An Accidental Asterisk Mark

Sign of the cross
With X overlaid
It redirects thought
Academics look for a footnote
Hoping for something they know
To reinforce their smarts
Memory their house-boys
Servants to an insipid trade
Science over religion
Hydrogen bombs over God
Sodom and Gomorrah
Sydney and the Gold Coast
Whores at the casinos
Losers placing their bets
All you can drink
All you can eat
Glitzy bars and cheap buffets
The morons come in all sizes
No matter the price of their suits