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ET Awful Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-22-06 04:39 PM
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While digesting Reader's Digest
In the back of a dirty book store,
A plastic flag, with gum on the back,
Fell out on the floor.
Well, I picked it up and I ran outside
Slapped it on my window shield,
And if I could see old Betsy Ross
I'd tell her how good I feel.

But your flag decal won't get you
Into Heaven any more.
They're already overcrowded
From your dirty little war.
Now Jesus don't like killin'
No matter what the reason's for,
And your flag decal won't get you
Into Heaven any more.

Well, I went to the bank this morning
And the cashier he said to me,
"If you join the Christmas club
We'll give you ten of them flags for free."
Well, I didn't mess around a bit
I took him up on what he said.
And I stuck them stickers all over my car
And one on my wife's forehead.

But your flag decal won't get you
Into Heaven any more.
They're already overcrowded
From your dirty little war.
Now Jesus don't like killin'
No matter what the reason's for,
And your flag decal won't get you
Into Heaven any more.

Well, I got my window shield so filled
With flags I couldn't see.
So, I ran the car upside a curb
And right into a tree.
By the time they got a doctor down
I was already dead.
And I'll never understand why the man
Standing in the Pearly Gates said...

"But your flag decal won't get you
Into Heaven any more.
We're already overcrowded
From your dirty little war.
Now Jesus don't like killin'
No matter what the reason's for,
And your flag decal won't get you
Into Heaven any more."
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Gormy Cuss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-22-06 05:26 PM
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1. Earworm! Kill! Kill! Kill!
I like this new Prine song too:

Some humans ain't human
Some people ain't kind
You open up their hearts
And here's what you'll find
A few frozen pizzas
Some ice cubes with hair
A broken Popsicle
You don't want to go there.


Some humans ain't human
Though they walk like we do
They live and they breathe
Just to turn the old screw
They screw you when you're sleeping
They try to screw you blind
Some humans ain't human
Some people ain't kind

You might go to church
And sit down in a pew
Those humans who ain't human
Could be sitting right next to you
They talk about your family
They talk about your clothes
When they don't know their own ass
From their own elbows

Jealousy and stupidity
Don't equal harmony
Jealousy and stupidity
Don't equal harmony

(Spoken)
Have you ever noticed
When you're feeling really good
There's always a pigeon
That'll come shit on your hood
Or you're feeling your freedom
And the world's off your back
Some cowboy from Texas
Starts his own war in Iraq


Some humans ain't human
Some people ain't kind
They lie through their teeth
With their head up their behind
You open up their hearts
And here's what you'll find
Some humans ain't human
Some people ain't kind
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ET Awful Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-22-06 05:27 PM
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2. I like it, I'll have to get me a copy of that one
:P
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Gormy Cuss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-22-06 05:30 PM
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3. Fair & Square
is the name of his new CD and it's loaded with great Prine tunes.
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fishwax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-23-06 01:40 AM
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5. that's a good one
I haven't heard the rest of the album, but that song is a sure winner :)
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NMMNG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-23-06 01:26 AM
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4. Well worth a recommendation,
Even though it won't get you on the "greatest" page.
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Hissyspit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-23-06 01:59 AM
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6. Sure it will. K&R No. 2
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NMMNG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-23-06 02:11 AM
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7. No. Unfortunately Lounge posts aren't considered worthy for the
'Greatest' page anymore, no matter how many votes they get. :-(
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Hissyspit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-23-06 02:16 AM
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8. Oh, I didn't notice that change, Buffy. That's poopy. ETawful could post
it in GD, though. Maybe Lounge posts should just have a higher recommendation rate, like 10 recommendations.
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NMMNG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-23-06 02:18 AM
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10. He could try, though they might just bump it back here
:-(

I think it's worthy of the "Greatest" page though.
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lakemonster11 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-23-06 02:16 AM
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9. Now I have that song stuck in my head!
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