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The Ballad of Tom Bombadude September 21, 2013 11:29 am ER

(Sung to the tune of “Folsum Prison Blues”)

With apologies and respects to
Mr Johnny Cash.

He logs on in the morning
and warms up his machine,
now he’s ready to take on
the whole damn Lefty scene.
He’s the Great Wingnut Avenger
of the Internet HabZone.
Always ready to do battle,
set us straight, or pick a bone.

‘Cuz Robert’s on the warpath
and Bowser’s talkin’ trash.
Al and Buck would raise taxes
and loot our hard-won stash.
Plunderers and statists,
are all they’ll ever be.
You can count on Tommy’s Truth;
only he can set us free.

POTUS is a Bolshie
Pelosi’s on the rag;
MSM and Hollywood
are really just a drag.
Sharia Law is coming,
they hate that we are free.
Can’t we just run our business?
Why can’t they let us be?

But Tom is on the case.
Behold his vorpal sword!
He’ll cut to find the truth,
until we’re dead or bored.
He’ll type and link and post.
At nine he’ll Flame again
It’s midnight on the East Coast
And ER’s turning in.

  • It's important to have people with the mind of a poet in a society. by TB 2013-09-21 12:37:44
    • Yeah, but to really screw things up properly requires the hubris of an engineer. by ER 2013-09-21 13:09:31
      • For the metaphor to be accurate... by TB 2013-09-21 13:19:37
        • No, but engineers presume they are capable of designing societies. by ER 2013-09-21 14:00:42
          • Yeah? Point to one. by TB 2013-09-21 14:16:34
            • Tom, you're the one around here who knows exactly how economies and governments should be organized. by ER 2013-09-21 14:46:58
              • Heh. by TB 2013-09-21 14:55:28
                • You answered my post before I was done editing it. Go back and re-read it. by ER 2013-09-21 15:14:58
                  • Actually... by TB 2013-09-21 16:23:43
                    • Einsteins's letter cooroborates my observations precisely. by ER 2013-09-21 17:04:39
                      • Just FYI, by TB 2013-09-21 19:15:54
                        • Not bad, considering I read that passage about a half century ago. by ER 2013-09-21 20:12:38
                        • Your views would make sense... by TB 2013-09-21 18:55:55
                          • Rubbish. by ER 2013-09-21 20:38:15
                            • ...and more rubbish by ER 2013-09-22 05:44:12
                              • "Really annoying" by TB 2013-09-22 08:49:19
                        • P.S. the ballad was pretty damn good. by TB 2013-09-21 16:39:11
                          • It should have been. I spent all damn morning working on it. by ER 2013-09-21 17:07:50

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