Reference :- Why has the pandemic made some of us happier ?

Reference :-  While some people are going the biff in supermarkets over toilet tissue , most of us are actually behaving more kindly to strangers , and many even appear strangely happier .


We asked the Sky Reply team to give their opinions regarding the noticeable change in public mood .
 And indeed the vibe is difficult to articulate , like many emotional states .  I guess that is why the usual suspects at Sky News ( Jonesie Credlin Bolt et al ) have little to say and fewer viewers than usual  . People appear to be losing interest in their vile rants, which are actually a base form entertainment rather than a news service .   Like watching dwarfs wrestle .

But at The Sky Reply we are seldom lost for words , and we unashamedly acknowledge  the usefulness of metaphor . 
 
  Each member of the team was asked to concoct a metaphor that revealed their understanding of the current vibe  . At least to some extent.   And here they are .

Monte ( the motorcyclist )  reckons that for decades free market capitalism has been running like a buggered motorbike .   It keeps backfiring and spluttering  and almost stopping , and the rider ( the government ), not knowing what to do just hits random engine parts with a hammer which clears  something and lets it run again for awhile .   But now the whole engine  has blown up  , and the rider has no choice but to take the motorbike to a proper mechanic , spend some money , and have it fully rebuilt from the ground up.  Something that should have happened generations ago .

 Ken junior  reckons the government has been protecting it's surplus like a somebody clinging to their virginity .   And now it has gone they will metaphorically shag themselves stupid forever unless  they establish a stable and mutually respectful relationship with the financial oligarchy. 

 Gabbo ( the aborigine )   reckons that white folk have been way overdue for a big Corroboree.   He says a Corroborree  is an opportunity to celebrate the interface between humans and the Dreaming .  He reckons Corroborees  allow people to reinforce the spiritual bond between each other and the planet .   The current crisis , terrible though it is , has given many of us that opportunity .

Well, the lads may be a pain in the arse at times , but it's nice to see that they are also capable of thinking beyond the boundaries of their personal obsessions . 

 Your comrade , Ken

 P.S.    Due to popular demand the next Sky Reply will feature the limerick previously deemed too obscene for publication.