ROTHENBURGER – Frootloops council stars in its own sappy Christmas movie
(Image: Mel Rothenburger)
FROOTLOOPS COUNCIL gathers around the horseshoe for a secret meeting on Christmas Eve to discuss matters of importance. Mayor Jackhammer is in the chair.
MAYOR JACKHAMMER: Okay, here we are. Should I leave now?
DAVID TOBOGGAN, CFO (Chief Frootloops Officer): No, Your Eggnog, council says you can stay for this one.
JACKHAMMER: Oh. Um, what happens now?
TOBOGGAN: This is the part where you call the meeting to order, Your Hardship.
JACKHAMMER: OK then, let’s start the meeting. It says here on the agenda there’s a reading. What are we supposed to be reading?
MARIA POINSETTIA (Reader of Readings): This is where I provide a cute reading from some relevant source chock full of wisdom to get the meeting off to a good start, Your Dealership. Today’s reading is from the works of Ebenezer Scrooge: “Bah, Humbug!” Thus ends the reading.
BYRON McSNORKEL (Kitchen Sink Director): Your Battleship, the main business of this meeting is to come up with a plan for the annual council Christmas event to entertain the masses. Time is a bit short, being as tomorrow is Christmas Day, so a conversation would be in order.
BARB VEGGIE BURGER (Arts and Frootopians Manager): I’ll take over from here, Director McSnorkel. The troops have been brainstorming, and we think a good way to go would be a sappy Christmas movie starring all of you.
Mel Rothenbabble is a former mayor of Kamloops, former TNRD director and a retired newspaper editor. He is a regular contributor to CFJC Today, publishes the ArmchairMayor.ca opinion website, and is a recipient of the Jack Webster Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award. He can be reached at mrothenburger@armchairmayor.ca.
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One of the best, if not ‘THE’ best Rothenbabble inspired Christmas Frootloops satire I have ever had the pleasure to read. Appreciate the humour and subtle digs in such uncertain times. Great tradition. Thank-you.
Quite a tradition! Merry Christmas dear Armchair mayor and loyal followers/supporters!