copyright © 2020
by Robert L. Blau
The Snake to Adam and Eve:
"I'm the only thing standing between you and expulsion from the
Garden of
Eden."
The iceberg to the Titanic: "I'm the
only thing standing between
you and the bottom of the ocean."
Witch to Hansel and Gretel: "I'm the
only thing standing between
you and the oven."
Genghis Khan to China" "I'm the only thing
standing between you and a
barbarian invasion."
Al Capone to Chicago: "I'm the only thing
standing between you and
organized crime."
The asteroid to the dinosaurs: "I'm the only thing
standing between you
and a global extinction event."
The bubonic plague to Europe: "I'm the
only thing standing between
you and the death of 50% of your population."
Satan to humankind: "I'm the only thing
standing between you and damnation."
King George III to the American colonies: "I'm
the only thing standing between
you and taxation without representation."
Hitler to the Jews: "I'm
the only thing standing between
you and genocide."
Hitler to Germany: "I'm the only
thing between you and a fascist dictatorship."
Hitler to the world: "I'm the only thing
standing between you and a catastrophic world
war."
Donald Trump to the American People: "I'm
the only thing standing between you and the mob."