Samizdata - 3:00 pm on Feb 16, 2013 (gmt 0)

this is for the top 1%

This is for anyone who imagines themselves to be part of it:

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The Missing Link

I've come up with a cunning plan
That's radical and new
I'm going to charge for inbound links
I've really thought it through

The forums and the chatrooms all
Are full of URLs
And I can charge directories
In any barren spells

There's links in Word and PDFs
In Messenger and Mail
Those vile link-violaters
Should all be put in jail

They may have found a loophole but
I will not be defeated
I'll charge for links on Twitter next
And hope they get re-tweeted

And "Bitly" links from Libya
I must get paid for those
And private Facebook pages too
See how my profit grows

And don't forget the ODP
An invoice on the way
It all seemed so inviting 'til
I started work today

Like candy from a baby was
How it was meant to go
"Pay up or else" I'd say to them
But people just said "No"

I tried to write to Google too
They can afford to cough
But I just got a canned response
That told me to "F*** off"

My dream became a nightmare
I tell you man, it sucks
My business model was a joke
Can you lend me five bucks?

Anon

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