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Beer Belly

My Dad has a beer belly
That hangs over his pants;
It often swings around
When he has a dance.

He claims he’s an athlete,
Although he doesn’t look it.
He doesn’t drink beer by the glass
He drinks it by the bucket.

Fax 4 U
Did you know that a small glass of red wine, or half a pint of lager, contains around 90 calories and that a pint of beer has as many calories as 6 slices of bread but very little protein or vitamin? It’s a case of “would my bum look big if I drank this?”

Taken from
Fax 4 U: Drugs - Booze, Glue, Cigs and Coffee, too! by Gez Walsh
(The King's England Press, 2003)

Sweet Goof!

In a cupboard I found a jar,
Full to the top with sweets.
I laughed to myself
“Have I found Mum’s hidden treats?”

So I took a handful
Then started to eat
But they tasted bitter,
Not at all sweet.

When Mum found out
She went totally mad:
“Who put them in that jar?”
She screamed at my Dad.

She rushed me to hospital,
I asked, “Were they full of germs?”
She told me they were tablets
To rid the dog of worms!

Fax 4 U
Lots of prescription pills and medicines look like sweets or flavoured drinks. Just because they are medicines it does not mean that they are not dangerous. Leaving a medicine out of the box it came in, or eating something when you’re not sure what it is, can be a big mistake.

Taken from
Fax 4 U: Drugs - Booze, Glue, Cigs and Coffee, too! by Gez Walsh
(The King's England Press, 2003)