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- Tue Jul 03, 2018 4:02 am
- Forum: Political Humor Satire
- Topic: Political Satire: The Old Man of the Mountain (30)
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2231
Political Satire: The Old Man of the Mountain (30)
<t>Narrator: The priest was riding a white horse like the wind towards the old man's mountain fortress which was a magnificent castle built on top of a high rock reaching 2000 m above sea level.<br/> <br/> On the way, he found an old man sitting on a high wall of a large building.<br/> <br/> Priest:...
- Tue Jul 03, 2018 3:49 am
- Forum: Political Humor Satire
- Topic: Political Satire: The Old Man of the Mountain (16)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3938
Political Satire: The Old Man of the Mountain (16)
<t>Narrator: After walking many miles along a coastal area, the priest found a middle-aged man lying on a sandy beach. He seemed to be unconscious and his clothes were heavily clogged with water. The priest squatted down and patted him gently on the shoulder. After a while, the man slowly opened his...
- Tue Jul 03, 2018 3:41 am
- Forum: Political Humor Satire
- Topic: Political Satire: The Old Man of the Mountain (22)
- Replies: 0
- Views: 6953
Political Satire: The Old Man of the Mountain (22)
<r>Narrator: After travelling many miles in the daytime and sleeping on a tree at night, the priest arrived at a small town of a tiny landlocked principality in the evening. Feeling hungry, he went into a restaurant for dinner. Some distance away from his table, two men, one in his forties and the o...
- Tue Jul 03, 2018 3:34 am
- Forum: Political Humor Satire
- Topic: Political Satire: The Old Man of the Mountain (15)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2630
Political Satire: The Old Man of the Mountain (15)
<r>Trump Says U.S. Will No Longer Be ‘Piggy Bank That Everybody’s Robbing'<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <URL url="https://impeachtrump.net/trump-says-u-s-will-no-longer-be-piggy-bank-that-everybodys-robbing/"><LINK_TEXT text="https://impeachtrump.net/trump-says-u-s ... s-robbing/">https://impeachtrump...
- Tue Jul 03, 2018 3:28 am
- Forum: Political Humor Satire
- Topic: New variant of musical chairs called You’re fired
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2786
New variant of musical chairs called You’re fired
<t>A police officer was sent to a noisy party scene to give the homeowner a “first warning" after receiving a complaint from a grumpy neighbour. When he arrived at the scene, he found more than a dozen masked men being carried away to be dumped unceremoniously outside the house. The masks looked f...
- Wed Jun 27, 2018 2:22 am
- Forum: Political Humor Satire
- Topic: Political Satire: The Old Man of the Mountain (10)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2470
Political Satire: The Old Man of the Mountain (10)
<r>Narrator: When the priest almost reached the peak, he found a half-naked old man, dressed only in a loin cloth, meditating beside a large box at the entrance of a cave. With a long white beard and stringy locks of hair that resembled dreadlocks, the old man looked like a sadhu, ascetic or holy ma...
- Wed Jun 27, 2018 2:17 am
- Forum: Political Humor Satire
- Topic: Political Satire: The Old Man of the Mountain (15)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2630
Political Satire: The Old Man of the Mountain (15)
<t>Narrator: After a while, the priest arrived at a tribal village near a beach. He found a large crowd hurling mirrors against a huge rock. The priest asked one of the onlookers about the commotion.<br/> <br/> Priest: Hey, what's going on here?<br/> <br/> Onlooker: Today is the first day of the "Sm...
- Tue Jun 26, 2018 1:30 am
- Forum: Political Humor Satire
- Topic: Political Satire: The Old Man of the Mountain (17)
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2283
Political Satire: The Old Man of the Mountain (17)
<r>Narrator: After many days of travelling, the priest arrived at an open space in a tribal region. There he found a huge crowd gathering around a raised platform, 24 feet by 24 feet and 4 feet high, without railings.<br/> <br/> He spotted among the spectators an old friend who told him the tribal c...
- Thu Jan 22, 2015 3:02 am
- Forum: Poetry Writing Forum
- Topic: Agong's Fairy Tales
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9933
Agong's Fairy Tales
<t>Thumb Dry asked: 'How come your look has not changed at all since our first meeting?'<br/> <br/> The young man laughed: 'As I have told you just now, I am an immortal. Can you recall what I told you in our first meeting 100 years ago?'<br/> <br/> Thumb Dry said: 'Although I am getting increasingl...
- Thu Jan 22, 2015 2:56 am
- Forum: Poetry Writing Forum
- Topic: Agong's Fairy Tales
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9933
Agong's Fairy Tales
<t>Next morning, as usual, the children gathered around Agong to listen to his stories. After checking that all the children were present, Agong was going to tell his story when suddenly some children shouted: “Uncle is coming!”<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Agong looked up and recognised the solitary figu...
- Sat Nov 29, 2014 6:49 pm
- Forum: Poetry Writing Forum
- Topic: Agong's Fairy Tales
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9933
Agong's Fairy Tales
<t>(Continuation of the fairy tale)<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> At this point, the normally silent listener, Uncle, jokingly interrupted Agong's story: "If his daughter could never be tamed, it would be a good idea for the emperor to teach his political opponents a lesson by marrying her to one of their ...
- Sat Nov 29, 2014 6:01 pm
- Forum: Poetry Writing Forum
- Topic: Agong's Fairy Tales
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9933
Agong's Fairy Tales
<t>(Continuation of the fairy tale)<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Fourthly, Your Royal Highness has another sister who was abducted by the dwarf pirates and taken to a pirate island where she lived for a number of years. She was rescued after the dwarf abductors were defeated in a sea battle. However, she ...
- Sat Nov 29, 2014 5:48 pm
- Forum: Poetry Writing Forum
- Topic: Agong's Fairy Tales
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9933
Agong's Fairy Tales
<t>(Continuation of the fairy tale)<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> As usual in the morning, the children gathered around Agong to listen to his stories. The eyes of some of the children were still red from their crying yesterday after hearing the tragic end of the protesters who stormed the prime minister's...
- Sun Nov 16, 2014 10:03 pm
- Forum: Poetry Writing Forum
- Topic: Agong's Fairy Tales
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9933
Agong's Fairy Tales
<t>AnneBoleyn;1467800 wrote: I agree with your creative assessment. Well thought out. Well done.<br/> <br/> <br/> Thanks for your comment. The story mirrors an actual event that is taking place somewhere in the world today. Can you guess the region I am referring to?<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> I shall p...
- Sat Nov 15, 2014 7:38 pm
- Forum: Poetry Writing Forum
- Topic: Agong's Fairy Tales
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9933
Agong's Fairy Tales
<t>After a long while, Agong trudged back to the place where the 12 children were waiting for him to finish the story. Without hiding the surprise on his face, he said: "I thought I have been to the toilet for a long time. I am surprised to find that I have finished my 'big business' in record time ...
- Thu Nov 06, 2014 9:20 am
- Forum: Poetry Writing Forum
- Topic: Agong's Fairy Tales
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9933
Agong's Fairy Tales
<t>Tale 1: The Taming of the Shrew<br/> <br/> Note: This tale, entitled "The Taming of the Shrew", looks like a story for children but it is actually a fictitious story for adults, mirroring an actual political event that is happening somewhere in the world today.<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> I am going t...
- Tue Oct 07, 2014 2:09 am
- Forum: Political Humor Satire
- Topic: Agong's Fairy Tales
- Replies: 5
- Views: 46
Agong's Fairy Tales
<t>spot;1465811 wrote: I suspect we'd prefer to discuss the content than delete the thread if that's okay. You could always join in if you're passing.<br/> <br/> <br/> I have just come across the "poetry and writing forum" in this website. It looks like a very suitable place for posting my fairy tal...
- Tue Oct 07, 2014 12:59 am
- Forum: Political Humor Satire
- Topic: Agong's Fairy Tales
- Replies: 5
- Views: 46
Agong's Fairy Tales
<t>spot;1465809 wrote: It's not a problem with the website, reedak, it's the settings we choose to adopt. We are a discussion forum where members socialize, not a display hoarding.<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Thanks, I would appreciate very much if you or the moderator could help to delete away thi...
- Mon Oct 06, 2014 11:50 pm
- Forum: Political Humor Satire
- Topic: Agong's Fairy Tales
- Replies: 5
- Views: 46
Agong's Fairy Tales
Tale 1: Three Choices for a Princess
Readers, as there is a problem in uploading my fairy tale here, please refer to the following link at Agong's Fairy Tales - Political Fray
Moderator, please check the website for the problem in uploading.
Readers, as there is a problem in uploading my fairy tale here, please refer to the following link at Agong's Fairy Tales - Political Fray
Moderator, please check the website for the problem in uploading.
- Fri Apr 25, 2014 2:38 am
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Hello, everybody!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 902
Hello, everybody!
Wandrin;1452517 wrote: Hello and howdy!
Thanks for your warm welcome and howdy.
Last but not least, happy wandering!
Thanks for your warm welcome and howdy.
Last but not least, happy wandering!
- Fri Apr 25, 2014 2:27 am
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Hello, everybody!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 902
Hello, everybody!
<r>along-for-the-ride;1452508 wrote: Hello reedak! Enjoy your visits with us! <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Here's a welcome mat for you <E>:)</E><br/> <br/> <br/> Thanks for your warm welcome.<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> I treasure your welcome mat (though a red carpet would be better!), hoping that I can wal...
- Fri Apr 25, 2014 2:20 am
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Hello, everybody!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 902
Hello, everybody!
jones jones;1452470 wrote: Howzit & welcome reedak!
Thanks to the Chosen One for his warm welcome.
Thanks to the Chosen One for his warm welcome.
- Fri Apr 25, 2014 2:14 am
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Hello, everybody!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 902
Hello, everybody!
LarsMac;1452460 wrote: Welcome.
Thanks for your warm welcome.
Pray that you can find your way out of the Ozone.
Thanks for your warm welcome.
Pray that you can find your way out of the Ozone.
- Thu Apr 24, 2014 12:37 am
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Hello, everybody!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 902
Hello, everybody!
Hello, everybody! Glad to be on board.
- Thu Apr 24, 2014 12:17 am
- Forum: Political Humor Satire
- Topic: Hellhound is breaking loose
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7878
Hellhound is breaking loose
<t>Part 2 of satire<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Narrator: The priest turned and continued his journey to the old man's house. Looking at the priest till he disappeared into the distance, the owl shook its head and sighed repeatedly.<br/> <br/> As the priest trudged along the rocky path up the hill, he co...
- Thu Apr 24, 2014 12:08 am
- Forum: Political Humor Satire
- Topic: Hellhound is breaking loose
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7878
Hellhound is breaking loose
<t>Part 1 of satire<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Narrator: As the door slowly opened, a tall, thin old man entered the room with a lamp in his right hand. Despite his age, as shown by his white hair and goatee, he moved with incredible agility. After closing the door quietly behind him, he held the lamp a...