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A timely warning from Daniel Hannan

Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn

12 comments to A timely warning from Daniel Hannan

  • Just when I thought 2022 could not get any worse…

  • The Jannie

    I presume it was a children’s competition . . .

  • decnine

    As someone almost said to Mae West, “I’m really happy to see you”.

  • John

    It looks like they started off with Cookie Monster, then it all went horribly wrong.

  • Thomas Fairfax

    Someone has been channelling their inner shoggoth

  • “In his great house at R’lyeh he lies dreaming.”

    Unlike the woke, who are more horrifying than Cthulu because they are not just dreaming about what they’re going to do to us.

  • If Cthulhu calls, don’t answer. It’s probably just more phone spam anyhow.

  • Zerren Yeoville

    I’m reminded of the ‘Vote Cthulhu – Why Vote For The LESSER Evil?’ meme that goes round at election time.

  • My sign reads “Why settle for the / Lesser Evil? / elect / Basement Cat

    That was an election or two ago. Obviously the Cthulhu meme is longer-lasting than the Basement/Ceiling Cat meme. But I like the cat pictures better.

  • Paul Marks

    Osaka is supposed to be rather sane (not insane) city, where people are not as “sophisticated” (i.e. batshit crazy) as other places. So how did this thing get approved?

    It looks like something that Dr Klaus Schwab and the World Economic Forum would make child sacrifices to.

    I am rather sad about this – as, again, Osaka is supposed to be a common sense place with an open (and very sane) population. A city of jolly merchants, excellent (and unpretentious) food, craftsmanship and industry. “We Make Things And We Sell What We Make”” might as well be the motto of the city. It is what a city should be.

    So why a monster?

  • Nicholas (Unlicensed Joker) Gray

    Why is Paul so pessimistic? I think that a Cthulhu vs Godzilla fight is just what the world needs!! Maybe Osaka wants to host it?

  • Paul Marks

    Well Nicholas – Osaka has been rebuilt before. And could be rebuilt again.

    As the saying goes “as long as the castle is still here – it is still Osaka”.