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Crazed Lunatic In UK School

SCENE IS SKY NEWS REPORTER STOOD IN FRONT OF SCHOOL GATES.

REPORTER:

The village of Earlyshire has been rocked today with news of an horrific attack on pupils at this school behind me. Unconfirmed reports suggest a pupil entered the school without his tie and his shirt untucked.

We're joined by Claire Weston, who was in her English class when she realised something was very wrong.

PULL BACK TO SEE A YOUNG GIRL PUPIL STOOD BESIDE THE REPORTER, TEARS STILL STREAMING DOWN HER FACE.

REPORTER:

Claire, tell us what you saw.

CLAIRE: (SOBBING)

He just came in the classroom, he didn't knock or anything. Oh god it was horrible, there were two or three boys near the door and he gave them all wedgies. People started running but some tripped and he stared doing Chinese burns on them. (MORE SOBBING) I was under my desk, i was so scared. (SOBBING) My friend Sarah, she was right beside me when he just grabbed her and shouted lurgie. I was so scared i'd be next (SOBS AND BREAKS DOWN)

REPORTER : (TO CAM)

While calls for a public enquiry into these events have already started local police have refused to confirm reports that the main suspect later attempted to sit down before pulling his own chair away from under him.

Erm! Liked the idea but think it would be funnier to say that he entered the school carrying a BOOK!
A book of all things and make fun of the idea that he intended to study.

I don't really understand where the "bite" is in this one. Is this an exaggeration of attitudes prevalent in today's society? I'm not aware that it is. It seems to be satire (whether it is supposed to be or not) without any basis in reality, so as such I didn't really see the humour.

just a funny to contrast the US where their lonnies have Ak47's......i suppose if you live in a shithole in the UK you may not get it! Round here a double wedgie is on a parr with a US sniper in the bell tower.

Quote: M Lewis @ February 16, 2008, 12:10 AM

just a funny to contrast the US where their lonnies have Ak47's......i suppose if you live in a shithole in the UK you may not get it! Round here a double wedgie is on a parr with a US sniper in the bell tower.

Erm (whispers) - what's a wedgie?

But don't forget Hungerford though.

Quote: M Lewis @ February 16, 2008, 12:10 AM

just a funny to contrast the US where their lonnies have Ak47's......i suppose if you live in a shithole in the UK you may not get it! Round here a double wedgie is on a parr with a US sniper in the bell tower.

Where the f**k do you live?!

I've lived in Birmingham, Malvern, Leicester, Somerset and Falmouth. Never had this experience and none of the areas I lived were shit-holes!

How dare you suggest I live in a shit-hole! ;) Whistling nnocently

Once you explained it I found it funny. Maybe you need to make the comparison more clear in the sketch? I dunno.

I liked the fact the 'Crazed lunatic' done something simple & childish.
Good sketch IMO!

It's clear you were parodying american school masacres. it's the sort of sketch which would suit a pythonesque execution. grown men dressed as school boys etc. maybe the end scene could 'borrow' from blazing saddles when the new sheriff threatens to kill himself. i.e. he threatens to wedgey himself as the police stand off. anyway i think the premise shows you have a good comedy mind.

To me, it's a satire on cosseted rich kids who have everything they could possibly want and who therefore see the tiniest molehill on the road of life as a gigantic impassable mountain.

I like it lots.

i dont think i thought about it as much as you lot ;)

i just recalling chatting to my 12 year old about how she finds secondary school, i mentioned how it was when i was there and she was shocked to hear about bullying and playground fights - they have none of that, she's never seen anything even resembling a scrap - a huge improvement on 20 years ago.....yet in the US they blow each away.

Quote: M Lewis @ February 16, 2008, 10:49 AM

i dont think i thought about it as much as you lot ;)

It's like Modern Art. All these so-called "Experts" see a lot more in the stuff.

Pretentious twats.

Funny. Multi-level. Like it.

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