Thursday, June 2, 2011
[1840 - Thomas Hardy, novelist, poet, born in
Dorset, England]
[1857 - Sir Edward Elgar, composer, born in Broadheath, England]
[1904 - Johnny (Peter John) Weissmuller, Olympic champion swimmer, film actor, born in Freidorf, Romania]
[1908 - Ben Grauer, radio & TV actor, announcer, born in Staten Island, New York]
[1917 - Max Showalter, actor,
born in Caldwell, Kansas]
[1920 - Tex Schramm, Pro Football Hall of Fame GM & owner, born in San Gabriel, California]
[1922 - Gil Stratton, sportscaster,
actor, born in Brooklyn]
[1924 - Congress grants US citizenship to all Native Americans who were born in the USA]
[1930 - Charles 'Pete' Conrad, Jr., astronaut, born
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]
[1961 - George S. Kaufman, Pulitzer prize-winning playwright, dies at 72]
Up and down Sadr City Road,
In and out flies the Eagle.
That's the way our money goes,
Pop goes the weasel!
All around Afghanistan,
Georgie chased Bin Laden.
Al-Qaeda thought 'twas all in fun.
Pop! goes a car bomb.
The Taliban in Pakistan,
Al-Qaeda too, are welcome.
They profit from the opium trade.
While we at home go bankrupt.
A trillion dollars for the wars;
Nothing for the people.
Bend over, take it in the drawers;
Truth is, it's fecal!
William's Whimsical Words:
So, why do we put up with it?
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