of the many, many wonderful popular sayings of the present day there are surely few, look you see, that it could be claimed are as succinct and successful as the phrase "not all heroes wear capes". this is a most splendid reference - perhaps holding origins in The Dark Knight Rises, if i recall a concluding aspect of that motion picture correctly - to the fact that our society is littered with those dedicated to acting for the common good, yet feel no need to dress up, wear a cape and/or adopt an insect/animal/rodent moniker to do so.
the personification of this "not all heroes wear capes" business must surely be seen as being our hardworking, dedicated and reasonably regularly at the least not entirely unsuccessful in their efforts politicians. yes, our elected members of parliament, either serving for, against or as part of the government of the day, and in some instances all three at once.
quite often - very, as point of fact - their heroics are a thankless task, as for some reason few are prepared to offer thanks to those working ever so hard in parliament. such treatment by us, merely the electorate, could, would, should and must stop. by no means do i see myself as leading such a reversal of trend, but i am determined to "so something".
yes, indeed i have elected to bestow upon our non-cape wearing heroes some gestures of thanks in the form of gifts. well, ok, just the one hero for now. when i saw the above, my first thought was exactly what, presumably, your thought was. absolutely everything about this particular item said "Jacob Rees-Mogg". instinct grabbed hold of this thought, then, and carried it all the way through to purchasing it and subsequently posting it to him at his parliamentary address, which is to say the house of commons. strange, of course, as there is little or nothing "common" about the chap, but as i said, or rather the saying goes, "not all heroes wear capes".
provenance of this rather splendid bottle opener, featuring the much cherished Thug Life motif? well, it feels rather like i am devaluing the gift by revealing such, but it was on sale at Poundland for not £1 but 50p. this provenance was of course a major consideration to the purchase and subsequent posting. it is quite rare that i would make any form of wager, but i'd be prepared to make something of a small change bet on it being the case that Jacob Rees-Mogg has not ever set foot in a branch of Poundland. thus, he would not know what he has been missing out in in regards of Thug Life branded utensils and related items, making this gift (i trust) all the more special.
a possible, or indeed likely, flaw in this gift of mine is that Jacob Rees-Mogg might not be entirely familiar with the Thug Life motif, or way of life. one would reasonably assume - presume, even - that the stores which he would usually frequent would not carry any such related items, least of all a bottle opener. it might be that my gift my not, in itself, be as appreciated as intended.
fear not, dear reader. i took the liberty of enclosing a letter with the gift, giving Mr Rees-Mogg a rudimentary outline of the key aspects of members of the community of what he would no doubt refer to as New Amsterdam, outlining the high value they place on the Thug Life motif. going further, i offered Mr Rees-Mogg assurances that such people would both value and appreciate him, expressing the belief that they would speak both highly and well of him, with it being likely the would reference him in terms of an inverted negative as an adjective to a rather coarse but unquestionably direct reference to the mythology of Oedipus.
do i expect to receive a response from Mr Rees-Mogg in respect of this gift? not really. although i included my address in my correspondence, the people who run the website for Mr Rees-Mogg, where i got his address, make it perfectly clear that he is a busy man, and cannot always respond to musings, gifts or incoherent ramblings sent to him by non-constituents. i, for my sins, live in an area well outside of his constituency. but it does not really matter too much, just knowing he is enjoying this most splendid of items is reward in itself.
but, then again, he might be deeply touched and moved by the gift, and elect to respond. if he does, and the correspondence is fit and suitable for such a purpose, i shall share key aspects of it here.
has my generosity of gifting come to an end with this one incident? not really. so splendid, and so reasonably priced, are these Thug Life branded bottle openers that i decided to impart the gift of them on others. Spiros, the greatest legal mind of his generation, is well pleased with his. i trust the same is true too of his excellency, his grace, the self-styled Viscount of Stockton.
be excellent to each other!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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