O Olaf, even when you weep
the tears laugh as they roll
down your Joke Face.
Olaf, come on!
Let’s play at Singing
and blow up balloons in
Glasgow Chamber of Commerce,
because we cannot join Mensa,
Neither start nor stop revolutions.
And we refuse to educate ourselves
in economics because we have
shortbread attention spans.
O Olaf, despite everything,
even when you weep
the tears laugh as they roll
down your Joke Face.
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The emoticon really changes the tone of this piece. I think I would have come away with a totally different impression. Possibly more than the picture (though it’s a great picture).
Yea… I was never sure if the emoticon was part of the piece or just Colin’s frustrations. Either way it’s a great piece, to the point, nothing extraneous, and very well written. I’m looking forward to more about Olaf.
“Shortbread attention spans.”
excellent. and a great pic too.