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by IE
Rated: E · Poetry · Comedy · #2317952
A tourist needs directions. Writer's Cramp Entry. 25 lines
What’s dat y’say?
Ya'll want ta get ta Bubba’s Corner BBQ?
I might could hep wit’ dat
Seein’ as ya’ll ain’t from ‘round here

If’n ya'll go down dis-hyeer street
All t’ way down
Til ya’ll git ta t’ Cozy Café
Dey be open ‘til three

Onct ya'll get ta ol’ Cozy’s
Yer nose’ll lead t’way
Bubba’s Bobby-Q ribs smell just like heav’n
Mmm mmm I ken taste ‘em now

Bubba’s be d’reckly acrost from Cozy’s
In t’ middle of t’ block
Yeh tha’s what I said
Middle of t’ block

Well, I caint rightly tell ya'll why
Bubba’s Corner BBQ ain’t on t’ corner
Though it be told a time or two
T’ reason why it’s so

“Bubba’s In t’ Middle o’ t’ Block BBQ”
Jes ain’t got t’ same ring ta it!
Hehe thass a knee slapper!
I crack m’self up

Hey! Where ya'll goin’?

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25 lines

Note: Here's a totally cool website for "Southernese" https://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/southernese.html


The word "onct" is not a typo. You pronounce it as "once" and then slap a "t" on it.

Write a story or poem inspired by this prompt:
Give a tourist directions to "Bubba's Corner BBQ".
There are stipulations:
You cannot use the following words: north, south, east, west, left, right, straight
Tell us why "Bubba's Corner BBQ" isn't on a corner
One of your genres must be COMEDY

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