The Pecan Park Eagle

Captain Renault: “Tweet! Tweet”
(Back in the day when tweeting was done with a whistle.)

Rick: “How can you close me up? On what grounds?”
Captain Renault: “I’m shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!”

[a croupier hands Renault a pile of money]
Croupier: “Your winnings, sir.”
Captain Renault: [sotto voce] “Oh, thank you very much.”

Captain Renault (again and loudly: ‘TWEET! – TWEET! – EVERYBODY OUT AT ONCE!”

As Time Slips By

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You must – remember this

A miss – is still a miss

Too high – is still too high

The fundamental things apply

As time slips by

And when two players woo

They still think – I’ll best you

On that – you can rely

No matter what the future brings

As time slips by

Bulls ship for cash in – as they leave the gate

Hearts swing with passion – jealousy and hate

Big plans need money – or else – there is no date

That – no one – can deny

It’s still the same old story

A fight for power glory

A case of do or die

The world will always have – its players

As time slips by

Some make your vote count – where they think it should

Bleeding in blind hope – your vote does them good

Settling for time loss – that keeps things where they’ve stood

That also – tilts their way

It’s still our same old story

The fight for our Dome’s glory

Our case of do or die

World Wonder needs our dogfight effort

‘Fore this chance – slips – away

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 Bill McCurdy

Publisher, Editor, Writer

The Pecan Park Eagle

Houston, Texas