Political Satire: The Old Man of the Mountain

[GravyBoat]

This post is a satire and analogy of a true tribunal ruling. As it took 3 years for the tribunal to give a 497-page ruling on the real case, it's definitely not long-winded for me to summarize 497 pages into less than one page of words.

Lastly, you can continue to render unto Caesar what is his and thank God for not existing within the law of the Old Man of the Mountain.

It would help us if you'd give the background, making an analogy is fine for you, but then if you give the actual background behind it, this allows the reader a frame of reference, it gives your story more meaning.

[reedak]

It would help us if you'd give the background, making an analogy is fine for you, but then if you give the actual background behind it, this allows the reader a frame of reference, it gives your story more meaning.

I may eventually give the actual background behind my political satire, but meanwhile please comment on the "logic" of the fictitious verdict in the story.

[Gunny]

I may eventually give the actual background behind my political satire, but meanwhile please comment on the "logic" of the fictitious verdict in the story.

You need to understand your audience. Fictitious situations bounce off my head. And there is no logic to them. I can speak 2 and half languages, but when they made one up in boot camp for a test, I was lost.

Everything has rules. Be they physical or contrived. Without the rules, kind of hard to just ad lib. You need to put some parameters on your equation.

[Elessar]

Eh! Lost cause, this one.

Wants to keep the smoke and mirrors up and going!

[Gunny]

Eh! Lost cause, this one.

Wants to keep the smoke and mirrors up and going!

Let's see what he's got to say before you start dragging him behind the boat. I don't want people feeling unwelcome here.

Be nice if he'd get to the point though ....

[Gunny]

I've been biting my tongue on this one but you never know what a military dependent is going to come up with nor who they knew.

The Old Man of the Mountain was in NH. His face fell off a few years back. Think it was granite. My Little league Coach and DenMother were from NH. There 3 kids were in my Cub Scout den and on my LL team.

The Old Man of the Mountain never said a word.

[reedak]

The Old Man of the Mountain never said a word.

Pray that the Old Man of the Mountain will never say a word. The day when he utters a deafening roar is the day of his final collapse. His face may come tumbling down upon you if you happen to be at the foot of the mountain that moment.

[reedak]

I don't want people feeling unwelcome here.

Thanks for your warm welcome.

[Gunny]

Pray that the Old Man of the Mountain will never say a word. The day when he utters a deafening roar is the day of his final collapse. His face may come tumbling down upon you if you happen to be at the foot of the mountain that moment.

Thanks for your warm welcome.

You ARE welcome. I'll be one of the last to run you or anyone else off. Doesn't mean I'm not going to argue with you. What do you think a debate board is for?

nd if the Old Man of the Mountain in New Hampshire talks, somebody best put his face back on.

[reedak]

Eh! Lost cause, this one.

Wants to keep the smoke and mirrors up and going!

If you peer through the mist, you would find the lost cause.

[reedak]

And there is no logic to them.

Thanks for the comment.

Everything has rules. Be they physical or contrived. Without the rules, kind of hard to just ad lib. You need to put some parameters on your equation.

MCLOM has rules. Just read the ruling of the fictitious arbitral tribunal carefully.