“You Can’t Have Any PUDDING”
We don't need no education
We don't need no thought control
No dark sarcasm in the classroom
Teachers leave them kids alone
Hey! Teachers! Leave them kids alone!
All in all it's just another brick in the wall.
All in all you're just another brick in the wall.
(Roger Waters, Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2)
The title of this post is, of course, taken from that famous, dark Pink Floyd song describing the violent, repressive teachers that tormented the lead character in The Wall. In Britain today, the role of that song's thuggish, controlling teachers who try to mold people into the proper shape will be played by government bureaucrats. For you see, you really can't have any pudding anymore if you want to "save the planet."
Families should give up Christmas pudding to help save the planet, Government advisers said yesterday.
They suggested that rather than serving up a dessert that often goes to waste, cooks should reheat whatever leftover mincemeat they have to hand and serve it with ice cream.
The advisers from the Waste and Resources Action Programme, the £80millionayear state body set up to encourage recycling, said ice cream was an excellent accompaniment because unused quantities could be returned to the freezer, again cutting waste.
It warned cooks that "buying the right amount of food and getting portions right" was especially challenging at Christmas.
The advice from the organisation - which last year told councils to bring in fortnightly rubbish collections during winter so that no one would notice the smells - has proved controversial.
Last night, a spokesman for the Taxpayers' Alliance said: "Surely at the festive season quangos could take a break from bossing people around.
"It seems that WRAP are on a mission to use public money to hector and patronise the public at a time when everyone wants to relax and have a good time with their loved ones."
The mind boggles at the utter and complete insanity that is now on full display - in all its stunted-souled glory - in Britain today.
World news | Gaius Friday, 21 December , 2007
By feeblemind, Friday, 21 December , 2007 @ 8:01 pm
What? They are not telling them to give up meat as well? How far off is the day when they will want you to subsist on cold oatmeal and perhaps a stalk of celery with a glass of water to wash it all down? All to save the planet.
By Gaius, Friday, 21 December , 2007 @ 8:14 pm
That’ll be next Tuesday.
By Bleepless, Friday, 21 December , 2007 @ 8:18 pm
Whenever anyone puts your meal on a paper plate, do not complain. When you are through, just fix it up with an eraser and return it. If you ever are handed a used paper plate, thank the giver for being so thoughtful.
By NortonPete, Saturday, 22 December , 2007 @ 6:40 am
I’m going to have just an uncooked potato for Christmas dinner.
I care more about the planet than everyone else.
By martian, Saturday, 22 December , 2007 @ 2:35 pm
I’m going to enjoy my duck dinner while thumbing my nose at those nuts!