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Murray de-confused Freddie

Sep 12, 2008 Features / Columnists

The Parrot, like many others, both locally and in the EU, is keeping track, as they say here, of the CARIFORUM/EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). Apparently I am not the only one keeping track of something. Uncle Murray of the Place of CONgress is doing likewise on what Uncle Freddie is saying, well writing.
Knowing Uncle Freddie, he just writes; knowing Uncle Murray, he reads. Unfortunately for Uncle Freddie, Uncle Murray read what he wrote recently about the people down at the Place of CONgress regarding their positions on Carifesta X and the EPA.
Uncle Murray took umbrage to what Uncle Freddie was insinuating. How dare Uncle Freddie suggest that the present leadership of the Palm Tree Party may be confused? How dare Uncle Freddie ask about the kind of politics being played at Palm Tree jungle? How dare? He did, and Uncle Murray daringly responded immediately in the traditional Murray-like manner. His response, as we say here, put Uncle Freddie to his place.
Putting Uncle Freddie to his place can be challenging, since he, Uncle Freddie that is, don’t even know where his place is. The Sea Wall? Wortmanville? UG? University Gardens? Saffon Street? AFC? WPA? PNCR? See? Challenging.
Uncle Murray was not fazed by these challenges. How dare Uncle Freddie match wits with the former man of trade? Uncle Freddie thought that the man only used to trade in goods; he didn’t cater that the man can also trade in words. Uncle Freddie believes that only he can parade…tirade…oops, sorry, trade in words. He was wrong. Dead wrong; as usual.
In the absence of Uncle Bob, Uncle Murray wasted no time. After reading what Uncle Freddie wrote, he hastily peeled off his lawyer’s gown and jacket and kicked off his moccasin shoes as he entered his office. Gown on the floor, jacket in the bin (mistakenly), tie on the sofa, left shoe on the window sill and the right through the window shattering the glass as it passed. Sounds good? Exaggerated though. Shows what trading in words can do. Sounds familiar Uncle Freddie?
Uncle Murray penned a letter to the media. In it he edified Uncle Freddie on his Palm Tree Party’s position on the issues mentioned earlier. Uncle Freddie was on the receiving end; again. Whilst reading the letter, I allowed my imagination to “roam”. I “saw” Uncle Freddie sitting in a classroom and being reprimanded by Uncle Murray, the teacher. Whilst being reprimanded, much to his embarrassment, Uncle Freddie was forced to repeat certain things Uncle Murray said. He also had to write a thousand lines of the same thing; “I must stop making wild statements”, “I am not the only person who can use words”, “I must understand issues before writing”.
Uncle Freddie thought that he could circumvent the writing process by copying and pasting using the computer. Uncle Murray was prepared; he pulled the computer plug. Uncle Freddie had to physically write. He was even writing whilst walking on the sea wall. Really?
See what some imagination and a few words can do. It can sometimes “paint” the wrong picture. Get it Uncle Freddie? Not everything you write has credibility. Your writings on many occasions, as mentioned before by others, were proven to be flawed. Uncle Murray has experienced this. He took steps to present a corrected version. He has highlighted your deficiencies in your Freudian writings. As he, Uncle Murray said in his letter, he hopes you are better enlightened. Are you Uncle Freddie?
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