Here’s a little something I found amusing and we’ve kept it around the house for 10 years - Literally, there’s a date on it of November 1992. But according to the headlines its still quite appropriate so I thought I’d share it.
“Pollution is the Solution - a poem by John Callahan” (no, I have no idea who that is)
I like the notion of oil on the ocean,
’cause it lubricates all of the waves
When the water is slicker,
The tankers are quicker
And look at the fuel that it saves
I like burgers in styrofoam dishes,
Not fishes
They take up good space in the sea
Pollution is the Solution,
Nature’s annoying to me.
It’s funny, I think, when things go extinct
And they become ‘yesterday’s news’
When a species ceases, there’s no more feces
For me to scrape off my shoes
I could spend hours in acid rain showers,
And nuclear power is fun
Hooray for pollutants!
’cause they make us mutants
And two heads are better than one!
Oh, I feel so attractive when I’m radioactive
And I get my haircuts for free
Pollution is the solution,
’cause if it’s not what else could be?
When a strip mine stops, a town’s livelihood drops
So the ax that I wield just cuts trees
What’s the answer my friend?
It blows in the wind,
Which is thickening with CFC’s
We’ve always had trouble,
Since the first creature’s bubble
Popped the primordial slime
Pollution, my son, is the solution,
And I know that you’ll thank me in time.