050 - Opposites

If there’s a Nintendo

Is there a Nintstarto?

And how do we, My friendo

Tell them aparto?

If there’s a FedEx

Is there a FedPresent?

And who does the checks

To make sure that they’re pleasant?

If there’s a Hilton

Is there a Hiltoff?

In our lexicon

I’d be reluctant to scoff

If there’s a Burger King

Is there a Sausage Queen?

And what with everything

Do they follow the same routine?

If there’s a LinkedIn

Is there a LinkedOut?

Where do we begin

To shatter the doubt?

Does every brand great

Have its own contradiction?

And do they all operate

In the same jurisdiction?

We need to be told

We need to be sure

We want a way to uphold

That our brands remain pure

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