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Musk and Bezos broke the bread.<\/div>\n
Most everyone else was dead.<\/div>\n
Shatner, now a-hundred-ten,<\/div>\n
had to be revived again.<\/div>\n
Turkey served in Pez dispensers<\/div>\n
set off the food warning sensors.<\/div>\n
Stuffing made of vegan dirt<\/div>\n
spilled all over Bill Gates’ shirt.<\/div>\n
Two guys ate more than all others.<\/div>\n
Naturally, it was Koch brothers.<\/div>\n
Rupert Murdoch’s life support<\/div>\n
was the day’s one hint at sport.<\/div>\n
Zuckerberg, perhaps the worst,<\/div>\n
ate food from his metaverse.<\/div>\n
Warren Buffett had a ball<\/div>\n
locking Waltons in the hall.<\/div>\n
Michael Bloomberg showed up late,<\/div>\n
on the mini-rocket freight.<\/div>\n
It’s a shame that billionaires<\/div>\n
cast aside their worldly cares<\/div>\n
for the luxury of space,<\/div>\n
distant from the human race.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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