Sunday, September 23, 2012

 
Rewards

The Right Wing Government had featured much Freedom-Mouthing, and leaders 

in limousine monstrosities followed by 
Yes Persons in buses.

The leaders were murdered by the Revolution,
and scruffy newcomers took over in jeeps.

The Yes Persons, of course, switched 

their tunes seamlessly.

Soon enough, the revolutionists evolved 

into Armani suits, the limos returned, 
and everything relaxed.

Five years in and we were pretty much 

into the Every Man a King, Every 
Woman a Queen phase.

Which takes us to the present milieu, best illustrated by a walk I took with my friend 

in Minneapolis.

The first wave we encountered wore PERSON OF THE YEAR tshirts. Followed by LITTLE LEAGUE CAPTAINS of their various times.
Then GIRL SCOUT GOLDENS!--

COOKIE SELLERS EXTRAORDINAIRE!

Most of the award winners had pushed 

ahead as a sort of impromptu parade, 
some carrying actual trophies which 
flayed around dangerously. Such flashing hazard proved too chaotic to TOP INNOVATIVE BUSINESSMAN 2032. 

He organized them by screaming.

BOWLERS OF THE DECADE, ST PAUL, helped him, and soon was restored aimless milling, and Top Innovative's sanity.

BEST LITERARY SCHOLAR, TWIN CITIES, EXCLUDING DOWNTOWNS AND NEIGHBORHOODS SURROUNDING
GUTHRIE THEATER smiled, once we got close enough to read his tshirt.

We were about to test him with obscure allusions when a Grandmother shrieked 

at us in no recognizable language. 

Then we did decipher "Where's your accomplishments, Numbnuts 

Nothings from Nowhere?”

"Mine are home. Mother taught us not to flaunt." I answered.

My friend added, "When all are marvels, who does the work?"

“Not you!” she snapped, this CHEERLEADER OF THE CENTURY. “I recognize your type, calling everybody whores and sluts!"

“If the shoe fits...” he fired back.

“Yeah? Well, when they snuffed the old regime, they missed you two. Well, let me tell you, that can be remedied!” She joined
THE PARAMOUNT-TOP  DELINQUENTS (FORMER) CLUB,  playing boccie in 

Elliot park.

Finally she pointed to us, her silk jacket taking on a leaping iridescence in her agitation after missing a blocking shot. 


Her team threatened with upraised fists too.

Discretion being the better part, etc., we slid though the prestigious crowd, finally entering the Hot Dog Depot.


Award-Winning of course.

We sat on a very large and quite artistic 

BEST OF THE FOOTLONGS, SAN DIEGO trophy in marble.

You'd think they wouldn't allow that 

but they did.

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