Homage to Ginsberg The queerness in me & queerness in you iz nothing compared ta the strangeness ah 20th Century Amerika which rapes the environment fooks nature sodomizes people & destroys anything it dozn't understand Heavy karma & no doubt about it Sing a kaddish fer this tainted Big Mac If we chant genuine nonsense & howl at monstrosity some people might awaken There's a chance some might get out ah the closet & recognize the Beast is Dead –

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Chris:	Was 20th century America this weird?
Ted:	Yeah. It seems like we've mutated into an Evil Empire: Mammon incarnate lives comfortably around Capital Hill.
Chris:	And what did Alan Ginsberg do about it?
Tim:	What could any person do? Name the monstrosity and pray for awakening.