Friday, April 26, 2019

SCOMO ? UNEARTHLY INTERPRETATIONS

A  Martian  keen  to  save the Planet of the Apes from global warming crash   lands  in   Canberra .  Somewhat stunned, he emerges  from the buckled  UFO  , wanting  to  be  taken to  the  leader , who  has   a  strange  name , ScoMo . He figures  this   must  be  an acronym, an abbreviation ,  some other strange  title , or an advertisement for  liver salts. 


 The   first  person he  confronts   is  a  salt  of the  earth  ALP  supporter.  In a  strange  voice  , the Martian   asks   what  the  hell  does   ScoMo   stand  for .  The  answer supplied  : Snakeoil  Coal(ition)  Organgrinder  Macro  Orifice.
Foreign  body on  liver,lips . 
Unable to understand  this  odd  explanation, the Martian next  confronts  a  jogging  Greens  voter  and   demands  an understandable   interpretation .The answer, given  over a  mug of soy milk latte : Shambles  Coal(ition )  Oblivion  Money  Obsolescent . 
Full Moon tonight ,Uncle Martin.
Still none the wiser, the  Martian  thinks  they  are  a weird mob on Planet Earth .  He takes fright when he is nearly run down by a  man  on  a  scooter who darts out of  parliament house  ahead of a  tubby lobbyist  smoking a cigar and    pushing a large  pork barrel .  It is none other than Christopher Pyne , the  government's Mr  Fixit .  
 
 The  puzzled  Martian  bails  him up  at  the point of his   ray gun, " What is the meaning of  this crazy  name  ScoMo ? " he demands, sticking the end of the weapon  up  Christopher's snozzle . 
 
Terrified   Pyne   instantly recognises this alien  ruffian as a  brutal  member of  the CFMEU , wishes he had  Michaela Cash with him to  deal with the uncouth chap,  perhaps run him over  in  V8  tradie's ute.  Shaking with  fear , Christopher  meekly replies : Supremo  Coal(ition)  Obtuse  Murdoch  Olfaction.