Beat On Greenpeace, Then Grab A Pint
When Greenpeace activists stormed into London’s International Petroleum Exchange last week they hoped to paralyze oil trading on the first day the Kyoto Protocol went into effect. Instead, the oil traders kicked the crap out of them.
We bit off more than we could chew. They were just Cockney barrow boy spivs. Total thugs, one protester said, rubbing his bruised skull. Ive never seen anyone less amenable to listening to our point of view.
Another said: I took on a Texan Swat team at Esso last year and they were angels compared with this lot. Behind him, on the balcony of the pub opposite the IPE, a bleary-eyed trader, pint in hand, yelled: Sod off, Swampy.
Two protesters ended up spending the night in the hospital: One with a broken jaw, and the other with a concussion.
Q: What’s the lesson to be learned here?
A: Don’t piss off British oil traders.
(via Suicide Girls Newswire)
Hey, if some joker came to my office to interrupt my work day (especially if my workday were as stressful as the workday of a floor trader in a commodities exchange), I’d clock ‘im. I’d clock ‘im extra for being a hippie.
This one happened round the corner from where I work. I remember when the May day riots happened in London the traders photocopied sheets of 50 pound notes and threw them to the protesters from the roof. By most accounts I’ve found them to be complete bastards, but they do have funny on their side.
This happened just round the corner from where I work. The traders are reliable for stuff like this, I remember during the May day riots they photo copied sheets of 50 pound notes and threw them to the protestors from the roof. By all accounts I’ve found them to be complete bastards, but funny bastards.
It’s probably not worth the bother, but:So vicious profit-driven attacks against nonviolent protestors is what’s cool among the conserva-kids these days. A fine lot you are.For the benefit of anyone out there reading this at a fifth-grade level or below, “I have seldom been more proud to be English” was sarcasm. Violence bad. On the other hand, Smirk et al, the Greenpeace protestors under discussion are, for want of a better word, dicks. As such, I lack sympathy. If you come into someone’s workplace and start something, you’re the instigator. And if the workplace is populated by drunken lads, the thing you’re instigating will turn out to be – shockingly enough – a fight. Especially in England. This isn’t rocket science, people.
Greanpeace, peacable? What strange alternate universe are you living in?
No, it’s also quite popular with a substantial portion of the anti-conservative crowd over at the Suicide Girls forums.
So vicious profit-driven attacks against nonviolent protestors is what’s cool among the conserva-kids these days. A fine lot you are.
I can’t decide which is the best line: “Ive never seen anyone less amenable to listening to our point of view” or “Protesters conceded that mounting the operation after lunch may not have been the best plan.” Either way, this is going to be all over the Spew section.
As for chavs, try Chav Scum.
I myself am sad that the word “chav” wasn’t used. Ever since I learned that one over at Hutton’s site I have been looking forward to opportunitites to be smug about knowing what it means.
“Sod off, Swampy” has such a nice ring to it.
My God, Sho, that’s hilarious. I have seldom been more proud to be English.
Marginalia: “Swampy” is a reference to this guy, which makes it even funnier. If anyone wants an explanation of the terms “barrow boy” and “spiv” , I’ll be at the bar later.
Oliver’s teeth are actually pretty nice.
Fantastic. Do people actually think that there is no reason as to why the British have such bad teeth? It’s becuase they are spend thier lives drinking, smoking, beating the shit out of someone, or getting the shit beat out of them by someone else. I wish I were English.
Take that, hippies!
In an interesting note, if you call a group of Greenpeacers on campus terrorists they’ll leave you alone.
I love it!