In the early days of our lockdown-meltdown, I wrote this, but failed to send or deliver it immediately. Within days many of my fellow travellers had acted delightfully in a similar vein, making this passé. I will argue that some of my more serious thoughts in this hurtle of nonsense continue to be relevant.
PRESS RELEASE
VIRUS ZOMBIE
March (in July) of the VIRUS ZOMBIE (a notification of a demonstration)
On Saturday July 25th 2020 at 11am, there will be an outrageous demonstration by one local ratbag at the Sydney Rd/Albert St intersection in Brunswick, offering mirth & nonsense as an antidote to the Pandemic Panic. The VIRUS ZOMBIE will be wearing an industrial level Fume Mask (recycled from spraying woodwork), a clear label, & marching with a slightly strange gait!
This ECCENTRIC BOHEMIAN is crushed almost lifeless by what can be cast as illogical arithmetical projections which demolished the capacity to travel to the wilderness of Marysville, chasing those yummy, introduced trout. The willingness of trout to be caught & cooked is precisely seasonal & cannot be deferred!
The nonsense aspect of this protest is believed to be caused by a recurring infiltration of the little hero ALICE, read nightly to sooth the anxieties. While this outburst against authoritarianism may lead to arrest & imprisonment, the ZOMBIE has prior agreement that no-one will pay the bail, producing some time in the LOCKUP! This might lead to an innovative literacy program for prisoners & their guards, (police persons may apply for inclusion), & virus verse is likely to emanate. While these dark days will possibly lead to the extinction of humanity by Xmas, that could be environmentally beneficial (& those trout will be delighted).
“Always look on the bright side as well” shouts this hopeful descendant.
VIRUS, VIRUS, BURNING BRIGHT
CUTS ALL FREEDOM & THE LIGHT
BUT NONSENSE SALVAGES DELIGHT
LET US UNITE, EVEN IN FRIGHT!
[name & addressed cannot be discerned]
(my most serious concern involves mathematical projection of data – the logic can be indicated:
If no-one died yesterday from falling trout, & never has before, but someone appears to have suffered that unpleasant ending this afternoon, that is a zillion % increase! With careful digital projection of that frightening data dynamic it can be alarmingly expected that we will all be dead by Tuesday …)
By Ken Taylor
The Coburg Meddler 