Everything but the Lorna (TGIL)

In her early appearances on the pages of the Times, Thank-God-It's-Lorna (TGIL) had taken to task both philanthropists (remember the naughty beggars at city gate?) and organisations with selective membership (the Knights who would not accept a Labourite). The grudges and chips are still all there to see in her latest masterpiece entitled "Your money but not you". I will try to give you the basic plot in case you do not have the time to traipse through the whole article with comments that is being reproduced hereunder (yes, TGIL posts are long).

Essentially TGIL's grudge is that philanthropic organisations do not regularly publish their accounts (a valid complaint if it is true). She also believes that membership of such philanthropic organisations can be selective because people are busy making sure (i) that their philanthropic efforts are seen by all and sundry and (ii) that they will not have any unruly competitors in this race to give and therefore will never be outdone in their pharisaic efforts.

Lorna inadvertently exposes an ugly pimple on the face of Maltese society that has long been there for all to see. Everybody is busy shouting about their 'achievements'. It's like the kid who runs to mummy with the potty every time he poops. "I pooped mummy, I pooped". It's happening all the time. Businessmen expect to be congratulated because they pay taxes and social security. Workers almost expect a medal for actually turning up for work. The more intellectual (or wankellectual) it gets the more petty the race for recognition.

But back to Lorna. So Lorna is telling us that she gives hundreds of liri to philanthropic organisations (voters note how generous she is). She also tells us that she joined a philanthropic organisation in order to go to Africa on missionary work. That's Lorna on a quest to go to Africa for a missionary position. It turned out to be a rat race involving hundreds of liri of professional work in order to be the chosen one to go to the heathens in the Black Continent.

But once again Lorna was shunned. The implication is clear. Lorna promises to enlighten us with some "interesting curiosities" about the way philanthropic organisations are run. I will hazard one guess: no labourites are allowed (as was the case in Lorna's quest for Knighthood).

Lorna ends with a touching note: "I will definitively have to change my channels to funding the hunger in Africa from ths year on. The pity is, I do really want to get those people and help them."

*The post beneath this is the full version of the article with comments

Shosholoza (Ladysmith Black Mombasa)

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Stimela si qhamuka e south africa

Shosholoza

Stimela si qhamuka e south africa

Wena u ya baleka

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Verse 1:

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Work, work, working in the sun

We will work as one

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Work, work, working in the rain'

Til there's sun again

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Push, push, pushing on and on

There's much to be done

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Push, push, pushing in the sun

We will push as one

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Etshe!
Shosholoza