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“Proverbs” by Thomas Merton 🇺🇸 (31 Jan 191510 Dec 1968)
1. I will tell you what you can do ask me if you do not understand what I just said
2. One thing you can do be a manufacturer make appliances
3. Be a Man-u-fac-tu-rer
4. Make appliances sell them for a high price
5. I will tell you about industry make appliances
6. Make appliances that move
7. Ask me if you do not understand what is move
8. First get the facts
9. Where to apply? Ask industry
10. Do not expect to get by without Mr. and Mrs. Consumer
11. Man-u-fic-tion
12. I am wondering if you got the idea be a manu
13. MAKE FALSE GODS
14. Apply mind energy they will move
15. Mention one of the others see what happens
16. Now apply that to our problem
17. Try not to understand
18. Be a mounte-fictioner
19. Surpass all others in price and profit
20. Assail the public with lies
21. Home-spun-facts-are-more-fun repeat this
22. Prevent spreading on garments
23. Breathe more than others
24. Supply movement and traction
25. Our epidemix will exceed
26. A homemade appliance: no honorable mention
27. Now you can refer to garments and spread out
28. But there are still more facts
29. For excitement: say whose epidemic may be next
30. Apply this to the facts and see what happens
31. Wear dermal gloves in bed
32. Here is an appliance that will terrorize mothers
33. And fight the impossible
34. Man-u-fac-ture: wear it on your head
35. Beat it here come the mothers