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Who killed Cock Robin			United Kingdom
Contamination level: Severe illness! Forced to abandon a home.
Author: Dr. Grahme Blackwell	Created: 5 Oct 2005	Updated: 5 Oct 2005	Viewed: 3101 time(s)
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Who Killed Cock Robin	Created: 5 Oct 2005
Who Killed Cock Robin? A Traditional English Lament Adapted by Grahame Blackwell (Inspired by a Recent Research Paper on the White Stork by Alfonso Balmori) Who killed Cock Robin? He fell out of his tree By a phone mast you see. Its signals were a’throbbin’, And now we’re all a-sobbin’. So – Who killed Cock Robin? “ME kill Cock Robin? Oh no, not I.” Said the NRPB guy. “We don’t rule, we just advise, So we tell you it’s not wise To sit out in the sun. But it really isn’t done To question the might And the statutory right Of the mobile companies To irradiate who they please. So, though my sympathies Are with all those kiddies Who are brought to their knees, And their mums who beg me “Please Stop all these atrocities!” - I just go on and on And on and on and on About how we have to wait Until we can replicate (Though it may be far too late). So I hope you’ll understand That it’s quite out of our hands. (And anyway, one robin is statistically quite insignificant, Isn’t it?)” “What’s this about a robin? I’m the negotiator For the Mobile Operator Association And for your information We’re always well inside The official safety guide. So – tough about the robin But I ain’t gonna pack my job in ‘Cause we’re well inside the law And you couldn’t ask for more.” “My honourable friend Asks how I can defend My party’s policies That knock robins out of trees. But that’s just wild assumption. If he’d just have the gumption To read all those reports Filled with quite unbiased thoughts Of our favourite advisers Then he would be much the wiser. All these mavericks who claim There are health risks – THEY’RE to blame. All those symptoms that you hear It’s just anxiety and fear. Our advisers tell us so, And they really ought to know. I can reassure the House It wasn’t us that killed the mouse. (What’s that? It wasn’t a mouse, it was a robin? What robin? Where??)“ So who in the end should make redress For poor Mrs Robin’s great distress? Who made the decision that led to her mate Meeting with his untimely fate? Must be somebody, Can’t be nobody. So Adviser, Politician, Operator, Please give us your answer sooner, not later - WHO killed Cock Robin??? [Note: The thought that the final line of this lament could be a statement of fact, rather than a question, never crossed the author’s mind. The World Health Organisation (WHO) is a totally reputable body, squeaky-clean in every respect – just ask the industries that sponsor them. Link to Original poem: http://www.starweave.com/robin
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