Pinocchio’s political career lasts longer than Mal Meninga’s

Citizens! 

The Yerunda Party for People has been searching for possible political candidates with many budding aspirants interviewing at party HQ. 

One particular individual struck us as most memorable. 

In entered a skinny young boy, his manner was quiet, his exterior a little wooden, his nose noticeably petite. 

‘Are you old enough to stand for office?’ we asked. 

‘Yes,’ he replied in a high pitched voice, the tip of his nose seeming to spring forward. 

‘Do you have political experience?’ we then enquired. 

‘Yes, lots of experience,’ he said with a wriggle of the nose causing us to blink our eyes. 

‘Being a politician requires many skills, are you good at lying and bending the truth?’ we asked and then followed with a quizzical gaze.

‘Of course, I can lie through my teeth,’ he said with a wavering voice, eyes tied to the tip of his growing nose, reaching quickly ever further ahead. 

‘Are you even a boy?’ one of us said. 

‘Yes, I’m a real boy!’ he squealed with a stamp, as his nose shot forward straight into Zosima’s head. 

The interrogation was adjourned, Pinocchio passed with flying colours, he will be entrusted with running our Ministry of Truth when we come to power. 

Pseudo Professor Zosima currently sports a black eye.