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Fine and Dandy

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Little Plum likes his firewater.
Desperate Dan has diabetes.
Dennis the Menace lived fast,
died young. Walter the Softy
won the Forward prize for poetry.

Hoots! Minnie the Minx is now
Scotland’s first minister.
Bash Street School’s an academy.
Plug lost both legs in Afghanistan.
Teacher leads the Labour party.

Crikey! Snooty shot himself in the foot.
Colonel Blink took over at Ukip.
Oops! Aunt Aggie’s
in a care home, her cow pies
banned by health and safety.

Wammo! Beryl the Peril
got a job in Brussels,
Roger couldn’t dodge
historic sex offences.
Satire’s no laughing matter;
why can’t life still be hilarious?

 

BeanoDandy

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trevor homer

Thu 29th Oct 2020 14:49

The more we grow the more we know. Time was we were held up as the bastion of civil society, a role model for other countries. Now historic sex abuse cases, and the general expose' of the hypocrisy that exists in this country has shattered a lot of those illusions.
Some might call it sacrilege to offer such an indictment of the futures of our cartoon heroes. Seems pretty accurate to me. Enjoyed this mate.

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Greg Freeman

Fri 9th Oct 2020 19:31

I am not worthy, Paul, but thanks. Stephen, I think I and my brother have vied over the years for Desperate Dan's crown, in the eating stakes. Thanks for the LIkes Stephen A, Branwell, and Kishore.

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Stephen Gospage

Thu 8th Oct 2020 17:49

Wonderful stuff, Greg. I think I shared an office with Beryl the Peril once, or at least it felt that way.

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Greg Freeman

Thu 8th Oct 2020 10:13

No greater praise, John. Thank you. I'm a big fan of Brian, too, and in fact the great man contributed an unsolicited endorsement for my one and only poetry publication a few years ago.

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JOHN F B TUCKER

Thu 8th Oct 2020 09:40

As a big fan of the Merseyside Beats, I like this poem Greg. I heard it said a good poem always reminds of another, and this one reminds me of something by Brian Patten.

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