. . . . . . . . \(\displaystyle \begin{array}{c}\text{Count the Superfluous Redundant} \\ \text{Pleonastic Tautologies } \\ \\[-3mm] \text{~ George Carlin ~} \\ \\ \\\end{array}\)
. . \(\displaystyle \begin{array}{c}\text{My fellow countrymen, I speak to you as coequals,} \\ \text{knowing you are deserving of the honest truth.} \\ \text{And let me warn you in advance,} \\ \text{my subject matter concerns a serious crisis} \\ \text{caused by an event in my past history:} \\ \text{the execution-style killing of a security guard} \\ \text{on a delivery truck.} \end{array}\)
. . . .\(\displaystyle \begin{array}{c}\text{At the particular point in time,} \\ \text{I found myself in a deep depression,} \\ \text{making mental errors which seemed} \\ \text{as though they might threaten my future plans.} \\ \text{I am not over-exaggerating.} \\ \\ \end{array}\)
. . . . \(\displaystyle \begin{array}{c}\text{I needed a new beginning,} \\ \text{so I paid a social visit to a personal friend} \\ \text{with whom I share the same mutual objectives} \\ \text{and who is one of the most unique individuals} \\ \text{I have ever personally met.} \end{array}\)
. . \(\displaystyle \begin{array}{c}\text{The end result was an unexpected surprise.} \\ \text{When I reiterated again to her} \\ \text{the fact that I needed a fresh start,} \\ \text{she said I was exactly right; and, as an added plus,} \\ \text{she came up with a final solution} \\ \text{that was absolutely perfect.} \end{array}\)
. . . . . . \(\displaystyle \begin{array}{c}\text{Based on her past experience,} \\ \text{she felt we needed to join together} \\ \text{in a common bond for a combined total} \\ \text{of twenty-hours a day,} \\ \text{in order to find some new initiatives.} \\ \text{What a novel innovation!} \\ \text{And, as an extra bonus, she presented me} \\ \text{with the free gift of a tuna fish. } \end{array}\)
\(\displaystyle \begin{array}{c}\text{Right away I noticed an immediate positive improvement.} \\ \text{And although my recovery is not totally complete,} \\ \text{the sum total is I feel much better now} \\ \text{knowing I am not uniquely alone.} \end{array}\)