Fridge is a poem by Michael Rosen, from his book The Hypnotiser.
Plot[]
As a child, Michael goes to the fridge and sees a jug. He then proceeds to dip his finger in the drink, and he finds the drink delightful. He then smells the jug and identifies the beverage as peach syrup. He guzzles the peach syrup and describes it with positive adjectives.
A few days later, he detects another drink. Yet again, it is a jug full of peach syrup. He repeats his actions and smells the refreshment. He finds the drink exquisite and drains out the drink.
However, a few days later, he goes to the fridge, and sees a jug yet again. He believes it to be peach syrup because of the previous days. He takes a gulp but devises the drink as "thick cooking oil". He finally wonders "I wonder who put that there?".
Transcript[]
Fridge - Michael Rosen
Fridge.
Once I went to the fridge, saw our jug in there and I thought, "What's in it?". A syrup. What syrup? Smell it: *sniffs*Mmm! Smells nice. Finger in, lick it: *slurp* *tongue-click* tastes nice. Lift the jug and drink a bit. *slurp* *tongue-click* Oh, this is good, this is *slurp* *tongue-click* peach syrup, tinned peach syrup. What a drink! So I drank the lot. *sluuurrp* *tongue-click*
Not long after, few days later, I went to the fridge, saw our jug in there. What's in it? A syrup. What syrup? Smell it. *sniffs* Mmmmm! Oh yes, this is peach syrup again. Lift the jug and drink, *slurp* and drink some more, *slurp* and drink some more, *sluuuuuurp*
*tongue-click* I drank the lot!
Not long after, few days later, I went to the fridge, saw our jug in there. What's in it? A syrup. Yes! Here we go again! Lift the jug and fill my mouth with that thick, sweet juice! *sluuurp* Bleaaaaugh!! This isn't peach, this is... Bleeugheh! My mouth is full of oil! Thick cooking oil!
I wonder who put that there...!
Trivia[]
- It is presumed that Michael's parents were aware of him drinking the syrup, and replaced it with the thick cooking oil instead.
Use in Poops[]
- "Thick cooking oil"/"Fill my mouth with that thick sweet juice"/"A syrup. What syrup?" commonly refers to semen or vaginal fluid.
- The poem is a prime source of onomatopoeia: Michael's "Mmm!" is often used ironically in YTPs when he smells something normally considered repulsive (and is also pitch-shifted in YTPMVs to produce melodies), and "Bleaugh!" is used suddenly when he encounters something disgusting.
- The opening "fridge" is often used as a randomly inserted noun when one is required, usually in filler-style poops (though it is occasionally the subject of poops with storylines).
- "I wonder who put that there!" is often used when Michael encounters something illogically inserted into a YTP by the pooper, playing with the fourth wall.
- "Yes! Here we go again!" is sometimes used when Michael does something rather sociopathic (e.g. killing people, such as when he fires a machine gun in Michael Rosen's Pizza Madness)
- "Not long after, a few days later", while not particularly amusing, is often used to indicate time transitions in YTPs with storylines.
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