life and breath

a year ago your reporter interviewed this gentleman just after he exiled himself to the top of a flagpole in a dramatic attempt to avoid contact with the germs that are spread by thoughtless persons who fail to cover their coughs and sneezes today our cameras are on hand to cover his dissent oh there's a signal stairs sir we'd like to ask you a few questions please you really feel that people have learned from your flagpole sit in flagpole sit and hey that's a good one I like that no I decided to give mankind another chance I feel that the year I spent up there make people more aware of the dangers of uncovered coughs and sneezes then I helped gramma ties in my own special way and so he resumes his lonely vigil in the hope that by next year everyone will learn that coughs and sneezes carry germs please cover them won't you