The Week in Re-Verse: Friday July 24, 2009
It’s been a whole month since we’ve waxed poetic;
The long hiatus was totally pathetic.
Chalk it up to all our friends getting married
And their vows we’ve attended, many & varied.
(Evidence, we suppose, of Caitlin Flanagan’s theory
That American marriage is an institution so cheery )
But now that the summer’s reached a July crux,
We’ve lined up in a row our doggerel ducks.
Let’s skim the headlines of the month past
To resume regularity at long last:Sculpted marble faces are chiseled with boredom.
Obama wants health plans for those who can’t afford ‘em
But his pet bill hangs in Congressional limbo.
Steve McNair got popped by his suicidal bimbo.
Pamplona bulls gore runners—lots of ouches!
Josh Hersh explores Lebanon’s love for couches.
Oh, and in Italy was some juicy derriere
(Not as juicy as Southerners—they’re chubbers down there.)
Federer took home Wimbledon glory.
Palin resigns—what’s the whole story?
A checkout girl writes about supermarket life.
Cambridge police incite racial strife.
As New Jersey uncovers a ring of corruption,
The East African Rift has a volcanic eruption.
Ciao til next Friday when we’re back with the news.