Here's why the Grinch stole Christmas

 For mature audiences, and with apologies to the great Dr. Seuss...

Every Who Down in Who-ville

Liked Christmas a lot…

But the Grinch, Who lived just north of Who-ville, did NOT!

The Grinch hated Christmas! The whole Christmas season!

Now, please don’t ask why. You know well what’s the reason.

It’s not that his head isn’t screwed on just right.

Nor that his shoes are too big or too tight.

And though the Whos claim it’s the biggest reason of all,

It’s not that his heart’s even a little bit small.

No, he was workin’ retail.

He worked for long hours. He worked for low pay.

He worked to take crap from the Whos every day.

He sat, head in hands. “They want it all free!”

“They run me so hard I have no time to pee!”

“They’re robbing us blind!” he shouted out loud.

“They won’t let us out of a thousand-Who crowd!”

“And just to be sure our life’s made pure hell,

they bring back things we don’t even sell!”

“But the thing I hate worst,” said the Grinch with a groan,

“is Christmas itself; it’s way overblown.”

“They cut down a tree and hang torches all over it.

“Them worry about fire? Not even a bit!”

“When the damn thing goes up in a roar and a blaze,

“That’s when they serve Who-road-kill in a light Who-fruit glaze.”

“The day I hate worst, is two days from now.

“I have to stop Christmas — and I think I know how!”

“It’s all about Who-beer!” he said with a grin.

“And Who-wine, and Who-Scotch and Who-Bombay-gin!

“The night before Christmas they meet at a pub.

“They blaze up Who-joints and fill up a tub.

“And when they go home, I haven’t a fear,

“They’re so high they can’t see! They’re so drunk they can’t hear!

“They’ll sleep on the floor. They won’t lock the door.

“They won’t know what happened a minute before.

“So I won’t need costumes or stunts or a ruse,

“I’ll just walk in and take all their Christmas refuse.”

And that’s just what he did. He strolled into their houses.

He stole the gizmos and gadgets and even the Who-mouses.

He took red balls and green lights and little silver bells,

And fancy Who-dresses and lip-sticks and hair gels.

He took all the presents, then just for a thrill

He even made off with the Who-road-kill!

He piled all that stuff in the middle of Who-square,

in hopes that the Whos soon would be there.

“They’ll think it’s a lark but it won’t be a joke,

“when their whole joyous day goes up in black smoke.

“With a can of Who-gas, and a Who-willie-pete,

“the Whos’ rotten day will soon be complete.”

Just then, the Grinch’s Russian cousin said “Nyet!

“Dear Grinchski, I’ve got the best idea yet!

“Your Who-gas and grenades might make a big pyre,

“But nothing can beat Artillery fire!

“I have lots of rounds. I’ve got a big gun.

“I’ll shell it all flat. We’ll have lots of fun!”

The Grinch hid in a church, stood next to the light,

Turning it on would put rounds into flight.

For he knew nothing would make him feel more alive,

Than the boom and the whistle from that old two-S-five.

The morn came. The sun rose. The Whos soon appear.

Bloodshot and bleary-eyed and reeking of beer.

Then they looked on, amazed. “Why’s our stuff in the square?

“We don’t remember putting it there.”

Twas then that the Grinch flipped the magical switch.

Sergei Ivanov yelled, “Son of a - !”

He grabbed up the lanyard, yanked with all of his might,

And the first of five hundred rounds boomed into flight.

The first round hit a plant that made bluing.

“Sergei Ivanov, what the Who are you doing?

“Up fifty, left forty and fire for effect,

“Unless your brain is addled with a latent defect.”

The rounds hit the square. The presents went splatter.

Causing the Whos to scurry and scatter.

The Grinch marveled. “Oh, what a wonderful sight! Seeing Christmas burn!

“My glorious plan’s past the point of no return!”

Just one thing to do. The Grinch lifted a pane,

So he could hear the soulful refrain

of three hundred Whos with their Christmas hearts broken,

standing there crying and sobbing and chokin’.

But that’s not what he heard. Nothing like it at all.

Why, it sounded like the Whos were having a ball!

They were singing. And dancing. Their hearts were a-prancing.

They gathered up the frag and put it in a bag,

then turned it into a giant Who-hag!

The Grinch started yelling “What the bleep is this?”

And was showered with flowers and Who-joints and a sloppy Who-kiss.

“I blew up your things to make you feel bad,

“But this is the greatest day you’ve ever had.

“You should be sad, but you’re hipping and hopping...”

The Whos said, “Are you out of your mind? We get to go SHOPPING!”

Well, they pulled the Grinch out of that nice Who-ville store,

And sent him to one in Ulan Baator.

So while you’re having a nice Christmas day,

Give a thought to the clerks who helped make it that way.

They toil in long hours down in Retailer Hell,

for money that won’t buy the stuff that they sell.

So dream of sugar plums and reindeer in flight,

and Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night.