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He’s cornered the bullshit market,
\neating Denver mints
\nand popping pesos madly.
\nHe’s in love with the ruble,
\nand makes origami wallets
\nout of thousand dollar bills.
\nHe collects sand dollars,
\nin case Atlantis rises.
\nHe calls his mother "Drachma."
\nHe takes no Canadian quarter,
\nand calls the lira lyrical.
\nHe cries out wildly
\nduring stock reports,
\nand sleeps upon a mattress
\nstuffed hard with confederate bills.
\nHis banker calls him Big Bill,
\nbut around the office
\nhe’s just known as Buck.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

He’s cornered the bullshit market, eating Denver mints and popping pesos madly. He’s in love with the ruble, and makes origami wallets out of thousand dollar bills. He collects sand dollars, in case Atlantis rises. … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[3,4],"class_list":["post-642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poem-2","tag-poem","tag-poetry-2"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1442,"url":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=1442","url_meta":{"origin":642,"position":0},"title":"Red Sauce","author":"Rick Young","date":"August 15, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Now Russia owns Kentucky. The czar is getting plucky. They've got Mitch by the balls. 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