It’s a simple, informal dinner party. There are 8 people (including yourself), of 4 different nationalities present. They’re all pleasant, friendly people - however you know that on many issues, especially junk science / politics and okay, quite a lot of things actually, your opinions differ somewhat. In fact, your views wouldn’t be eating at the same table together – they wouldn’t even be in restaurants in the same country. Also, you’re a bit of a contrary git and think 7 against 1 could be pretty good fun, especially because they take these things really seriously. Bearing in mind that you’re a guest at someone else’s party and have been told to “behave”, how long should one wait before using the phrase “shoot ‘em all / nuke the fuckers / personally, I’m glad Bush won / I wish I had one of those huge SUVs / is there any meat with this meal, or what?”
Myself, I managed to listen to literally minutes of jibberish about “a fruit-based diet can recrystalise life-force energy resonance” before helping out a fellow guest with vocabulary – “The fascist police here are always harassing the innocent - one of the women at the shelter - she’s a klapp, er, klebro, erm kleptor..”
“Thief?” I asked helpfully, kicking things off. I (like the kleptomaniac) “just couldn’t help it.”
German Phrase For Today: “Die Amis sind an allem schuld” - Everyone knows that!
Song playing as this was published: R.E.M. “Radio Song”
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