleteAfter all the trouble nobody ever recovers
Yeah such a pain in the rump
DeleteMay as well just throw them in the dump
dude is it even worth it at that point, the plastic wrap makingyou wreck your joint & by the time you got it out, the thing is broken all about...shout, shout, shout i say, hey did you hear cali is outlawing plastic bags, maybe soon they will wrap it in rags..egads
ReplyDeletehaha yeah not worth it one bit
DeleteBy the time I am done such a fit
So I just ignore the damn thing
And let the swear words fling
Outlawing plastic bags too
Hmmm what can one use to pick up dog poo?
If I didn't know any better I'd say you were opening up a toy! They pack those things so tight! One of the many reasons why I hate Christmas! The kids open the gifts and bring them to me right away! "Daddy, I can't get this open!"
ReplyDelete"Well I can't either! Looks like you will have to find another toy until I get out my blow torch and jaws of life to rescue this poor little toy!"
LMAO the latest one was an electric razor I tried to get open at my sea
DeleteBut yeah those toys are a plight also to try and break free
Those suckers are good and tight
That one would be lucky to get them open come night
This sounds like quite the frustrating opening buddy, it definitely took a while and a lot of problems ensued, unfortunately for you. I understand how irksome those things can be though.
ReplyDeleteYep irksome in every way
DeleteAnd make for quite the swearing at my bay
LMAO The sad thing is, the pen is the first thing that I reach for too! It just seems so practical. No? Ok, maybe not... LOL
ReplyDeleteFrom this point forward I'll always opt for the steak knife first!! hahaha
LOL yeah the pen always seems like it will work
DeleteBut after a bit of a jerk
It does not do the trick
May as well get a brick
You and a steak knife
Hmmmm everyone better be far far far away or they could endanger their life
LMAO What are you trying to say? I could handle a steak knife!!! Hmph...just don't tell my nanny. She witnessed me slice my finger open while opening a box with a steak knife. Shhh :)
DeleteLOL yes that is exactly what I was trying to say
DeleteKeep the steak knife far far far away
Arrrgh! Blasted vacuum-sealed nightmare packaging! The amount of times I have broken stuff (scissors, knives, fingernails) trying to get into the damned things. And I so agree re CD covers - WTF - why don't they have a little tab like on cigarette packs?
ReplyDeleteYeah you'd think it be easier like that
DeleteBut oh not you have to squash the damn thing flat
As you yank and yank
Better off getting into a tank
haha, yeah used to happen to me all the time when I bought a cd, frustrated me sometimes to the point I didn't want to hear the songs, to make matters worse, they had that sticker thing that would make you curse, I guess they probably still do, but i haven't bought an album from the cd zoo, now I just click and make the music instantly come to view. funny you should post this today though, as I just bought one of those coconut water juice box things, thought I'd give it a whirl, but it had this tight sticker thing over the spout, and I tried and tried, felt like a wimp, had to give it a shout. Eventually I opened it, and it was ok, but I understand how they advertise it as being so refreshing, because after you try and open it, you need to refresh your electrolytes lol
ReplyDeleteLOL yeah such a pain no matter what it is
DeleteThis stupid opening biz
They must like making us suffer this crap
As it happens all over the map
Doesn't matter it seems one bit
As all of it wants to make you have a fit
It makes me
ReplyDeletewant to
pull my hair
and swear
when packages
to open
resist
my tear.
So a fit
I throw
and a stomping
I go
to one much
stronger and meaner
than I.
Tis my
fair daughter
the one I adore
whose temper
so violent
so fearsome
so bold
no plastic
dare keep her
from what she
desires
lest World War III
take hold.
LOL sounds like you are all set
DeleteFor as soon as the plastic makes you fret
You can just give it to her
And in a quick blur
The plastic will come off
Making you no longer scoff
Although it is still a pain
That always makes one want to pop a vein
I hate it, cat, when you say "pop a vein", it's creepy!
DeleteBah a little creepy is good
DeletePop a vein we all should
by the time you declare the tail is unspun
ReplyDeletethe blender will have had its fun
all i want to do is get at it
not seal it away like contaminated shit
quality control goes for a stroll
and leaves the packaging to a troll
the only way in is blasting a hole
LOL yeah that is the only way in
DeleteBut then you may win
And have some pride
Although whatever was inside
Is now pretty much crap
So you once more have to take a lap
you can either try with dynamite or sure instinct...just saying..
ReplyDeleteDynamite sounds like a plan
DeleteOf that one I am a fan
Did they not invent something to handle this hard plastic wrap thingy?
ReplyDeleteone of the things I hate the most is this.
I think they may have done that
DeleteBut it also comes in plastic crap at your mat
Love your rhyming excellence.
ReplyDeleteSo you say
DeleteAt my bay
Hahah, i can sympathise with this. I got a wind up radio last week and it took me ten minutes to cut in to it. The shops say it is to stop shoplifting, im guessing the theory is the thieves will go insane trying to open the damn packets and turn themselves in. Great poem, very funny.
ReplyDeleteLOL that is a good theory
DeleteAs thieves may just be weary
And turn themselves in
Because they couldn't break into the plastic bin
LOL! This just happened to me, today. I was trying to open my kids' new vitamin container. It took me a full fifteen minutes to get that thing opened. I hate the way things are packaged these days. Even rocket scientists can't open them!
ReplyDeleteThey do it to protect this and that
DeleteBut really you just want to smash them flat haha
This is hilarious! This happens to me all of the time!
ReplyDeleteSeems to happen to everyone
DeleteAs they try to give this stupid thing a run
LOL I go through the same struggles, usually I end up with band aids on my hand from cutting myself on the plastic. Someone needs to invent something to help with our 1st world problems like this one.
ReplyDeleteLOL yeah I have been there too
DeleteNeed a band aid a couple times at my zoo
Flubble Bubble Boil and Trouble;
ReplyDeleteHubba Bubba and a Goody Gum DROP rubber...
chicken ;D
I hope the chicken died
DeleteBefore it was fried
LOL...I HATE those pressure sealed plastic things that goods come in too.
ReplyDeleteOnly way I know how to get in them is use a pair of scissors or, cut the top off with a sharp knife... Whoever invented them needs a slap uside the head....haha...I was smiling as I read all of this....been there done that... LOL
LOL seems like all have been there done that
DeleteAnd all wanted to squash the things flat
And yeah the inventor needs a slap upside the head
For causing such dread
Darn those plastic packages. I get trying to protect the object, but it doesn't seem like it needs quite that much protection. :P
ReplyDeletehaha yeah I know
DeleteLike it's friggin radioactive or something on the go
Only this past year--if I'm buying something in a store--I ask them to please open it for me, like, I want to check it out--or something? Maybe i even tell that 'white lie' e.g., sore wrist, surgery on thumb, etc.
ReplyDeleteYou are sure THE NUMBER ONE RHYME-MAN!
Thanks.
PEACE!
LOL well if it works
DeleteGood way to get past those plastic jerks
And I enjoy being number one
As that is such fun
Funny stuff and all too accurate. As my friends above have said, having that kind of packing is frustrating and ridiculous. But you gave me a smile recounting the experience. Thanks.
ReplyDeletehaha yeah at least it is worth a smile
DeleteAfter tearing and swearing at it a good long while
Hate hate Hate packaging! Drives me insane and from the comments, I am not the only one!
ReplyDeleteLOL nope we aren't alone
DeleteAs it causes all to groan
Ha! Have you ever tried to get a doll out of its packaging??
ReplyDeletehaha yeah tried that too
DeleteHard to come due
Some are easier though
Still all a pain at each and every show
I'm sure they do it deliberately just to really frustrate everyone.
ReplyDeletePossibly it's the work of the devil
The work of satan you say
DeleteHmm that would make sense for such dismay
Lol, I have some of those package before.
ReplyDeleteThat we all have indeed
DeleteAt each and every feed
Yes, plastic sure can be immortal,
ReplyDeletebut once again you've made me chortle.
Good job Pat....
Oh so much fun to do
DeleteAnd flush the plastic down the loo
snort!
ReplyDeleteyou are so right on with this one
reading it gave me a lot of fun
yes, that's such a lame rhyme
but that plastic casing is a crime
hahaha I made you snort
DeleteThat makes up for any lame rhyme at my court
Fun stuff:) Good one, Pat :)
ReplyDeleteFun reading about it
DeleteBut the damn stuff in real life makes you have a fit
you have days like this too?
ReplyDeleteand yesterday, i was so pissed off, driving 90 or 100 and got a ticket, can you imagine that???
did u ever use the pic i sent u?
spaceship tanka
LOL I'd be pissed off too
DeleteBut then driving that fast is sorta on you..haha
Even though I do it as well
And a ticket is hell
I still have the pic saved to use later on
On some tuesday for the dverse lawn
As I'm always 40 posts ahead
So my place is never dead..haha
hahah yes! Nice rhyme here- this just makes me think of DVD cases! I have them, they are so hard to open!
ReplyDeletehaha yeah I've opened up over 2000 of those
DeleteSo I know the pain that grows
I'm getting a bunch of packages, hope I don't have a problem like this
ReplyDeleteLOL hope so too
DeleteAs lots of swearing will come due
What an interesting premise for a poem! We definitely can relate to the trials and tribulations of opening up airtight packages! Purrfection! Julie
ReplyDeletehaha yeah all can relate
DeleteAs it is such an awful fate
And purrfection like that
Here at my mat
Comment 120
ReplyDeletesheesh, not so funny
as I scroll to post my words
you've grown such a following
this poster's hollering
through plastic so tight, its absurd!
So I'll take my pen
and I'll holler again
Hey Cat can you see me down here?
Just keep on scrolling, the comments are rolling
I'll have to be quicker I fear! :)
Yeah way way way down you are
DeleteAs plenty come near and far
To my bar each day
I guess they like the rhyme play
But I will always see
No matter if you are 1 or 120
And that will be the case
Every day at my place
Aaargh, the frustation
ReplyDeleteof these stupid plastic wrappers
enough to break any elation
turn my brain all aflappers
just can't wait for the future day
when plastic is history, far far away!
And that is all that I have to say.
Yeah I hope that day comes to pass
DeleteAs plastic really really annoys my little rhyming ass
Oh how I hate plastic,
ReplyDeletebut thought the rhyme was fantastc! :)
Works for me
DeleteHere at my sea
Whenever I'm expecting a package
ReplyDeleteI prepare tools to control my rage
All those packing tape are annoying
But it all protects the toys within
True it protects rather well
DeleteBut to get it off it can be hell