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“All Roads Lead to Cornithaca” – Cornithaca Road Signs – “Pride”

“Love knows no gender” — of course it does — Pride activists are staunch supporters of government policies that have carried out ethnic, gender and race discrimination in secret for more than five decades. “The path is made by walking” — maybe “Hypocrisy and bigotry know no gender, or race” and “Self-love knows no bounds” would be more appropriate. Goodness doesn’t need to hide, and Love would never make those choices. “Important principles may, and must, be inflexible.” — Abraham Lincoln. The “lapdog” choice: where’s the Pride in that?

“All Roads Lead to Cornithaca” – Cornithaca Billboards – “Our Vi$ion – Your Deci$ion”

Tompkins County government authorities are always telling us how important corporations are; and never saying how important the people are. In many places the people say; “we need to eliminate corruption.” In Tompkins County, the people say; “yeah, it’s corrupt” — and look over their shoulder for fear of losing their job. Corruption is the cost of doing business; and frequently the profit.

“All Roads Lead to Cornithaca” – Cornithaca Billboards – “It’s Fun to be a 501(c)”

Is nothing sacred!? Charity, like Compassion, was always considered to be an unconditional act. Today, Charity often comes with the conditions, overheads, and product and personality tie-ins. Charity is big business. And unlike the old proverb: “Charity sees the need, not the cause” — today’s charities are quick to define who has cause to be a recipient. Unsurprisingly, this cause extends to the charities themselves; with as much as 80% of the contributions going to “prime the pump” in-house.

“All Roads Lead to Cornithaca” – Cornithaca Billboards – “Fill that ‘0’ with dough”

Cornithaca is proof that there is more money in helping people than there is for helping people. Non-profits are big business. And if you can’t get into that parade; there are charitable tie-ins for marketing your products and for pimping out your events.

“All Roads Lead to Cornithaca” – “The Greater Good and Bigfoot” Bumper Sticker

The Greater Good, like Bigfoot, is a claim requiring more proof than anecdotal corroboration. “Greater good” policy making insists that a government is greater than the people it serves — and where’s the good in that.

“All Roads Lead to Cornithaca” – “♪gtting 2 [k] u”

It takes more than one voice to harmonize.

“All Roads Lead to Cornithaca” – “Rabid Lemmings: The Musical – I’m Not You Under My Skin”

I’m Not You Under My Skin
(To the tune of I’ve Got You Under My Skin by Cole Porter)

I’m not you; under my skin.
I’m not you; deep in the heart of me.
So, deep in my heart; you’re not really a part of me.
I’m not you; under my skin.
You’ve tried so hard to get in.
You’ve warned me again: that my resistance won’t go so well.
But I have to try to resist when, truly, I know so well
I’m not you; under my skin.

You’d sacrifice anyone come what might
For the Doctrine you hold so dear
In spite of your warnings and texts in the night
And the malice you pour in my ear:
“Don’t be played like a fool, you never can win
Wake up to reality, there’s no more morality”
But when I think it through; just the thought of you
Makes me stop before I begin
‘Cause I’m not you; under my skin.

(Musical interlude)

You would sacrifice anyone come what might
For the Doctrine you hold so dear
In spite of all your warnings and texts in the night
And the malice you pour in my ear:
“Don’t be played like a fool, you never can win
Better wake to reality – wake up, there’s no more morality”
But when I think it through; just the thought of you
Makes me stop before I begin
‘Cause I’m not you; under my skin.
Yes, I’m not you; under my skin.

A sixth song for “Rabid Lemmings: The Musical” – A sophisticated tune for grace under pressure: and there’s a lot of pressure these days.

“All Roads Lead to Cornithaca” – “Rabid Lemmings: The Musical – trickalittle”

trickalittle – the “Conforming Song”
(To the tune of pickalittle from The Music Man)

Trick a little, talk a little, trick a little, talk a little,
Creep creep creep, talk a lot, trick a little more

State and County:
Trick a little, talk a little, trick a little,
Talk a little, creep creep creep, talk a lot, trick a little more

Federal, State, County, Media, Children:
Trick a little, talk a little, trick a little,
Talk a little, creep creep creep, talk a lot, trick a little more

Media:
Citizens, some kinds of people don’t belong in our society.
Of course, I shouldn’t tell you this but they are promoting dangerous thinking.

Citizens:
Dangerous thinking!

State:
Unchecked

County:
Non-conforming

Federal:
Questioning!

Media:
And the worst thing
Of course, I shouldn’t tell you this but-

State:
I’ll tell.

County:
This happened in my county, let me tell.

Federal:
Stop! I’ll tell.
They made brazen overtures to citizens who never
Had an unplanned thought in their heads until they came here.

State:
Oh, yes
Those people made brazen overtures
With a guilt-free guarantee
They had a golden rule glint in the eye
And a silver voice with a counterfeit ring

Just melt them down and you’ll reveal
A lump of lies as cold as steel
Here, where a citizen’s Doctrine should be!

Federal, State, County, Media, Children:
They left the county with Our Citizen’s curses
But they left unsafe thoughts behind

State and Children:
Unchecked

County and Children:
Non-conforming

Federal and Children:
Questioning!

Federal, State, County, Media, Children:
Trick a little, talk a little, trick a little, talk a little,
Creep creep creep, talk a lot, trick a little more
Trick a little, talk a little, trick a little, talk a little,
Creep creep creep, talk a lot, trick a little more
Trick a little, talk a little, trick a little, talk a little,
Creep creep creep creep creep creep creep creep
Creep creep creep creep creep creep creep creep
Creep creep creep creep creep creep creep creep
Trick a little, talk a little, leap!

A fifth song for “Rabid Lemmings: The Musical” — The doctrine of the schoolroom in one generation will be the doctrine of government in the next.