Critical analysis of the Express cartoon thread

shyamz · **Posted:** Mon Mar 12, 2012 6:41 pm

Abernathy wrote:

Right so. There's a "hosepipe ban" on, so Daily Express sausage man looks for cunning ways to avoid using a hosepipe to water his garden, because he thinks, incorrectly, that the ban is actually simply on the use of hosepipes, and not (as is actually the case) the profligate use of scarce water resources that hosepipe use typically entails, and that by using other means to soak his garden with the scarce H2O he will be able to escape the ban, and sod everybody else (typical, or what?).

So what does he come up with as a practical hosepipe alternative? An elephant. Yes, a fucking elephant. Of course. Fuck you, water authorities ! There's no ban on me and my elephant ! Do I care about the astronomical feed bills, housing costs and vet's bills that keeping my hosepipe elephant will entail? Of course not ! Mwah hah hah hah !!!! Fuck you all!

Makes perfect sense. As a realistic portrayal of an incredibly stupid, venal, selfish Daily Express reader, that is.

That and where will the elephant get the water from in the first place?

Andy McDandy · **Posted:** Mon Mar 12, 2012 6:46 pm

As I said, in PT World elephants are made of water.

Silkyman · **Joined:** Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:31 am **Posts:** 758

new puritan wrote:

mattomac wrote:

Maybe they would like to build some more reservoirs instead of opposing planning and conserving water instead of wasting it, Instead all we get is this type of pathetic excuse and sarcastic remarks "oh apparently we have a drought, yet it's raining"

The sensible, long-term approach would be to spread jobs, infrastructure, investment and people more evenly around the rest of the country rather than trying to cram everyone into the already overcrowded south-east. Although I am tempted by the alternative of the North and Wales declaring independence, nationalising the water supply and selling it to London at market rate.

Thank you!

Someone else who will join me on my personal soapbox of south east bias in the national media!

Last time there was a hosepipe ban in Kent, it was national headline news for weeks. Tube strikes? Lead story. Every time.

Yes, it involves a lot of people, but it also doesn't involve many, many more.

I personally can't wait for the Beeb to shift the whole lot to Salford so I can enjoy the moans of Londoners that 'if it doesn't happen inside the M60, they don't care!'

Silkyman · **Joined:** Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:31 am **Posts:** 758

shyamz wrote:

Abernathy wrote:

Right so. There's a "hosepipe ban" on, so Daily Express sausage man looks for cunning ways to avoid using a hosepipe to water his garden, because he thinks, incorrectly, that the ban is actually simply on the use of hosepipes, and not (as is actually the case) the profligate use of scarce water resources that hosepipe use typically entails, and that by using other means to soak his garden with the scarce H2O he will be able to escape the ban, and sod everybody else (typical, or what?).

So what does he come up with as a practical hosepipe alternative? An elephant. Yes, a fucking elephant. Of course. Fuck you, water authorities ! There's no ban on me and my elephant ! Do I care about the astronomical feed bills, housing costs and vet's bills that keeping my hosepipe elephant will entail? Of course not ! Mwah hah hah hah !!!! Fuck you all!

Makes perfect sense. As a realistic portrayal of an incredibly stupid, venal, selfish Daily Express reader, that is.

I think we're at risk of overanalysing what is essentially a (bad)joke...

So why did the chicken get to the road in the first place?!
That and where will the elephant get the water from in the first place?

Abernathy · **Posted:** Mon Mar 12, 2012 8:54 pm

Silkyman wrote:

I think we're at risk of overanalysing what is essentially a (bad) joke..

If I might draw the honourable gentleman's attention to the thread title?

culfy · **Joined:** Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:41 pm **Posts:** 510

Is there any particular reason for the elephant? Was there any story about an escaped elephants, elephants being sold or any reason at all that the elephant was placed in this story?

Arnold · **Posted:** Mon Mar 12, 2012 10:10 pm

No, no, and no.

Bones McCoy · **Joined:** Mon Aug 16, 2010 9:08 am **Posts:** 7318

Surely it's a visual play on "Elephant in the room" lampooning the Southeast's smug assumed dominance when they're not even self sufficient in water.

Or something..

Althea · **Posted:** Mon Mar 12, 2012 11:52 pm

Does the garden count as a room?

Malcolm Armsteen · **Posted:** Mon Mar 12, 2012 11:53 pm

If the elephant counts as a hose, why not?

To be fair, once he had thought of the joke it was either an elephant or a cow pissing.

Messianic Trees · **Joined:** Fri Mar 18, 2011 10:50 pm **Posts:** 2827

Andy McDandy · **Posted:** Tue Mar 13, 2012 8:41 am

A welcome combination of the crap pun and the Twin Peaks kitchen. Note the corner paper, woodgrain detail and big obvious sign.

Bones McCoy · **Joined:** Mon Aug 16, 2010 9:08 am **Posts:** 7318

Messianic Trees wrote:

Are securicor still in business.
Didn't they disappear as part of a big international merger about 12 years ago?

Bones McCoy · **Joined:** Mon Aug 16, 2010 9:08 am **Posts:** 7318

Malcolm Armsteen wrote:

If the elephant counts as a hose, why not?

To be fair, once he had thought of the joke it was either an elephant or a cow pissing.

A missed opportunity to incorporate the Conservatives "Raging pissing elephant" logo.

Andy McDandy · **Posted:** Tue Mar 13, 2012 9:22 am

I just noticed - he put 'shell' in bold! Awww!

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