The Sun Has A Solar Flare

THE SUN HAS A SOLAR FLARE
THE EARTH JUST TILTED ON ITS AXIS
THE DEMON LIES IN HIS LAIR
AND LICKS AT THE GODDESS ABRAXAS
VOLCANOES LONG, LONG DORMANT
SEND UP PLUMES OF GAS
INDIA AND PAKISTAN
START TALKING TRASH
IN THESE DARK DAYS


LET'S WALK TO THE NEAREST CLIFF
LET'S WALK TO THE RIVER
THERE HAS BEEN A SEISMIC SHIFT
I FELT THE WHOLE EARTH QUIVER
LET'S HOLD THE PARTY WE SAID
WE WOULD ALWAYS HOLD
ME WITH THEIR BLOOD ON MY HANDS
YOU WITH THEIR GOLD
IN THESE DARK DAYS


YOUR CONSCIENCE IS WORTHLESS HERE
GO PEDDLE IT UNDER THE STREET UGHTS
THE HUBRIS OF LOVE YOU CARRY
IS ATTRACTING A SWARM OF MEAT FLIES
BRANDISH, BRANDISH YOUR WEAPON BABE
SHARPEN YOUR SHARPEST KNIVES
IF YOU'RE NOT THE KING OR THE QUEEN
YOU'RE JUST WORKIN' FOR THE HIVE
IN THESE DARK DAYS

Dark Days, by Graham Parker 

File under Current Events.

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Heading For The Finish

I see that a 39-year-old Sydney man will face court today charged with 17 offenses relating to a multi-million-dollar internet scam based in Australia. The so-called Nigerian or West African scam involved fraudsters sending a flood of spam emails telling people they could claim millions of dollars of lottery winnings, an inheritance, or a business opportunity - so long as they first sent money for expenses. I can only hope that it's not my friend Johnson. In response to my last email he wrote:

MY DEAR FRIEND,
 
HOW ARE YOU TODAY?I AM VERY HAPPY TO HEAR FROM YOU.YES THE NREC CHARGES ARE BILLS PLACED ON FUNDS GOING OUT OF THE COUNTRY,THIS BILLS IS CHARGED BY THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE,SO IT IS NOT GOING INTO THE ACCOUNTS OF THE BANK  RATHER TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S,SO GO ON AND PAY IT QUICKLY,SO THAT WE CAN RECEIVE THE FUNDS.I WILL ADVICE YOU THINK LESS ABOUT YOUR LAWYER,SO THAT WE CAN CONCENTRATE ON HOW TO CONCLUDE THIS TRANSACTION. YES THE 10% IS FOR OFFSETTING ALL OUR EXPENSES,THAT WHEN THE FUNDS MUST HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED IN YOUR ACCOUNT,THERE IS NO WAY THE $33.3MDOLLARS CAN BE SPENT,MIND YOU ITS IN THE APEX BANK,CENTRAL BANK,SO UNTIL IT HAS BEN CONFIRMED 
IN YOUR ACCOUNT THAT IS WHEN THE FUNDS CAN BE USED. AS SOON AS THIS FUNDS HAS BEEN CONFIRMED IN YOUR ACCOUNT,I WILL RETRIEVE ALL YOUR DOCUMENTS IN THE BANK,DESTROY THEM BEFORE I WILL PROCEED TO YOUR COUNTRY. I WILL SUGGEST YOU PLACE MUCH CONCENTRATION,NOW THAT THE FUNDS ARE ABOUT TO HIT YOU ACCOUNT. HOW IS YOUR HEALTH NOW?CAN I CALL YOU?  HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU AGAIN.

My response:

Dear Johnson

I just want to make sure I'll be reimbursed out of the money set aside for expenses. I'll have my assistant, Lillian Abner [get it, Lil' Abner], make the arrangements to transfer the funds. Unfortunately, the plane ride has only served to worsen my tinnitus. Thank you for asking though.

C. Bawls

File under Nigerian Email Buddies.

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