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Monday, January 13, 2020
Pig in a Poke
Friday, November 16, 2012
Chances are, I got a Ticket
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Puppies
I have puppies everywhere, I have puppies galore,
I’m just about
fed up with them, I gonna pitch ‘em out the door
Saturday, September 1, 2012
A Bit O Justice or Of Tar and Feathers
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Fate of the Oxford
Friday, July 27, 2012
God of the Copybook Headings
AS I PASS through my incarnations in every age and race,
I make my proper prostrations to the Gods of the Market Place.
Peering through reverent fingers I watch them flourish and fall,
And the Gods of the Copybook Headings, I notice, outlast them all.
We were living in trees when they met us. They showed us each in turn
That Water would certainly wet us, as Fire would certainly burn:
But we found them lacking in Uplift, Vision and Breadth of Mind,
So we left them to teach the Gorillas while we followed the March of Mankind.
We moved as the Spirit listed. They never altered their pace,
Being neither cloud nor wind-borne like the Gods of the Market Place,
But they always caught up with our progress, and presently word would come
That a tribe had been wiped off its ice-field, or the lights had gone out in Rome.
With the Hopes that our World is built on they were utterly out of touch,
They denied that the Moon was Stilton; they denied she was even Dutch;
They denied that Wishes were Horses; they denied that a Pig had Wings;
So we worshipped the Gods of the Market Who promised these beautiful things.
When the Cambrian measures were forming, They promised perpetual peace.
They swore, if we gave them our weapons, that the wars of the tribes would cease.
But when we disarmed They sold us and delivered us bound to our foe,
And the Gods of the Copybook Headings said: "Stick to the Devil you know."
On the first Feminian Sandstones we were promised the Fuller Life
(Which started by loving our neighbor and ended by loving his wife)
Till our women had no more children and the men lost reason and faith,
And the Gods of the Copybook Headings said: "The Wages of Sin is Death."
In the Carboniferous Epoch we were promised abundance for all,
By robbing selected Peter to pay for collective Paul;
But, though we had plenty of money, there was nothing our money could buy,
And the Gods of the Copybook Headings said: "If you don't work you die."
Then the Gods of the Market tumbled, and their smooth-tongued wizards withdrew
And the hearts of the meanest were humbled and began to believe it was true
That All is not Gold that Glitters, and Two and Two make Four
And the Gods of the Copybook Headings limped up to explain it once more.
As it will be in the future, it was at the birth of Man
There are only four things certain since Social Progress began.
That the Dog returns to his Vomit and the Sow returns to her Mire,
And the burnt Fool's bandaged finger goes wobbling back to the Fire;
And that after this is accomplished, and the brave new world begins
When all men are paid for existing and no man must pay for his sins,
As surely as Water will wet us, as surely as Fire will burn,
The Gods of the Copybook Headings with terror and slaughter return!
Rudyard Kipling
1865-1936
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Be Wary of Tragedy
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
They are Without Reason
Thursday, April 19, 2012
How a Crock of Shit Becomes Policy
- Ever wonder how things can get so screwed up. Is it a lack of communication? Consider the following story…..
In the beginning was the plan
And then came the assumptions
And the assumptions were without form
And the plan was completely without substance
And the darkness was upon the faces of the Workers
And they spoke unto their Group Heads, saying:
"It is a crock of shit and it stinketh".
And the Group Heads went unto their Section Heads and sayeth:
"It is a pail of dung, and none may abide the odour thereof' ..”
And the Section Heads went unto their Managers and sayeth to them:
"It is a container of excrement, and it’s aroma very strong,
. Such that none here may abide by it".
And the managers went unto their Director and sayeth unto him:
"It contains that which aids plant growth, and it’s fragrance is very powerful".
And the Director went unto the Assistant Deputy Minister
and sayeth unto him:
"It promoteth growth, and it is very powerful".
And the A.D.M. went unto the Deputy Minister and sayeth unto him:
"This powerful new plan will actively promote the growth and
Efficiency of the Department, and this area in particular".
And the Deputy Minister looked upon the plan,
And saw that it 'was good’.
And this is how a crock of shit becomes policy.
Now you might wonder how something like the above can actually take place. Well consider the following story…….
When the human body was first made, all of its parts had a meeting.
They all agreed there had to be a leader, a boss, to make sure everything ran smoothly.
First the brain spoke up saying he should be boss cuz he coordinated every function.
But the heart objected saying if it wasn't for him constantly pumping life's blood to every part, nothing could happen.
Then the lungs interjected, "I should be boss cuz I supply the oxygen necessary for the blood to be viable.
"Wait a minute," responded the liver. "I make sure the blood and other vital fluids are healthy constantly cleansing them of toxins and poisons.
Even the spleen extolled it should be boss cuz he was the one who actually manufactured enough blood so the body could function.
This went on and on with the arms, legs, kidneys, stomach, eyes, teeth and all the other parts putting in their arguments why they should be boss.
Then when all thought the debate was over, the "asshole" boastfully bellowed, "I demand to be boss!"
Upon hearing that, all the other body parts broke out into loud laughter at that "absurd" idea.
Taken aback by that harsh rebuke of his demand, the asshole puckered up refusing to participate in any more discussion.
Soon the brain became dizzy and feverish.
The heart struggled to keep pumping.
The lungs found it increasingly difficult to draw in much needed air.
The arms soon hung limply to the side.
The eyes blurred.
And so it went with every part of the body.
And emergency meeting was called. And soon all capitulated for the sake of the whole.
So that's how the "asshole" became the boss.
Now I know you think this was all meant to be funny, but is it really???
The reason that we have such shit policy is because assholes are in charge. It's time for them to go. Remember, shit flows down hill.