Your Weekly Politickle: WHAT’S THE USAGE?

Feel free to publish, post, or pass on Your Weekly Politickle by F.R. Duplantier: WHAT’S THE USAGE?Don’t confuse “who” and “whom,” for my sake,Don’t say “bring” when you mean to say “take,”Don’t say “lay” when it’s “lie,”If it’s “me,” don’t say “I.”Watch your language and give me a break. From …

Your Weekly Politickle: DIZZY WORLD

Feel free to publish, post, or pass on Your Weekly Politickle by F.R. Duplantier: DIZZY WORLDIt’s a magical place in the sun!Cartoon characters greet everyone!You’ll be kidnapped and rapedAnd videotaped!Come on in, all you kids, and have fun! From the archive GHISLAINEHer conviction for procuringIs just and reassuring,But will clients …

Your Weekly Politickle: AUTOPSY-TURVY

Feel free to publish, post, or pass on Your Weekly Politickle by F.R. Duplantier: AUTOPSY-TURVY“I was shot in the back of the head,Or, perhaps, I was strangled instead.Don’t let logic deceive:Though it’s hard to believe,It was suicide. That’s why I’m dead.” From the archive WHO, M.E.?He had dirt on the …

Your Weekly Politickle: TEACHER’S PET PEEVE

Feel free to publish, post, or pass on Your Weekly Politickle by F.R. Duplantier: TEACHER’S PET PEEVE“I will try to remember your names,But reject any petulant claims:What ‘your pronouns’ areIs a bridge too farAnd I won’t play ridiculous games.” PRONOUNCEMENTOkay, now you are going too far,Saying what your preferred pronouns …

Your Weekly Politickle: OPEN WIDE

Feel free to publish, post, or pass on Your Weekly Politickle by F.R. Duplantier: OPEN WIDE“Opportunity knocks, let it in.Captive workers and voters: win, win.Votes and labor are freeOnce you buy them from me.So much money to make, let’s begin.” From the archive VOTO FINISH“Immigration concerns are what spur us,Opposition …

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