Post by Sean on Feb 7, 2005 1:13:09 GMT -5
for british lit we could write an epic poem for extra credit (like oddesy (sp) or beowolf or somthing like that) and so i wrote this:
it was the night after Christmas
and all through the streets
people were entranced by consumerism
buying junk and needless sweets
they were buying this and that
whatever good buy they could find
they were maxing their credit
for this was sale time
and at the head of the system
there was a familiar man
known only as the grinch
taking advantage of every woman and man
it became clear to the grinch
following his Christmas feast
that he could gain power
by unleashing the capitalist beast
the beast of purchases
the beat of money
the root of all evil
that rains when its sunny
he gave out fraud rebates
and held numerous sales
the evil green jerk
gave loans while not specifying the details
when the frenzy had ended
the whos realized instantly
that their frenzied consumerism
had run them all to bankruptcy
it immediately became clear
that they used their life savings
they were now all in debt
due to a little consumer cravings
and as for the grinch
who had returned to the north
he did not fear retribution
for he was protected by the fourth (amendment)
back at his cave
he planed business expansion
perhaps he could take a visit
to king yertle's mansion
and at yertle's mansion
he struck a deal
he got reduced prices on oil
for his souped up automobile
for as it is known
following murtle's great 'fall'
he discovered oil
and regained power of all (the turtles)
he set up more industry
to process the oil
giving monopolies away
to other turtles who were loyal
so with yertle's gas in his tank
he decided to give the whos a treat
he organized a parade
which would go down mulberry street
but on the day of the parade
the grinch was woefully shocked
no one showed up
and their doors were all locked
but the grinch would not stand this
his glory they would not kill
so he pulled a few strings
and became governor of whoville
and with the office of governor
he had total control
if he held a parade
every who had to go
the whos were disgusted
with this totalitarian state
they had had enough
it was time to liberate!
but when they began to riot
on the grinch's next parade
thing 1 through thing 100
came to the grinch's aid
thing 1 through thing 100
came to the grinch's aid
for they were his secret police
which he personally paid
the whos held a secret meeting
following their grand defeat
to coordinate their rebellion
so their failure would not repeat
the meeting was attended
by every who that could come
from young to old
regardless if the who was smart or dumb
the whos received counsel
from Che, mao and the lorax
who had gone through this before
and knew how to act
they elected a leader
to run the revolution
the elected Cindy-lou
a who that had a solution
even though she was young
she was clearly ahead of her day
she could see the grinch had to go
without any delay
first they had
to give the grinch a scare
to kill someone close to him
perhaps his heir
horton the elephant
was the grinch's heir
he received the position
when he became a millionaire
the council would eliminate
the evil elephant named Horton
by enlisting the service
of yeoman of the bowman
and so the very next day
during the grinch's weekly parade
yeowman of the bowman
killed Horton with a grenade
now this did not sit
well with the grinch
he began marshal law
and would not give in an inch
but this cindy-lou expected
it fit right into her plan
for now the police were not secret
and so, stage 2 began
soon things 37 and 38
were convinced to switch sides
to be the whos insiders
to be the whos guides
from things 37 and 38
they learned a great deal
they learned the grinch's schedule
from getting up to his dinner meal
and now with this knowledge
they could make the final blow
to get rid of the grinch
so democracy could show
for with the grinch gone
or so they thought
they could be free again
which they liked a lot
and so later that month
on the 28th of May
they poisoned the grinch's meal
and he died later that day
but now with the grinch gone
they knew not what to do
so they did what they had before
and turned to cindy-lou
they asked cindy-lou
to be their new leader
but she said couldn't accept
for others needed her
she needed to lead
the world in revolution
to get rid of men like the grinch
who are the world's worst pollution
and with cindy-lou leaving
they held an election
and elected a new leader
who claimed he would give protection
he said he'd protect
all of their rights
to keep the whos safe
every day and every night
but it wasn't long
before power went to his head
and totalitarian came back
but he called it lou-democracy instead
i do not mean to leave you
on such a sad note
but hey this is the real world!
where justice is remote
it was the night after Christmas
and all through the streets
people were entranced by consumerism
buying junk and needless sweets
they were buying this and that
whatever good buy they could find
they were maxing their credit
for this was sale time
and at the head of the system
there was a familiar man
known only as the grinch
taking advantage of every woman and man
it became clear to the grinch
following his Christmas feast
that he could gain power
by unleashing the capitalist beast
the beast of purchases
the beat of money
the root of all evil
that rains when its sunny
he gave out fraud rebates
and held numerous sales
the evil green jerk
gave loans while not specifying the details
when the frenzy had ended
the whos realized instantly
that their frenzied consumerism
had run them all to bankruptcy
it immediately became clear
that they used their life savings
they were now all in debt
due to a little consumer cravings
and as for the grinch
who had returned to the north
he did not fear retribution
for he was protected by the fourth (amendment)
back at his cave
he planed business expansion
perhaps he could take a visit
to king yertle's mansion
and at yertle's mansion
he struck a deal
he got reduced prices on oil
for his souped up automobile
for as it is known
following murtle's great 'fall'
he discovered oil
and regained power of all (the turtles)
he set up more industry
to process the oil
giving monopolies away
to other turtles who were loyal
so with yertle's gas in his tank
he decided to give the whos a treat
he organized a parade
which would go down mulberry street
but on the day of the parade
the grinch was woefully shocked
no one showed up
and their doors were all locked
but the grinch would not stand this
his glory they would not kill
so he pulled a few strings
and became governor of whoville
and with the office of governor
he had total control
if he held a parade
every who had to go
the whos were disgusted
with this totalitarian state
they had had enough
it was time to liberate!
but when they began to riot
on the grinch's next parade
thing 1 through thing 100
came to the grinch's aid
thing 1 through thing 100
came to the grinch's aid
for they were his secret police
which he personally paid
the whos held a secret meeting
following their grand defeat
to coordinate their rebellion
so their failure would not repeat
the meeting was attended
by every who that could come
from young to old
regardless if the who was smart or dumb
the whos received counsel
from Che, mao and the lorax
who had gone through this before
and knew how to act
they elected a leader
to run the revolution
the elected Cindy-lou
a who that had a solution
even though she was young
she was clearly ahead of her day
she could see the grinch had to go
without any delay
first they had
to give the grinch a scare
to kill someone close to him
perhaps his heir
horton the elephant
was the grinch's heir
he received the position
when he became a millionaire
the council would eliminate
the evil elephant named Horton
by enlisting the service
of yeoman of the bowman
and so the very next day
during the grinch's weekly parade
yeowman of the bowman
killed Horton with a grenade
now this did not sit
well with the grinch
he began marshal law
and would not give in an inch
but this cindy-lou expected
it fit right into her plan
for now the police were not secret
and so, stage 2 began
soon things 37 and 38
were convinced to switch sides
to be the whos insiders
to be the whos guides
from things 37 and 38
they learned a great deal
they learned the grinch's schedule
from getting up to his dinner meal
and now with this knowledge
they could make the final blow
to get rid of the grinch
so democracy could show
for with the grinch gone
or so they thought
they could be free again
which they liked a lot
and so later that month
on the 28th of May
they poisoned the grinch's meal
and he died later that day
but now with the grinch gone
they knew not what to do
so they did what they had before
and turned to cindy-lou
they asked cindy-lou
to be their new leader
but she said couldn't accept
for others needed her
she needed to lead
the world in revolution
to get rid of men like the grinch
who are the world's worst pollution
and with cindy-lou leaving
they held an election
and elected a new leader
who claimed he would give protection
he said he'd protect
all of their rights
to keep the whos safe
every day and every night
but it wasn't long
before power went to his head
and totalitarian came back
but he called it lou-democracy instead
i do not mean to leave you
on such a sad note
but hey this is the real world!
where justice is remote