LABOR SHORTAGE IN THE EMERALD CITY Emerald City: In the Merry Old Land of Oz Piles of trash gather in the streets of the Emerald City. The Horse of a Different Color wanders around, searching for food and a stable. Even the note upon the City Gates, as plain as the nose upon my face, informs one that the bell is out of order, please knock. There can be no doubt about it. After the Wizards latest decrees, there is a labor shortage in the Emerald City. A trusted source says: Well, you see, we get up at twelve and start to work at one. We take an hour for lunch, and then, at two, were done. Its jolly good fun ... but we dont get a lot done with only an hour a day for work. Plus there are weekends ... and the Wizards birthday of course ... A reliable source, also speaking with anonymity added, Thats how we laugh the day away, with a ho ho ho ha ha ha, in the merry old land of Oz. When asked how the capitol city of a magical kingdom could possibly function, without a military, without a clear line of succession, and with only an hour of work a day, the source just added, but its a jolly old town. On the off chance that we did get some visitors, say, at one oclock in the afternoon -- assuming that the gate keeper is there, often he only works an hour a day too ... lets see, a visitor could get a pat pat here and a pat pat there. Oh, and a couple of brand new straws. Thats how we keep you young and fair in the merry old land of Oz. We have a special at the moment, our other source added. A rub rub here and a rub rub there. Whether youre tin or bronze ... though we dont get a lot of tin or bronze folk showing up. We have been experimenting with making a dimple smile out of a frown, and even dyeing someones eyes to match her gown. That does sound a bit dangerous, though. Oh, and dont forget a clip clip here and a clip clip there. We give the roughest claws that certain air of savoir faire ... And thats how we laugh the day away, our other source said. When asked how much this straw-patting-tin-rubbing-eye-dyeing-claw-clipping special cost, our sources just shrugged. The Wizard seems to have done away with coins, so we have no idea how much anything costs. But perhaps you should ask the Gatekeeper, since he also works as the Horse Driver and the Wizard Guarder. He seems to do most of the work here, and hes the only one who actually talks to the Wizard. The Gatekeeper-Horse-Driver-Wizard-Guarder refused to comment, but before disappearing behind a green curtain, he was heard to say, Oh, my dear, Im a very good man. But Im just a very bad economist.
Posted on: Thu, 17 Apr 2014 02:02:19 +0000
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