Shouting at the Television
By Ewan
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The ministers spout
about policies they've "bought" in
proving daily they don't know
their "r"s from their L-bow.
In between my rages, ranting and being riled
the ship of state is becalmed in stormy waters:
the S.S. Impossible blunders through time
but moves neither forward nor back.
As predictable as mud after rain
the man with the Robot Archie mouth
proves his indispensibility to the BBC
on Radio 4, or on an OB from Peterborough
where his party of smokeless mirrors
has failed to win again.
I shout, I shout: I throw
imaginary teddies out.
Later, I bemoan the vox populi
broadcast for balance,
but secretly I know
that this is Love's Island Race
for the intelligentsia,
and I feel ashamed
of me, of them, of everyone,
and of shouting at the tele.
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A very human response to the
A very human response to the frustrations of the present. This is our Facebook and Twitter Pick of the Day - please do share/retweet if you like it too.
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"this is Love's Island Race
"this is Love's Island Race/for the intelligentsia,"
yes! I had not thought of it that way but you are right. Only Love Island results perhaps not so skewed by huge donations from those wishing to turn Britain into Singapore, for why should such successful law abiding citizens be forced to live abroad for tax purposes? And if it's possible to blame those most quickly and harshly to suffer from tax cuts with a wink and a swig of British beer, that's a bonus
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I shout, I shout: I throw imaginary teddies out.
Me too (sorry ladies not you)
Whatever happens let's hope whoever Archie floats to the top of this turgid swamp he/she doesn't sink to Mafia style politics of state blackmail and extortion like our "great blonde friend."
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Yes, Ewan, still around
Ideas are a bit thin on the ground at the moment.
Can you imagine it!! Two blonde bombshells blackmailing the World aaaggghhh
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If it wasn't for Netflix I'd
If it wasn't for Netflix I'd be getting rid of the TV altogether. Another four years of Trump and I'll know my country's completely lost it and I'll go to my basment and invent a longer lasting heart because the one around here seems to be losing its glow. Enjoyed the rant, buddy.
Rich
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