a satire on the reporting style of independent newspapers

the pope looked old
the pope looked very old
he walked with a stick
he is a frail old pope
he is a doddery frail old pope
the pope looked old walked with a stick and was doddery
the pope will die soon
he will be an ex pope
the pope is old and dying and walking with a stick
how long more can he last
how much longer must we put up with him
he wearies us

not like tony o reilly
that gay young thruster
with his shock of golden hair
glinting in the sun
and those brilliant stories about his rugby playing days
written for him by hal roach
that never get tiring no matter how many times he tells them
and his wondrous humanitarianism
and and and
loved by millions