Apostrophe (')

Midway through Zappadan, at the precise bisection of the timeline connecting December 4 and December 21, there occurs at noon on December 13 the minifestival of the Apostrophe (‘). It is a good time to reflect on the festive events of the previous 8 1/2 days and to anticipate the even greater pleasures of the 8 /12 days to come. It is a time of ambivalence, where past and future weigh equally in the canyons of our minds; a time of reflection, but also a time of refraction. It is the hour of the crux of the biscuit, which is celebrated in a circular motion with pancakes from St. Alfonzo and the dust of the Grand Wazoo. Let us pray.

(This is a dog talkin' now)
What is your Conceptual Continuity?
Well, I told him right then(Fido said)
It should be easy to see
The crux of the biscuit
Is the Apostrophe(')

Well, you know
The man who was talkin' to the dog
Looked at the dog an' he said:
(sort of staring in disbelief)
"You can't say that!"
He said:"IT DOESN'T, 'n YOU CAN'T!
I WON'T, 'n IT DON'T!
IT HASN'T, IT ISN'T, IT EVEN AIN'T
'N IT SHOULDN'T . . .
IT COULDN'T!"

He told me NO NO NO!
I told him YES YES YES!
I said: "I do it all the time . . .
Ain't this boogie a mess!
"THE POODLE BY-EE-ITES
THE POODLE CHEWS IT

Amen