{"id":2583,"date":"2011-02-11T19:44:24","date_gmt":"2011-02-11T19:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mikecampworld.com\/blog\/?p=2583"},"modified":"2011-02-13T11:45:47","modified_gmt":"2011-02-13T11:45:47","slug":"2583","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikecampworld.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/11\/2583\/","title":{"rendered":"Sticklebacks in Love"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">As it is nearly V-day here is a romantic little poem inspired by the fact sticklebacks can change sex&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikecampworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/stickleripple.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2589\" title=\"stickleripple\" src=\"https:\/\/mikecampworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/stickleripple-300x80.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikecampworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/stickleripple-300x80.gif 300w, https:\/\/mikecampworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/stickleripple-1024x276.gif 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\"> <\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">John and Freda were a stickleback pair<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">Who at first felt a great deal of lust<br \/>\n<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">So their lives they decided to share<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">As in each other they found that they could trust<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">~<br \/>\n<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">The lust waned after year four<br \/>\n<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">And life together started to drag<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">John was becoming a bore<br \/>\n<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">And Freda would consistently nag<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">~<br \/>\n<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">But stickleback males can change<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">If they want nagging to stop<br \/>\n<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">They turn female, to them its not strange<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">So John became Joanne without even a chop<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">~<br \/>\n<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">So then Joanna and Freda were fine<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">And life was great and they gave not a toss<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">As they met for a glass of white wine<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">And had hours of fine girlie goss<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">~<br \/>\n<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">But there was a thing in life that they did miss<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">And that was the company of a male<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">A hug, a cuddle and a passionate kiss<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">So they had a solution that could not fail<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">~<br \/>\n<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">So Freda decided she would become Fred<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">And together the two fish would cavort<br \/>\n<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">Until eventually the sticklebacks wed<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">(This despite Freds obsession with farting and sport)<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">~<br \/>\n<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">Joanne wished she shared Freds obsession too<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">But she preferred instead to go to the shop<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">Fred said &#8220;I wish I could chat sport with you&#8221;<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">So Johanna became John and got a replica top<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">~<br \/>\n<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">So they both enjoyed watching the water polo<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">For a while until their loins filled with sexual need<br \/>\n<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">They did not want to fulfill their needs solo<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">So Fred became Freda so they could do the deed<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">~<br \/>\n<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">So what sex they are now is anyones guess<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">As they change to whatever they feel best<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">But far from thier lives being a mess<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">Life is always new and they feel blessed<br \/>\n<\/address>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sticklebacks can change sex so can have interesting 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