<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=564436" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Mr. Baggot</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Mr. Baggot is a very successful man<br>Stocked and bonded, nouveau Richelieu<br>Belongs to the club, leisurely suited<br>To playing golf and drinking iced<br>Tea with just a hint of lemon.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">His conversation, properly edified by a prestigious<br>Eastern school, revolves around the <br>Pressing issues of the day: <br>Why, for example, must a grilled cheese<br>Sandwich be outrageously priced at<br>Three dollars and ninety-five cents<br>When a slice of cheese costs only a nickel? </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Summoning the waiter with a demanding<br>'Hey you! ' nameless, faceless lad<br>Who nods submissively to the <br>Punishing invective, assures Mr. B<br>He will not be charged, offering<br>Profuse apologies for slandering the<br>Integrity of his wallet.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Satisfied, the Baggot snorts through<br>His nose, relishing the spoils of<br>Another three dollars and more<br>Out-classing the opposition with the sheer<br>Force of a dominant will.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">'Heh, heh, ' he chuckles<br>Laying down his napkin<br>Leaving a quarter as a generous</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Tip.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>(Previously published in CER*BER*US, XXXIXL, July 2000)</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Laurence+Overmire">Laurence Overmire</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=564436" data-title="Mr. Baggot de Laurence Overmire" data-description="Mr. Baggot is a very successful man Stocked and bonded, nouveau Richelieu Belongs to the club, leisurely suited To playing golf and drinking iced Tea with just a hint of lemon. His conversation, properly edified by a prestigious Eastern school, r..."></div> </div> </div>

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