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I was peacefully minding my own business today when something appeared on my TV screen that disturbed me greatly. It seems that 2012 is the Oreo cookie’s 100th birthday and I had known absolutely nothing about this. Fortunately, TV was there to, yet again teach me everything I need to know.
I spent what seemed like forever trying to dream up the perfect tribute to this iconic sandwich cookie. I tossed around the idea of jamming as many of them in my mouth as possible, but I’m pretty sure that’s what killed Elvis, so I moved past that very quickly. Maybe I could build atowerofOreos. Of course, then I would have had to go to the store and I really didn’t want to stand up.
Suddenly, it struck me. What would be the perfect tribute to this cookie? A poem. Not just any poem, mind you, but the Oreo cookie of poems: a haiku.
In between a haiku’s two crisp, five syllable lines rests a gooey seven syllable piece that everyone loves so very much. This is similar, in fact, to the Oreo cookie. In fact, they are just about the same thing, except one is made of words and the other will make you fat.
Without further ado, I give you my tribute to the Oreo cookie:
Please press play on this video prior to reading:
Cookie of Desire, Cookie of Delight
Waxy inner goo
Framed by two, sweetness, cocoa
Pass the milk please? DUNK!
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That has got to be the best haiku about Oreo’s that has ever been written.
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How nice of you to say. I know there is a lot of competition in the sandwich cookie poetry world, so knowing that I have finally succeeded there is a dream come true.
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The video really helped too. I bet they’ll be calling you soon to be their head of marketing. I don’t know why more products don’t use Haiku’s maybe if Tide had, they’re stuff would be too beautiful to steal.
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Clothes, whiter than snow.
Clean cotton and poly blend.
Oh, rush of clean. Tide.
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Beautiful…I’m teary…
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Sorry, but I’m in over commenting mode…I tried the shamrock shake, and it was good, but not ttthhhaaattt good. I’m suing you for false advertising. 😉
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That just means your tastebuds aren’t nearly as refined as mine.
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Yeah, I guess I haven’t practiced drinking all kinds of crap immaginable to refine my tastebuds.
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Just teasing you…it was a little good.
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A fitting tribute to Oreo! And the video that accompanies poem is an excellent touch. Together the video and the poem act like subliminal messaging and somehow I found myself at the store buying Oreos.
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Haha! I subliminally messaged you!
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Hahaha! Excellent, but now I am craving the luscious treat….
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You should get some. It is a birthday celebration, after all.
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I should! I love them, but haven’t bought them for a while….
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I loved this!
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Thank you.
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A fitting tribute to the oreo Nathan. I just hope I haven’t been subliminized as well, because once I start eating oreos I find it difficult to stop. I start with just one, and wake up later in a graveyard in Mexico covered with crumbs and holding a crumpled, empty package. Don’t have time for THAT today.
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Great haiku! I’m too strong to be taken in by subliminal…*mumbling with mouth full* or perhaps not.
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Thanks for all the giggles…….
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I will celebrate Oreos’ birthday by eating many of its counterpart, Cameo!
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HA! Nice haiku. The music goes nicely too. The only problem is that the music is 7 minutes long and the haiku is, well, around 7 words long.
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Did EVERYone saw the WHOLE video? I am curious.
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