ARTHUR: Knights of Ni, we are but simple travellers who seek the enchanter who lives beyond these woods.
HEAD KNIGHT: Ni!
KNIGHTS OF NI: Ni! Ni! Ni! Ni! Ni!…
ARTHUR: Ow! Ow! Ow! Agh!
HEAD KNIGHT: We shall say ‘ni’ again to you if you do not appease us.
ARTHUR: Well, what is it you want?
HEAD KNIGHT: We want… a shrubbery!
It seems that the PM has enlisted the Knights Who Say Ni as the cheersquad for building nuclear power stations. The chief argument seems to involve shouting Ni! as loudly and often as possible every time some latte-sipping smartypants points out one of the various glaring holes in the idea.
That said, the suggestion that people go and pick themselves up a shrubbery is the most sensible thing anyone’s said so far. With 25 nuclear power stations proposed by 2050, there are going to be a hell of a lot of disappointed NIMBYs over the next few decades.
A nice thick shrubbery would be just the thing to screen off any unsightly nuclear power station over the back fence, and when the plants start biting the heads off any unwary pets, that will be a good sign it’s time to pack up and move to a marginal electorate.
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Love the Knights who say Ni !!!
Love the shrubbery biting the heads off stray pets. That’s what a stray Nuke or twenty-five will do for you.
All power to the lateral thinking of a stray Kudelka!
Posted 22 Nov 2006 at 11:46 pm ¶I am surprised that under the title “Shrubbery” there was no reference to it being a “little bit of Bush” - maybe you can save that one for some type of ‘map of tasmania’ joke.
Posted 07 Feb 2007 at 12:14 pm ¶Matthew, I need to take a good long hard look at myself for letting that one go through to the keeper. Consider it filed for future reference.
Posted 07 Feb 2007 at 12:16 pm ¶All the nuclear power station built in Australia should be nicknamed John Howards and numbered 1 onwards as they are commissioned. If in 50 or so years there is a Chernobyl they will know who to blame.
Posted 06 Mar 2007 at 3:05 pm ¶do you think that they would actually accept John Howard as a suitable shrubbery???? i know i certainly wouldn’t!
Posted 18 Oct 2007 at 2:24 pm ¶well i can say i dont want that shrub
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