Aug 1, 2011

Magpie Tales#76

The prompt from Willow Manor this week has been artfully color-corrected by the author . . . 





MRM. (*)

An unpleasant person called Vince
liked turning his neighbours to mince.
It gave him a thrill
to shred folk in his mill
and the buckets of blood
made him feel really good -
Now, doesn't the thought make you wince?





(*) When I asked our high street butcher what MRM was, he
replied "You don't want to know!"  So I Googled>Wiki the term.  On my next visit to the shop I asked him how MRM was produced. He answered "You REALLY don't want to know!"
Posted by at

20 comments:

  1. Mrs.TrellisAugust 2, 2011 at 10:18 AM

    Doctor . . I understand that the filling in Scotch (Mutton) pies is MRM. So that's how the Scots deal with noisy neighbours.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Erratic ThoughtsAugust 2, 2011 at 11:05 AM

    Ouch..that was nicely done...
    I liked the color-correction very much :)

    ReplyDelete
  3. JinksyAugust 2, 2011 at 11:22 AM

    How about "Minced Remnant Meat" - or scrag ends, as my Gran might have said...
    Thinks...
    Mainly Rotten Meat?
    More Rubbish Mess?
    Sound yucky, whichever...Not a bit like Steak and Kidney pie, homemade. Or even better, pudding, not pie. Mmmm....

    ReplyDelete
  4. JinksyAugust 2, 2011 at 11:23 AM

    p.s. cropped photo is elegant, if gory...

    ReplyDelete
  5. Sue JAugust 2, 2011 at 11:57 AM

    Did he have a brother called Sweeney? Good poem :)

    ReplyDelete
  6. jabblogAugust 2, 2011 at 1:08 PM

    Yes, Sweeney Todd sprang to my mind, too.

    ReplyDelete
  7. R. Burnett BakerAugust 2, 2011 at 3:39 PM

    Big Fun, Doc! Now sit down slowly, and take your meds! :)

    ReplyDelete
  8. Tess KincaidAugust 2, 2011 at 8:47 PM

    Johnny Depp must play Vince.

    ReplyDelete
  9. Ann GrenierAugust 3, 2011 at 12:00 AM

    I'll never eat mince meat pie again, my favorite! Good poem. I like the color change. I thought you might be going towards a purple cone flower...clearly not ;-)

    ReplyDelete
  10. Laurie KolpAugust 3, 2011 at 1:15 AM

    Very creative, kinda gory... I like it!

    ReplyDelete
  11. HelenAugust 3, 2011 at 2:11 PM

    Hysterical, clever, creative ... all add up to great piece!!

    ReplyDelete
  12. tonyAugust 3, 2011 at 3:22 PM

    Vince Now Works For Tescos...........

    ReplyDelete
  13. Other MaryAugust 3, 2011 at 5:42 PM

    Mormonism Research Ministry??? That's what google told me! lol, I guess I wouldn't want to be selling things door-to-door in your neighborhood!

    ReplyDelete
  14. MaggieAugust 3, 2011 at 6:11 PM

    Mainly Roasted Maggots.

    I love the bloody image, though.

    ReplyDelete
  15. Doctor FTSEAugust 3, 2011 at 6:54 PM

    MRM is "Mechanically Recovered Meat." Bits and pieces of meat recovered after butchering carcasses and boning the joints, sometimes done by high pressure air jets. The bits are then compressed into a sort of meaty pulp. ENJOY YER PIES AND SAUSAGES, FOLKS!

    ReplyDelete
  16. Kay L. DaviesAugust 4, 2011 at 4:54 AM

    I've never liked sausage. Knew there was a reason.
    — K

    Kay, Alberta, Canada
    An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel

    ReplyDelete
  17. CadAugust 4, 2011 at 8:21 AM

    Toad in the hole will never taste the same again...Thanks Doctor FTSE...I think...

    ReplyDelete
  18. AnonymousAugust 6, 2011 at 10:42 AM

    MRM. Thanks, I learned something new!

    ReplyDelete
  19. izzyAugust 7, 2011 at 1:54 PM

    Blood red and yes it makes me wince! thanks.

    ReplyDelete
  20. MargaretAugust 7, 2011 at 4:52 PM

    ...makes me think of the musical "Sweeney Todd"! "

    ReplyDelete

Thank you for stopping by. To make life easier for you I have turned off the new indecipherable and time-wasting verification words. Would you care to "feedback" to Blogger and complain about them, like I did?

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)