Are you familiar with BBC Have your Say?
Its a place that the BBC provide and encourage – yes you heard that right encourage – the generally pretty fucking thick populace of Good Britain, to literally have their say! I know! What a radical concept! I couldn’t believe it when I found it! What’s even more brilliant about it is, it’s chock-full of some of the craziest, stupidest, funniest skull-shit you’ve ever ever seen. You have to browse through it carefully, because, unfortunately, there’s some sensible opinions on there as well, but you soon learn to skip through these to find the stupid shit.
Let’s have a look at their most latest opinion-boggler;
What can Iran protests achieve?
At least 10 people were killed in Tehran and more than 100 wounded when police clashed with “terrorists” on Saturday, state TV says.
Are you in Iran? Have you gone to any protests? Did you take part in the rallies on Saturday? What can the protests achieve? Who did you vote for? What message does the result send out to the international community?
Got that? All clear? “WHAT – CAN – IRAN – PROTESTS – ACHIEVE?” OK.
Personally, my first thoughts on this subject are manifold, and mostly sensible. It’s a genuine, global issue the situation in Iran, and I’m bloody glad that the Iranian people are brave and courageous enough to get out there and protest this seemingly obvious travesty of justice and democracy, in such a dangerous and oppressive regime. Then I started to wonder about who sails these Dictator Ships. Luckily Kyumars tells us that they’re piloted by the captains…
Added: Sunday, 14 June, 2009, 12:31 GMT 13:31 UK
Like any other dictator ships!
Kyumars
One of the weird quirks of this HYS arena is that there is a ‘recommend’ system where users self-congratulate themselves and their frankly odd opinions, so that the shit rises to the top. Which is good if you’re combing the archive for the most inspiring, insightful opinions. Or not, if you take the opinion, like I do, that maybe some of the most very idiotic drivel might just get ignored by people with half a synapse.
Moving through this archive of oddity, I found what seemed like a profundity on the plight of the person on the street:
Added: Friday, 19 June, 2009, 14:17 GMT 15:17 UK
Leave Iran alone.It is there country,News people go home.
Yeh, ok mate, you’ve obviously got some connection to what’s going on on the street. I respect that. Remember, HYS is used by people globally, not just people from the UK. It could be someone posting from somewhere in the world with a similar oppressive plight:
Doyle, Florida
Yeh, or Florida.
Milton Oliver, Bethesda, United States has an interesting theory as to how these fascists managed to pull this electoral travesty off:
Added: Saturday, 13 June, 2009, 17:17 GMT 18:17 UK
Something does not smell right. Do all of the candidates have representatives observing the counting of ballots?
Errr… Milton Oliver, that famous hair-dresser from Bethesda, USA, posits that it was a gaggle of huge conked infiltrators, smelling which candidates have representatives observing the counting of… Er.. Ballots? Wait let’s analyse that sentance… Er… No. I can’t. It’s too Fucking Stupid.
Ayesha, from London asks, quite rightly, that:
Added: Sunday, 21 June, 2009, 20:54 GMT 21:54 UK
All I know is that there is an uncomfortable interest in Iran…I wonder why?
I wonder why too Ayesha, is it because someone got evicted from Big Brother? But you’re right it is uncomfortable isn’t it?
By far and away my favourite anti-thought is this gem, by quietoaktree anon as to the serious nature of all this unrest, and the opinion that inspired my first quack-back, up, The Wizards Sleeve…
Added: Saturday, 20 June, 2009, 15:37 GMT 16:37 UK
I´m getting a bit tired of being threatened by death.
I know exactly how you feel quietoaktree anon. I’m getting jolly well fed up to the back teeth of that as well. Especially as that seems to be a going concern of those people ACTUALLY living and protesting in Iran, right now.
Here’s my murmurillatron to the HYS forum itself, in response to Oaky. I got absolutely zero recommendations back, not even a concilliatory one from oaktree.
Name: David Mugjadin
Registered: 20/06/09
COMMENT:
I am getting a bit tired of people being tired of being threatened by Death. I mean, what is the world, if it’s not full of god-fearing, death-fearing, people?
Still saying that I am quite scared of Death myself. I’ve heard it’s not terribly good for you.
You can keep your pain and suffering an ‘all whilst you mention it. What’s pain and suffering ever brought anyone except pain and suffering? Pain and Suffering that’s what…
These Iranians don’t know what’s good for em.
Not exactly earth shattering, but I was hoping for a bit of a HYS rally around this thought. Nada. This is day one of Wizards Sleeve don’t forget. I must try harder.
If you don’t believe me btw here’s the post
If you like the look of this Have your Say malarky, please fill your under-copters here
And my HYS noom der ploom is David Mugjadin, follow me if you like.
