12 Since they're all obviously crazy,
13 And what's in it for the Yanks,
14 Except grief and heartache?
CHAPTER 851 Wilson was so upset about the Yanks' refusal to join the League of Nations that he died,
2 And left somebody else in charge,
3 But none of the Yanks really noticed,
4 Because they were all excited about a noble aexperiment they wanted to try,
5 And didn't have any time to waste on boring stuff like politics and government,
6 No matter who was in the White House,
7 Even bwhat's-his-name from Ohio,
8 cWho wouldn't ever have been elected in a million years if the ladies hadn't somehow finagled voting rights for themselves.
9 The experiment was called dProhibition,
10 And involved making it illegal to produce, sell, or drink alcoholic spirits of any kind,
11 For some reason.
CHAPTER 861 Nobody really knows how Prohibition came about,
2 Except that there was a lady with an ax,
3 Named eCarrie Nation,
4 fAnd a whole bunch of self-righteous Puritans who suddenly came out of the woodwork in droves,
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5 And passed an amendment to the Constitution,
6 gSomehow,
7 That closed all the bars and saloons and liquor stores,
8 Overnight.
CHAPTER 871 hOf course, the Yanks never like to be told what to do,
2 By anybody,
3 And as soon as it was illegal to drink alcohol,
4 iThey remembered they were thirsty,
5 And besides, they deserved a drink,
6 After all they had been through,
7 jWhat with winning the war to end all wars,
8 kAnd making the world safe for democracy,
9 And then getting home just in time to start the Roaring Twenties and all,
10 So set 'em up, bartender,
11 If you please.
CHAPTER 881 lAnd so the Yanks had a big party,
2 And everybody was invited,
3 mIncluding bootleggers,
4 nAnd gangsters,
5 oAnd businessmen,
6 pAnd flappers,
7 qAnd writers,
8 rAnd politicians,
9 sAnd policemen,
10 tAnd ladies,
11 uAnd anybody else who knew the password,
12 vAnd the address of the nearest speakeasy.
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