From the Ghetto Science Team’s bootleg public television studios, it’s Pookie Peterz: Live and Direct. Pookie: “My special guest is Zipp Pitters, the front porch poet. He’s a prolific author, philosopher and former janitor of the Closed Due to Budget Cuts Elementary School. Tonight, he will discuss his ghetto literary series of self-published chapbooks, now available from Brotha Hustle’s mobile bookstore and portable Styrofoam juicy-juice-on-ice drink center. Zipp, I’ve noticed that your chapbooks have some intriguing titles.”
Zipp: “Yes. My purpose is to force the oppressed masses to recognize the obvious through critical thinking. My first chapbook, ‘I’m Not Working Because I Lost My Job,’ concludes that No Child Left Behind equals No Job For My Behind. And ‘Minimum Wage Jobs Do Not Pay Us Enough Money to Live’ is the title of my second book. The title speaks for itself.”
Pookie: “Has Lynne Cheney written a poignant Standard English introduction for any of your books?”
Zipp: “No. “
Pookie: “You dedicated your third book to the children of the ghetto who currently deal with a struggling economy and rising fuel prices.”
Zipp: “Yes! My friend, Readin’ Rain Bro, loves my children’s book titled ‘The Ice Cream Truck Ran out of Gas.’”
Pookie: Amazing, “Zipp! The title of your third book seems to tell the whole story about the times in which we live.
This has been Pookie Peterz: Live and Direct.
Previous Comments
Someone told me that this column left them hanging. The reason may be that the column contains very dry, satirical humor about the times in which we live. Imagine an ice cream truck running out of gas–a very disappointing thought. Peace, love and universal understanding.
#70436 | Author: Stiggers | Date: Jul 29 2005
Sometimes dry humor goes right over my head, but I had a great time with this one. Good stuff! Along similar satirical lines, you might enjoy this–IMHO, the funniest article The Onion has ever done. Cheers, TH
#70437 | Author: Tom Head | Date: Jul 29 2005
I LOVE Ken’s Lynne Cheney’s jabs. On that note, I hate to think what she’s been up to while her husband and his protege have been off playing war. I used to say she is the one we need to worry about. All the other may be distraction, so she can do the real damage to our Constitution and our education system.
#70438 | Author: DonnaLadd | Date: Jul 29 2005
Tom, thanks for suggesting The Onion article–a good example of dry, satirical humor. Donna, is Sis Condoleeza Rice the protege of Lynne Cheney’s hubby ….lol. Whooo Whee!
#70439 | Author: Stiggers | Date: Jul 29 2005
A friend of mine said something similar a couple of months ago. Said the Cheneys were involved in something down here in ’80 having to do with the Republican primaries, and that Lynne was definitely the nastier of the pair–said everyone called her the “Dragon Lady.” Cheers, TH
#70440 | Author: Tom Head | Date: Jul 29 2005
I happened to see Sis Cheney on C-Span about a year ago talking about her attempts to revise American history….that is why I make the jab about her poignant standard english introductions.
#70441 | Author: Stiggers | Date: Aug 2 2005
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