Could be Verse: Poetry ripped straight from the headlines
By JAMES PARKER | June 6, 2007
Waxin' Anglo Saxon, or Lines Upon Learning That a Federal Court Has Thrown Out an Indecency Ruling Brought by the FCC Against Fox TV
Keep your curse words keen, my friend, or swear your swears in vain
— When everything’s profanity then nothing is profane.
And who knows what will happen, if these oaths are overused?
“Good evening. I’m Jim fucking Lehrer. Here’s the fucking news.”
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