Sunday, June 15, 2008

The gods’ annoying endowment

Prometheus gave us fire. Athena wisdom. Calliope poetry. Euterpe gave me the power to recognize Chinese muzak versions of American pop hits of yesteryear.

“’I just called… to say… I love you.’”

“What?”

“’I just called… to say how much I care.’”

“What are you singing that for?”

“That’s what’s on the restaurant muzak.”

Laughing, "I can't even hear it."

“Oh! ‘Love lift us up where we be-looong!’”

“How is this your talent? Of all the useful things you could do…?”

“I can identify bad Chinese muzak?”

“Yes. What is up with that?”

“’Don’t cry for me Argentina!’”

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