David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants

Auschwitz when they stood back and
watched thousands go out to death
without one word of condemnation.
4 There are many versions of this
children’s rhyme, of course. A slightly
less offensive version is sung by fans of
Manchester United about their archrival
Liverpool. (A “scouser,” incidentally,
refers to someone from Liverpool or
who speaks with the Liverpudlian
accent. The Beatles were scousers.)
Build a bonfire, build a bonfire,
Put the scousers on the top,
Put the city in the middle,
And we’ll burn the fuckin’ lot.
As you might expect, numerous highly
enthusiastic renditions of this rhyme are