This is about the star of the Internet comic strip Bruno the Bandit, at http://www.brunothebandit.com. The author (Ian McDonald) and I had been emailing back and forth, and he mentioned some changes on the site, including an issue of the Rothland Tribune. (Rothland is the fictitious land where the strip happens.) I replied, "Yes, I read the news today" -- and couldn't resist adding, as inspiration struck (ouch!), "oh boy, about a bumbling thief who made the grade". He asked me to keep going... so I did... with the results below.
(To the obvious tune)
I read the news today, oh boy,
About a thief who never made the grade.
Though Tyler tried to get him in,
The syndicate said no,
He's no Emilio.He blew his mind up in a bar,
For Maledict's mad love made Lydia change.
A crowd of people's clothes were stained,
Though they'd seen brains before,
Nobody was really sure if they'd see Bruno any more.I saw a strip today, oh boy,
The Rothland Army had just won the war.
Their armor was the latest style,
One blow was all it takes
Before it breaks.He loves to steal the crown.....
{segue}
{KLONG!}
Broke out, of Suna jail,
Fiona didn't make my bail.Found my way back home to Uncle Luke,
The lazy puke, we'd put up with for years. (hahahahahahahaha)Found my sword, and grabbed my cape,
Fooled Oswald, that stupid ape.The Belching Hydra was full of smoke,
And Numth'Kull spoke, and he looked like a bad dream....{segue}
I heard the news today, oh boy,
One thousand young from Numth and Megawrath.
And though the kids were rather small,
One makes an army fall.
Now they how many kids are bound to come when Cthulhu calls.He loves to steal the crown.....
(For the musically challenged, the tune is A Day in the Life, by The Beatles)