[filbert]

Oddly enough, I was going through my iPod tonight and found National Lampoon's Deteriorata:

You are a fluke
Of the universe.
You have no right to be here
Deteriorata! Deteriorata!

Go placidly
Amid the noise and waste.
And remember what comfort there may be
In owning a piece thereof.
Avoid quiet and passive persons
Unless you are in need of sleep.

Rotate your tires.

. . .

Therefore, make peace with your god,
whatever you perceive him to be:
hairy thunderer or cosmic muffin.
With all its hopes, dreams, promises, and urban renewal,
the world continues to deteriorate.
GIVE UP!

[filbert]

In case anyone has a momentary humor lapse: I found the inclusion of "Rotate your tires" in Deteriorata's general overall theme of "Give Up!" to be apropos of this year's political environment.

I recommend Boulevard Beer's Smokestack series (if available in your area) to help understand my occasional leaps of illogic.