The Bishop and the Butterfly: Murder, Politics, and the End of the Jazz Age
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    AT THE ZOO

    By Richard Day on Fri, 06/24/2011 - 3:54pm |

     

     

    Someone told me
    It's all happening at the zoo.
    I do believe it,
    I do believe it's true.

    Mmmmm. Mmmmm. Whoooa. Mmmmm.

    It's a light and tumble journey
    From the East Side to the park;
    Just a fine and fancy ramble
    To the zoo.

     

    United States Capitol

    But you can take the crosstown bus
    If it's raining or it's cold,
    And the animals will love it
    If you do.
    If you do.

     



    Something tells me
    It's all happening at the zoo.
    I do believe it,
    I do believe it's true.

    Mmmmm. Mmmmm. Whoooa. Mmmmm.


    The monkeys stand for honesty,

    Olympia Snowe


    Giraffes are insincere,

    Mitch McConnell


    And the elephants are kindly but

    They're dumb

    Rand Paul

     

    Orangutans are skeptical


    Of changes in their cages

    Eric Cantor

     

    And the zookeeper is very fond of rum.

     John Boehner

    Zebras are reactionaries,

    Allen West


    Antelopes are missonaries,

     

    Michele Bachmann

    Pigeons plot in secrecy,

    Darrell Issa

     

    And hamsters turn on frequently.

    Ron Paul

     


    What a gas! You gotta come and see
    At the zoo.
    At the zoo.
    At the zoo.
    At the zoo.

    Comments

    I have a friend who’s been around 97 years and other than a hip problem, he’s still sharp as a tack..

    He tells me that he and a group of fellow workers, talked one of their friends to go to Washington as their Representative.

    The man served one term and when they asked him to run again, he flat out refused.

    The reason stated was "the place is nothing but a bunch of drunks; that party all night, raising money and patting each other on the back with lobbyists paying for the party life .

    The reason no one is in the Chamber when giving speeches, is that they are sleeping off the booze.

    When laws are passed, the Reps don’t know what’s in the bills, they haven’t read them; there staff tells them what to do.

    Night after night of partying; the man the one term Representative said, it was enough to make you sick and tells you a lot why Congress has failed the people. Who can think straight when night after night you're drunk


    by Resistance on Fri, 06/24/2011 - 7:43pm

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

    PARTY ALL NIGHT. HA

     

     

     


    by Richard Day on Wed, 03/04/2015 - 2:06am

    1. We admitted we were powerless over government and that our lives had become unmanageable.

    2. Came to belive that there is no power in the universe that could return the country to sanity.

    3. Made a fearless decision to get drunk and stay that way.


    by cmaukonen on Fri, 06/24/2011 - 11:14pm

    hahahahaha

    There are seven or nine more steps missing....hahahahahahah

    I hereby render unto Chris the Dayly Comment of the Day Award for this here Dagblog Site, Given to all of him from all of me! hahahahahah


    by Richard Day on Fri, 06/24/2011 - 11:38pm

    Thanks. After Step 3 you don't need the others.


    by cmaukonen on Sat, 06/25/2011 - 12:33am

    I think this was a gas. 


    by anna am on Sat, 06/25/2011 - 12:04pm

    Well thank you Anna!

    Good to see ya again!


    by Richard Day on Sat, 06/25/2011 - 12:41pm

    This is five years later, and you aint gonna read this.

    This one comment kept me keepin on.

    Really, no kidding.

    I hope you are doing well Anna.


    by Richard Day on Fri, 04/29/2016 - 9:57pm

    What a sweet reply.  How sweet you were to write it, and yes, I am doing well.  Or much much better than I used to anyway.  Hope you are well too -- or as well as one can be after this clusterfuck of an election. xo


    by anna am on Tue, 11/15/2016 - 12:44pm