English text variants MOTD


Calls `fortune` and prints it as is, in Jive and Valspeak.


Tools — Small utilities, gadgets & scripts to perform daily tasks.

English text

I went home with a waitress, The way I always do. How I was I to know? She was with the Russians too. I was gambling in Havana, I took a little risk. Send lawyers, guns, and money, Dad, get me out of this. -- Warren Zevon, "Lawyers, Guns and Money"

English variant — jive

I went crib wid some waitress, De way ah' always do. How ah' wuz ah' to know? She wuz wid de Russians too. I wuz gamblin' in Havana, I took some little risk. Send lawyers, guns, and bre'd, Dad, git me out uh dis. -- Warren Zevon, "Lawyers, Guns and Money"

English variant — valspeak

I went home with a waitress, The way I always do. How I was I to know? That fox was with thuh Russians too. I was ya know, like, gamblin' in Havana, I took a little risk. Send lawyers, like, guns, like, and money, Dad, like, wow, get me out of this. -- Warren Zevon, oh, baby, "Lawyers, like, Guns and Money"