Mr. Tom Does the Asking

Thomas Cleveland Lane
You want answers? Hell
yes, I got 'em. How deep
is the ocean?
Enough to hit bottom. And
why did the chickens? I'm not
Charles Dickens, whose Origin
of the Specie was lengthy,
but peachy. Still, I think
I might know why. Or why
you won't starve in the desert.
You just have to stare at all
the sand which is there. Yum
and yum once more, if you're
still along for the ride. Oh, and
that poultry, back there? To get
to the other side.

Yes, answers, galore, I have
in abundance. I'll say it again,
at the risk of redundance. But
unless I inspire someone
to inquire, I'm stuck with this
fatuous verse, though I guess
I could maybe do worse. The
point Mr. Tom is babbling to
make is that, without any
questions, replies I'll forsake.

So please, use your wit, and then do
your bit, to get Mr. Tom off the
dime. Send me your questions and
other suggestions. I'll answer them,
all in due time.

Please send your Ask Mr. Tom questions in on a private message, along with $20 to the Great Man's paypal. He will acknowledge your questions and thank you kindly for the twenty...about which, of course, he is just kidding. But not about the questions, so make like Lizzie Borden and AX ME!

Published by Thomas Cleveland Lane

I am a semi-retired freelance writer (willing to take on new clients). I work in local (Montgomery County, Md.) theater at the amateur and non-union level. When I don t have an onstage gig, I go to piano bar...  View profile

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  • Ali Canary6/4/2010

    Yeah, but can you imagine how much deeper the ocean would be if there weren't all those sponges in it?

  • Paul Rance4/27/2010

    I do like a bit of wit. Mickeye boye loikes itte tu.

  • K K Thornton4/25/2010

    I knew there must be a reason I like April so much. :)

  • Dan Reveal4/24/2010

    Love it, Mr. Tom...:)

  • John Smither4/24/2010

    As soon as I think of a suitable question worthy of your knowledge and extensive medical training I will send it along with the required fee.

  • Jaipi Sixbear4/23/2010

    What else is there?

  • Thomas Lane4/23/2010

    Mr. Tom appreciates the spirited response to his peatic lament. If you do send me one or more questions, please keep these guidelines in mind: no religion, politics or sexual or scatalogical topics, please. I may not be sharp enoug to answer all yout inquiries at length, but I'll give it a shot and a shout out to you if I do. OK?

  • Nancy V Canfield4/23/2010

    I'm not sending you any more money, Thomas. I want this one for free. Is John Galt a toilet?

  • Patti Walden4/23/2010

    LOL!

  • Tony Payne4/23/2010

    Good one.

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