Tag: Guilt
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Scrap Of Decency
If only I had one. Mind you, that would mean that I would be obliged to throw myself off the Waterloo Bridge. Perhaps it is better as it is. The life of a blackmailer and scoundrel is hard enough as it is, without morality coming along and pushing itself in. The calendar of saints is…
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Nothing To Do With You?
Good luck. It’s harder than ever these days to get people with an agenda to admit you are a separate entity – unattached to their interests. You’ll see no end of media posts about historic troubles that someone will try to attribute to you or your ancestors. If you go along with the guff, you…
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Australia To Sign Peace Treaty With Easter Island
And apologise for not signing a peace treaty earlier. Reparations in the order of 3 x the gross national product of the country have been demanded but sources close to the Prime Minister have promised a lot more. The Easter Island bank has signed a contract for new concrete footings to be poured in time…
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” Do I Look Like An Idiot ? “
A yawning chasm. Death at the bottom of it and pain all the way down. ” What kind of an idiot do you think I am? “ Still yawning, but you get to choose which side of the rocks you bounce off on the way to the pit. ” Do I look like an idiot…
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My New Enemies – Fresh From The Newspaper
Apparently I am the enemy of the young, and they are enemies of me – or so says the Atlantic Monthly. I am considered a minor detonation in the Baby Boom and guilty, thereby, of oppressing them mightily. It seems as if by being 71 and owning my own home, I have condemned them to…
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Well, We Never Killed Anybody…
I was busy adjusting the world the other day with my friend Warren – we meet during the week to condemn the guilty and praise the worthy. It is a mad session of tea and biscuits. We agreed that we have both been very fortunate – his time as an airframe rigger in the Royal…
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How Did You Know It Was Me?
a. The charred remains. b. The characteristic smell. c. The business card stapled to the victim. d. The blood sample, hair clump, fingerprint, footprint, nose print, newsprint, and signed confession. Have you never watched CSI or read an Agatha Christie novel? e. Your invoice for bullets and petrol. Bit steep… f. The CCTV coverage. Was…
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The Backstabbers Guild Of Australia – A Guide To Salvation Through Publicity
We mentioned the Catholic confessional yesterday but forgot to say that it is considered to be a sacrosanct thing. The admissions that people make in there are generally supposed not to be blabbed about by the priests. This has lead to a number of melodramatic Hollywood movies and even more melodramatic government enquiries and media…