.... is for any cinema to display, on screen -
"Celluloid addicts GET A LIFE"
But that's what Leunig portrays in his cartoon in "The Age" yesterday
(25/1).
At least, we assume it is a command, not a statement of fact - going by
the horrified expression on the audience.
The difference in a verbal mood (in the now-defunct traditional grammar)
can be better understood by appropriate use of punctuation::
(1) Indicative -
"Celluloid addicts get a life."
(2) Imperative -
"Celluloid addicts! Get a life!"
As to what kind of life one is to get remains to be seen.
True, a life watching movies is possibly to be deplored, (except for
professional film critics) though hours watching sport seems acceptable.
Likewise, no Labor government will cavil at workers increasing
productivity - if they want a wage rise. Workaholics are seldom criticised.
Perhaps sitting on the back porch, doing nothing but listen to the
birdies in the trees - as roar of the bulldozer approaches, with chainsaw
accompaniment?
As the human race hurtles towards extinction, it is hard to find a Life
which is not detrimental, in some respect, to Nature, or Each Other. Cineam
patrons are, temporarily, out of action.
Perhaps going to War is more of a Life, even if you, or your foe, ends up
Dead.
Then there's another "drug of addiction", Religion...
But a whole batch of jokes could be made on the premise of - "The last
thing you'd expect...."
(eg. a fox to be put in charge of a hen house - or a businessman to be
ultimate decider on ecology)
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Well, it seems, "Bulletin" addicts finally got a life.
Or, maybe foreign companies don't have the same loyalty to Oz as locals.
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