They were preparing to celebrate – what unbelievable stupidity
An aborted scenario: Joseph Muscat addresses supporters to tell them that the government has collapsed and that he is now the prattikament prim ministru.
Can chicken-brains count chickens? Yes, apparently it’s possible.
A friend who works near the Labour Party’s headquarters at Mile End rang in a panic to report this morning, before the vote was taken in parliament, that a convoy of trucks and vans had been delivering platform-announcement and celebratory goods for the last hour.
‘Do they know something we don’t?’ she said. ‘Do they know that Franco is going to vote in favour of their motion?’
‘No, as if,’ I said. ‘This is the Labour Party we’re talking about here. They’re just plain stupid. They haven’t been listening carefully to what Franco has been saying, they haven’t worked out that he hates Joseph Muscat more than he dislikes the prime minister for making him suffer, and so they’re going to fall flat on their faces.’
Now she’s just rung again.
‘I drove past Mile End to have a look and they’re packing up, looking dejected,’ she said. ‘I’m afraid I couldn’t help myself. I put down the window and laughed.’
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apparently even you can count chickens!
Mela x`hin rawk min jaf kemm dahqu huma bik bil-kruha li int kerha. Qatt rajt wiccek fil-mera jaqq????
Anton, x’int tagħmel hawn? Mur biddel il-ħarqa lill-dak l-assassin.
Daphne’s friend was laughing.
I don’t blame you, laburist.
So you are going to sum up your argument by calling the woman ugly.
Why is it that Labour are supported by a bunch of children ready to scream and shout with hatred when they see blue and cheer when they see red still unable to understand why they are doing it?
The fact is that Muscat’s plans for world domination, like those of his predecessors, blew up in his face (I’m not going to call it ugly) for the moment (and hopefully several moments to come).
He is too inexperienced and shallow to lead a country at such an important time. We need a government made up of people who know what they are doing on a global scale not a spoiled mama’s boy who can’t see beyond the short term (point in case – the setting up of his stage).
I’m not saying it should be Gonzi, because PN has had better, but when choosing the better of two ‘evils’ he is the obvious choice.
sew ghamlet
You should have been at St George’s Square. The Laburisti were already planning to take over if the vote went in their favour.
A Pawlu Richard was trying to round up people to do so on Facebook.
Oh dear… It’s beyond silly that they thought that Franco was going to vote in favor but how old is your friend? 5? Seriously.
The Fox and the Goat
By an unlucky chance a Fox fell into a deep well from which he could not get out. A Goat passed by shortly afterwards, and asked the Fox what he was doing down there. “Oh, have you not heard?” said the Fox; “there is going to be a great drought, so I jumped down here in order to be sure to have water by me. Why don’t you come down too?” The Goat thought well of this advice, and jumped down into the well. But the Fox immediately jumped on her back, and by putting his foot on her long horns managed to jump up to the edge of the well. “Good-bye, friend,” said the Fox, “remember next time, ‘Never trust the advice of a person in difficulties.’”
Fuq Super 1, wara li ntemm kollox, bi zball, tefghu l-innu u wara xi 10 sekondi ghamlu diska ohra. Kellhom l-innu preparat ukoll msieken.
X’innu? Ta’ “Partnership, l-Ahjar Ghazla”, li tant kien ihambaqq bih Joseph Muscat, qabel ma’ kellu l-beneficcju tal-‘hindsight’?
In 1996 a similar event took place when many toupees were ready for the celebration of the election victory but to their disappointment, they lost the election.
Well that also happened in 1987, 1992, 1998, 2003 (twice) and especially in 2008, apart from today
Deja-vu. Il-Partnership rebah.
Yes in fact I heard that quite a few of the idiots actually took a day’s leave from work today! Such twits!!
qattusa ghaggelija frieh ghomja tghamel! ma jitghallmu qatt
I passed from there today, nothing of this sort.
[Daphne – You must have missed them, then, BC. ‘Learn with Daphne’: Passed THROUGH there. Passed from is a literal translation of the Maltese ‘ghaddejt minn hemm’.]
And I guess planning ahead is what our government should actually do, so that coming from Labour is quit a plus, seeing that our current Government doesn’t even have an ability to plan a budget and Europe needs to re-budget for him.
*for it, just to avoid a comment about English language but about substantive. Please don’t comment about my English, my life isn’t decided by language. Thanks very much.
BC, like everbody else you write in the same way you think. If anything goes when you write, anything goes when you think.
And, let me tell you, it shows.
Yes, Antoine I write pretty much the same way as I think. That’s why most of my comments are not accepted by DCG, they leave too mcuh shame to be desired, and I am rather privileged about that.
Oqghod zomm in-nies overtime biex tlahhaq l-gallarija.
andek ritratti biex tipprova dan jew bhas soltu hafna paroli u xej sustanza ?
Daphne, if your objective is to supply brain-dead die-hards with ammunition, I can honestly say that although I believe people like you are a dying breed responsible for holding our country’s political progress in check, I can at least see where you’re coming from. But if your objective is to be taken seriously, you can rest assured that sweeping generalizations such as the one you implied herein (that Labour sympathisers lack intelligence) only serve to militate against that. You attributed the ‘chicken-brains’ title to Labour loyalists exclusively. That’s were I believe your delusion lies. The truth is that die-hard party sympathisers, whether Labour or Nationalist, who are willing to sacrifice the national interest on the altar of “their” party’s interests, should all be awarded the ‘chicken-brains’ title. We live in a country in which it has been proven time and again that those candidates whose surname begins with the letter ‘A’ have a far greater chance of election than those whose surname begins with the dreaded letter ‘Z’. So much for policy, ideology, credentials, electoral programs, track records and so forth. Those contributing to this disheartening reality (among whom one would find your good self) are all deserving of a ‘chicken-brains’ medal.
Joe Debono, so many words to try and persuade Daphne that you’re not a chicken-brain.
You sound very disappointed by today’s events.
Sur Vella, the only events I was disappointed with yesterday were the public’s antics as MPs exited parliament. Although I was pleasantly surprised that the whole charade didn’t end in violence, it’s still a far cry from the ideal.
If by ‘chicken-brain’ you mean a ‘party-brown-nose’ such as yourself, you’re dead wrong mate. Persuade Daphne? That’s just laughable!
Had you been Labour you would be having a field day today, Daphne. I am Nationalist and will be voting PN, but as much as I raised eyebrows with Anglu Farrugia’s “Cari kristall” on Bondi+, I raised them today with Gonzi’s “vot car u kategoriku”. Who did he think he was addressing? Il-klassi tal-Azzjoni Kattolika ta’ Santa Venera?
I am now getting quite fed up with this circus. It’s obvious that we’re heading towards an election and the PN is playing for time. But this is not serious and I’m sure many floaters will not take it lightly.
Peter I’m not so sure that that there will be an election in the short term. Government will do its best to survive until the normal end of the legislature and there’s a good chance it will succeed.
‘Survive’? By all means, if there is one thing that should survive it is the country, for sure not the government. The government should be a presumption that it should be strong and healthy, but surely not surivive. If the government can merely survive, then I can hardly imagine its effects on the country. Ton problemi serji ghandek ehh bejnietnha.
Imagine the hordes in their red (or is it blue now) carcades shouting Viva L-Labour Viva L-Labour.
Sorry folks, you just have to sweat it out till the end. Josephine ta’ Jose’ must be in tears now.
Counting chickens before they hatch.
Counting chickens even before the eggs are laid.
Che goduria! I know it may very well be short lived but I’m gloating, loving every minute of it and I’ve devoured One-Sour-Grapes-News this evening.
The chicken-brains ended up with egg on their face.
Trucks of lemons?
Shades of the 2008 general election when trucks full of Labour supporters waving the torca flags were seen celebrating a victory in the outer-harbour area, at 9.am the day after polling day, WHEN THE BALLOT BOXES WERE STILL ON THEIR WAY TO THE COUNTING-HALL.
Igbru l-billboards ergaw!
Il-program KALAMITA grala xi KALAMITA’ illum wara nofs inhar ghax ma giex trasmess bhas-soltu.
Forsi kellhom xi ftit instabbilta fit-tmexxija?
Aktar nahseb li kienu qed jghasru il-lumi u jzarmaw xi sett li kellom lest biex jiccelebraw ” Il-Partnership Rebah ”Act 2.
Gurnata tassew tragika ghax-xena artistiko-kulturali Maltija.
Gone with the Wind.
Perhaps they even had that Scorpions’s song Winds of Change ready, from when they won the election in 1992.
Gurnata kerha ghal-Gensna. Mitna ta’ xejn.
@ Izzy – PN won the elections in 1992, MLP won in 1996.
[Daphne – That was sarcasm, Rita.]
I wonder what Victor Laiviera says now that Labour’s latest pin-up boy has pissed on their parade. Happy thoughts indeed.
oh ok – sorry !
Strangely enough they never seem to learn as this incident has been repeated countless times now and they always end up slipping in it.