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Friday, August 11, 2023

The Courting of Snark Supreme

      They annointed his palms with long weekends in Bali; 
          they bribed him with flights on their jets. 
      They purchased his soul with a gold-plated brolly -- 
          nor's that as corrupt as it gets. 

     They corrupted his spouse with vacations on yachts, 
          and himself with excursions on choppers. 
     He claims he's descended from lines of have-nots. 
          Are these origins more of his whoppers...? 

     They enticed him with tickets to sporting events. 
          They lured him with travels abroad. 
     It's fixed so his mother avoids paying rents. 
          Plain to see how the system is flawed. 

     Quid pro quos, "deese-fer-dough"s, payoffs 'n' perks: 
          around the world Clarence is flown 
     by a gang of unscrupulous billionaire jerks: 
          Ask Anita! We all should have known. 

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