96. OF THE LATE CRO-MAGNON MAN

OF THE LATE CRO-MAGNON MAN
[Oh Gosh] HE is whistling Dixie.
Just yesterday I saw him drooling at
the soda-counter, flashing diamond-studded
earrings at the fast and willing crowd.
He turned and said to me : 'the waitress is serving

time' : and then he asked if I got his joke.

At that precise moment, his stomach rumbled,

his intestines swelled. He seemed very proud

of himself. 'I really have come far,' he smirked,

'a wife, two kids, and a brand new car.

The only thing I need to remember is to

brush these new teeth and use the bathroom

daily. All the rest comes easy.'
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I wondered how much of that was true,
or if he was just making up rhymes
to charm his new found human crew.