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Large Mammal Problem #16

Paul Richards

29 Mar 2025 • 1 min read

A bin lorry has stopped in the middle of the road with its lights flashing. The binmen are looking at something ahead of them down the road. A car has pulled up next to them and a cross-looking man in a suit gets out. Pawel (a binman): Alright boss. Jim (the suited man): Alright men. Pawel: We did like you said. Kept out distance. Sorry about the delay. Jim: Good work, Pawel. Your safety is more important than any delay. Blossom (sitting next to Gary in the middle of the road surrounded by food-waste bins): Dad, you know how we don’t eat animals? Gary: Yes Blossom. Blossom: Is chorizo an animal? Gary: Chorizo is a grey area. Hang on, who’s this? Jim: Jim Caine, Head of Recycling and Rubbish. You can’t be here. You’re endangering my lads. Gary: Oh, Jim... Look, Jim, you and me, we're just two guys... with a passion for municipal waste management... thrown together in this valley for who knows how long... Why can't we just negotiate our conflicting needs with reason and empathy? Jim (enraged): GET OUT OF MY BINS

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