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Nothing But Fig Leafs

They say Adam and Eve pranced around wearing nothing But fig leafs and the biggest grins the world has ever seen Imagine NO FREAKING RULES!!! All they had to worry about were those thorny bushes And the occasional lightning bolt accompanied by a loud booming voice Reminding Adam, “You owe me big time for this one, my friend!” Caine and Abel along with seven other offsprings Were the result of a lot of hanky panky Do you blame him??? He was the luckiest dude EVER!!! My question is, how did they keep those fig leafs in place Scotch Tape? Elmer's Glue? Velcro? Also why did they need those damn things to begin with There wasn't another living soul to be seen Imagine today, if we walked around naked as a jaybird The population of the world would soar from 7 billion To well over 20 billion in a matter of nine months counting twins I'm not saying we couldn't carry on as usual with our daily routine But perhaps the routine would be interrupted now and then I have a suggestion for future generations if this becomes a problem Think of Drew Carey naked! © Jack Ellison 2014

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Dorian Petersen Potter

Date: 11/16/2014 9:40:00 AM

Very very funny my dear friend Jack you just made me chuckled with your very witty and humorous poem here, I can only say wow this is an excellent funny write. Thank you for sharing your funny pen in this one and making me laugh. A 7 for me or is it for you? Lol..:) love and hugs! xxx D.

Jack Ellison
Date: 11/16/2014 9:53:00 AM

See! That's what I mean! You have a sweet way of curling my toes!!! Thank you my dear dear friend! Love from the old guy XXX

Carol Eastman

Date: 11/16/2014 8:23:00 AM

That's origional and funny! I'm glad to be here, now, and with Dragon, Mike, and the gang... Snow is on the way! Don't know how much... Gave Dragons a great breakfast and he's fired up and ready to defend our side walks and driveway... Only problem is that he's impatient and bouncing around the house making havoc with his tail. So we sent him out to warn all the woodland animals snow is a coming. Kinda like Paul Revere with snow, what a picture that makes. But it got him out of the house... LOL

Jack Ellison
Date: 11/16/2014 8:30:00 AM

We've been lucky with the snow so far... NONE! But eventually we're gonna get it, although not as much as other places in this here frozen north! XXX

Cecilia Macfarlane

Date: 11/14/2014 1:54:00 PM

LOL Jack, entertaining write and questions to ponder! Hugs

Jack Ellison
Date: 11/14/2014 3:39:00 PM

Many many questions! LOL Huggsies Cecilia XXX

Brenda Meier-Hans

Date: 11/14/2014 10:39:00 AM

Now I have to wonder if more babies are born in spring from families that visited normal beaches the summer before or those who spent the summer on nude beaches. If we had those statistics we would know if it would be safe to run around nude. Thanks for the smiles Jack.

Jack Ellison
Date: 11/14/2014 10:51:00 AM

Hmmm! Running around nude! Never been to a nudie beach but watching the young fillies go by would be amazing... watching overweight old people (like me)... hmmm! Not so much! Yuck!

Dr. Upma A. Sharma

Date: 11/14/2014 10:30:00 AM

Wit n great humour Jack! U always give positive energy,, giggling,, wonderful writes!

Jack Ellison
Date: 11/14/2014 10:35:00 AM

Happy to provide the giggles, dear doctor! Loving hugs as usual! XX

Darlene Gifford

Date: 11/14/2014 8:11:00 AM

Thank for my morning smile, Jack. As to how they kept their fig leaves in place, I think they used the mud of God's good earth. A 7 from me and good morning along with a hug, Darlene

Jack Ellison
Date: 11/14/2014 9:27:00 AM

Good Morning my dear Darlene! Happy to make you smile! You may have it right about the mud from God's green earth!!! Loving huggsies... Jack XXX

Jan Allison

Date: 11/14/2014 7:21:00 AM

great humour as ever Jack:-) Hugs Jan xx

Jack Ellison
Date: 11/14/2014 7:48:00 AM

Us guys eh! We should take our comedy routine on the road! I can see the marquee now, Allison & Ellison's Giggle Tour! Huggsies XXX

Casarah Nance

Date: 11/14/2014 7:18:00 AM

Enjoyed your humorous thoughts Jack :) you always make me smile when I read you

Jack Ellison
Date: 11/14/2014 7:44:00 AM

Hey sweet thing! My mission has been accomplished... I made dear Casarah smile! Only happy thoughts today, okay! Loving hugs XXXX

Demetrios Trifiatis

Date: 11/14/2014 7:17:00 AM

The fig leafs were going in pairs, dear Jack, one front, one back, connected with a natural string! There you are the problem solved BUT what happened in winter when no leafs were not around? They wore nothing and that is the reason we multiplied! Ha-ha! Enjoyed your poem my friend! Have a beautiful time whether you wear a leaf or not! ha-ha!

Jack Ellison
Date: 11/14/2014 9:40:00 AM

Winter... summer... naked bodies might explain it! LOL

Demetrios Trifiatis
Date: 11/14/2014 8:30:00 AM

There was winter, Jack, for how else could you explain population explosion? Ha-ha!

Jack Ellison
Date: 11/14/2014 7:39:00 AM

Of course!!! One in the front and one in the back! Now why didn't I think of that! Duh! The believe I heard somewhere that they never had winters back then! Nope... perpetually warm and sunny twenty-four hours a day with birdies singing happy tunes in the fig trees!!!