VLVL(4)(gg)(2) Marquis de Sod part deux

[Vincent A. Maeder]

	Of course, there is a real Marquis de Sod out there
http://www.daytondragons.com/news/2003/Aug03/08-28-03.html Ryan
Kaspitzke: "His previous experiences have been with the Toledo Mud Hens,
Durham Bulls, Indianapolis Indians and the New England Patriots. Ryan's
most noteworthy experience in turf management was being hand-selected by
George Toma, the renowned "father of modern turf management" and the
"marquis de sod" featured on an ESPN SportsCenter commercial, to be on
the grounds crew for Super Bowls XXXIII, XXXIV, and XXXVI."

	But here's some real fun with the subject!  
	A Brief History of BiLCC
http://www.jefflindsay.com/NLCN.shtml
	The secret, conspiratorial cartel of the Big Lawn Care Companies
- BiLCC - has a long and seedy history. It was organized in 1772 by a
powerful, wealthy French pervert named the Marquis de Sod (often
misspelled as the Marquis de Sade). His wealth stemmed from his
monopolistic control of lawn care services for French Royalty. The
Marquis would later be sent for a short while to the Bastille for his
crimes against nature, including the malicious use of chemicals on
gophers in his insatiable quest for "the perfect lawn." 
	Through a series of mergers and acquisitions, the Marquis's
BiLCC cartel spread across Europe and became powerful enough to root out
the French royalty, who had begun thinking about running their own lawn
care service. The bloody French Revolution was not so much about liberty
as it was about greed and power. 
	Today BiLCC consists of massive multinational corporations that
provide the chemicals, the machinery and equipment, and the financial
services needed to establish and maintain the lawns that abound wherever
wealth and power can be found. You may have already guessed that
England's own Margaret THATCHer had roots running deep in the BiLCC
network, but did you know that the secret leader of BiLCC for many years
has been Sod-dam Hussein? The OPEC oil cartel, headed by our so-called
"allies" in Soddy Arabia, is just one of the many octopus-like limbs of
BiLCC. And international terrorism is one of their tools. It all makes
sense once you dig deep enough. No wonder President Bush (such a lovely,
green name!) just announced that he was enlisting NLCN! in the fight
against terrorism, asking us to assist in Homeland Security by forming a
special force for Homeyard Security. Osama Bin Lawnden, look out!

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