YAY! I found a piece of my childhood!!

I love this ad so much! (Yes, I know it’s a parody of The Raven. I love Poe as well!)

Roto-Rooter Ad
               "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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April 18, 2007

Brilliant! I’d never heard that, but I love it. Thanks for sharing 🙂

April 21, 2007

Thanks for the note. These days, I’m drunk most of the time also, haha *toast*