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Friday, 12 April 2024

24/12

 

GLOBAL/NAPOWRIMO 2024 DAY 12

THE NATIONAL SPORT

Went to the basketball arena here

it's the national sport and man can they play

they can hit the basket from the centre circle

running up and down like a troglodytes uncle

sweating for Quirino like there's no mañana


It was the Mayor's cup and each Barangay

played each other in Saguday at four o'clock

or so they told me but the first game kicked off at six pm

after the beauty contest and the fashion show followed by

all the introductions then prayers from the Pastor

a couple of speeches from the Mayor then more of the same

until the first two teams started warming up


These guys were spot on

Harlem Globetrotters eat your heart out

these guys never missed a shot

from anywhere on the court

when they started all hell broke loose


More noise than a jumbo jet

more kidz than a kindergarten

more goals than City on a good day


More baskets than a weavers cottage

more fans than Real Madrid

more miles than Timbuktu


More motorcycles than the Manx TT

more scooters than Easter weekend

more tricycles than a school playground


More hot dogs than the Charcoal pit

more hamburgers than MacDunky's

more Filipino's than a boodle fight


More rice than a paddy field

more gas stations than the state of Texas

more parasols than umbrellas


People to see knowledge to acquire

other fish to fry


Cock fighting

used to be the thing

but this is the biggest spectator sport now

12042024


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