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Snake Oil (Free verse) by Quarton
Snake oil, only a buck? Seems reasonable enough-- I'll take two bottles though one is closer to the truth. You claim it removes warts, how about broken hearts? What's that, a hundred proof? Better make that a case. Cures insomnia, sleep in a bottle or a bottle to sleep. Guaranteed sweet dreams-- instant relief in liquid form. Really, a cure for myopia? I'd be able to see you coming before you arrived but couldn't read the fine print. Self-realization included, still only a buck? I can save my soul, just a bottle a day for eternity? How many would that be? I mean, things add up, even at a dollar per day. Got any volumn discounts? Half price discount, just for me-- save two bits times two? Let's see, how much is that, fifty cents times days in eternity? Sounds fair but I'm not sure about the price. Forever is quite a commitment. Maybe I'll just sleep on it. Pretty heavy, this realization talk. How about a discount for what I already know? What! Only a penny for my thoughts? Are you some kind of smart ass, an exorbitant price to pay, you say? A real comedian, only worth a lousy penny each day. Let's see, fifty cents a day, save the same amount-- knowledge of self for free. Sure sounds like snake oil to me.

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Arithmetic Mean: 4.6666665
Weighted score: 4.9602656
Overall Rank: 8548
Posted: December 7, 2002 5:19 PM PST; Last modified: December 7, 2002 5:19 PM PST
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[8] Bachus @ 24.126.113.154 | 7-Dec-02/5:37 PM | Reply
that was fun..i could smell the dust from the road and horse shit from the salesman wagon..
[8] Bachus @ 24.126.113.154 | 19-Dec-02/6:53 PM | Reply
my favorite.
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