Imagine the people of Ireland had a referendum to decide their all-time greatest pop hero.
Imagine that enough of them (not necessarily a majority) voted for Bono, and that he was thereby crowned Greatest Irish Pop Legend, despite the fact that a significant proportion of Irish residents would have rather given the award to Chris DeBurgh, Boyzone or even fucking Jedward - anyone but that unutterable gimp Paul Hewson.
Imagine you could only vote in this referendum if you were Irish, and that the rest of the world could only look on in horror, BUT... as a consequence of the result, every single person on the face of the planet was forced to see Bono's smug mush on TV every night for the next 5 years, and we all had to listen to at least one U2 album a week BY LAW.
I don't know why I dreamt all this last night. It must have been something I ate.
Here's Stephin Merritt and the Gothic Archies...
Seems like you had a real nightmare, Rol
ReplyDeleteI'm sure a psychologist could read something into that Rol
ReplyDeleteI voted for Joe Dolan
ReplyDeleteFortunately, as Bono has previously held this high office before (what were you thinking of, voters?) he only gets to serve one more four year term (not five years - a small mercy), unless he decides he wants to go on forever and so repeals the 22nd Amendment of the constitution ... of the Irish Pops Legends Assembly. That's what we're talking about here, right?
ReplyDeleteMartin makes a good point. The Bonobo will only be around for another four years.
ReplyDeleteI reckon the first thing Bono will do is starting changing the laws to make him the Greatest All Time Irish Pop Star forever. He'll remain in that position posthumously, propped up on stage like a gurning scarecrow.
ReplyDeleteGood lord! WTF! TDS is such a tragic condition. Get help.
ReplyDeleteSo you support the idea that all people, everywhere, should be able to vote in all elections, everywhere.
ReplyDeleteIf it stops Bono winning, absolutely.
Deleteso China and India should be able to vote your local election to decide if your drinking water should meet certain health standards
DeleteI don't see what that's got to do with Bono.
DeleteUnless he's been pissing in our local reservoir again.
DeleteYou agreed with the idea that all people, everywhere, should be able to vote in all elections, everywhere. It's just an extrapolation of that idea. You think non-Irish should be able to vote in an Irish referendum, because the Irish people that decided to go vote, whether they were a majority of the population or not, voted for the Bono.
DeleteHe's calling himself The Bono now? After all these years, his jealousy of The Edge finally makes itself known.
DeleteI am beginning to suspect Anonymous might be The Bono himself or one of his people
DeleteOne of his Apostles?
DeleteThe Bonobles or The You Toos, surely?
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