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1A [[MissionFromGod mission from God]]:\
2Use [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic the blues]] to thwart [[ThoseWackyNazis nazis]]\
3and destroy cop cars.
4
5"Illinois nazis\
6I hate illinois nazis"\
7Let's run them over!
8->-- [[{{Tropers/Febel99}} Febel99]]
9
10Crowd's getting angry;\
11Band distracts them by playing\
12''Minnie The Moocher''.
13->-- [[{{Tropers/Eddurd}} Eddurd]]
14
15
16'''A Mission From God, as told in Haiku'''
17
18Mom died in childbirth\
19Maybe illegitimate\
20Orphanages suck
21
22Picked up by a cop\
23Another boy abandoned\
24A ward of the state
25
26Elwood taken in\
27By Jake, his new big brother\
28Change their names to “Blues”
29
30Raised by God and nuns\
31A Cath-o-lic upbringing\
32They learn to raise Hell
33
34Brothers not by blood\
35Learned music in a basement\
36Whipped by a Penguin
37
38Black suit and white shirt\
39They too dress like the Penguin\
40But with sunglasses
41
42Like a real father\
43The janitor named Curtis\
44Gave them both some booze
45
46In and out of jail\
47They’re such a disappointment\
48To Sister Mary
49
50Out there in the world\
51They live their lives for music\
52Cheap booze and women
53
54One drove cars too fast\
55The other loved fast women\
56Both broke down easy
57
58Jake lands in the slam\
59Robbed for a room service bill\
60Gun wasn’t loaded
61
62Now the band has split\
63And Elwood trades the Caddy\
64For a microphone
65
66In for three to five\
67He’s out on good behavior\
68Best keep his cot warm
69
70Illinois Nazis\
71They hate Illinois Nazis\
72Run them off a bridge
73
74Nothing but bad luck\
75Elwood was stopped for speeding\
76He knew they had SCMODS
77
78Tries to outrun them\
79No way back to the highway\
80He drives through a mall
81
82Chat with the penguin\
83Need money for back taxes\
84A mission from God
85
86Jake needs just a day\
87She won’t take dirty money\
88Hits them with ruler
89
90Need the cash real fast\
91From God they get the answer\
92Reunite the band
93
94Matt “Guitar” Murphy\
95His old lady is angry\
96She tells him to think
97
98Magictones join too\
99No candy ass monkey suits\
100No Ramada Room
101
102Mr. Fabulous\
103He likes his high paying gig\
104He quits to play horns
105
106With used equipment\
107The band is back together\
108Ray takes IOUs
109
110The fat sound is back\
111It turns goat piss into gas\
112But they need a gig
113
114Country Bob’s Bunker\
115They’ve got Country and Western\
116Both kinds of music
117
118Good Ole Boys are mad\
119They drive a Winnebago\
120Got no union cards
121
122Maury books a gig\
123The Palace Hotel Ballroom\
124The hall is a barn
125
126Quick advertising\
127Out of gas and out of time\
128Elwood makes a date
129
130They’re late for the gig\
131Sabotaging cars they stop\
132Elwood thinks ahead
133
134Can’t get past the cops\
135Go through the ladies bathroom\
136Jake peeks into stalls
137
138Troopers and Nazis\
139Parole officer waits too\
140Orange Whips for three
141
142A few quick numbers\
143They get the cash and escape\
144Bluesmobile awaits
145
146Stood up at the church\
147Jake’s fiancé is angry\
148Now she wants revenge
149
150It wasn’t his fault\
151He was detained by locusts\
152Jake lifts an eyebrow
153
154A full tank of gas\
155Dark, they’re wearing sunglasses\
156Jake tells him “Hit it!”
157
158Back to Chicago\
159Must pay taxes by morning\
160High speed chase ensues
161
162They outrun the law\
163Police cars don’t stand a chance\
164Elwood pulls over
165
166Sweet Home Chicago\
167They’re almost at the courthouse\
168There’s a Picasso
169
170Ask for directions\
171Muzak in elevator\
172Still one step ahead
173
174Blockade door with desk\
175The Assessor’s still at lunch\
176Back in five minutes
177
178SWAT Team has arrived\
179All available units\
180The boys are unarmed
181
182Tax receipt in hand \
183The brothers are arrested\
184Not Elwood’s handcuffs
185
186Orphanage is saved\
187Mission from God completed\
188Can’t pay for lawyers
189
190In and out of jail\
191Revolving door of justice\
192Two recidivists
193-> -- [[{{Tropers/JoZPierce}} JoZPierce]]
194It's the Blues Brothers.
195They are back outta the joint.
196[[MemeticMutation Got my cheese whiz, boy?]]

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