The Epic Battle of Testosterone

April 4, 2004 1:25 PM

The Bushiad and The Idyossey. "Narrative epic poems of 24 chapters each, The Bushiad and The Idyossey use satire and irony to cover events during nine months from December 2002 through September 2003, and were inspired by events as they occurred. Homer would recognize the tale." But where's Hercubush?
posted by homunculus (8 comments total)

It's really not bad, but way too long...i read "Mitzvah" and "News Analysis" for a sample.
posted by amberglow at 1:46 PM on April 4, 2004

"My name is Clintomadnias, king of kings:
posted by clavdivs at 2:06 PM on April 4, 2004

"I did not do it in a car
I did not do it in a bar
I did not do it in the dark
I did not do it in the park
I did not do it on a date
I did not ever fornicate.
I did not do it at a dance
I did not do it in her pants.
I never did it in a bed
If you think I did, you have been misled...."
posted by clavdivs at 2:13 PM on April 4, 2004

All I could think of as I read the first couple of chapters (before I started skimming it, and then just filed it) was: someone stayed up all night finishing this.

Impressive. Somebody's mapping the genius-insane line in painstaking detail.
posted by chicobangs at 2:23 PM on April 4, 2004

aww homunculus - why you always gotta pick on bush ... after all he has has made SOME good decisions !!
posted by specialk420 at 6:13 PM on April 4, 2004

... according to some.
posted by specialk420 at 6:16 PM on April 4, 2004

Insofar as he hasn't nuked the entire planet yet, sure.
posted by trondant at 8:15 PM on April 4, 2004

What kind of idiot would spent so much time devoting an epic poem to Bush? What a waste ...
posted by pyramid termite at 2:59 PM on April 5, 2004