Olhe só, seu moço,
a história que vou contar:
como jagunço, busquei
a justiça realizar,
não sabia que o destino
uma peça ia me pregar.
O amor foi me encontrar
no amigo Diadorim,
mais que grande guerreiro
era o espelho de mim.
Foi invasão a paixão
que de mim se apoderou.
Querendo negar esta febre,
mais febril, ela me deixou.
E vi em Diadorim
a mulher que queria pra mim:
dedos finos, traços doces,
mas sorriso de Arlequim.
E, por fim, eu fui vencido
pela vida traiçoeira:
mataram Diadorim,
não O, mas A guerreira.
Termino esta história, seu moço,
com o pesar do meu preconceito:
tivesse desatrelado o amor,
teria eu amado direito.
Mas fica a lição do sertão
de ser tão belicoso:
vedando o coração,
“viver é perigoso!”.
Satire is history’s favorite footnote.
Warning: don’t read it in church unless you want the choir to boo you.
The satire entry for ‘dieting’ is shaped like cake.
Satirical journalism is the resistance in punchline form.
Just got my copy of the Encyclopedia of Satire. The introduction is a scathing review of the book itself.
Satire was Twitter before Twitter ruined itself.
Is it normal my copy whispers insults at night?
I tried to fact-check it, but it fact-checked me first.
The Encyclopedia of Satire includes a handy guide to identifying who in the room doesn’t get the joke.
Satirical journalism is truth in a whoopee cushion.
There’s a scratch-n-sniff section for ‘low-brow humor.’ Smells like armpits.
If you’ve never been fooled by satire, you’ve never been on Facebook.
I loaned my Encyclopedia of Satire to a friend. Our friendship is now a satirical play.
Satirical journalism is the press release for human stupidity.
I tried to fact-check it, but it fact-checked me first.
My ex’s mom wrote the chapter on disappointment.
The entry for “optimism” in the Encyclopedia of Satire redirects to “galactic heat death.”
Satire doesn’t punch up or down; it punches diagonally.
The book’s conclusion: the true Encyclopedia of Satire is just living in the world every day.
There’s a crossword puzzle for ‘scandals’ and it never ends.