Antimatter Patter

(to the tune of the "Matter Patter" from Gilbert & Sullivan's Ruddigore)

A bit of exposition: this crock was during the 1996 olympics, so we threw it into the plot. Our TEP heros were representing the US in the most dangerous of events, the Positronic Slurry Toss. This is the team musing about the event in the locker room.

[Coach]
A fencer moves his epee with the speed of liquid lightning
and a boxer loses brain cells at a rate that's truly frightning
While a runner's feet will wear out after running fifty courses
and boy drowning is a danger for the water polo horses
but while these may cause a shudder
in a man of any station
Just one positronic accident
can cause annihilation
and unlike throwing javlin, the shot or discus platter
This stuff's awfully hard to handle 'cause it really isn't matter
[Athlete 1]] No it really isn't matter matter matter matter matter matter
[Athlete 2] No it really isn't matter matter...

[Athlete 1]
It's not that I'm afraid of any quantum reprocussion
For my team I'm quite prepared to die without a long discussion
But severity of consequence provokes me to prevention
catching positrons is not a sport where one should loose attention
Though I try to keep my head clear
I am sure that one would wager
That a person could go loony
when subjected to this danger
and it's hard to play your best when you're as mad as any hatter
Cause you can't afford to drop a thing that really isn't matter
[Coach] when it really isn't matter matter matter matter matter matter]
[Athlete 2] when it really isn't matter matter...]
[Athlete 1 when it really isn't matter matter...

[Athlete 2]
You know you can't contain it with electrostatic bottles
But a penning trap will do it with the right computer models
and the vacume should be perfect as a pincer in rotation
For a tiny grain of dust explodes in gama­radiation
I would give you more instruction
But my lines now start to peter
and it's hard to find a warning
that still fits into the meter
It's a cinch that all the freshmen will have never heard this patter
at the quality we sing you know it really doesn't matter
[Coach] No it really doesn't matter matter matter matter matter matter
[Athlete 1] No it really doesn't matter matter...

[All] It's a cinch that all the freshmen will have never heard this patter
at the quality we sing you know it really doesn't matter matter matter matter matter matter matter!


Copyright 1996 by Tau Epsilon Phi, Xi Chapter. Permission is granted to use these song lyrics granted ("This Crock Will Steal Itself!") provided that the words "Lyrics (c) 1996 by Tau Epsilon Phi, Xi Chapter" appear with said lyrics.