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This is a frightening story of a PR campaign involving the electrocution of animals and people.

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4. Westinghoused (1890)

Once there was a battle between AC and DC
The former was cheaper and had more efficiency
Thomas Edison saw the writing on the wall
His beloved DC was to take a fall
So he began a smear campaign in the public's fog
He fried everything from cat to dog
In public demonstrations
With his rival's AC joltilations
When an electrocution using AC was announced
By his rival George Westinghouse
In 1890, a wife murderer
Sat in the first electric chair
The first shock knocked him out and burnt his hair
The people stood and watched in shock
As the chair had to recharge for another shock
The second current burnt a hole in his spine
The room smelled of burnt swine
As Edison would say about the roasted spouse
He was Westinghoused
Despite the gruesome display
AC ruled the day
Still years later after Edison had already lost the battle
He staged and filmed one last zap of an animal
The murderous circus elephant Topsy
Was burned to a crisp
When the smoke settled
AC still ruled the day

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from Weird, Sordid, & Deadly But True Tales of America (1609 - 1906), released January 29, 2015

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Peter Ellis Los Angeles, California

When not suffering from moral turpitude, morbid fixations, and delusions of grandeur, I am taking my coffee very seriously.

My favorite albums of 2014:

Ariel Pink's Pom Pom,
Luluc's Passerby, Real Estate's Atlas,
Stephen Malkmus' Wig Out at Jagbags, Pallbearer's Foundation of Burden,
Ty Segall's Manipulator,
and
J Mascis' Tied to a Star ... more

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