Post Modern: Say it with meaning (Transcribed from the original cartoon by Michael Leunig)

The scene: Two men talking in a farm supplies shop.

G'Day. I want some Fence posts. What have you got?

I've got two types. I've got the traditional post- and I've got the post modern.

Whats the difference?

Well the traditional type is heavy hardwood- red gum, box or iron bark. The post modern is made from plantation pine impregnated with a highly toxic copoer-arenic solution.

But whats the actual difference?

Well the durability and strength of the hardwood post is derived from its density and weight. On the other hand the strength and success of the post modern is due to the fact that it is very poisonous and is therefore impervious to the forces of nature and natural processes generally.

And what are the problems with the post modern?

Sometimes when you put a bit of straw on it, it doesn't hold so well in the ground. It gets a bit wobbly…….. and this is whats known as the post modern movement.

The fence would be deconstructed by the sheep!