Limericks, Rated PG

Lactation Station

The Food and Drug Administration’s
Breast lactation regulations
Equate milk with gasoline,
Such that mammaries are seen
As little more than filling stations.

See also this limerick’s companion piece:

The average woman produces around 29 ounces of milk every 24 hours. According to Breastfeeding Online, human milk contains some 300 substances, including interferons—”alarm” proteins that signal other cells to ramp up their defenses—white blood cells, antibiotics and anticarcinogenics, which can be tailored to fight pathogens that the mother’s body detects. By the way, those are Jordan Carver’s gargantuan boobs, which understandably make some tasks difficult for her.

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