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Lies - All Lies

[Got stuck in traffic today. The car in front of me was… I kid you not… everyone’s favourite flying car!] * Fifty years ago they said the oil would be depleted Long before our third millennium was ever greeted They told us wearing platform shoes would make our legs go bandy I think, perhaps, they meant if you drink fifteen pints of shandy Tenerife would fall into the sea and by the way This would send a tidal wave to wash us all away Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was in front of me today Of course it was a copy (which I shouldn’t need to say) But when we hit a traffic jam, old Chitty didn’t fly And so I must conclude that my whole life has been a lie!

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Date: 6/29/2023 8:03:00 PM
Yes, Yes! In the spirit of the age. Clinton, Obama, Trump, Biden, ... Who will be our next Liar-in-Chief?! Waiting breathlessly, gw
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