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Sticky Buns

A Limerick about Weaponized Incompetence

By Donna ReneePublished 14 days ago 1 min read
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Sticky Buns
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A cinnamon roll he needed

I'd baked all day so I pleaded

"Please give it a try,

(you capable guy)

and get it yourself!" He succeeded!

***I would like to note that while he did get it himself, I still had to provide instructions on reheating***

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Donna Renee

Hi! Thanks for reading! My hobbies include making coffee, drinking coffee, and starting to write a story and then rage-deleting it when I get the slightest bit frustrated.

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  • Talia Devora3 days ago

    What a fun limerick! Please read one of my poems in return. I think you’ll really find this one cute! https://vocal.media/poets/waffle?fbclid=IwAR3zvQ4QHEagG3OMadrPHZYxCKg-AIe0JzVyjMHW-DFcqf40EeOXVZAP-NE

  • C. H. Richard4 days ago

    Lol sounds like my house ☘️ Good one☘️

  • Babs Iverson6 days ago

    Bravo!!!💖💕😊

  • Morgana Miller8 days ago

    Hahah this is excellent. "(you capable guy)" lmao. My favorite part is that you categorized it under "how to" 😂

  • Dana Crandell10 days ago

    What a perfect "How to". LOL great job, Donna!

  • Dana Stewart11 days ago

    Cute and relatable! 😊

  • Scott Wade12 days ago

    Sweet limerick 😂

  • Cathy holmes12 days ago

    hahaha. Well done. Love that note at the end.

  • Leslie Writes12 days ago

    Omg - I hate when guys do that! Pet peeve! Well done! 💖

  • J. R. Lowe12 days ago

    Bahahah nicely done. The note at the end was the icing on the… cinnamon roll 😂

  • :D nice one

  • Mark Gagnon13 days ago

    If only I had my way I would have eaten the whole tray

  • Ahna Lewis13 days ago

    Another gem of a limerick! I’ve been enjoying these immensely!

  • Quincy.v13 days ago

    What a humorous and relatable depiction of the struggle to share delicious baked goods with loved ones!

  • Haha 😂 Nice Touch at the Ending...❤️😉

  • Gobi Munusamy14 days ago

    Wow!!!!

  • Marsha Singh14 days ago

    Ha! You had faith in him the whole time.

  • Roy Stevens14 days ago

    Now you're just being cruel. Is there anything that can compete with warm cinnamon buns? I remember once standing in a cinnamon tree forest in Zanzibar and it nearly drove me crazy; not a cinna-bun for a thousand miles!

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