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Advice To A Son

Never trust a white man,
Never kill a Jew,
Never sign a contract,
Never rent a pew.
Don't enlist in armies;
Nor marry many wives;
Never write for magazines;
Never scratch your hives.
Always put paper on the seat,
Don't believe in wars,
Keep yourself both clean and neat,
Never marry whores.
Never pay a blackmailer,
Never go to law,
Never trust a publisher,
Or you'll sleep on straw.
All your friends will leave you
All your friends will die
So lead a clean and wholesome life
And join them in the sky.

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  • July 17
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    From guest Mark (contact)
    wonderful poem for any young man to read. Its is humorous yet hemmingway exposes us too raw truths!

  • forgotten hopes
    November 16, 2007

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    wow
    i love this guy!!

    pure genious in simplicity
    dunno if its meant to be quite so hillarious but god damn its funny