Old Hoosh is here. He’s an Iranian refugee. He’s not actually that old, in fact he’s younger than me. He gets on with the government. I don’t. I don’t know how he does it but he au fait with them. He doesn’t travel. He’s non adventurous and he definitely has a screw loose. I suppose that so do I .. but then I don’t get on with this government. I’m not sure what his problem is, I’ve chatted with him many a time but he has a small loose screw. I’d say that he was happy in his box .. just like Norbie. I’d even say that people like this have a certain security. Sometimes its not so bad to have a screw loose .. provided of course that you get on with the government.

Hoosh arrived here in the early 2000s he says, by boat. He speaks very good English .. I’d say he’d pass Gods exam for an Englishman. I see no tail on him so he’s obviously a-ok with Pistol Pete. He has residency .. whatever he means by that. I don’t. He gets on with the government. Hoosh says he’s Persian. I’m always slightly suspicious about Iranians that call themselves Persians .. a bit too much in with the Shah. He’s a conspiracy theorist too. Nothing special just the usual poppy cock, like I said he gets on with the government. You could say he’s a Dutton man .. though I do wish he’d start thinking of himself as an Australian.

I had residency once. Started in 74, 1974! I even tried to get out of voting when I was 17 but was told, no chance buddy you’re an Aussie and you don’t get not to vote. I was ignorant. I’ve voted in every election since then. No, not true .. this one I miss, I’m disqualified .. no character. I speak pretty good English but I’d hope not to pass the Kings exam for an Australian .. his values appall me, I’d rather just be an ordinary Aussie. Hoosh can vote … but of course he doesn’t. He’s sociable, at least up to the point that you disagree with him – like I said, he gets on with the government, I don’t. I don’t go over and say hi anymore, we had a disagreement over a supplement. I showed some doubt about the efficacy of his mix of poisons .. just for me .. perhaps I should have tried them? He’s not the type of person to take such a slight of faith in good humour, like I said he’s like our government. Though saying that, he has much more sincerity than the government but unfortunately not much more intelligence. He has a screw loose but he’s safe. I suppose the government would rather he didn’t vote than to vote for the ‘wrong’ people.

I’m trying to buy his vote. He’d take the cash. Problem is, like the government once he has the moolah in his grubby little fist his promises become worthless.

Its funny, but I think I could buy his vote if I was to agree to a huge intake of his supplements. Problem is I’d have to frogmarch him up to the poling booth and ensure he made his mark .. and no doubt I’d have to guide his hand which could be illegal .. depending on which boxes I guided him to tick – of course.

“We are all held in a single honour … A man dies still if he has done nothing, as one who has done much.” – Achilles, from Homer’s Iliad.