Occam's Aftershave

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What can
a greenhouse
teach us about
wealth management?

to growth wealthy
you must be hot, wet
and fertilized

What can
the red-legged Kittiwake
teach us about
unbiased Wealth Management?

very little, unfortunately
since
Kittiwakes lack the ability
to speak a human language
maybe one could
peck a lesson plan
on your head

What can
a circus contortionist
teach us about
financial analysts?

if you want true insight
you may as well start
by kissing your own ass

What can
a sizzling hot iron poker
teach us about
a politician's honesty?

nothing really
but
you can't get the latter
without the former

What can
a duckbilled platypus
teach us about
quantum physics?

jeez
don't get them started
I swear
they'll talk your damn ear off
freakish little proto-mammal show-offs

What can
dirty tricks
played on strangers
teach us about
television advertisments?

As long as you got your message across
and they remembered it
it doesn't matter
if they liked it


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jthserrajthserraalmost 20 years ago
A fantastic title and some interesting

looks into some facets of everyday life today. It read more like some sharply pointed prose rather than poetry though. There are some insightful witticisms but I thought it would be stronger poetry if you used images to show me, rather than just outline your conclusions. I wonder if Occam would try this aftershave... good one.

jim : )

LiarLiaralmost 20 years ago
Ssssh!

The quantum p guruhood of platypussys (platypuses? platypii?) was supposed to be a secret! Now they'll never help me take over the world...

A really fun read. And an awesome title.

tarablackwood22tarablackwood22almost 20 years ago
Sharp...

...in more ways than one. Engrossing, and the title is wonderful. The philosophy of simple explanation.

Maria2394Maria2394almost 20 years ago
the simplest explanation

might be, I love your title most of all, really cool, your insight is just great and your sarcasm gets the point across easily,,,did you write a razor part yet? ;)

WickedEveWickedEvealmost 20 years ago
I really like it but...

It reads like prose to me, with line breaks to give it a poetic structure.

This is the best part:

What can

the red-legged Kittiwake

teach us about

unbiased Wealth Management?

very little, unfortunately

since

Kittiwakes lack the ability

to speak a human language

maybe one could

peck a lesson plan

on your head

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