Eric, once a day long ago,
Made a promise the patch would show
by a specific date, he stated
all along being baited.

In this post he stated clearly
"If the patch isn't ready, I'll pay dearly"
"I'll eat some dirt, some mud, some grime"
"I'll show you all it'll come out on time."

Days after the infamous date passed by,
still no patch posted on the website
A growing concensus by the community
We all wanted to see dirt ingested by Bethke

And so the posting assault began,
"Live up to your word, be an honorable man!"
"Post the pics for all to see"
"Post the pics!" we demanded with glee

The silence lasted for a couple days
I'm sure all of Taldren was in a daze
with and incensed Eric storming all around
yelling "How the hell am I getting dirt down?"

Then appeared a ghostly spectre
and apparition, floating freely
and with a long, boney hand
it pointed to Erik, that mortal man

The voice that issued sounded of death
the thing, it took a rasping breath
and then the words that issued clear
brought forth hope, that thing so dear

"Erik Bethke, know thee this
No matter what, don't get pissed
Cause the forum guys will never believe
that you ate the dirt, it's plain to see"

"You'll post some pics, you'll claim you did
you'll swear it was dirt, and have witnesses
You'll do this all to prove your mettle
but even with this the community won't settle"

"No, they'll state that you never ate
the dirt that was on your plate
that it was all just crushed up cookies
like you are some kind of rookie!"

"And when you think it's in the past
AcePylut will give you a blast
I tell you this to save your soul
Just fake it man, no one will be told!"

And so the Bethke began to think
He got some dirt and went to the sink
He mixed a bit in with some water
and secretly tried to take a swaller

"Blech! Thhhsppstt! This taste like CRAP!
There is no way I'm eating a cup of that!
I guess the evil spirit was right
I'll just have to fake it, but Josh'll make it look right!"

And now you know the truth of that day
It's not Eric's fault he did it this way
it was the Spirits - can't anyone see this?
And besides, so what if the dirt was missed?

The important point is to understand
the truth behind this great man
Erik Bethke we know to be true to his word
At least when it comes to cookies, and testing his turds.