Poem: "The Best Government Money Can Buy"

Aug 12, 2014 02:38

This poem came out of the August 5, 2014 Poetry Fishbowl.  It was inspired by prompts from ng_moonmoth and my_partner_doug, plus discussions with Dreamwidth user Dialecticdreamer.  It also fills the "possessions" square in my 7-30-14 card for the Genprompt Bingo fest.  This poem has been sponsored by Anthony & Shirley Barrette.  It belongs to Granny Whammy thread of the  ( Read more... )

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technoshaman August 12 2014, 14:13:20 UTC
*wish*....

Instead of superhera we have supercorps...

Where is financial kryptonite when you need it?

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Well... ysabetwordsmith August 12 2014, 19:50:44 UTC
>> *wish*....

Instead of superhera we have supercorps... <<

Oh they have those too. You haven't met him yet, but one of the more momentous supervillains is Shigeru Fukui, CEO of Lucky Frog. He has a minor talent, a major artifact, and very astute business acumen.

>> Where is financial kryptonite when you need it? <<

That would be a fucking scary super-gizmo. I could imagine it being made in Terramagne. I even know which character could make it. O_O Eek eek eek.

No, I really don't think I'd want to bring that here. I wouldn't want to bring the Ring of Doom either. Some things are powerful but very very dangerous.

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mdlbear August 12 2014, 15:05:10 UTC
Don't I fscking WISH!

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Yes... ysabetwordsmith August 12 2014, 19:51:43 UTC
I love your icon. That could very easily be Backdraft's icon.

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Re: Yes... mdlbear August 13 2014, 02:19:33 UTC
Got it from ; it comes out pretty regularly on political stuff and other rants.

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