Friday, December 1, 2006

Note to the motherland:

This must be stopped: Child Labour. A few days ago a certain member of the so called ‘coolies’ month members high up in the ranks to say the least, was seen publicly abusing the lower standard of human rights displayed by our host country. Brother Dennis Loft (Terry to friends) cheaply exploited a widowed mother and child into bringing him a bed in which to sleep on site while the other members laboured hard in the trenches.The “situation” arouse during a misunderstanding between English and local language Tamil. We have been informed that Bro. Dennis was in fact attempting to ask the family where they were sleeping while their new house was being constructed. In a chapter which could be directed lifted from the Tower Of Babel, the slightly confused mother gestured to her son, a signal which appeared to usher him to bed. Despite Bro. Dennis’s recognition of the situation and disproval, the damage had been done. It became quite clear that he had sent the poor child to his room to sleep midday Tuesday afternoon. Don’t worry it gets worse. A good 10-15 minutes later the child appears walking up the hill with his bed balanced awkardly on his head. The Tamil enterpretation of Bro. Dennis shambolic charades was a desperate aged plee to seek the comfort of a bed even at the cost of a minors labour. As if to make light heart of the situation at hand he promptly lay on the bed commenting on the comfort etc. The reality is this sort of perception of Eastern society is unacceptable, fortunetly the situation was clarified upon local supervisors arriving. The moral of this story is that all are made equal in the eyes of God and like wise all are judged equally. Case adjourned.
Hon. Callum Vass
(disclaimer any UN advisors who may be reading this the story may or may not have been exhadurated by the writer)

2 comments:

Unknown said...

not sure if this is the right spot...

sounds like the houses are making good progress and there is no need to go to the gym after work! although not everyone appears to pull teir weight! :)
karl

Coolies Crew said...

cheers karl!