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23Oct/1011

A victory for greed

WILL YOU WIN £50? WILL YOU? MIGHT YOU WIN £50? THINK ABOUT IT. FIFTY POUNDS IS A LOT OF MONEY TO YOU.

GREED. GREEDY. DO YOU WANT THE MONEY? DO YOU? DO YOU WANT IT? IT MIGHT BE INSIDE. DON'T BE BAD GREEDY LIKE THE BAD GREEDY MAN. BE GOOD GREEDY. TAKE THE MONEY. MONEY. FIFTY POUNDS. THINK OF ALL THE CORNED BEEF YOU CAN HAVE WITH THAT. MONEY. REAL MONEY. IS REAL MONEY INSIDE? MONEY. COLD, HARD CASH. FIFTY POUNDS WILL BUY YOU AN AWFUL LOT OF DAILY MAILS. WHY NOT BUY MORE DAILY MAILS WITH THE FIFTY POUNDS YOU FIND INSIDE THE DAILY MAIL? WALLPAPER THE WHOLE HOUSE WITH IT. USE IT TO STOP LEAKS IN THE BATHROOM. LINE THE BUDGIE'S CAGE. GO ON. FIFTY QUID. FIFTY WHOLE BRITISH POUNDS. GREEDY. GO ON, GREEDY. THERE MIGHT BE MONEY IN THE PAPER. GO ON. YOU LOVE IT. YOU BLOODY LOVE IT. GO ON. BUY THE PAPER. BUY IT. THERE MIGHT BE MONEY INSIDE. REAL, CRISP, LOVELY MONEY. MONEY. YOU LOVE MONEY, DON'T YOU? I THINK YOU DO. I THINK YOU LOVE IT. DO YOU LOVE IT? YOU LOVE IT. HAVE THE MONEY. GO ON. ENJOY THE MONEY. MM, LOVELY MONEY. YOU COULD BUY A WHOLE BOX OF TWIXES, JUST FOR A LAUGH, AND THEN THROW THEM AT DUCKS ALL DAY. WHY DON'T YOU DO THAT? YOU WANT TO REALLY. BUT YOU CAN DO ANYTHING WITH MONEY. REAL MONEY. LOVELY MONEY. GORGEOUS, BEAUTIFUL, POUTING CASH. MONEY. YOUR MONEY. MONEY FOR YOU. MONEY THAT'S YOURS. FEEL IT CRINKLING IN YOUR FINGERTIPS. OH YES. MONEY. THE LOOK OF IT. THE FEEL OF IT. THE SMELL OF IT. OH YES. THAT'S THE SMELL OF MONEY ALL RIGHT. THE MONEY YOU WANT. THE MONEY WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU. BECAUSE WE WANT YOU NOT TO BE GREEDY. NOT GREEDY LIKE THE BAD MAN AND THE OTHER BAD MAN DOWN THERE. NO, YOU'RE NOT GREEDY LIKE THEM. YOU JUST WANT SOME MONEY. WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT? NOTHING, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT. NOTHING AT ALL. GO ON, BUY THE PAPER AND GET ANGRY AT THE GREEDY MAN. AND YOU MIGHT GET SOME MONEY. PROPER MONEY. MONEY YOU MIGHT ENJOY. MONEY YOU CAN HAVE ALL FOR YOURSELF. MONEY. HAVE THE MONEY.

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  1. The everyday kindness of ordinary people more than makes up for the acts of greed in the headlines.

    Welcome back, I missed your blogs.

  2. Hee hee! Cheers fot that…

  3. Classic… Nothing like a bit of hypocrisy from the Mail!

    By the way, enjoyed hearing you speak last night. Shame you didn’t get more chances to contribute though. I definitely think the format should have been a bit more structured.

  4. If only those pictures were selling for 50 quid rather than 300, it would be the perfect front-page self-satire going.

  5. THE DAILY MAIL WOULD NEVER SUPPORT GREED! THEY SUPPORT THE REALLY NEEDY, LIKE ALL THOSE MIDDLE CLASS TWATS BAAAWWWWING ABOUT LOSING CHILD TAX CREDIT EVEN THOUGH THEY EARN SO MUCH IT DOESN’T EFFECT THEM AND THEY PROBABLY JUST SPENT IT ON A BLOODY SPA WEEKEND ANYWAY.

    Seriously though, bravo. I had the same boggled reaction, although not for the same reason (the money giveaway didn’t register at all, actually. I R SMRT!)

  6. Notice the conveniently placed article about the EU budget. “Grr, greedy Rooney! … And what’s this…?! The Eurocrats want more money!! *sound of grumbling over cornflakes*”

  7. The two conflicting messages on greed are absurd indeed.

    The £50 offer affected me personally however when I had to explain to a very bright person with learning difficulties that it was a scam.

    But there were an awful lot of people who fell for it. Of course. Why would the Mail bother otherwise?


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