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Something To Say

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Something To Say.

I’ve got something to say about everything -
the bloody Tories and the bloody liberals
and that blood Farage with his bloody racism
and what about the bloody workers
and stop the bloody NHS cuts,
give us all a bloody living wage,
stop the bloody bankers bonuses,
plenty to say about benefits Britain
about the state of the nation,
about the house of lords,
about fracking and climate and the EDL.

But when it comes to the election
I can’t be arsed
getting off my arse
to place a cross.

I’ve got something to say about everything -
X Factor, Pop Idol, I’m A Celebrity,
Strictly Come Dancing, Eurovision.
I like to feel I’ve got a say in who wins
‘cos it really matters when most of them are wankers.
Plenty to say about Britain’s Got Talent,
The Voice and anything to do with talented pets,
‘cos you don’t want the winners
to be acts you don’t like,
so I get on the phone and vote for the best.

But when it comes to the election
I can’t be arsed
getting off my arse
to place a cross.

I’ve got something to say about everything -
Conservatives, Labour, Liberals and UKIP,
The Greens, Plaid Cymru and the SNP.
Plenty to say about the Fascists, the Communists,
the Nazis, the Unionists and all the bloody others.
I can’t stand snobs, the elite, the bankers,
the House Of Commons or the House Of Lords.
I’ve got plenty to say about Maggie bloody Thatcher,
Tony bloody Blair and Arthur bloody Scargill.
If I bloody voted I wouldn’t vote for bloody them.

But when it comes to the election
I can’t be arsed
getting off my arse
To place a cross

I’ve got something to say about everything -
Catholics, Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs,
Jews, Jehovah’s Witnesses and Protestants too.
Plenty to say about Pacifists, Atheists, Agnostics,
Criminals, Judges, the Police and the Courts,
cancer treatments, euthanasia, miracle cures,
holistic remedies, drugs and alcohol,
legal highs, illegal, lows,
masturbation, prostitution, paedophiles and rapists.
Plenty to say about what we should do with all of them.

But when it comes to the election
I can’t be arsed
getting off my arse
To place a cross.

I’ve got something to say about everything -
but on election day

I
HAVE
NO
VOICE

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steve pottinger

Tue 21st Apr 2015 08:26

I love a well-constructed rant, and that is a *wonderfully* constructed rant. Made me chuckle and nod in recognition. Nice one, Ian!

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