New song: A Pack of LIes

[mneme]

I do try not to write in anger. Mostly.

But since I got blindsided by the most -smug- pro-harassment, pro-puppies song in a while today...wel, this came out.

A Pack of Lies
Joshua Kronengold
may be sung to the tune of Stan Rogers' "Lies"

At last, the con is quiet for a year,
The worldcon held in Finland, too much fun for pain and fear,
The filkers, sharing new and ancient verse,
The concourse filled with sales and games and lots of fan discourse,

Sure was a bitter couple of Worldcons for a while,
Some trolls tried to take over using cheats and hate and guile,
They thought they could pay money for our prize,
And tricking fans by posting wicked lies!

All lies
All those trolls are telling wicked lies,
Lies all lies
They have no shame for their disgrace,
If you disprove their story, they revise,
Their pack of wicked lies!

Are Hugo nominations ruled by TOR?
That was their story; somehow we don't hear it anymore.
Are they just fans just wanting to have fun?
They always seem so angry when the ceremony's done.

Each time the story changes, like Rashamon it sounds,
Like they think they can't lose if they keep giving runarounds,
But every time they give the game a try,
Why can't they post a better class of lies?

Those lies,
All those trolls are telling tired lies,
Lies all lies
They have no shame for their disgrace,
If you disprove their story, they revise,
Their pack of tired lies!

And now the pack have come around again,
This time they say they're being banned for what they think and when,
It's "censorship" that now ignites their fears,
Well we've been hosting everyone for over fifty years!

Your politics don't matter, if you are here for fun,
Your passion for SF should let you blend with everyone,
But if you come in hate, say your goodbyes,
You're banned for breaking rules, and not your lies,

Those lies,
All those trolls are telling themselves lies,
Lies, all lies
They cannot think they've lost their place,
So when they see their losses, they revise,
Their foolish little lies.

Comments

[thnidu]

Bravo! (alas that it's true)

[gingicat]

Thank you.

[madfilkentist]

Two Worldcons ago, a member was expelled from the convention for going off-topic at a panel. That's selective and arbitrary enforcement of rules, at best.

I also haven't forgotten or forgiven the Helsinki Worldcon's smears against a staff member as they kicked him out.

[zenlizard]

Never piss off the bard.

[mdlbear]

Nicely done.

Meddle not in the affairs of filkers, for they are not subtle and people remember funny songs.

[bunsen_h]

This time they claim they're being banned, etc. I doubt that they believe it.

There's the old philosophical / logical question of whether a falsehood told in the mistaken belief that it's true is actually a lie.

huzzah!

[callibr8]

Virtual like button pressed...

Also, a handful of lyric tweaks sent via PM. Feel free to apply, or adapt, if they suit. (cue familiar tune: it's _your_ filk song, after all...)