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Tater Tots, a registered trademark of Ore-Ida, are a commercial form of hash browns, a side dish made from deep-fried, grated potatoes. They are widely recognized by their crispness, cylindrical shape and small size.
The product was created in 1953 when Ore-Ida founders Ross Butler, F. Nephi Grigg, and Golden Grigg were trying to figure out what to do with leftover slivers of cut-up potatoes. They chopped up the slivers, added flour and seasoning, then pushed the mash through holes and sliced off pieces of the extruded mixture.The product was first offered in stores in 1956.[citation needed]
Originally, the product was very inexpensive. According to advertising lectures at the Iowa State University, people did not buy it at first because there was no perceived value. When the price was raised, people began buying it. Today, Americans consume approximately 70 million pounds per year.
"Tater" is slang for potato (origin: 1750–60; America; by Apheresis, "tato", and substitution of -er for final -o, "tater"); "Tots" may have been derived from their diminutive size, or because they are often served to children. In some regions, the term "tater" is informally dropped, and the snack is simply called "tots".
I can feel it
on my insides
it's working
it's moving
and I feed it
carefully
and I'm really
not happy
with the things that are movin inside of me
got a heart
got a heart
got a heart
got a big heart
i smell it
on my house
on my sheets
it's working
and i feed it
often
not ripped(?)
not bleed(?)
and i never really know whats happening
got a heart
got a heart
got a heart
got a big heart
i remember when i was a kid
i had a bike that i got secondhand
.....(?)
i cut my head/leg(?) so bad i thought i died
and i never believed in you till then
and will never forget you....(?)
I believe in, i believe in, i believe in, i believe in you
got a heart
got a heart
got a heart
got a heart
got a heart
got a heart
got a heart