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Tuesday, November 18, 2025

terrible 3


by horace p sternwall



why does everybody hate me
isaac newton asked his mom
because you have no class
interjected the butler with aplomb

the butler’s name was bob ford
and he wore a suit of black
when jesse james threw a brick through the window
he shot poor jesse in the back

isaac’s mom had been a queen
but left her crown in a taxicab
she took to the streets to find the thief
and they called her nellie the nab

isaac’s dad was a broker
who took anything in pawn
when king richard asked him his business
he answered with a yawn

when king george raised a ruckus
they gave him a jacket of blue
blackbeard sailed the seven seas
at the head of a jolly crew

king john had a number
and forgot to write it down
when he went back to get it
the rebels had seized the town

karl marx had a potato
and tried to peel it himself
he gave it up as a hopeless cause
that was endangering his health

all things must pass
like a snake from the road to the grass
the snake might be your best friend
but what does that sign in the sky portend?



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