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Wish Granted!

Here's the bad poetry thread, whether you write it yourself or find it online, show us the worst of the worst. :)

Attempted Assassination of the Queen
William McGonagall (yes, an actual poet)

God prosper long our noble Queen,
      And long may she reign!
Maclean he tried to shoot her,
      But it was all in vain.

For God He turned the ball aside
      Maclean aimed at her head;
And he felt very angry
      Because he didn't shoot her dead.

There's a divinity that hedges a king,
      And so it does seem,
And my opinion is, it has hedged
      Our most gracious Queen.

Maclean must be a madman,
      Which is obvious to be seen,
Or else he wouldn't have tried to shoot
      Our most beloved Queen.

Victoria is a good Queen,
      Which all her subjects know,
And for that God has protected her
      From all her deadly foes.

She is noble and generous,
      Her subjects must confess;
There hasn't been her equal
      Since the days of good Queen Bess.

Long may she be spared to roam
      Among the bonnie Highland floral,
And spend many a happy day
      In the palace of Balmoral.

Because she is very kind
      To the old women there,
And allows them bread, tea, and sugar,
      And each one get a share.

And when they know of her coming,
      Their hearts feel overjoy'd,
Because, in general, she finds work
      For men that's unemploy'd.

And she also gives the gipsies money
      While at Balmoral, I've been told,
And, mind ye, seldom silver,
      But very often gold.

I hope God will protect her
      By night and by day,
At home and abroad,
      When she's far away.

May He be as a hedge around her,
      As he's been all along,
And let her live and die in peace
      Is the end of my song.

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I've been toying with the idea of writing a fantasy where my main character is a member of the U.S. Coastguard (a rescue swimmer to be precise). The only problem is, the only knowledge of the USCG that I have is gleaned about them is from the Costner/Kutcher movie The Guardian, and a couple of pamphlets regarding uniform regulations that were posted on the web.

So, how would I go about finding more information? Contacting a member would be awkward, considering that this idea may not come to fruitation, and I am having problems finding books on the subject. Any ideas?

Thanks.  :)

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