War on Trash: Day 4
Posted on June 25th, 2009 –
Some time in the red-eye hours of this morning, the commander in chief (left) made the heroic decision to dig in his heels and prepare for a lengthy siege.
The first step was to set up detention centres for asylum seekers; the city has no doubt that we’ll be seeing many defectors from the other side. I was skeptical but hardly had they opened the gates than the first truckload was brought in.
Despite looking exactly like the deathly piles of trash we’ve been witness to, this lively group made a conscious decision to abandon their ranks:
Of course, this skill for mimicry makes them that much more dangerous. I remain skeptical.
General Miller is offering an olive branch; let’s see what happens. But just in case:
The building in the back is the Moss Park Armoury; no coincidence. I don’t mean to say that I’m a fan of herding bags into steel cages with guns pointed at them, but I’m also a pragmatist. I hope for the best but know that this is all likely necessary.
The short distance to my flat is unnerving, but I suppose nowhere in this town is safe. Even the front lawn is a short distance from becoming a pedestrian parade of obscenities:
That’s what war does to people; make them write using words like “pedestrian” and “obscenities”. And “parade”. What a price.
Actually kinda sounds like Pride. Words too. I expect to see a few military men there. Certainly uniforms of some kind. And it’ll be one of the few areas that’ll be trash-free thanks to a private security firm. Gaydar towers scanning continuously on all frequencies, water bottle and condom distribution duty; some among them will make the ultimate sacrifice and go commando*.
These are the unsung heroes of the war. Maybe I’ll have the honour of telling their tales one day.
* I had a spin-off with G-String Joe and COBRA but it just started getting out of hand. Sorry.
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