Guest guest Posted September 18, 2001 Report Share Posted September 18, 2001 >Here is a email I received from another list with a lot of forwards. >Thanks to Dr. Seuss. >The Binch > >By: SaxonDawg >Date: September 13, 2001 > > >Every U down in Uville liked U.S. a lot, >But the Binch, who lived Far East of Uville, did not. >The Binch hated U.S! the whole U.S. way! >Now don't ask me why, for nobody can say, >It could be his turban was screwed on too tight. >Or the sun from the desert had beaten too bright >But I think that the most likely reason of all >May have been that his heart was two sizes too small. > >But, Whatever the reason, his heart or his turban, >He stood facing Uville, the part that was urban. > " They're doing their business, " he snarled from his >perch. > " They're raising their families! They're going to >church! >They're leading the world, and their empire is >thriving, >I MUST keep the S's and U's from surviving! " > >Tomorrow, he knew, all the U's and the S's, >Would put on their pants and their shirts and their >dresses, >They'd go to their offices, playgrounds and schools, >And abide by their U and S values and rules, > >And then they'd do something he liked least of all, >Every U down in U-ville, the tall and the small, >Would stand all united, each U and each S, >And they'd sing Uville's anthem, " God bless us! God >bless! " >All around their Twin Towers of Uville, they'd stand, >and their voices would drown every sound in the land. > > " I must stop that singing, " Binch said with a smirk, >And he had an idea--an idea that might work! >The Binch stole some U airplanes in U morning hours, >And crashed them right into the Uville Twin Towers. > " They'll wake to disaster! " he snickered, so sour, > " And how can they sing when they can't find a tower? " > >The Binch cocked his ear as they woke from their >sleeping, >All set to enjoy their U-wailing and weeping, >Instead he heard something that started quite low, >And it built up quite slow, but it started to grow-- >And the Binch heard the most unpredictable thing... >And he couldn't believe it--they started to sing! > >He stared down at U-ville, not trusting his eyes, >What he saw was a shocking, disgusting surprise! >Every U down in U-ville, the tall and the small, >Was singing! Without any towers at all! >He HADN'T stopped U-Ville from singing! It sung! >For down deep in the hearts of the old and the young, >Those Twin Towers were standing, called Hope and >called Pride, >And you can't smash the towers we hold deep inside. > >So we circle the sites where our heroes did fall, >With a hand in each hand of the tall and the small, >And we mourn for our losses while knowing we'll cope, >For we still have inside that U-Pride and U-Hope. > >For America means a bit more than tall towers, >It means more than wealth or political powers, >It's more than our enemies ever could guess, >So may God bless America! Bless us! God bless! Claire Lister Mum to 8, 6, Kate 3 and 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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