APRIL 22ND Can we trust him? What do we really know about the guy? Well, he killed a bunch of people, and people killed other people because of him. Okay, that doesn't sound too good. Is this really someone we want to associate with? Probably a bit late now. 1864: The U.S. Congress passed the … Continue reading The Value of Money & Destruction
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Rock & Roll from Rome to Death
APRIL 21ST Rom and Rem Surveyed the land This is where we suckledat the teat of the she-wolfDo you remember brother? Yes, such memoriesIt seems as good a place as anyTo start our new city 753 BC: Romulus and Remus found Rome (traditional date) 1792: Brazilian revolutionary Tiradentes, is hanged, drawn and quartered in Rio de … Continue reading Rock & Roll from Rome to Death
Poison in Many Forms
APRIL 20TH I got timeYou got the heatI think we should meetI'll bring the methodSmooth as silkJust one questionGot milk? 1862: First pasteurization test completed by Frenchmen Louis Pasteur and Claude Bernard Much like parentsWith an unruly childThe Curies nurturedSomething wild(that took years off their lives, making them suffer to the point they wished they … Continue reading Poison in Many Forms
Poetic License in a Line
There is no money in poetry, but then there is no poetry in money, either.– Robert Graves "The Earth cracked and the polluted womb of Gaia ushered forth an apocalyptic reckoning. A scourge from the depths of hell, aimed at the pathetic pestilence, mankind! The gaping darkness that is Satan's puckered, festering arsehole has come … Continue reading Poetic License in a Line
The Easter Hippo & The Incomplete Bible
The Ferrero Group will be releasing its own Easter mascot for the 2021 season, as a rival to the classic Easter Bunny.A friendly chocoholic, social media has dubbed 'The Pogo Hippo.' An aquatic mammal which bounces about barfing a spray of eggs with each spring of his pogo.It seems to make as much sense as … Continue reading The Easter Hippo & The Incomplete Bible