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Friday, 15 December 2006
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The Kofi Carol
Contributed by George Mellinger A couple years back I loaned this offering to another blog which has sadly gone to that great blogroll in the sky, so I shall post it again here in honor of the holiday season and of the momentous changes at the United (sic) Nations. Kwanzaa has not really caught on as a significant holiday, not having any central figure to celebrate, but since it is a made-up holiday anyhow, perhaps we can mix it with observations in behalf of Kofi Annan. If we can squeeze him into Kwanzaa, perhaps both the man and the holiday may be remembered. The Twelve Days of Annanzaa On the first day of Annanzaa the UN gave to me A sniper in a palm tree. On the second day of Annanzaa the UN gave to me Two pseudo-doves And a sniper in a palm tree. <.....> Twelve Countries bumming Eleven gripers griping Ten spies a-peeping Nine peace-keepers sleeping Eight agencies milking Seven inspectors skimming Six commissioners preying Five bribery rings Four brawling Kurds Three false friends Two pseudo-doves And a sniper in a palm tree. -Rurik The Poet Lariat If you think this is a lynching, it only gets verse. |
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Contributed by George Mellinger on December 15, 2006 at 03:13 PM in , , | Comments |