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From: mician@usfvax2.UUCP (Rudy Mician)
Subject: Roto-Rooter Ad
Keywords: true, chuckle
Date: 6 Apr 89 10:30:03 GMT


                
               "A big black bird screamed Roto-Rooter"
               and away go troubles down the drain.
                
               The "Raving"...read and take heed.
                
               Once upon a midnight dreary, while I
               pondered weak and weary,
               Over many a quaint and curious
               volume of forgotten lore.
                
               While I nodded in the hushing, suddenly
               there came a rushing, as of someone
               slowly flushing water 'cross my chamber
               floor.  Only this and nothing more.
               Eagerly I wished the morrow, vainly I
               sought to borrow plungers to relieve my
               sorrow, mops to dry the soggy floor.
               I slowed it down and nothing more.
               
               Ankle deep in water standing, long I stood
               there wheezing, panting, weeping, cursing
               curses no mortal ever cursed before.  As the
               mess was slow subsiding, my thoughts were
               strong to go a-riding to dry my troubled
               clothes, perhaps to find a liquor store.
                
               I jumped astride my motor scotter, a big
               black bird screamed "Roto-Rooter"!
               "And away go troubles down the drain" --
               Roto-Rooter.  Quoth the raven: "Evermore."
                
               (c) 1979 Roto-Rooter
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