George Carlin
...or Hulk Hogan
- Oni
After reading your post I reconsidered dead soldiers and decided I want death's-heads on every bill. Little bat-faced
memento mori chittering in our pockets to keep it real.
Made me think of
The Delicate, Plummeting Bodies, by Stephen Dobyns. Here's the part that came to mind; the title links to the whole poem.
quote:
At last a committee of businessmen met together,
because with Death gone money had no value.
They went to where Death was waiting in a white room,
and he sat on the floor and looked like a small boy
with pale blond hair and eyes the color of clear water.
In his lap was a red ball heavy with the absence of life.
The businessmen flattered him. We will make you king,
they said. I am king already, Death answered. We will
print your likeness on all the money of the world.
It is there already, Death answered. We adore you
and will not live without you, the businessmen said.
Death said, I will consider your offer.
So I'm thinking Hulk, not George.
"If you can keep your head while those around you are losing theirs, you can collect a lot of heads."
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