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Saw: The Video Game Walkthrough Part 21 - Light Bulb #2 (2/2), Brick Toss, Freezer, Theater Puzzle
Rule Britannia - Canute Ahoy
THE LONE CONSERVATIVE.
Innovator or Opportunist ?
Maybe it´s because he seems to be reading my articles or perhaps there is another lone wolf out there pounding the drums of the winds of change. Mr. David Cameron, the British Conservative party leader is making some very curious noises and ones which cannot somehow be associated with namby pamby party politics or the Mrs. Mopp fan club. He is actually rebelling against the very system that bred and nurtured him – the waste - the incompetence – the throw money at it brigade which created this generation of self indulgent posers. Party association is not intended as Mr. Brown is a fully grown and very venerable member of this "spend and appease" approach to popular government.
What Cameron is saying therfore, is awesome because on first analysis, it seemed to die in the wind as it poured out its sacrilegious content. Then silence - and just before I eyed the quill with menacing intent to do political harm where it hurt most. I heard the sounds again – waste, bureaucracy, abolishing of Latin ID concepts and unusual, meaningful manifestations. If he really is in earnest, then Britain is back with a bang, because I doubt if the other two have any idea of the social impact of what he is talking about. Major social reforms created modern Britain (and kept it way up there for centuries) so perhaps it's not so weird that in the hour of desperation, this metamorphosis should be the answer. A total change of attitudes towards established practice and the return of power to the people to harness the spending of its leaders and challenge ineffectual and expensive policies, sounds the right thing to do. There is in fact an old article on the same site, that I wrote in a vain attempt to encourage such a move.
The Conservative party under Thatcher died its own death with bankruptcy at the door and her theatrical performances gradually rendering her invisible as millions of fortunes dissolved in the black hole whilst greedy, vicious bankers mopped up the residue for their families and friends. Then there was the case of the flats for votes as the roofs over people´s heads became instruments of political barter. Quite disgusting, and as my godson swung from Saddham Hussein's trap door for no reason other than he was an Observer Journalist clumsily finding a good story, our Maggie let him go because the Lady was not for turning. (I hope she has paid him a visit at Highgate cemetery and smeared lipstick on the monstrous Marx effigy next door). In any case, as we used to say in those day - the last one to leave, switch the lights out ! But then, as so many expatriates found out – although life in the wilds of lower Europe begins where that last light bulb went off, the eyes never left the horizon. Those who bemoaned the loss of Empire over the third drink at the local tapas bar, forever looked for signs of change, including the general clearance of the UK immigrants apparently receiving better treatment than the indigenous species. For the expatriate, there seemed to be some sort of life returning to their chastised Isles just before Mr. Blair became Queen. Jokes apart,however, he did it no better than Mrs. Thatcher to whom Her Majesty once bowed aboard the Britannia and who probably took it off her in the end, in sheer spite. Sad story, but then Britain, post black hole, seemed to be heading somewhere except that few seemed to realize that this was now Labour Britain - the worker champions- with all consecuent protective and hugely expensive ideological paraphernalia. Not that anybody believes in that anymore, but it does show why its executives including the Parliamentary representatives at top level, have kept on spending as if they owned the place. Economics has never been the strong point of the left middle or off centre, with the result that borrowing even when the six or seven digits were marked red on the bank statement, seemed the obvious thing to do. And that it seems is what must have happened because the colossal debt that this recently dissolved administration put together will take a few generations of genies to blow apart. Socialist parties throughout Europe at least, cannot, it seems, tell the difference between public and private employment or that one of the latter is worth three times the former in gold. Simple arithmetic, but too late for the showdown as the nation faces an austerity that no level of taxation - looped to where it does most harm – the threadbare private purse, is going to turn around. In fact, this is where Mr.Cameron comes in.
Very few politicians venture into the area of public spending without the likes of our ancient Mrs.Mary Whitehouse catapulting onto the stage with cries of woe. To them it means three wheeled ambulances, incandescent lit operating theatres and flash frozen public amenities. What they never think about is doing what all good businessmen do and that is cutting down on waste and efficiency-slimming the management structure. In Britain´s case, lopping off every tangential growth in those disjointed armies of smug civil servants, would cause no bleeding, (if ever there was any sap there in any case). As such therefore, putting a great deal of them on civvy street with enough to keep them in the lack of exercise they so seriously wanted, is not a bad thing at all. Take the power from the bureaucracy – give it back to the politicians and make the politicians more responsible to the people, is about the only valid things to say with respect to sorting out the mess many European countries appear to be in. Perhaps Mr. Cameron might be able to speak with a louder voice if he strikes the chord that many have been silently wating for.
How simple. Cut the paperwork – increase the incentives – let the social drivers get on with their lives and invent and apply as they are meant to do. How aspiring – how British - and if the rest can be persuaded (including our imported friends), to follow suit, then even the sparkling nationalist party and liberal dreamers, might have to find its own tinder.
About the Author
Michael Mifsud was Parliamentary correspondent at the age at 15. Royal touring Commonwealth writer. Publisher of Britain's first trade journal for drivers.He also founded the modern uniformed chauffeur profession. Travel writer and millionaire businessman, hotelier and restauranteur he created the first ever long term carpark at Malaga Airport. Contributor to Dan Brown.s source The Holy Blood and Holy Grail. Messianic Legacy.and The Sword and the Grail. TV presenter in Marbella and participant in many TV programmes in Spain and UK. Author of the highly rated book " Al Andalus - a Trail of Discovery "- Amazon. Member of the Council of Elders of the modern Order of Knights Templar - Versailles 1705. Freeman of the City of London and holder of Orders of Merit of Poland, Afghanistan and Serbia. Fights for Animal rights on par with humans.
How many emo kids does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
None, they will just sit in the dark and cry.
Q: How many software people does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: None. That's a hardware problem.
A': One, but if he changes it, the whole building will probably fall down.
A'': Two. One always leaves in the middle of the project.
Q: How many hardware folks does it take to change a light bulb?
A: None. That's a software problem.
A': None. They just have marketing portray the dead bulb as a feature.
Q: How many FSE's does it take to replace a dead light bulb?
A: Who can tell. FSE's are always in the dark.
A': 2. One to hold the bulb and one to pound it in (etc)
Note: FSE's are “Field Service Engineers.''
Q': How long will it take?
A': That's indeterminate. It depends on how many dead bulbs they've brought with them.
Q'': What if you have two dead bulbs?
A'': They replace your fuse box.
Q: How many Unix hacks does it take to change a light bulb?
A: As many as you want; they're all virtual, anyway.
Q: How many APL hackers does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: None. There's a primitive for that.
Q: How many Bell Labs Vice Presidents does it take to change a light bulb?
A: That's proprietary information. Answer available from AT&T on payment of license fee (binary only).
A': Nearly unanswerable, since the one who tries to change it usually drops it, and the others call for a planning session.
A'': Three. One to get the bulb and two to get the phone number of one of their subordinates to actually change it.
Q: How many graduate students does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: Only one, but it may take upwards of five years for him to get it done.
Q: How many `Real Men' does it take to change a light bulb?
A: None: `Real Men' aren't afraid of the dark.
A': None of your damn business!
Q: How many `Real Women' does it take to change a light bulb?
A: None: A `Real Woman' would have plenty of real men around to do it.
Q: How many Jewish mothers does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: None. (“That's all right…I'll just sit here in the dark…'')
Q: How many mice does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: Only two, but the hard part is getting them into the light bulb.
Q: How many Polacks does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Just one, but you need 6000 Russian troops in case he goes on strike!
Q: How many WASPs does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: Silly, WASPs don't screw in a light bulb, they screw in a hot tub.
Q: How many Marxists does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: None: The light bulb contains the seeds of its own revolution.
Q: How many (Generals/Politicians) does it take to change a light bulb?
A: 1,000,001: One to change the bulb and 1,000,000 to rebuild civilization to the point where they need light bulbs again.
Q: How many Russian leaders does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Nobody knows. Russian leaders don't last as long as light bulbs.
Q: How many nuclear engineers does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Seven. One to install the new bulb and six to figure out what to do with the old one for the next 10,000 years.
Q: How many pre-med students does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Five: One to change the bulb and four to pull the ladder out from under him.
Q: How many Christians does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Three, but they're really only one.
Q: How many Christian Scientists does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: None, but it takes at least one to sit and pray for the old one to go back on.
Q: How many Roman Catholics does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: Two. One to do the screwing, and one to hear the confession.
Q: How many jugglers does it take to change a light bulb?
A: One, but it takes at least three light bulbs.
Q: How many Feminists does it take to change a light bulb?
A: That's not funny!!!
Q': How many 'Cliffie girls does it take to change a light bulb?
A': It's “Radcliffe Women'' and it's not funny!
Q: How many supply-siders does it take to change a light bulb?
A: None. The darkness will cause the light bulb to change by itself