tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20638322.post3953565085431940573..comments2024-03-28T10:20:02.929+03:00Comments on Gnome's Lair: Enter the Sweatshopgnomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03497613771780431048noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20638322.post-64492150321302939792011-07-28T21:07:40.906+03:002011-07-28T21:07:40.906+03:00Ah, but the people's psyche is never damaged.....Ah, but the people's psyche is never damaged... We (well, not I of course) have also been electing those bastards, but seem to have come to their senses. <br /><br />Hey, where's the elephant?<br /><br />And above all where's my tea?gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03497613771780431048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20638322.post-6088462397687239162011-07-28T20:54:32.106+03:002011-07-28T20:54:32.106+03:00I do hope so dear Gnome, afraid our psyche has bee...I do hope so dear Gnome, afraid our psyche has been damaged by years in the good life, the puzzling thing is we elected these people, and they reward us for such admiration by punishing us....<br /><br />(notices a pink elephant standing beside Gnome.....shakes head....elephant disappears)<br /><br />...wow strong cuppa! mind if I borrow a tea bag or two?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02671427733702967644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20638322.post-31364824914934053022011-07-28T10:04:49.806+03:002011-07-28T10:04:49.806+03:00No, no, just hallucinogenic really.
I'm sure...No, no, just hallucinogenic really. <br /><br />I'm sure that the Irish will overcome the current numbness/shock very soon. Your revolutionary tradition is very strong indeed and as I've been witnessing those past 18 months such things can't be easily forgotten.gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03497613771780431048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20638322.post-50576475044575060982011-07-28T00:47:00.034+03:002011-07-28T00:47:00.034+03:00Here we mutter, complain amongst ourselves, while ...Here we mutter, complain amongst ourselves, while our experts? contradict each other. But riot, take to the streets... no... <br /><br />(....sigh)<br /><br />That tea? it isn't addictive is it?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02671427733702967644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20638322.post-32008838549012612112011-07-27T19:30:57.011+03:002011-07-27T19:30:57.011+03:00Of course they do dear, of course they; that hallu...Of course they do dear, of course they; that hallucinogenic tea was far from cheap you see. Besides, the Lair is in Greece. No bullets have been fired (yet), but the people are growing stronger...gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03497613771780431048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20638322.post-50151193703647266222011-07-27T19:20:03.346+03:002011-07-27T19:20:03.346+03:00(sticks head in open widow)
.....caged nurses? you...(sticks head in open widow)<br />.....caged nurses? you say.. <br /><br />And me thinking that losing our national sovereignity without a bullet being fired was a bad thing....! you know things always look brighter at Gnomes Lair...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02671427733702967644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20638322.post-91407341353390901982011-07-26T09:46:21.716+03:002011-07-26T09:46:21.716+03:00It's them cuts... We can only afford functiona...It's them cuts... We can only afford functionalist nurses from B-movies these days.<br /><br />The IMF has all the good ones caged they tell me.gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03497613771780431048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20638322.post-42139594375584096662011-07-26T01:47:53.155+03:002011-07-26T01:47:53.155+03:00The IMF....
(elderly eyes narrow, foam appears r...The IMF.... <br /><br />(elderly eyes narrow, foam appears round his lips, face turns red......spots nurse)<br /><br />jeeeesh.... what happened to the buxom blondes... <br /><br />(elderly runs out of Gnomes house...)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02671427733702967644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20638322.post-34988950604621625512011-07-25T14:00:48.533+03:002011-07-25T14:00:48.533+03:00Nothing to apologize for dear friend; what matters...Nothing to apologize for dear friend; what matters is that things are getting all better again (well, despite the IMF also invading Ireland, that is) and that you are -as all proper gentlemen do these days- speaking to gnomes again.<br /><br />And don't worry about the nurse. We've hired a new one just for you. She'll tend to your every desire...<br /><br />http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3234/3130369742_eb90d5a975.jpggnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03497613771780431048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20638322.post-85030618088321709382011-07-25T13:47:20.968+03:002011-07-25T13:47:20.968+03:00(Waves a suds covered hand at the lady of the lair...(Waves a suds covered hand at the lady of the lair, and blushes...)<br /><br />Indeed I've read the comments on my blog and am shamed, if I could have shaken the burden on my back sooner mr. Gnome I would have. <br /><br />I sincerly apologise, nothing could have prepared me for the gloom of the last 3 years, but the clouds have lifted, the sun has got his/her hat on and my life is nearly back to normal.... if you take sitting in a Greek Jacuzzi coverd in suds and speaking to a Gnome, normal?.. but damn, it feels good.<br /> <br />(elderly notices the wayward foam...and rises from the jacuzzi)<br /><br />... I'll get that, yes it's definitely party timeeeeee!......<br /><br />Thud!!<br /><br />(elderly falls victim to Gnomes Rosa aurora marle floor tiles...)<br /><br />...mph! ..nice tiles....ouch! <br /><br />nurse!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20638322.post-2074923061330186102011-07-25T09:05:14.533+03:002011-07-25T09:05:14.533+03:00Well, I do suppose that what really matters is tha...Well, I do suppose that what really matters is that things are more or less fine again, that you are back and that the jacuzzi is working fine.<br /><br />Both I and the good lady of the lair (let alone Father K and quite a few friends that read this blog) were more than disturbed by your absence. Not that the foam currently attacking the fridge is less disturbing, but -well- we are celebrating, aren't we?<br /><br />Welcome back Elderly dear!<br /><br />Now, let me clean up.gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03497613771780431048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20638322.post-22547636366395659332011-07-25T05:14:19.438+03:002011-07-25T05:14:19.438+03:00(elderly playing with bubbles.....)
Life has a f...(elderly playing with bubbles.....) <br /><br />Life has a funny way of throwing a rubber ducky at you, when your expecting a warm dry towel...<br /><br />A very depressing rubber ducky this was... however May of this year the doc said I could just leave the rubber ducky in his clinic.... now why he couldn't have told me that sooner I'll never know..<br /><br />(squirts some more washing up liquid in the jacuzzi....)<br /> <br />I love your new place.... it's sooooooo fresh and tidy.... but your dungeon leaves a lot to be desired.. like lights and signposts<br /><br />(elderly reconsiders...)<br /><br />Suppose then it wouldn't be very dungeon like...<br /><br />(elderly ponders this dilemna as the bubbles flow out of the jacuzzi into Gnomes kitchen...secure in the knowledge he's made it back to Gnome's home again) :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20638322.post-39211571651325858542011-07-24T12:17:37.137+03:002011-07-24T12:17:37.137+03:00Ah, yes, sorry about that. The renovators just lef...Ah, yes, sorry about that. The renovators just left you know and the architect didn't really care about such practicalities as doors. He did have a glorious vision though and, look there, it's the .com jacuzzi.<br /><br />But, really, how are you dear Elderly? What were you doing in the dungeons for three years? Is everything okay?<br /><br />I'm so glad you are back my friend.gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03497613771780431048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20638322.post-6582369863767077892011-07-24T02:49:49.797+03:002011-07-24T02:49:49.797+03:003+ years and you divert the blame to the pixi....
...3+ years and you divert the blame to the pixi....<br />(eyes getting used to bright lights again)<br />hey... you moved!!<br />dot com.....?? how'd you do that? Impressed :)<br />(heads off to find Gnomes shower, walks into wall....) ooops!<br />elderlyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20638322.post-5640333458088093572011-07-23T20:17:42.603+03:002011-07-23T20:17:42.603+03:00Oh, but I really thought you didn't care for a...Oh, but I really thought you didn't care for a map. I mean, you have been down there before with the pixies, haven't you. Anyway...<br /><br />Cheers!<br /><br />:)gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03497613771780431048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20638322.post-28836317623484404172011-07-23T15:43:57.978+03:002011-07-23T15:43:57.978+03:00Kid you?....you nearly killed me!! you and that bl...Kid you?....you nearly killed me!! you and that bloody leprechaun....<br />"NW by W by SE" you said.. <br />Cough!!!....<br />That is the last time I'm fetching a bottle from your cellar without a map.... <br />wheeze.... splutterr!<br />You knew I was sydelxic!!! elderlyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20638322.post-16371192834850270282011-07-22T18:50:32.996+03:002011-07-22T18:50:32.996+03:00ELDERLY?
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You're kidding me, aren't y...ELDERLY?<br /><br />(!)<br /><br />You're kidding me, aren't you?gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03497613771780431048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20638322.post-68353745075518837812011-07-22T18:38:59.850+03:002011-07-22T18:38:59.850+03:00..cough!!! splutter.... what did you put in the ou.....cough!!! splutter.... what did you put in the ouzo????? .....elderlyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20638322.post-51170572942046884322011-07-22T10:23:03.282+03:002011-07-22T10:23:03.282+03:00A correct parallel indeed. What's more the Thi...A correct parallel indeed. What's more the Third (well, the majority) World doesn't actually operate in the way the 19th century West; it's not at the forefront of technology, it cannot be imperialist, its living standards are actually worse and it's heavily indebted. <br /><br />On a happier note, I'm pretty certain the contemporary societal mode will face cataclysmic changes. Might even just end and herald a new, just future.gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03497613771780431048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20638322.post-63593121092396926992011-07-22T02:02:24.854+03:002011-07-22T02:02:24.854+03:00Hello gnome.
Played Sweatshop for awhile and then...Hello gnome.<br /><br />Played Sweatshop for awhile and then put it down. It made me think some things, depressing things that I doubt Littleloud intended. And thus was born a new idea for a new post! (prob Sep/Oct)<br /><br />Incidentally, I can understand where the opinion "sweatshops have a place in economic development" comes from. It's similar to the outrage of the developing countries over pollution and being green. After the West has had its explosive growth on the back of environmental harm and widespread pollution, then it's right for them to do the same thing - it's their turn now.<br /><br />Except that it isn't. It may not be fair, but we understand the consequences so much better now and the future such actions create (destroy). And so it's reprehensible to support things which we know are ill in their nature. And, in the case of the sweatshop, the Western nations even benefit from this denigration of the human soul.<br /><br />It upsets me what many of our retailers have got away with - fired their local staff and put children halfway around the world on the "payroll" in unmonitored conditions.<br /><br />And by and large they get away with it. There's no labelling for "ethically produced without child labour". If it's easier on your own pocket, it's all good.Harbour Masternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20638322.post-80963525574943292282011-07-21T13:47:15.923+03:002011-07-21T13:47:15.923+03:00Please Jonathon, let's stop it here. You are n...Please Jonathon, let's stop it here. You are not answering; you are simply trying to justify the unjustifiable.gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03497613771780431048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20638322.post-12862898358000495292011-07-21T13:40:24.345+03:002011-07-21T13:40:24.345+03:00"Sweatshops in third world countries are esse..."Sweatshops in third world countries are essentially a form of modern slavery and you speak of forcing underage work as if it was their own, concious economic decision."<br /><br />No they are not, the definition of a sweatshop is simply a factory that is perceived by the people talking about it to be more dangerous or difficult then acceptable.<br /><br />And I very much doubt that the list of all factories more difficult then westerners would like and the list of all slavery using factories is the same list.<br /><br />And do not lump me in completely with Ryan, it seems obvious to me what kind of sweatshops he is talking about by his description of them and there is no excuse for that kind of land and resource grabbing capitalists.Jonathon Wisnoskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07384745589382334139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20638322.post-2950542011281387292011-07-21T10:29:56.046+03:002011-07-21T10:29:56.046+03:00Thank you so much for gracefully stating the obvio...Thank you so much for gracefully stating the obvious dear Barts. Never thought it would feel so refreshing.gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03497613771780431048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20638322.post-33749243009991654362011-07-21T10:24:48.455+03:002011-07-21T10:24:48.455+03:00You know, people, I am looking at the comments and...You know, people, I am looking at the comments and have my eyes wide open in disbelief - Ryan and Jonathan, you are negating basic human rights! <br /><br />Childhood should be time for growth, education and possibly quite a bit of fun, too, not a period of hard, mind-numbing physical work. Everywhere, not just for priviliged elite - and yes, you obviously are that elite.<br /><br />Sweatshops in third world countries are essentially a form of modern slavery and you speak of forcing underage work as if it was their own, concious economic decision.<br /><br />Frankly, I am surprised how polite and cool-headed Gnome remains about this in his comments, because I definitely would be less kind, were it my blog.Bartshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01216735685905305630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20638322.post-78978163034962078242011-07-21T00:26:04.627+03:002011-07-21T00:26:04.627+03:00@ Jonathon: Excellent!
@ Ryan: Actually the exact...@ Jonathon: Excellent!<br /><br />@ Ryan: Actually the exact opposite of what you're describing is true. The facts are obvious. Third world countries are plunging deeper into poverty every day. Get real! And -especially now when the brutal system is facing its greatest crisis- things are getting rapidly worse. BTW, I take it you are from the US Ryan?<br /><br />Also the right to live is neither "nice" nor an "ideal".gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03497613771780431048noreply@blogger.com