Stanley, An American, Recounts His Meeting With Livingstone

I’m like, “Yo!”,
and he’s like, “Woh!”,
and I’m like, “Good to meet,”
and he’s like, “Real neat,”
and I’m like, “Jungle sucks,”
and he’s like, “It’s big bucks,”
and I’m like, “It’s the pits,”
and he’s like, “What a ditz!”,
and I’m like, “Where’s the beer?”,
and he’s like, “Why you here?”,
and I’m like, “I got sent,”
and he’s like, “Excellent!”,
and I’m like, “let’s shoot pool,”
and he’s like, “Way cool,”
and he’s like, “You from Alaska?”,
and I’m like, “Nah – Nebraska”,
and he’s like, “Go Huskers!”,
and I’m like, “No tuskers?”
and he’s like, “Had a cull – food”,
and I’m like, “Radical, dude.”
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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March 8, 2017 at 8:58 AM
First reaction: loud laughter. Second reaction: I'll give Michael some decent comments here: dude, they didn't talk like that back in the day! Furthermore, the rhyme isn't completely as it should, nor is the meter. LOL this is funny :D "and he’s like, “Had a cull – food”, and I’m like, “Radical, dude.” You made my day. Was this a live recording on YouTube?
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March 8, 2017 at 1:16 PM
I didn't really think that was on YouTube, it just sounded like a dialogue you can find there ;)
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March 8, 2017 at 9:02 AM
LOL Not quite. I love pulling American legs.
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