...born with the gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad

Today's Steyn song: With apologies to those "folkie" lads, the Kingston Trio:

Well, let me tell you of the story of a scribe named Steynie

And his battle with the thought police.

He went and mentioned things “offensive” by a Norwegian  mullah.

And got hauled before some HRCs.

But will he ever return?

No, he’ll never return,

And his fate we soon will learn.

He may write for others,

For Maclean’s, no longer.

He’s the man who’ll never return.

When he arrived at the courtroom

Judge he went through the motions

Of pretending what he should do.

But since the verdict was decided long before the hearing

It was clear that poor Mark was through.

But will he ever return?

No, he’ll never return,

And his fate we soon will learn.

He may write for others,

For Maclean’s, no longer.

He’s the man who’ll never return.

Now, you citizens of Canada

Don’t you think it’s a scandal

How the thought cops can do as they please?

Fight the loss of freedom! Make ‘em fire the censors!

And get rid of the HRCs!

But will he ever return?

No, he’ll never return,

And his fate we soon will learn.

He will write for others

But, alas, no longer for    

The true north “strong” and “free”.

For the true north "strong" and "free".

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