Modern Monetary Theory

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Australian poet, Covid19 crisis, limerick, Limerick poem, Limerick poetry, Modern Monetary Theory, poem, poetry, Public sector debt

𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐲

Rejoice! — don’t surrender to sorrow!
Go spend as if there’s no tomorrow!
Now debt is all fiat!
You can’t even see it!
So borrow, and borrow, and borrow.

— D.N. O’Brien

Deciden on Biden

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Australian poet, Biden Dementia, Donald Trump, Gardening tools, hoe, Joe Biden, Joe Biden's VP running mate, limerick, Limerick poem, Limerick poetry, poem, poetry, U.S. Presidential Election 2020

Deciden on Biden

I’m a Democrat! I’ll vote for Joe!
He’s demented? Oh sure, that I know.
His brain’s dead as a stump,
But he’s not Donald Trump!
(And he’ll soon be replaced by a hoe.)

Shocked (Democrat voting) Reader:

Hey poet! Now I’m really pissed!
You fascist! You misogynist!
You insult I see
His female VP.
From this defamation — desist!

Poet’s Reply:

Oh, your words, how they sting! You are cruel!
But it’s clear that old Joe’s such a fool,
I must say here in verse,
He’d be as POTUS worse,
Than a functional gardening tool.

— D.N. O’Brien

Phony War

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Australian poet, Covid-19 lock-down, limerick, Limerick poem, Limerick poetry, poem, poetry

𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐖𝐚𝐫

I admit I am somewhat annoyed;
For our wealth, it is being destroyed.
This is not a World War!
Nothing like one! What’s more —
In World Wars everyone is employed!

— D.N. O’Brien

Cancel Culture

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Australian poet, Cancel Culture, limerick, Limerick poem, Limerick poetry, poem, poetry

𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐥 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞

I’m hoping to be cancelled — that’s my dream;
For cancelled versifiers are the cream.
I’m trying so hard to offend;
When will I meet my “cancelled” end?
I’ll take a cancellation for the team!

— D.N. O’Brien

Chairman Dan

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Australian poet, Chairman Dan, Dan Andrews links to Communist China, Dan Andrews Premier of Victoria, limerick, Limerick poem, Limerick poetry, poem, poetry, Victoriastan

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐧

Here’s a tribute to brave Chairman Dan;
He’s the pride of Victoriastan.
Call him: “Boof Head! Jug Ears!” —
He’s immune to all smears!
He’s our leader! Our hero! Our man!

— D.N. O’Brien

Muzzled

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Australian poet, Covid-19 lock-down, Face masks, limerick, Limerick poem, Limerick poetry, poem, poetry, Virus masks

𝐌𝐮𝐳𝐳𝐥𝐞𝐝

He’s wearing a mask — what a sight!
Oh yes! He is muzzled alright.
I can’t see his teeth!
They’re hidden! Good grief!
How loudly he barks! Will he bite?

— D.N. O’Brien

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐞

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Australian poet, Flippin Arkansas, Flippin Police Department, limerick, Limerick poem, Limerick poetry, poem, poetry

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐞

All these jokes about Flippin must cease!
Or I’ll call up the Flippin Police!
It ain’t flippin’ funny
To mock our town sonny!
You’re flippin’ disturbin’ the peace!

— D.N. O’Brien

Flippin Arkansas Police Department

Part of the Problem

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Australian poet, limerick, Limerick poem, Limerick poetry, MAGA hat, poem, poetry, Trump hat

𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦

He wears a Trump hat, so you sneer.
To the mob’s mania you adhere.
He supports free expression.
You favour oppression.
You’re part of the problem I fear.

— D.N. O’Brien

BLM Peer (Pussy) Pressure

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appeasement, Australian poet, BLM protest march, Cowardice, Kneeling for BLM, limerick, Limerick poem, Limerick poetry, poem, poetry

BLM Peer (Pussy) Pressure

Take the knee, or I swear I will cry!
Be a sensitive conforming guy!
Go along with crowd!
Kneel to show you are proud!
(Proud of giving support to the lie).

— D.N. O’Brien

The Submission Position

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Australian poet, BLM protest march, Kneeling, limerick, Limerick poem, Limerick poetry, poem, poetry, Taking the knee

The Submission Position

Degrading surrender I see.
They’re gutless as gutless can be.
They care not for facts —
Self-loathing attracts;
And so they have taken the knee.

— D.N. O’Brien