tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550919611653842066.post4939816782869138343..comments2023-10-24T19:10:17.771-07:00Comments on The High-fat Hep C Diet: How To Live Longer, by A. P. HerbertUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550919611653842066.post-38459799079677115322015-06-25T03:30:03.244-07:002015-06-25T03:30:03.244-07:00"Imagine a country where the history of your ..."Imagine a country where the history of your people is told twice: once by your family and community, then again by your school and society."<br /><br />As a working class pakeha, this is the country I live in.<br /><br />My family and community tells a struggle of resistance against capitalism and working class solidarity. My school and society tells a story of lazy bludgers who deserve to be poor.<br /><a href="http://www.unisonbiomed.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=281&search=ALOKA+UST-5546" rel="nofollow">ALOKA UST-5546</a> <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15804633410834982744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550919611653842066.post-44880561928242452742015-03-30T13:51:36.918-07:002015-03-30T13:51:36.918-07:00The Doctor, by A. P. Herbert
The doctor took my s...The Doctor, by A. P. Herbert<br /><br />The doctor took my shirt away;<br />He did it for the best;<br />He said, 'It's very cold today,'<br />And took away my vest;<br />Then, having nothing more to say,<br />He hit me in the chest.<br />Oh, he did clout my ribs about<br />Till I was bruised and red,<br />Then stood and listened to my spine<br />To see if I was dead,<br />And when I shouted 'Ninety-nine!'<br />He simply shook his head.<br />He rather thought that rain would fall,<br />He made me hop about the hall,<br />And savagely he said,<br />'There's nothing wrong with you at all<br />You'd better go to bed!<br /><br />'Oh you must eat no scrap of meat,<br />No rabbit, bird, or fish;<br />Apart from that have what you please,<br />But no potato, bread, or cheese;<br />Not butter, alcohol, or peas;<br />Not sausage, egg, and ratafias<br />A very starchy dish;<br />Have any other foods but these<br />HAVE ANYTHING YOU WISH!<br />But at and after every meal,<br />And twice an hour between,<br />Take this — and this — and this — and THIS<br />In water and quinine,<br />And wash it down with liquorice<br />And nitro-glycerine.<br /><br />'You must not smoke, or read a book,<br />You must not eat or drink;<br />You must not bicycle or run,<br />You must not talk to anyone;<br />It's better not to think.<br />A daily bath I don't advise;<br />It's dangerous to snore;<br />But let your life be otherwise<br />As active as before.<br />And don't imagine you are ill,<br />I beg you not to mope;<br />There's nothing wrong with you — but still,<br />While there is life, there's hope.'<br /><br />I woke and screamed a hideous scream<br />As greedy children do<br />Who eat too much vanilla cream<br />For I was having 'flu;<br />And it was just an awful dream<br />But, all the same, it's truePuddleghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00953398103675945541noreply@blogger.com