I made the following post in the Blue Roses Zoo World help group on Saturday, May 26:
I have some sad news, my friends. Our beloved game developers have made some changes that result in me no longer being able to generate links for Oak Trees. I can't post individual Oak Trees either. The only way to get Oak Trees now is by crossing your fingers while opening Mystery Gifts... so I'll be offering more of them. :)
Despite the sad circumstances, the following response from Frisk E. Willy brought a smile to my face today:
. In response to Joyce's Fateful Message
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. With apologies to Edgar Allen (but NONE to RockYou)
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. Frisky Willy (who has a need for trees) presents:
. THE CRAVEN
Once upon a midnight sleepy, while I landscape weak and weepy,
To make October’s isle more creepy, I felt like I was in a dream.
While I keyed on, fingers wailing, suddenly there came a mailing,
In the heap I keep on bailing: it flashed upon my laptop’s screen.
`'Tis more spam,' I mildly muttered, `cluttering up my Zoo World screen.’
‘More of those will make me scream…'
Presently my Zoo crashed longer and my impatience grew much stronger
`So,' said I, `no use to ponder: my mail I’ll open and explore.’
Hence I’ll stop my keyboard tappin’ and check my mail to see what crap’s in’.
‘Our site will make your romance happen!’ was the first thing on my screen,
Then ‘T ‘n A!” then ‘Vote for Romney!”, then ‘Use our Dick Enhancement Cream!’.
‘One more of these ‘n I’ll surely scream!’
And then the next blurb opened quickly and the words made me feel sickly,
‘This can’t be!’ I stuttered thickly, as adrenalin my arteries reamed.
And that page I read again, I read that page with growing pain,
Thinking ‘Oh God - RockYou’s gone insane...!' for there it said upon the screen.
That ’NO MORE OAK TREEs’ will be possible in collected sets to glean,
And THEN – I –Howled – An – Endless - Scream!
Thank you, Frisky! Your talent with words never ceases to amaze (and amuse) me!
Smiles,
Joyce
