On the first day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
All the Taxpayer's money.
On the second day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Two shares of Ford,
And all the Taxpayer's money.
On the third day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Three broke banks,
Two shares of Ford,
And all the Taxpayer's money.
On the fourth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Four called in loans,
Three broke banks,
Two shares of Ford,
And all the Taxpayer's money.
On the fifth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
A - I - G,
Four called in loans,
Three broke banks,
Two shares of Ford,
And all the Taxpayer's money.
On the sixth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Six guys not working,
A - I - G,
Four called in loans,
Three broke banks,
Two shares of Ford,
And all the Taxpayer's money.
On the seventh day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Seven stocks a-stinking,
Six guys not working,
A - I - G,
Four called in loans,
Three broke banks,
Two shares of Ford,
And all the Taxpayer's money.
On the eighth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Eight execs a-milking,
Seven stocks a-stinking,
Six guys not working,
A - I - G,
Four called in loans,
Three broke banks,
Two shares of Ford,
And all the Taxpayer's money.
On the ninth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Nine factory closings,
Eight execs a-milking,
Seven stocks a-stinking,
Six guys not working,
A - I - G,
Four called in loans,
Three broke banks,
Two shares of Ford,
And all the Taxpayer's money.
On the tenth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Ten investors leaping,
Nine factory closings,
Eight execs a-milking,
Seven stocks a-stinking,
Six guys not working,
A - I - G,
Four called in loans,
Three broke banks,
Two shares of Ford,
And all the Taxpayer's money.
On the eleventh day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Eleven markets falling,
Ten investors leaping,
Nine factory closings,
Eight execs a-milking,
Seven stocks a-stinking,
Six guys not working,
A - I - G,
Four called in loans,
Three broke banks,
Two shares of Ford,
And all the Taxpayer's money.
On the twelfth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Twelve Fed fingers pointing,
Eleven markets falling,
Ten investors leaping,
Nine factory closings,
Eight execs a-milking,
Seven stocks a-stinking,
Six guys not working,
A - I - G,
Four called in loans,
Three broke banks,
Two shares of Ford,
And all the Taxpayer's money!
A contest entry
- A Not So Holly Jolly Christmas by Carpe Noctem.
850 points, ended January 7, 16 entries
Bronze trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Make Me Laugh by Pollycheck.
575 points, ended January 3, 53 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Comments
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And a Paulson in a money tree.
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Such cynical humor...
I absolutely loved it! I actually had to sing it. It was just that good
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LOL This amused me so much, I had to read it to my family and my fiance. It was very clever, and had a very good flow. Such humorous truth at this time, and you really did an amazing job. Thanks very much for entering and making me laugh, and congrats on the bronze trophy!
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u rok!!! this is too funny but its not about funny things is it... humor is a great way to state truth and reality in a way that hits home pretty hard ... this is so well done ...
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Ooh! You particularly got me with "ten investors leaping!" Loved the "eight execs a-milking." A less-than-jolly but delighfully quirky current events commentary.
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Thank you for entering my contest. This is the funniest one that I have read so far. You really updated the 12 days of Christmas to reflect the times of today.
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Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for the HM; laughter can indeed be medicine. I sold off shares as they were falling, then bought back into companies that I thought would be good long term investments; now we'll see what happens.
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good job
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I loved this. Well penned.
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Well well well, nice rewrite of the old Christmas song. Tis' the time to be jolly so have a lolly and enjoy your Christmas holidays if you have any. MERRY CHRISTMAS!
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Very creative. I loved it. I love the way you updated the traditional Christmas tune.
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a very very updated version of the christmas tune.
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Cleverly written....Thought provokingly true!
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lol, nice
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hee hee hee
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lol well this certainly seem to sum up the xmas time the world over......
a fun take on an old favourite.
Ann
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