| >>> >The Heaven's Gate Nursery Rhyme
| >>>> (my apologies to the late Dr. Suess...)
| >>>>
| >>>>There was a cult named Heaven's Gate.
| >>>>Those 39 they could not wait.
| >>>>After Hale-Bopp it was too late.
| >>>>That zany Mr. Applegate!
| >>>>
| >>>>The UFO they said they'd find,
| >>>>Trailed Hale-Bopp not far behind.
| >>>>A crazier notion I've yet to find.
| >>>>At what point did they lose their mind?
| >>>>
| >>>>They did not die there in the hall.
| >>>>They did not die against the wall.
| >>>>It seemed that no one tried to stall,
| >>>>Communal Phenobarbital.
| >>>>
| >>>>It took no time to close their peepers.
| >>>>The cops just thought they were deep sleepers.
| >>>>My favorite part? Their new black sneakers!
| >>>>Will Nike mwithheldet them as "Air Grim Reapers"?
| >>>>
| >>>>Now this is the part I really hate:
| >>>>The testicles they did castrate.
| >>>>I guess they made no plans to mate.
| >>>>Why would ANYONE join Heaven's Gate?!
| >>>>
| >>>>This one belief they did all share:
| >>>>For life on earth they did not care.
| >>>>Their families thought it wasn't fair.
| >>>>Hey, what was their cropped up hair?
| >>>>
| >>>>The media cannot help debate,
| >>>>What caused them to direct their fate.
| >>>>Was it Mr. Applegate?
| >>>>Who cares? They were nuts! I think it's great.
| >>>>
| >>>>I toast them with every vodka sip.
| >>>>Now, who else wants that mothership?
| >>>>One comes to mind - as I purse my lip.
| >>>>I think Tim McVeigh earned a free one-way trip!
-- withheld C. L'withheld dcl@explore.com Network Systems Technician