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The Hierarchy of Death

One swan is worth fifty sparrows

Three eagles for thirty blackbirds

and one jackdaw's worth five robins

 

For swan, read Brit

for sparrow, Syrian

for eagle, read Yank.

Blackbirds are Iraqis

The jackdaw's an Israeli

and the robins Palestinians.

 

Dead good isn't it.

Dead simple

◄ ....of words or people

The Night Bus Driver ►

Comments

<Deleted User> (6315)

Thu 25th Apr 2013 20:18

Wow Dave..yes hard hitting indeed..but oh so effective too!

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Laura Taylor

Thu 25th Apr 2013 12:49

I like this - simple, but hard-hitting. Really like the last two lines.

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Harry O'Neill

Thu 25th Apr 2013 00:21


Chillingly true, Dave.

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