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And dust the car tops patchy white,
A wimpy, disappointing snow
For those who like the change in light
And kids who sleigh in sleep all night.
Put out a call for Desperate Dan,
He may well come in handy.
The racist accusations fly
And fall upon... The Dandy.
The Irish claim it's not PC -
A new boy on their pages,
"O'Diddle", who's a leprechaun
Accused of fresh outrages.
He makes the race seem stupid,
Which has fanned the situation
From flight of silly nonsense
To a larger conflagration.
A hugely rated race of poets,
The Irish take all credit.
The Dandy, though? I'd no idea
So many of them read it.
And Ofsted in the news again...
Unfortunate position,
Police to their profession
Or a type of Inquisition?
Let's go and ask a teacher
On edge of nervous breakdown,
Poised between the paperwork
And bureaucratic shake-down:
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Or should they make him go?"
I'm sorry, didn't hear you,
Was that a yes or no?
His favourite colour's purple,
His handbag's red and patent:
Is Tinky Winky closet?
It's possible he's blatant,
Says Reverend Jerry Falwell,
Who's issuing a warning
To guard all US children
From "Eh-oh" in the morning.
Sounds good to me, old fruit-bat,
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We'll keep our Teletubbies
And you keep Ricki Lake.
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Were in the Rose and Crown.
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On packets means a lot."
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