Political Correctness: A doctrine... which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.
I'm tired, so I figured that photos of the gruesome twosome might win be a free pass on the lack of droll, urbane and terribly insightful banter.
Not content with pea-eating or see-sawing, both of my lads are also keen exponents of what I believe are now called eXXXtreme sportZ. However, the preposterous legislation in this feeble nanny state of ours unjustly forbids virile and eager Aussie babies and toddlers – like my own – from making their mark in the world. Thus, we have to satisfy ourselves with pallid simulacra while we twiddle our thumbs, waiting for the government to get real.
Above, you can see Henry in training for eXXXtreme ice motorcroZZ racing. Sure, there's no engine, wheels or ice, but don't blame me, blame society.
Below, Ez is preparing himself for some skydiving. Obviously, he'd rather do it out of a plane, but it seems some nancy decided that chucking babies out of planes was iniquitous and disallowable. Lovable rogue that he is, Ez would have rather done it nude, but I imagine that the politically correct wowsers up there in Canberra would complain about that too!
Hey, wait a sec, I appear to have written more than I thought I would.
Ranting is fun.
[I have a question for readers: in your part of the world, do angry people often wag their fingers and angrily shout "it's political correctness gone mad!", or is that just Australia?]
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(although I could never repeat it, coz I get really embarrassed saying off-colour words in front of strangers).
Another shark attack!!!
The sharks of Australia have gone crazy!
Ah well, in my part of the world we have this word you will hear angry people saying all the time...it is 'malaka'. Actually men often say it to each other to indicate intimacy so...it kinda lost its swearing-like-quality. Interesting though what I learned today about ungry Australians :-)
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As usual nice pics of two Mr. Handsomes (I think you must be getting bored on hearing this; but it's your fault - you only post such pictures). And, don't have the slightest idea about what or how any society is saying or doing. I don't smoke and thus don't get angry to know :-P.
having three daredevils who like nothing more than throwing themselves down a mountain by one form or another does after awhile become tiring...
and for them too...especially when their mother is always nagging...you shouldn't ski alone, you shouldn't ski in the back country, you be careful, be careful, no tomfoolery, be careful...
and then there is summer when they are doing the whole ball of wax with a bike!
No, it's not just an Australian phrase. It's used in the southeastern US too.
I think that the sharks are simply striking back. And about time too! Good on 'em, I say.
What they say in reality can't be said in nice blog like this.
Nice pics. Reminds me when my kids were that easy to handle.