The Development Set
Coggins, Ross
The Development Set Excuse me, friends, I must catch my jet- I'm off to join the Development Set; My bags are packed, and I've had all my shots, I have traveller's checks and pills for the...
...My bags are packed, and I've had all my shots, I have traveller's checks and pills for the trots...
...Injustice seems easy to protest In such seething hotbeds of social rest...
...We discuss malnutrition over steaks And plan hunger talks during coffee breaks Whether Asian floods or African drouth...
...In Sheraton Hotels in scattered nations We damn multinational corporations...
...We face each issue with an open mouth We bring in consultants whose circumlocution Raises difficulties for every solutionThus guaranteeing continued good eating By showing the need for another meeting Consultants, i t ' s said, believe it no crime To borrow your watch to tell you the time Their expenses, however, are justified When one thinks of the jobs they might later pro The language of the Development Set Stretches the English alphabet, We use swell words like "epigenetic," "Micro," "macro," and "logarithmetic " It pleasures us to be so esotericIt's so intellectually atmospheric1 And though establishments may be unmoved, Our vocabularies are much improved When the talk gets deep and you're feeling dumb You can keep your shame to a minimum To show that you, too, are intelligent Smugly ask, "Is it really development'" Or say, "That's fine in practice, but don't you se It dpesn't work out iq theoryl" Afew may find this incomprehensible, But most will admire you as deep and sensible Development Set homes are extremely chic, Full of carvings, curios, and draped with batik Eye-level photographs subtly assure That your host is a t home with the great and the Enough of these verses-on with the mission1 Our task is as broad as the human condition1 Just pray God the biblical promise IS true The poor ye shall always have with you...
...The Development Set Excuse me, friends, I must catch my jetI'm off to join the Development Set...
...Although we move with the better classes, Our thoughts are always with the masses...
...The Development Set is bright and noble, Our thoughts are deep and our vision global...
Vol. 7 • May 1975 • No. 3