Eek! by Scott Nickel for March 20, 2023

Old MacDonald bought the farm.

Seeds of dissension in their feed???

A E I O U. Sorry but we’re required to give full & equal coverage now

Finally, all that e-i-e-i-o makes sense!

Bet the chickens were first in line!!!

All animals are created equal, but some are more equal than others…

By the time they knock off the old man, they’ll all be wackadoodled!

The “Old MacDonald Had a Farm” ditty’s rhythm works with the “Lizzie Borden Took an Axe” ditty…

“MacDonald’s Barnyard took an axe, e-i-e-i-o.

They gave the farmer 40 whacks, e-i-e-i-o.

And when they saw what they had done, e-i-e-i-o,

they upped the count by 41, e – i – e – i – ooo…"

Animalism is spreading. Whatever you do don’t let the pigs assume all the power.

Isn’t there an udder solution than violence?…

E-I-E-I-OH NO!!!

Well, that’s pretty whacky.

And, thus, Old MacDonald’s became Animal Farm, where some pigs are more equal than others….

“Just be careful — no slip ups. You realize that if we’re caught, we’re all gonna fry.”