[SOC] At Le Club

[Ian C. Purdie]

I was at my club this afternoon with a group of around [I think] nine people.

Inevitably conversation got around to this topic and about four people divided
into two camps. The other five substantially remained silent.

For awhile I decided to sit back and observe these five folks. Some seemed
uncomfortable.

Eventually I asked one why he didn't have an opinion, he replied:

"Not interested mate, it's all BS, always was, always will be. Ask me about
golf, cricket or football scores and I'll talk to you."

I asked the next fellow the same question, he was somewhat embarrassed.

"Why would you be interested in my opinion on important matters? You blokes
always use big words I mostly don't understand but I've got my own ideas."

OK tell us.

"No you'd just think I was some ignorant fool".

By this time the three others picked up on it and insisted he air his opinions.

[condensed]

"Well I think you're all wrong, I think Hussein's wrong, I think Bush's wrong.

"I think you've all got opinions that prove both sides of you are right up
yourselves, it seems like your BS is more powerful than my BS."

"That's what it is, total BS. You're all educated but none of you have
commonsense".

"It's all about power, who rules the roost, you're all full of BS. Never in any
of these discussions over recent months have I heard about why we need pit one
Australian boy against one Iraqi boy, is this some kind of cock fighting
event?"

"Is this recognised at the Olympics?"

"I'm not as smart as you fellows but my father and grand father taught me one
thing - politicians start wars but never go to them."

"If this man is so bad, as I hear on TV, who made him that way, how did he get
there?"

"Isn't it true the west made him?"

"So you're all round the table jerking off, arguing really whether to remove
him is legal or not, forget the locals who might get killed".

"In a month he'll be gone and a whole new scene begins all over again"

"I told you my opinion wasn't worth listening to, who won the fifth race?"