Yesterday’s News
A sudden explosion fills the room with a sweet gas.
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May 12, 2052.
“Food shortage in B Island declared by the local governor. River flood destroyed Main Bridge. Commerce retained.”
In the center of an enclosed room: a round table covered with newspapers. Metal walls confine the space. People laughing their faces out. Pots and pans and bag filled with white small spheres on the table. A flame has been extinguished.
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May 26, 2052.
“Political tensions between A and C Island. Dispute over ownership of canal and its taxing incomes”
A large fellow, member 1, with the big face starts to bawl out, “Freedom is an exquisite wine in a concerned bourgeois mind. Freedom is only attained by the working experience!” Peals of laughter. “Start to row then... Now that we have the fertilizer we must reach B island and it’s still a long way!” laughs out member 2. “It will surely take more than me to move this navy ship!” replies smiling member 1.
January 23, 2052.
“Fighting over property of farmlands in northern B Island. Dissatisfied people over latest political agreement burn the treaty down.
Cracking empty bottles roll over the rebels’ feet. The glance between a nice and round little rodent and member 3 could only be seen in the reflection of his eyeglasses and its teeth. “Strangers are not welcome!” he yells from inside him and throws what ever he had on his hand to the fleeing animal. His sidekicks join him in the persecution. Stumbling old green bottles sound gets in the way of their mission.
The elusiveness of the hairy object frees him.
April 2, 2052.
“Goddess Nature is everywhere! Olivepeace religious groups continue indoctrination campaign in urban areas”
A nice printed and tight skirt gets on her knees to pick up the broken glass and arrange the empty green bottles against the wall. “You fool!” Everybody including her is laughing. Grabbing his belly member 2 sighs out while watching her, “youth: blessed treasure!”
Member 5, the member with the skirt, turns back and gives him out a red smile.
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May 1, 2052.
“Labor day suspended. Unions for it. ‘Work will liberate!’ they maintain”
All members singing around the table “Aaaah la la la la la laaaaa la, civil construuuctors prevaaaail. With our standards set up hiiiigher, the re-voluuuu-tion will succeeeeeeed, laaaa la la la laaaaa la la laaaaa. We made a choiiiice, we stand a chance.”
April 2, 2052.
“Nuclear spill”
Member 2 and member 5 chat closely while member 6 spies on them. “We will prevail member 5” says member 2, “commissioners on C Island have grouped numerous new members ready to fight for the cause. It’s a question of time. We are majority!”
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June 2, 2052.
“Give out concert for injured by famous pop star”
In the enclosed room a scent of oil mixed with the stagnant air.
“Bomb making is a factious suicide” attests member 1.
“And a very fun one!” cries out someone in the laughing crowd
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May 30, 2052.
“They work on the tourism of the end of the world”
“We are only going to die!” yells out singing member 4. Dancing and cheering continues on the background.
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April 5, 2052.
“Checkmate on democracy. Voters simply don’t vote!”
Member 6 walks towards members 5 and 2. “Revolution must triumph. We must get the ownership of our land back and work it! Says member 6.
“Finally you spell out a word my dear farmer!” affirms member 2 while strongly padding him on the back.
Member 5 slightly smiles and grabs shyly member 6’s hand.
“Revolution is violence. Violence is human. We shall not deny our nature!” speaks out member 2.
“We are only to see our Goddess Nature” starts preaching member 7 agitating his hands vehemently while laughing. “For She is truth and unattainable beauty. She shows us our true colors for we become within Her mysterious and violent moves. Only She is!”
March 30, 2052.
“Poverty and hunger decreased announced the SSCG. ‘They are manipulated statistics for electoral concerns’ affirms opposition”
“Violence is only natural”
January 17, 2052.
“Mutiny on board Navy ship. Dissidents operate ship as ‘pirates’.
Member 1 says, “Our human experience calls out for moral adjustments in a world governed by oppression… We must rebel against injustice! People must be able to work the land and commerce their products!”
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June 1, 2052.
“Vicepresident of ABC Islands considers giving out weapons to the rebels on B Island”
Member 3 burst out laughing. “Injustice? You know shit about injustice…
All the members look up at the stairway. Two men in navy uniforms descend promptly. They laugh while saying “We are all under arrest by the Honorable Law of the Commons made by the Uncommon!” All members hit with each other while bursting laughs.
May 21, 2052.
“Violence. Food shortage”
“After the constitution of 2037, men remain equal under the law and government must respect that!” says member 3. “We are free and equal. We are free to work!”, he continues and while hearing his own voice he blasts out laughing. “The explosion while preparing the ammonium nitrate for the bomb must have liberated nitrous oxide. That’s why we can’t stop laughing”, points out.
April 10, 2052.
“Trade imbalance with B Island. Government unable to solve it.”
Rebels begin looking at each other and start laughing again. ________________________________________________________________________
April 2, 2052.
“Minority sexual groups promote ‘Marry Yourself Law’ (MYS) at Memorial Square”
“Necessity knows no law”
April 14, 2052.
“New technologies tested on C Island based on ammonium nitrate for agricultural fertilizers”
Member 5 while moving softly, “We are only beautiful bodies in chaotic experiences”
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May 15, 2052.
“Survival politics. Objective: save ourselves.”
“Fuck! Now they’ve converted poetry into a liberty apparatus”, laughs out loud member 2.
“You know nothing but hitting, you senseless animal!” responds member 5.
“Still I’m sure you won’t complain after I’m done fucking you, you insatiable bitch!” replies number 2, “you well deserve some!”
J
February 24, 2052.
“Anomalies detected on water in principal dam in B Island announced ALDF”
Member 5 smiles at the calendar with a picture of an exhausted polar bear swimming given by a major soda pop enterprise hanging on the wall. A day is signaled.
Member 6 rises up his chest, “Take it easy member 2! She is my wife.”
“Member 6 is right, we must concentrate on the cause. We are all in the same ship and must get along”, calls out member 1.
April 11, 2052.
“Local currency sustained. BARTER BANNED”
“You must have flunked your ‘bombmaking’ course member 3! The only bomb you’ve made is a joke!” laughs out member 4 holding a pot and stumbling. Again the green bottles fall down. The whole room moves up and down. “Wwwwow, this ship you ‘navy pirates’ stole sure is a wreck!”
The tide is high.
“Oh! Shut up and be of some use member 4!” replied member 2
May 20, 2052.
“Terrible harvest forecasted on B island this year. Polluted water precludes plants irrigation.”
The men with the uniforms can’t stop laughing. “Your voices are so tiny!” attests one of them.
February 12, 2052.
“Advances in technology. Production of electrical energy by human fecal waste”
“There where it smells like shit smells of being”
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January 17, 2052
“Piracy will be punished by drowning with ‘The Medieval Sea Mammals’ at the Memorial Public Center Pools (MPCP)”
“Dudes, this has been a hilarious experience”, argues member 4 “we should merchandise this! If we could sell ‘laughing bombs’ we would have the money and the power to support our cause. Hell! To support any cause!
“It’s only commerce of survival!” he continues
“The fertilizer we got from member 6’s family at C Island is to get the ammonium nitrate out of it, and it is for bombing Memorial Square Monuments at B Island. They will listen to our voice!”, attests member’s 2 piping voice.
“To bomb or to bomb not? That is the question!” replies member 4’s voice.
“Stop your nonsense member 4! This is not time for games. We are in the making of international politics here. This bomb will change the course of the world!” says strictly member 1’s constrained voice.
“This bomb will free us!” affirms member 7’s crispy voice. “Violence, violence! Goddess Nature claims for violence!”
January 1, 2052.
“Happy New Year! All candidates showed up for the photo shooting at Memorial Square. Elections Year”
“Bombing is not a question!” attests member 3’s little voice. “The revolution shall prevail!”
November 12, 2052
“‘Civil Constructors’, for ‘Laughter Law’. “Laughing will free us” they claim…
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