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How To Peddle What You Think You Know

Submitted by brittle light on Wed, 2018-06-27 19:28

peddling what you think you know can be quite lucrative,
though sometimes a bit ironic

Adelle Davis quacked on and on about how to avoid cancer
she died of cancer

Jim Fixx squawked a lot about the health benefits of jogging
He died while jogging

pollsters spat proclamations, "hear ye, hear ye, Hillary can't loose"
then she lost

those who make their living prognosticating with words
often have to eat them
though somewhat disgraced, they made big bank
more than enough to console them...(or in some cases, their beneficiaries)

so, peddle what you think you know
don't worry if its truly true
even if not, just shrug it off
and stash all the cash you've accrued

Review Request (Intensity):

I want the raw truth, feel free to knock me on my back

Editing stage:

Editing - rough draft

Comments

Rula

Thu, 2018-06-28 01:17

Hello Al

Some wise words there. I tend to think it's more prose than poetry espicially the first part, but still good one to set the mood.
But are you saying we shouldn't offer what we know or give an advice or a suggestion when needed, or was that sth. else?

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Roscoe Lane

Thu, 2018-06-28 02:44

Everybody has,

Everybody has the right of opinion, doesn't make them wrong or right in my eyes. Just opinionated.
Love reading your words and thoughts. Regards Roscoe...

Roscoe Llane,

Religion will rip your faith off, and return
for the mask of disbelief that's left.

raj

Thu, 2018-06-28 07:00

Hi Al

thanks for sharing the world you see through your lenses....for others to see and make sense of it ....it certainly made me pause to think....

regards..
................................................................................

raj (sublime_ocean)

IRiz

Thu, 2018-06-28 17:31

I admire people who are sure

I admire people who are sure their ideas are worth promoting and that they know better.
Unfortunately among them only a few worth listening to.

IRiz

weirdelf

Fri, 2018-07-20 17:23

oi there! no good tricksy boyo!

Here I was just thinking "yeah, nah, but, it needs a bit of prosodic work" when you slid into that neat last stanza and I forgot all about it... almost.

Again using some levity of style and approach to disarm the reader and trick them into embracing some quite seriously well thought ideas.

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scribbler

Fri, 2018-07-20 17:40

Problem is

I don't know a Damn thing and know less every day. Does that mean I'll die wile displaying stupidity? lmao

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How To Peddle What You Think You Know