Every Friday, we at Writer’s Relief like to celebrate the week’s end with “Taco Bell Friday.” And this week, in light of the passing on of the Taco Bell dog, we wanted have a little contest for our writer friends.
So, write a little poem for Gidget, the Taco Bell dog, and leave it as a comment on this blog post. It can be a couplet, a sonnet, free verse…whatever you like!
Here’s ours (obviously, we’re not expecting a Pulitzer for this one):
Gidgeta, in doggy heaven. Next time, yo quiero 7-Eleven.
UPDATE: And the winner is Susan Hawthorne who wrote:
I loved that sexy taco chihuahua
with the smooth low voice
and the sparkling eyes.
Only at his passing did I discover
he was a cross-dresser…
Yep, ‘He’ was a ‘She’ !!
Watch for upcoming contests!
The Staff of Writer’s Relief
R.I.P.
Taco, taco, puppy, mio
Hope you find your Big Bone Rio,
In the sky…
Here lies Gidget, for whom the Taco Bell tolls.
Gidget, now you’re gone
We hope you’re in doggy heaven
And not my next chilli Carncarn.
For Gidget,
the taco-loving K9.
He lived the ultimate life of luxury and fame-
but only now do we know his name.
After 15 years-
his time has come,
to return to the great puppy Kingdom in the sky.
Taco Bell will never be with same,
without its Spanish-Speaking mascot.
R.I.P. to the quirky Chihuahua,
that made us think outside the bun.
Ode to T-Bell Dog
Is there a taco heaven
or a taco hell
perhaps a taco purgatory
for our friend from taco bell.
PS that do should be brought to the taximist, and then placed in the smithsonian
So sad.
Dog gone.
Little Gidget, muy macho muchacho,
you tiny taco-hawking querido,
may you have free reign at a heavenly buffet,
all the spicy beef and stringy cheese
you were so cruelly denied on earth.
Taco Bell dog days
Gordita or chalupa
Yo quiero both
Yo quiero amiga Gidget!
You set our hearts on fire
to hurry down to Taco Bell,
to eat what we desire!
You’ll be missed whene’er we eat
tacos, tostadas, and cinny twists.
At Taco Bell, we’ll remember you.
Yo quiero amiga Gidget!
Sung (very) loosely to the tune of Cielito lindo, the traditional Mexican song:
Aiii Yiii Yo quiero!
No mas Taco Bell perro
Que donde es Gidgeta?
El muerto en hacienda.
Pero vive para siempre–
Vive Gidgeta
rough Spanish roughly translated:
Aii Yi I love!
The Taco Bell dog is no more
He died in his house.
But he will always live on.
Long live Gidget!
p.s I’m not Gidget was male, but that gender works better here, inept as I am at the language.
Gidget is no more
Honor Taco Bell this summer
Sleep like a dead dog
Everybody gather ’round,
Paco, Mel, and Shannon;
Pay tribute to this tiny hound,
Play Taco Bell’s Canon!
This ain’t no dirge for violins,
Nor melancholy bass;
It’s meant to light up wild grins
At mariachi pace!
The instruments that we will play,
They ain’t so prim and proper,
But salsa spoons, a metal tray,
and guacamole topper!
The guns that caulk out sour cream
We’ll ratchet just like güiros!
Let’s whoop and trill! Let’s yip and scream
like boozed-up bandoloeros!
Let’s dance and sprinkle flowers
’Round the chips ’n’ dips buffet,
To honor them Chihuahuers
Like the one who passed away!
You may be feeling down and out,
Paco, Mel, and Shannon,
But this here ain’t no time to pout!
Play Taco Bell’s Canon!
For Gidget
Teeny Senorita,
no pet on a pillow
eating bon bons and
watching Animal Planet,
you were a working girl.
May heaven be filled
with slow moving squirrels,
a Milk Bone dog house and
only de-clawed kitties.
Gidget,alas!
Descanse en paz
A Triolet for Gidget
Gidget, famous from commercials on Taco Bell
was so cute, tacos weren’t the only thing yo quiero
Look how tiny she was, barely bigger than a taco shell
Gidget, famous from commercials on Taco Bell
I was surprised when I found out she wasn’t a male
her gender disguised to make that dinero
Gidget, famous from commercials on Taco Bell
was so cute, tacos weren’t the only thing yo quiero
Doggie Actress
You played a Mucho Macho Muchacho
You made us believe!
R.I.P
Adios little Gidget
Ojala que no fue
un Taco Mio, Taco Bueno
I mean, hope it was not
The Taco that did you in.
Adios me chiquito? chiquita?
Melba Pena
furry foodie friend
deliver us from reflux
cliched nacho cheese
I loved that sexy taco chihuahua
with the smooth low voice
and the sparkling eyes.
Only at his passing did I discover
he was a cross-dresser…
Yep, ‘He’ was a ‘She’ !!
Poetry Entry
Adios Gidget,
Taco Bell Lovebird.
Confused poodles
Utter one word.
Bitch?
Alack and ALassie,
We’ve lost little Miss Sassy,
Beloved Gidget is gone.
Our favorite chiquita
Who sold us tacquitas,
Beloved Gidget is gone.
Alas and Alack,
There’s no joy in the snack,
Now that Gidget is gone.
Haiku for Gidget:
Your eyes gleamed with the
Fire of a Jalapeno
But you were so cool.
The Taco Bells are ringing
throughout the streets of heaven.
Gidget has arrived today
to be with her friend Kevin.
Kevin was a poodle and so was their friend Arnold.
They all got caught for working a side job at Mc Donalds.
Yo Quiero Gidget!
Poor Gidg is dead.
A Fresca Bean Burrito crowns his head.
He’s resting midst several Steak Burrito Supremes.
And the nation has it bad.
Because Gidg made us all glad.
We’ll only hear "Te quiero Taco Bell!" in our dreams.
(after "Pore Jud is Daid" in the musical "Oklahoma")
Hungry hungry wanna a food,
Ring a bell, and search some food,
Ringing a bell, TACO BELL lightened up,
BURRITO, TACO, CHALUPA here I come,
GARCIA TACOBELL for everything!