Someone who sorts out the advertising on ‘Witching Hour’ TV (I’m not sleeping at the moment, 9 hours in three days) has a blinding sense of humour.There was an advert for super dooper water purifier kettles which remove all manner of microscopic-ness from the water, followed by one for Oxfam. They wanted ‘only £3 a day’ to prevent this poor little gurrier in G-d‘s enema for the world, carrying shit brown water 17 miles a day on her head.
Genius!
This has left me fit to be tied.
Cardinal Cormac Move O Molester is calling for ’more attention’ to be paid to the fair treatment of ’undocumented migrants’ in this country.
Although, he did say he was not encouraging illegal immigration.
He believes that some way should be found for these people,
“…who work in our country, who contribute to our economy” to have their rights respected.
Mmmm. If you are here illegally, as heartless as it sounds, you don’t have any fucking rights! You are not supposed to be here!
How about this for a plan?
If you’ve been refused leave to stay in the country and you stay anyway, we’ll have an amnesty. You come forward with a sponsor, declare yourself and the ’work’ you have been doing.
We will let you stay but you will be taxed at the highest possible rate for 2 years.
You will have to be proficient in the language and take a citizenship exam.
You know? Just to test your commitment and desire to stay here.
There are millions of Lesbian and Gay people who work in this country, contribute to the economy and are here legally.
He didn’t give much of a shit about their rights being respected a couple of months ago!
What a hypocritical, paedophile enabling prick!
Grrrr.. Just had to get that out.
1.…… 2.…… 3.……. And rest.
On a happier note.
Today is the anniversary of the first performance of Beethoven’s Ninth.
I love Beethoven.
The fact that he was as deaf as a post by the time this was performed I find awesome.
His conducting was a few measures behind and he was still going when the orchestra had finished.
A singer had to turn him around to show him the applause and standing ovation.
I think I find him fascinating as I could imagine nothing worse than going deaf.
I don’t have any great musical talent but listening to music is one of my real joys in life.
“Ode to Joy” is now so culturally embedded.
It was used by students in Tiananmen Square as a statement against tyranny, it’s the European Anthem, and it was played to celebrate the Berlin Wall coming down.
It’s been used in films, sports, PC games and adverts.
Treat yourself. Have a listen!
Freude, schoner Gotterfunken!
8 comments:
Sleepy...you are assuming that politicians and clergy have common sense and a conscience....both of which I am quite sure they are lacking.
Tell me about it!
I have had a 'cringe' and a laugh at Mr Bush winking at our Queen today!
Erk! He didn't!!!! How dare he.
I think illegals could show their allegiance to a country by joining the army and fighting for it. I totally think Bush could do that, you know what they say, two birds in the Bush ... or, two birds in the Bush with one stone ....or a stoned bird with a bush...or something.
Unsurprisingly, my vote is for the 'stoned bird with a bush'...
On the subject of Beethoven (changing the subject oh so subtley) the cellist, Steven Isserlis tells a brilliant story about him. Isserlis' grandfather was a highly celebrated musician in his day and recalls going to look for an appartment with his father somewhere in Germany. An extremely ancient prospective landlady refused to let them have an appartment because Julius was a musicican. Some years previously she had housed Ludwig van Beethoven and he had been a disgusting old man - thus ensuring a boycott of musicians in her abode ever since.
Steven Isserlis wrote a book of stories for children about famous composers and he featured Beethoven. He was such a character. Unsurprisingly there were thousands of people lineing the streets when he died. What a man.
Sassy.. Even better!
I love him even more now he is an 'auld codger'!
Your post itself had a kind of Ludwig Van sweep and movement to it.
The old cardinal probably thought he was being the good vicar by saying that: 'give me your tired, your weary, your disenfranchised ... all except so-n-so, and him, and her, and that bunch, and especially those ..', and don't get me started on their hallowed ground stuff.
Beethoven was a transcendent being, certainly. Are there any equivalents alive today? Maybe Grigory Perelman. Check out that super-brain! Take one sconce at the noggin on that dude; then ask yourself how you'd like negotiate his socks to the laundry hamper!
Lenten... Oh dear! A touch of the Rasputin's about him!
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