Victor on Lib-Speak

Hey mensche:

In a world of much larger problems, I manage to fret about the tiniest things. It keeps me healthy.

This week's annoyance concerns two language conceits of Gordon Campbell (Gordo Carbo) that have been picked up by the tiny portion of his Cabinet Ministers who are allowed to address the media. Here they are with headlines:

#1 THE TOOTHLESS RABBI MUMBLE

Gordo Carbo refers to British Columbia as BRISHHH Clumbia. There used to be a "t" in the middle of British. Columbia had an "o". But Carbo pronounces it like a toothless Rabbi, as in " Are you here for the brishhh." Or maybe a drunk who wondered into a circumcision rite and asked, " Wasss a brisshh anyway? burp!"

If you listen to Carbo's designated hit men ( Kevin Flopman, Wally Opaque etc.) they all raise a glass to Brishh Clumbia.

#2: MUMMY SAYS I CAN TALK

This refers to Carbo's tendency to start every third sentence with " I can tell you." What the bleeding hell does that mean? Has his grandmother finally released him from a vow and allowed him to tell us some long dead secret? Has he finally learned to pronounce the two syllable words in the proclamation he is about to orate? Flopman loves this one. He uses it without any accompanying sentence. Opaque uses it, but then again, Opaque proves that in order to be a Stepford wife, you do not have to be a wife, white, or stupid.

Stupid is enough.

So, I can tell you that here in Brishhhh Clumbia, ish a bewfull day.

I'm on m way to a brisssh and I have the rabbi's teeth in my pocket. Somewhere. Ouch!!!!!

v