rednblack said:
only joking - good to see you back chief
The Revolution Betrayed?
- Thread starter Chuck Wilson
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nice to have you back, boss!ernestolynch said:
Thee posts and no words. Have you taken a vow of silence?ernestolynch said:
Welcome back.
Howdy partner
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
banned again 
i counted 150 although i know loads who didnt turn out cos of the weather, thats people not revo members...MC5 said:Mast ranks of revo out in Leeds this afternoon for the anti-war demo (three students). Total turn out 60. It pissed it down as well.
the talk afterwards was good with Corbyn and Salma Yaqoob and i noticed the revo members nodding their heads in agreement with Salma's contribution, although they were very disciplined and didnt join in with the applause...
tbaldwin said:
Poetic license
oisleep said:
I made a few notes whilst on holiday and I have some ideas.Whether or not I can be arsed or whether or not they work is any one guess. When I was at PNL(during the Harrington Out campaign) I used to do a regular series about the Poly which was a mixture of a small grain of truth and a lot of fiction. Years ago I used to do an occasional fanzine called Beyond Care and Control in which a fantasy paramilitary group of young offenders led by Dr Chuck Wilson battled against the Probation and Social Services.
We will see.
The Revolution Betrayed Part Two.
The expedition to Iraq by the local International Brigade had not been the success Cockers had hoped for. The sun was at its highest and they were low on water and they were still quite a distance from Bagdad.
Ginger, Douglas, Red Hippy,Elisabeth Violet and Henry strained their eyes through the hazy heat reflecting off the barely recognisable road . There was something large moving towards them, a vehicle, a large vehicle, very, very quickly. “Try and flag it down shouted Cockneyrebel. His voice rang out even above the noise of the vehicle, the result of many a long and fruitless paper sale.
The number 23 to South Cheadle rumbled by but there was still no sign of the bus to Bagdad. “Are you sure you checked the bus timetable Cockers?” asked Henry.
“No point “said Cockers “ The Blairites won’t fund a proper public transport system because they don’t want to upset the car manufacturers.”
“Yes but did you check to see if there was a regular bus service from here to Bagdad on the timetable.?” Henry persisted.
“No point,” replied Cockneyrebel “The timetable would be all lies”
It had been a long day already. They had set off at 09.00 that morning with a packed lunch and a page ripped out of an atlas showing the Middle East and had waited at the bus stop untill nearly noon. Consequently they had eaten most of their food. Red Hippy had told his sister that he would be back by tea time and had been somewhat concerned that according to Cockers that this may not be possble if they actually got to Bagdad and made contact with the local militia. As Henry still had half a Marmite sandwich left , Red Hippy a Wagon wheel , Cockneyrebel a Fry's Turkish Delight that he had bought 'in order to get acclimatised to the food' and Elizabeth Violet half a packet of Lovehearts, the Cheadle International Brigade decided that they would abandon going to Bagdad today and share lunch .Clubbing together they gave Solidarnosc 35p for a can of Vimto to go to the Spar shop as Cockers was still banned from writing Smash Globalisation on the Lyon Maid Ice Cream Board. “Don’t take any shit from the lady behind the counter” advised Cockers.
Lunch having been digested Douglas asked ‘What are we going to do now Cockers?”. Cockers struck a pose stroking the beard and moustache that he had put on that morning with his mums eyeliner crayon .He had seen Trostsky in a number of pictures do this and with his new spectacles whenever he caught a glimpse of himself in shop windows he thought that the resemblence was stunning.
“I know” he announced “we will get the workers on strike by holding a mass meeting and rally to stop the war. Douglas and Henry, you leaflet the Pound Shop and the kebab take away. Ginger you provide the stewarding in case the armed wing of the state decide to attack the rally. “
“What about the Indian Restuarant ?”said Henry “The SWP/Respect don’t meet there anymore ever since it didn’t get a three star rating in Lindsey German Good Food guide. Shall I approach them for a donation“
Cockers squinted slightly and stroked his beard, some of which was noww smudging on his chin, deep in thought. “I don’t think so, he said “They keep flying the Flag of St George when the football is on and kept doing Ali G impersonations when I was last in. I don’t think they are class conscious enough to be honest”
The General Strike and rally to stop the War was set for 2.00 o’clock .Elisabeth Violet had gone home and brought her cat to watch Cockers and the other star speakers. They decided to hold the rally to stop the war on the park green outside the Pound shop and Squats 4U , the anarchist estate agents. Ginger, Henry, Elisabeth Violet ,and Douglas set up a platform and made some posters whilst Cockers practised his speech in the window of the anarchist estate agents.
The posters read STOP THE WAR. STOP THE WAR IMMEMDIATELY proclaimed another. STOP THE WAR JUST THIS MINUTE said another. Elizabeth Violet had produced one that said STOP THE WAR OR I WILL SQUEEM AND SQEEM AND SQUEEM UNTILL I AM SICK
“Wait a minute” said Cockney “Wait a minute. Isn’t that slogan pandering to the more backward elements ?” He stroked his beard again , “ I know, how about you shouldn’t have started the war in the first place?
“Don’t you call my cat backward,” said Elisabeth Violet “otherwise I will get her to scratch you Cockney and she won’t vote for you as leader of our Workers Power group and I will stop her from attending the REVO meetings and anyway that slogan is too long and won’t fit on the placard.”
Monty the owner came out . Monty was an unaligned anarchist and proprieter of Squats4U
“Clear orf, he said “you are lowering the tone of the area”
Despite Gingers vigilance the park keeper was approaching fast. “ Get off the bowling green “ he shouted at them. “ I’ve got a match starting in 30 minutes so get those posters and Red flags tidied up otherwise you are banned from the swings”
“Blimey “ said Cockers “ It’s the state, we’d better scarper.” And off they went.
The expedition to Iraq by the local International Brigade had not been the success Cockers had hoped for. The sun was at its highest and they were low on water and they were still quite a distance from Bagdad.
Ginger, Douglas, Red Hippy,Elisabeth Violet and Henry strained their eyes through the hazy heat reflecting off the barely recognisable road . There was something large moving towards them, a vehicle, a large vehicle, very, very quickly. “Try and flag it down shouted Cockneyrebel. His voice rang out even above the noise of the vehicle, the result of many a long and fruitless paper sale.
The number 23 to South Cheadle rumbled by but there was still no sign of the bus to Bagdad. “Are you sure you checked the bus timetable Cockers?” asked Henry.
“No point “said Cockers “ The Blairites won’t fund a proper public transport system because they don’t want to upset the car manufacturers.”
“Yes but did you check to see if there was a regular bus service from here to Bagdad on the timetable.?” Henry persisted.
“No point,” replied Cockneyrebel “The timetable would be all lies”
It had been a long day already. They had set off at 09.00 that morning with a packed lunch and a page ripped out of an atlas showing the Middle East and had waited at the bus stop untill nearly noon. Consequently they had eaten most of their food. Red Hippy had told his sister that he would be back by tea time and had been somewhat concerned that according to Cockers that this may not be possble if they actually got to Bagdad and made contact with the local militia. As Henry still had half a Marmite sandwich left , Red Hippy a Wagon wheel , Cockneyrebel a Fry's Turkish Delight that he had bought 'in order to get acclimatised to the food' and Elizabeth Violet half a packet of Lovehearts, the Cheadle International Brigade decided that they would abandon going to Bagdad today and share lunch .Clubbing together they gave Solidarnosc 35p for a can of Vimto to go to the Spar shop as Cockers was still banned from writing Smash Globalisation on the Lyon Maid Ice Cream Board. “Don’t take any shit from the lady behind the counter” advised Cockers.
Lunch having been digested Douglas asked ‘What are we going to do now Cockers?”. Cockers struck a pose stroking the beard and moustache that he had put on that morning with his mums eyeliner crayon .He had seen Trostsky in a number of pictures do this and with his new spectacles whenever he caught a glimpse of himself in shop windows he thought that the resemblence was stunning.
“I know” he announced “we will get the workers on strike by holding a mass meeting and rally to stop the war. Douglas and Henry, you leaflet the Pound Shop and the kebab take away. Ginger you provide the stewarding in case the armed wing of the state decide to attack the rally. “
“What about the Indian Restuarant ?”said Henry “The SWP/Respect don’t meet there anymore ever since it didn’t get a three star rating in Lindsey German Good Food guide. Shall I approach them for a donation“
Cockers squinted slightly and stroked his beard, some of which was noww smudging on his chin, deep in thought. “I don’t think so, he said “They keep flying the Flag of St George when the football is on and kept doing Ali G impersonations when I was last in. I don’t think they are class conscious enough to be honest”
The General Strike and rally to stop the War was set for 2.00 o’clock .Elisabeth Violet had gone home and brought her cat to watch Cockers and the other star speakers. They decided to hold the rally to stop the war on the park green outside the Pound shop and Squats 4U , the anarchist estate agents. Ginger, Henry, Elisabeth Violet ,and Douglas set up a platform and made some posters whilst Cockers practised his speech in the window of the anarchist estate agents.
The posters read STOP THE WAR. STOP THE WAR IMMEMDIATELY proclaimed another. STOP THE WAR JUST THIS MINUTE said another. Elizabeth Violet had produced one that said STOP THE WAR OR I WILL SQUEEM AND SQEEM AND SQUEEM UNTILL I AM SICK
“Wait a minute” said Cockney “Wait a minute. Isn’t that slogan pandering to the more backward elements ?” He stroked his beard again , “ I know, how about you shouldn’t have started the war in the first place?
“Don’t you call my cat backward,” said Elisabeth Violet “otherwise I will get her to scratch you Cockney and she won’t vote for you as leader of our Workers Power group and I will stop her from attending the REVO meetings and anyway that slogan is too long and won’t fit on the placard.”
Monty the owner came out . Monty was an unaligned anarchist and proprieter of Squats4U
“Clear orf, he said “you are lowering the tone of the area”
Despite Gingers vigilance the park keeper was approaching fast. “ Get off the bowling green “ he shouted at them. “ I’ve got a match starting in 30 minutes so get those posters and Red flags tidied up otherwise you are banned from the swings”
“Blimey “ said Cockers “ It’s the state, we’d better scarper.” And off they went.
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The Cathars were right
Quality.
montevideo
New Member
wa-hey!! i get a cameo. I was good wasn't i.
boxinghefner
Comrade Era
very amusing.
Taxamo Welf
kebagels pls
i dunno...
they are both ok, but... I don't think theyre that funny TBH. I'm not just being nasty to Chuck, its just that there has been some genuinely hilarious send ups on the boards - especially of nomoney in the past - and these are not quite up to it. It would be better if you hadn't laboured the point by posting about WP all the time before now, now it just seems a little sad.
I liked the bit about the bus though
they are both ok, but... I don't think theyre that funny TBH. I'm not just being nasty to Chuck, its just that there has been some genuinely hilarious send ups on the boards - especially of nomoney in the past - and these are not quite up to it. It would be better if you hadn't laboured the point by posting about WP all the time before now, now it just seems a little sad.
I liked the bit about the bus though
montevideo
New Member
Taxamo Welf said:they are both ok, but... I don't think theyre that funny TBH. I'm not just being nasty to Chuck, its just that there has been some genuinely hilarious send ups on the boards - especially of nomoney in the past - and these are not quite up to it. It would be better if you hadn't laboured the point by posting about WP all the time before now, now it just seems a little sad.
I liked the bit about the bus though
you liked my cameo though didn't you taxamo, that was the best bit wasn't it...
Taxamo Welf
kebagels pls
wow thats pretty wrong!
I think i would find it funnier if i didn't know cockney rebel and could have this hilarious picture of a posh 6th former from canterbury that others seem to have...
I think i would find it funnier if i didn't know cockney rebel and could have this hilarious picture of a posh 6th former from canterbury that others seem to have...
Taxamo Welf
kebagels pls
no, sorry mate, i thought it was just weird and misjudged. Satire has to be based in some reality of the person/thing you are satirising.montevideo said:
It may still have been the best bit.
PS i can't do this kind of thing at all. By all means keep doing em, i just wanted to be the one dissenting voice
Streathamite
ideological dogmatist
<applause for Chuck W>
<snaps pap shot of hot new star monte>
quality
<snaps pap shot of hot new star monte>
quality
I think the basic thing that provides the leverage for the satire in this case is the obvious gap between WP's theoretical position on the Iraq and their practical ability to implement it. The fact that they are advocating a position which they have no intention of carrying out makes them sitting ducks for satire - which is why I think this stuff works. The 'famous five' setting is just colour.Taxamo Welf said:
Taxamo Welf
kebagels pls
no that was me. I killed it.rednblack said:cheers for killing the joke
And i'd do it again
Gurrier, i get you. Thats why the bus bit was funny to me.
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