Comments on: The New Family and the Condominium Union: a fairy tale for Maltese people, by the third brother Grimm https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/11/the-new-family-and-the-condominium-union-a-fairy-tale-for-maltese-people-by-the-third-brother-grimm/ Daphne Caruana Galizia is a journalist working in Malta. Sat, 23 Nov 2013 17:32:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: J Abela https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/11/the-new-family-and-the-condominium-union-a-fairy-tale-for-maltese-people-by-the-third-brother-grimm/#comment-1380849 Sat, 23 Nov 2013 17:32:06 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=41689#comment-1380849 Very amusing.

]]> By: Gaetano Pace https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/11/the-new-family-and-the-condominium-union-a-fairy-tale-for-maltese-people-by-the-third-brother-grimm/#comment-1380194 Sat, 23 Nov 2013 09:52:35 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=41689#comment-1380194 The Joeys lowered the RED flags from the mast on top of the condominium and went for the flag of surrender WHITE.

Some of the SWITCHERS were dazzled by the brightness of the white. So when they moved into the block they asked the Joeys if they liked the flag of surrender. Frankly they did not but could not opt for other colours.

Till one day the JOEY in CHIEF came out with the idea of BLUE, that colour of peace harmony and St Joseph.

It did not go down well but then if JOEY IN CHIEF says so it must be a good banana. The whole block went BANANAS till one day some of the switchers could take it no more.

They could not stand the smell of coffee.

But then there were storms in the teacup. On a fine summer evening at the barbecue on the roof of the flats (a Joey tradition), they opted to go RED again and let their true colour show.

The Joey in Chief appeared. Behold the sea of RED, he dared wear white, off with blue ties and dark suits. He had to have white available and conspicuous so that should the switchers opt for new ideas he would not have to wave the WHITE FLAGS of this new Union. His shirt would signify it clearly and distinctly that he was the one and only CHIEF JOEY who waves his flag of surrender at every decision he takes.

]]> By: Tony https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/11/the-new-family-and-the-condominium-union-a-fairy-tale-for-maltese-people-by-the-third-brother-grimm/#comment-1379715 Sat, 23 Nov 2013 00:52:21 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=41689#comment-1379715 Brilliant. Further comment would be superfluous.

]]> By: H.P. Baxxter https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/11/the-new-family-and-the-condominium-union-a-fairy-tale-for-maltese-people-by-the-third-brother-grimm/#comment-1379431 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 21:09:17 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=41689#comment-1379431 This is poignant. Brilliant piece of writing.

]]> By: Matta https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/11/the-new-family-and-the-condominium-union-a-fairy-tale-for-maltese-people-by-the-third-brother-grimm/#comment-1379264 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 19:17:00 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=41689#comment-1379264 In reply to mm.

Now here’s a fairytale I would just love to illustrate. Brilliant.

]]> By: Spock https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/11/the-new-family-and-the-condominium-union-a-fairy-tale-for-maltese-people-by-the-third-brother-grimm/#comment-1379156 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 17:55:17 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=41689#comment-1379156 I’d bet that this fairy tale for these big Maltese children will go right over their heads and they’ll soon be celebrating the fact that you’ve turned your formidable and inimitable literary talents to writing children’s stories.

[Daphne – I didn’t write it. It says quite clearly at the top of the post that a reader, who I know, wrote it and sent it in.]

]]> By: Freedom5 https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/11/the-new-family-and-the-condominium-union-a-fairy-tale-for-maltese-people-by-the-third-brother-grimm/#comment-1379129 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 17:34:54 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=41689#comment-1379129 Way too complicated for “the people” . An analogy with a tombla party at the kazin tal-banda may possibly be within the intellectual reach of “the people”.

]]> By: Nighthawk https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/11/the-new-family-and-the-condominium-union-a-fairy-tale-for-maltese-people-by-the-third-brother-grimm/#comment-1379098 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 17:12:26 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=41689#comment-1379098 And then the Bad Company imported some of these in the diplomatic bag for their mega embassy / military base and the Joeys could do SFA about it:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-25033155

]]> By: just me https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/11/the-new-family-and-the-condominium-union-a-fairy-tale-for-maltese-people-by-the-third-brother-grimm/#comment-1379093 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 17:09:41 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=41689#comment-1379093 Simply brilliant.

I suggest a translation in Maltese and publishing both versions in newspapers, on Facebook etc. so all, or rather most Maltese can read and understand.

]]> By: M.Galea https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2013/11/the-new-family-and-the-condominium-union-a-fairy-tale-for-maltese-people-by-the-third-brother-grimm/#comment-1379068 Fri, 22 Nov 2013 16:47:05 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=41689#comment-1379068 Very clever. What I don’t get is….after all the millions invested in education by The Others, how come the Joeys managed to secure so many Switchers? It should no longer be put down to ignorance, so I guess greed, and above all, spite, overcome intelligence when it comes to certain issues. So, all in all, it serves this whole family right.

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