In previous years, this frequent blogger’ll Offer some lines of New Year’s doggerel. This year, however, a different rhyme, Addressed to purveyors of bad school slime. On, Prancer, Blitzen, Dancer and Dasher, On, Atlantis discoverer Maxine Asher, At least as amusing as “I Love Lucy” With her strange universities and W A U C. That denizen of the fake school cellar: Doctor Dante (Ronald Pellar), Whose phony school, Columbia State Took in 72 million as of this date. Fill up my cup with rotten cheer, son, And pour it all on Tom McPherson, Also known as a different jerk, LaSalle University’s James T. Kirk. To the first huge diploma mill, let’s lay it bare: California Pacifica’s Ernest Sinclair. He was sent to prison but let’s not gloat: He escaped, disappeared, and that’s all she wrote. At least as nasty as John Wilkes Booth: Those annoying people at DLTruth. Sued me thrice, did Edward Reddeck. (Each one gave me quite a heddeck.) Still going strong, or I miss my bet, The self-styled Queen of the Internet, Macarena purveyor, that’s Danzig (Sheila), Who started up MIGS: what a wheeler and dealer. Degrees from fake “Edison” people were buyin’ From 80-year-old Bishop George C. Lyon. He ran six schools with a very bad smell, And now number seven: it’s Lester Snell To the richest phony since time began, Saleem Kureshi in Pakistan, To all of the fakes from the Isle of St. Kitts, To the UDP’s Rabbi Abramowicz. Liar, liar, pants on fire: The folks behind Almeda and Breyer, And that “school” where so much bad stuff was festerin’, Formerly known as Kennedy-Western. To the 1980’s most versatile phony— That would be Geruntino (Tony). To the many who scammed with Liberian aegis, Headed by Dixie, the Queen of St. Regis. And last but not least, the worst, if you please: The millions who purchase and use fake degrees. May you all get caught, I soundly declare. A miserable new year from John B. Bear.
Helpful: "(Or would that be umBrilliant?)" John: For those who need reminding . . . from time to time the question arises of how to introduce, to your parents, someone you're living with, but not exactly married to. One solution is, "This is my, um, friend." Thus the concept of umFriend, and also umUniversity, umAccreditation, etc. (For the record, what the Census Bureau actually chose in 2000 was POSSLQ (pronounced 'possel-cue), for Person, Opposite Sex, Same Living Quarters." Our government at work.
What will they do now that the courts have dragged the federal government into the 21st century regarding same-sex couples?
TOMPOUOSOSSOOOMTUAGOBPOULITSDMTHTNIPRNFRNSCIP Two or More Persons or Unpersons Opposite Sex or Same Sex or One or More Transgendered, Ungendered, Ambiguoisly Gendered or Bigendered Persons or Unpersons Living in the Same Domicile More Than Half-Time Not Including Platonic Roomates Nor Familial Relations Nor Sporadic Casually Intimate Partners Until they realize in 2025 that that category isn't inclisive enough and make it longer.
Or maybe just POOSSSLQ Person, opposite or same sex, same living quarters. More fun to say. Here in the San Francisco area, we're waiting for the fifth letter. It used to be the Gay Freedom Parade. Then Lesbian-Gay. Then LGB (bisexual). Currently LGBT (add transgender).
No surprise that we have the LGBT acronym here in Canada too. But the Parade title has been shortened - at least in Ontario. Here, it's just the "Pride Parade" now - same folks, different title. Politicians of all orientations often take part -- good votes to be had. Around here, we even have a full Pride Week of events around the Parade. Mucho dinero to be made. We also have our first openly gay Premier - Kathleen Wynne. Kathleen Wynne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Johann
