RubySoho
Winston
Awards Are Like Hemorrhoids
January 7th 2009 05:50
There is an amusing line from the Francois Ozon film, Swimming Pool, that I like to quote often. Charlotte Rampling's middle aged character, a writer losing favour with her publisher, is been shafted for a younger, male writer who, her publisher informs her, has already won an award. Disbelieving and indignant she replies, "Awards are like hemorrhoids- sooner or later every arsehole gets one".
And with that in mind I'm sure many of you have heard that George W. Bush will be bestowing "the highest civilian honour" on our own former PM, John Howard. Yes along with Tony Blair and that Colombian guy, Howard will be receiving the superfluously named Freedom Medal from the keeper of freedom and human rights himself. I won't get into all the reasons why I think this is a cynical move (which, let's admit, is nothing more than a transparent attempt to legitimise an illegitimate war), being bestowed upon a man so fundamentally undeserving of such an honour because I do think these reasons are patently obvious.
Plus there's also the fact that Bush has handed out no less than 78 of these awards (hemorrhoids), during his time in office. I wonder if they come with a set of steak knives?
But I will share this little piece of news. Does anyone remember the little kerfuffle that broke out when Bush informed Obama that the President elect and his family will not be able to move into Blair House (it's where the soon to be Presidents and their families live before they move into the White House) early because it was all booked out? Well it turns out that the person who has bumped Barack Obama, "The Magic Negro" (that's a sarcastic reference before anyone jumps on me), is none other than...little Johnny Howard. Yep, Obama had to go on the Blair House waiting list to make way for our own Man of Steel and Deputy Sheriff of the South Pacific. Go Johnny go!
Too funny.
And with that in mind I'm sure many of you have heard that George W. Bush will be bestowing "the highest civilian honour" on our own former PM, John Howard. Yes along with Tony Blair and that Colombian guy, Howard will be receiving the superfluously named Freedom Medal from the keeper of freedom and human rights himself. I won't get into all the reasons why I think this is a cynical move (which, let's admit, is nothing more than a transparent attempt to legitimise an illegitimate war), being bestowed upon a man so fundamentally undeserving of such an honour because I do think these reasons are patently obvious.
Plus there's also the fact that Bush has handed out no less than 78 of these awards (hemorrhoids), during his time in office. I wonder if they come with a set of steak knives?
But I will share this little piece of news. Does anyone remember the little kerfuffle that broke out when Bush informed Obama that the President elect and his family will not be able to move into Blair House (it's where the soon to be Presidents and their families live before they move into the White House) early because it was all booked out? Well it turns out that the person who has bumped Barack Obama, "The Magic Negro" (that's a sarcastic reference before anyone jumps on me), is none other than...little Johnny Howard. Yep, Obama had to go on the Blair House waiting list to make way for our own Man of Steel and Deputy Sheriff of the South Pacific. Go Johnny go!
Too funny.
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Comment by Thoraiya Dyer
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OMFG!
Yes, I know it's rude to shout on another person's blog, but there is no easy-to-hand smiley with which I can adequately express the goggle-eyed, curling-lipped, bared-teeth rigidity partway between mortal offence and incredulous hilarity that has struck me upon reading your post.
Thank you, Ruby, bringer of strange sensations to this jaded soul
Comment by Morgan Bell
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but i loved this bit:
funny haha
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