DEFINITIONS (5)

Michael Edwards

 

 

DEFINITIONS (5)

 

 

EARLY PARDON

Early release from serving time

returning home to a life of crime.

 

PICTURE

A 2 dimensional representation

of something that’s boring in 3.

 

GLUTONY

Escape the evils of moderation

Embrace the joys of over consumption.

 

GALLOWS

A stage for a play where with precision

the principle actor goes to heaven.

 

PUBLIC CONSULTATION

To seek disapproval

on matters decided.

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Author: Michael Edwards (Offline Offline)
  • Published: April 6th, 2019 01:06
  • Category: Unclassified
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  • orchidee

    A fine write and pic Michael. Re the last one, at some staff meetings, some thought 'We're only going to end up doing what SHE (manageress) wants to do anyway', even after 'discussions.
    This changed under new management, horribly later on to: 'We're doing this; no discussion about it'.

    • Michael Edwards

      It's the sort of thing that goes on at public consultations especially new building sites. They just go through the motions and still ignore public opinion. Then when they go ahead they even ignore what they said anyway.

      A new housing estate is going up on the side of a hill going down into our local town. We were told it would be behind the skyline when viewed form the other side of the hill where my village is located. Well we can see the roofs as we approach the town and when the local councillors were challenged we were told 'ah but you won't see them in the summer when there are leaves on the trees'.

      So who do I vote for in the next election - bring back the Monster Raving Loony Party.

      • orchidee

        Doh! But a victory here! A concrete-jungle thingy called a Mass Road Transit is not going to be built near part of a riverside.

      • Suresh

        Well defined

        Definition
        Politician - the worst kind of snake oil peddler, who hypnotize the masses, the gullible participants

        • Michael Edwards

          And I like that one too - thanks Suresh

        • ANGELA & BRIAN

          Good Morning Uncle Mike : its 10pm here "Now the Day is over !" Love the DAFFS & the DEFFS its Autumn here so the Daffs are a distant memory ! I like to comment on your Deffs so here goes !

          1. Out of the FIRE into the PRESSURE COOKER !
          2. 3D to 2D : Reductio ad Absurbum ?
          3. Eat Drink and ....... have a Heart Attack
          4. If the DYING THIEF got to PARADISE : theres hope for the HANGED
          5. Ive been on COMMITTEES where MINUTES ciculated with AGENDA !

          Thanks for sharing pictorial JOY
          and a linguistic SMILE !
          Blessings & Peace
          YOURS ANGELA : 🧡🧡🧡🧡

          • Michael Edwards

            Thanks Angela. For part of my career I was Secretary to an NHS Trust and used to write the minutes in advance. I could be fairly certain of the outcomes and it was easy to tweak them if I\'d got anything wrong. It helped as the Chairman expected them on his desk the next day. It still meant a bit of mid-night oil though even working this way.

            So when I hear about NHS managers getting the stick I get really up-tight - the public hasn't a clue about what goes on behind the scenes to keep the NHS functioning. At my Trust when I retired only 3% was spent on management - in a private company that company would not be able to function. Rant over.

          • Nafis Light

            Nice write...I'm trying to see what I can learn from your poem. There's definitely something there.

            Cheers, Love and Laughter,
            Joker44

            • Michael Edwards

              Just simple little couplets but fun to write - and hopefully to read. Thanks J.

            • Goldfinch60

              Good ones Michael.

              That last one reminds me of two things.
              "Meetings that take minutes but waste hours!"
              I used to sing in a Barbershop Chorus and the Secretary told me that the minutes he wrote up were the things that they should have talked about.

              • Michael Edwards

                Thanks Andy - there's another couplet there somewhere.



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