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Talented author gets thrown in The Tower for lampooning cherished national institution
Well, okay maybe they don't use The Tower any more but I'd like to think the 'talented' bit was accurate. Whatever, to the point...
If I write a sarcastic piece (not you pbw, surely) about the meandering logic of the '2012 ticketing application procedure', can they sue me for libel or defamation etc?
I'm not worried about the context. It was Badger from Wind in the Willows (WITW) who wants to go, with his pals, but I think the booking system is unbelievably complicated and I would love to send it up.
Why do we make everything SO complicated in this country? Does it give opportunities for profiteering? Is that why they do it?
This piece is just begging me to get written and posted up on Parodies Lost but I don't want a hefty bill for defamation or anything. I don't have deep pockets like Private Eye.
Anyway, could they sue me?
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/8383350/Olympic-tickets-Visa-issue-delays-London-2012-bookings.html
Oh priceless. PBW is going to have to publish and be damned...
nice
I've been asking that same question since I arrived 4 and a bit years ago!! This ticket thing just sounds so stupid.. why can't eyh just say here are the tickets...first come, first serve... It makes way more sense... oh wait...this is the british government...they don't know what "sense" is...
They don't mind and - in their opinion - we don't matter.
http://parodieslost.blogspot.com/2011/03/badger-tries-to-plan-outing.html
[quote=Jenny]They don't mind and - in their opinion - we don't matter. [/quote] Right on, bruv.
Arthur Rackham is Swallows and Amazons, methinks.
Could be I am off beam this evening, though, judging by the reaction to an earlier post of mine this evening.
What TBers don't know is, I am writing a story set at the battle of Towton being dictated by someone who fought there and of necessity the English is somewhat stilted, old fashioned and not following current (stringent and often unnecessary) grammatical rules. The Earl is the author of the very first book published in England, I bow to his superior knowledge on such things...
You're quite right. Freudian slip by pbw. Arthur Rackham did the pen and ink illustrations for the edition which I have.
Your WIP sounds quite difficult.
I wonder how many editions of WITW there are? And if the author had any idea how popular his little tale would be?