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[aid] => mick
[title] => ARNIE GET YOU GUN, EH?
[time] => 2004-07-10 12:08:27
[hometext] => This was written around the time when Canadian runner Ben Jonson flashed a piece at another driver after being cut off in Toronto traffic.
[bodytext] => There's talk all around That old Patch is in town And I've heard people say He's charter N.R. - A. He's here to recruit More fuel for the fire Since the souls in Beruit Now sing in his choir Now, America's in line And production is fine It's time to expand, To open new markets - to bleed a new land 'Cus it's hard to imagine The devastation to be wrought From the barrel of a gun That one has just bought So the guy in the next lane Is giving you jive? Remind him his manners Flash your .45 If he continues his folly There's a thing you can do Disabuse him, by golly! Fire a round or two If he crashes and burns It's nothing to you You're only emphasizing ...your point of view... Stoney, 17 Nov. 1994 This one was a bit of satire on the lasting effects of momentarily giving in to road-rage. We've all felt it from time-to-time; fortunately, in Canada not many of us are driving around with a weapon in our glove compartment. [comments] => 3 [counter] => 175 [topic] => 56 [informant] => Stoney1 [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 3 [ratings] => 1 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => sarcasticpoetry )
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