Earl McSwagger Vol. 4

Chris Skiles

Earl McSwagger eats

his pulmonary embolisms for breakfast; he says

they’re high in protein. When his doctor asks

why he keeps them

he says they keep him lean and mean but not a

Marine.

 

Earl McSwagger was asked

To host Kid Jeopardy in the future

So he travelled through time. One of

the questions he asked was, “Who was the comic book author

who wrote the now classic one shot comic about the furry little critters

in the EU in May 2023?”

 

One contestant answered: “What is Wong.”

 

“Well.,” Earl replied. “Not you.”

 

*smirks at audience*

 

*Light chuckles*

 

They never asked him back.

 

He said that was okay; he hates time travel; there was never enough

leg room anyway.

 

Earl McSwagger

Learned how to fly a plane once

But he was scared Bush would brainwash him

To crash it… But Earl knows

He’s no National Hero

Just a coward

With Daddy problems.

 

Earl McSwagger’s dreams

Are considered a Schedule III Drug

That’s why they try to get stolen

By all kinds of thugs; But Earl’s okay…

he sleeps next to his coffee mug

With one eye open,

 

Earl McSwagger

Once met Kurt Kobain

On an East-bound train

Earl asked him, “Are you going

to change your name? (Again)”

And Kurt said,” Do I look insane?”

And Earl said, “Just a little plain

for all I’ve heard.”

 

And now. And now it is time

To introduce, the most heinous, heinous

villain of them all; of whom to Dr. Sol

Was only an apprentice.

Dr. Muskeegee

was a real menace.

HE SERVED

Both sides in the Forever Wars

 

His pockets were deep; he had

lots of stores

of gold in his basement

“Blood money!” Piggy yelled.

But then he continued to

abase him.

 

Earl heard of this foul news

And smelled the bloody scent

So Earl began to track him down

With his herd of 10 elephants.

 

BUT HE WAS SURPRISED!

And captured in an ambush;

His elephants were died white

and sent into the brush.

 

Now Earl McSwagger hangs by the arms

In an underground bunker

Set in the heart of Antarctica…

Who was this fucker?

 

Dr. Muskeegee

had him on a rack.

This really hurt because before

Dr. Sol broke his back.

 

They put a bit between his ears

Like through a horse’s mouth.

They were trying to brainwash him

Earl thought with little doubt. Earl shed

no tears. But he may have made a shout.

But just then Duke roars in

And chewed the bonds so stout

Bit Muskegee in the crotch

And shows the staggering Earl

out.

 

Earl used his fingernails

To cut through the ice;

his best bet was

They were in some crevasse.

 

He finally reached the top

And broke out a light.

“Time for the McSwagg Signal”

Shivering through the night.

 

The American Eagle

who happened to be close by

Saw Earl’s signal—

The McSwagg Eye. And he

 

flew to pick him up,

with Duke under his wing;

Earl McSwagger

Though not dead

Was severely suffering.

 

The Eagle flew him back

To his woods and and to his pines

“I’ve just about been had,”

Earl said with head declined.

 

But Earl made himself a tea

And stumbled to his old familiar chair.

There’s a lot more to say. But for now

i’ll leave it there.