FANTASY TIME
Philadelphia Inquirer, The, February, 2006 by Kathy Boccella
Well, that foreman, he's a regular dog,
The line boss is a fool.
Got a brand new flat-top haircut,
Lord, he thinks he's cool.
One of these days, I'm gonna blow my top,
And sucker, he's gonna pay.
Lord, I can't wait to see their faces,
When I get the nerve to say:
Take this job and shove it,
I ain't working here no more.
- From the 1977 Johnny Paycheck hit "Take This Job and Shove It"
OK, everybody who bought a ticket for tonight's record Powerball drawing. Let's hear it one more time: "Take this job and shove it... "
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