Ode to a Burrito

This week, we present a poem by an unknown author, with some helpful back-to-school advice.

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Ode to a Burrito

A burrito is the noblest lunch,

An edible package, delicious to munch.

Carefully cradled and carried to work

Then tragically shared with a red-headed jerk.

I'm sorry, kind Sir, or Senorita,

This rhyme contains references to Carmelita.

It's also got Olaf, I'm sorry to say.

So it really is terrible. (Why do you stay?)

A couplet might help in a time of duress,

When you cannot avoid a certain girl in a dress.

A hairnet might also be useful to you.

And plans for escape. A taxicab, too.

When villainy lurks at your given school,

Remember to follow this platinum rule:

Whenever your lunch includes a burrito

At some point you may need to go incognito.

- Author Unknown

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To my kind Webmaster,

I am haunted by the terrible events surrounding Larry, Your Waiter at Prufrock Preparatory School. It is my desperate hope that my research might help other burritos avoid such a wretched fate. 

This is a photograph of the actual burrito Larry carried with him to Prufrock Preparatory School on that fateful day, seen here among the detritus of his backpack. (Detritus is a word which here means, "the remnants of his Lake Lachrymose culinary career, and other assorted paraphernalia.") 

I am enclosing the Beef & Bean Burrito recipe I have pieced together from my research, as well as photographs that may or may not have been acquired from a certain vault at the Netflix corporation. Please post this information here, so that other burritos might enjoy a less treacherous fate.

With all due respect,

Lynley Jones, Proprietress

Larry, Your Waiter and His Burrito

Note the wariness in Larry's face as he gingerly carries his burrito onto a bus filled with members of the Prufrock Prep School Pep Squad. As any noble person will tell you, it's generally a good idea to bring lunch when on a secret mission at an institution of learning. 

Carmelita Spats (ugh)

As you already know, this is the face of evil.

Larry's Actual Burrito

This is one of only two surviving photographs of the actual burrito Larry intended to eat that day.

Miscreant

This disturbing image contains the rude, violent and filthy face of Carmelita Spats. 

Sheer Desperation

This image shows Larry, Your Waiter only moments before the horrifying final pilfering of his burrito.

The Final Humiliation

No burrito should have to suffer like this.

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A Cakesniffer-Free Zone

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If you were going to give a gold medal to the most dreadful school cafeteria on Earth, you would have to read about it in this book first. There is no other reason to subject yourself to this:

The Austere Academy (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 5)

By Lemony Snicket

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