Keywords

By luigi_pagano

Tue, 15 Jan 2019
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The Department of Homeland Security has a list of keywords it uses to monitor social networking sites for signs of terrorist or other threats against the U.S.
The intriguing list includes seemingly innocent words like ‘pork, cloud, team, Mexico

Since I started eating
with a silver-plated fork
I wondered if it’s proper
to use it for roast pork.

I have my own theory,
but I’m not all that cert,
that the above implement
was intended for dessert.

I used it with all foods
– a fact of which I’m proud –
but now the porcine meat
has come under a cloud.

Nothing is above suspicion
and words, it would seem,
are being scrutinised
by a surveillance team.

Under investigation
is also the term Mexico.  
This must be the action
of an insane politico.

The Homeland Security
are his earnest employer;
no wonder that the world
suffers from paranoia.

© Luigi Pagano

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Comments

Submitted by Tom Brown on

Hi Luigi! I would say the rhyme is not cheap and a nice bit of rhythm too- a bit of kind of rap. Scary hey? All this big brother stuff to keep us in line. All that information is set to other uses too not just fighting terrorosm o1oo ... for instance more commercial uses.

Keep well! Tom

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Hi Tom.
Not only my rhymes aren't cheap: they are absolutely free. wink

Scary? I say. It is 1984 and Big Brother all over again.

Cheers, Luigi

 

Submitted by airyfairy on

I've just come back from a trip to the US.  Our plane from Manchester was changed at the last minute so when we got to JFK the entire plane load of us was shuffled off for further investigation because we were technically all late additions to that plane's manifest.  Most of us were then rattled through with swiftness and courtesy (it was obvious what had happened) but there were families with young children from other flights who had obviously been there hours and were still there when we left.  It was a bit of an eye opener.  I was half convinced we wouldn't get in because of my son's anti-Trump rants on Facebook!

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Tut, tut Jane. If you upset Donald  the next time you fly to the U.S. of A, you might find a wall on the landing strip. wink

Luigi