SHARE YOUR WEEKLY POLITICKLE BY F.R. DUPLANTIER
IN THE DOGE HOUSE
“My new boss is a big stupid jerk
And he acts like I’m trying to shirk.
He wants me to say
What I do for my pay
And expects me to come into work!”
From the archive
CARNIVAL THROES
On Mardi Gras Day, tap a cask
And fill up a bota or flask,
But make sure you’re not spotted
Looking totally potted:
For your own sake, please, wear a mask.
(2022)
FAT CHANCE
They can say it’s against the law
And I’ll just say “Pshaw!”
And have my fun
As a krewe of one:
No one cancels my Mardi Gras!
(2021)
BOEUF GRAS
Who’s that marching and what’s their big beef?
Not more malcontents flaunting faux grief?
No, it’s Mardi Gras Day
And it’s revelers at play:
Joie de vivre is the only motif.
(2017)
DOING WITHOUT
To avoid any purchase or rent
Was my niggardly neighbor’s intent,
So I said with mock sorrow,
“I don’t have what you’d borrow:
It’s Ash Wednesday, it’s already Lent.”
(2015)
MARDI GRAS TIME
In New Orleans, where everyone knows
How to scramble for carnival throws,
It’s just one day of fun,
Then the madness is done —
But the madness in Washington grows.
(2011)
HAPPY MARDI GRAS!
When the spirit of carnival reigns,
Sober citizens unplug their brains;
Egotists in disguises
Are proffering prizes
To propel presidential campaigns.
(2008)
FAT TUESDAY
Every revel unravels at last
And evaporates into the past,
For today is soon spent
And tomorrow is Lent:
Forty days to repent and to fast.
(2007)
MAY WE?
It’s not a big “faux pas”
When we say, “Oh, la la!”
Or “laissez faire,”
Or “derriere,”
Or Happy “Mardi Gras!”
(2006)
HAPPY MEDI-GRASS!
Marijuana has helped me a lot!
It’s a marvel, this medical “pot”!
My condition’s the same,
But I’m pleased to proclaim
I’ve forgotten what illness I’ve got!
(2005)
Last week’s limerick
STRAW VOTE
Paper straws do not work, but you’re stuck.
You prefer plastic straws? Out of luck!
Paper straws are a pain,
Paper straws are insane.
Plastic straws are the best ’cause they suck!