http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=49393 The NewsBiscuit Community en-US Fri, 24 May 2013 06:58:41 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/search.php http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=49393#post-143067 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 10:25:18 +0000 Yikes 143067@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Very enjoyable read!</p> <p>Have some posts been deleted? </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=49393#post-143029 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 08:22:02 +0000 Perks 143029@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Thanks for your feedback Damien. I shall it on board. Don't be sorry, like everyone else in a democracy you are entitled to your view.</p> <p> I enjoyed writing this, and taking the story of the emporers new clothes and adapting it to a modern issue. </p> <p> Your right about the style, but it was never pitched at FP. I was suprised to see it make a Left Alert but glad it did.</p> <p> Utter Crap is maybe a bit harsh and maybe something a bit more constructive would have been helpful but I will take it on board. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=49393#post-142986 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 06:06:53 +0000 Sinnick 142986@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Wonderful stuff. 5*. I love the smell of satire in the morning.</p> <p>I would have named the blond ape as Boris, rather than Mayor of London - seems more personal.</p> <p>The last para seems to drift off slightly, not that I could do better. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=49393#post-142920 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:59:29 +0000 custard cream 142920@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Charming and witty, well done, max. stars! </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=49393#post-142897 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 13:50:38 +0000 grottymonty 142897@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Brilliant. Deservedly FP. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=49393#post-142866 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 11:50:37 +0000 Midfield Diamond 142866@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>I like it too. Great idea, well-written and nicely satirical. Left Alert candidate. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=49393#post-142801 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 08:03:35 +0000 Squudge 142801@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>No - really this is perfect.</p> <p>Please make it a FP </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=49393#post-142788 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 07:37:52 +0000 B.E.P. 142788@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Good. Maybe a bit long though. But good idea. I'd like to what other fairy tales could have a modern adaption </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=49393#post-142513 Tue, 09 Oct 2012 16:45:03 +0000 Perks 142513@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Once upon a time in a Kingdom called United, there was a Prime Minister who tried so hard to be one of the 'normal' people he would often find himself looking a little bit silly.</p> <p> One day, The Prime Minister was approached by 2 civil servants who promised they could make him a policy that would be so great only normal people could see it. Although he was a little skeptical, the promise of being made to look in touch with the commoners was one he had to take. He ordered the civil servants to go away, and weave him the policy.</p> <p> Three week's had passed and the Prime Minister was starting to get a little restless. He went to visit the civil servants to check on their progress. </p> <p> 'Prime Minister, come and see what we have created so far' One of the civil servants said excitedly as he led him into an air-conditioned office, dimly lit with an energy saving light bulb. 'We still have much work to do, but I think you will see we have a policy so great, so beautiful, and so right wing only common people who read The Sun will be able to see it'.</p> <p> The Prime Minister looked down at the piece of paper, but to his surprise he was unable to see anything. Not wanting to look like a man who went to Eton and might be out of touch, the Prime Minister hailed the half created policy. 'This must be the finest piece of future legislation I have ever seen' he said nervously looking over at his advisers. His advisers smiled reassuringly back at him, not wanting to admit they to could see nothing.</p> <p>Another two weeks passed and the time had come for the Prime Minister to show his new policy for all the kingdom to see - it was the Conservative Party Conference. Five minutes before his keynote speech, the civil servants presented the Prime Minister with his shiny new policy. Although he was still unable to see it written on the 12 pages handed to him, he praised their hard work and as reward promised to review their pay freeze.</p> <p> Proudly showing off his new policy the Prime Minister skipped on stage in front of delegates, both awake and asleep. With fear of coming across a bit middle class, and with the threat of the chief whip calling them all 'plebs', every single one of the delegates stood and cheered as the Policy was paraded in front of them.</p> <p> All the delegates cheered, except one. With nothing to lose, and not really caring what the others thought, one childish baboon shouted what his eyes saw, and the first thing that came to mind. 'There's nothing there' shouted the man known only as the Mayor of London. 'The policy is at invisible, completely see-through' the blond ape shouted as he was bundled out of the hall by security.</p> <p> However, the Prime Minister knew that the Mayor's bumbling word were true. Suddenly he realised that he had been fooled by the bitter and mischievous civil servants. Up on the stage, without a real policy to show for all his time in office, the Prime Minister carried on despite feeling naked.</p> <p> The next day, and after looking more out of touch than ever, the Prime Minister banished the civil servants to a life of low pay, confusing and changing workload, and abuse from senior ministers.</p> <p>THE END </p>