Censorship Scandal

Recently, allegations of censorship rocked the Machuca/Veitch district of Saskatoon. The Veitch clan, which originated in the northern climes, accused the southern Machuca clan of censoring certain remarks made in a certain public forum.

The Machuca clan released a press statement on 21 June explaining a rather embarrassing misplacement of a valuable resource and felt that the Veitch clan's reaction to their distress was less than appropriate.

D, the leader of the Machuca clan, described the misplacement of the valuable resource yesterday at a high level meeting:

“The moon hung heavy and full in the pitch black sky. It was midnight and we
could see lightning in the distance. Soon we were surrounded by the silver
electrical current in the sky. We were pelted by hail. My beloved wind chime was
knocked from the balcony and fell to the parking lot. Lindell went down to save
it. We mumbled some thing about our Neon's paint getting chipped off. We hoped
the hail would damage it all so the insurance could re-paint it. Then the storm
moved right over our apartment building (it seemed). The lightning was so bright
it hurt my eyes to see it. The thunder was so loud I thought I'd never fall
asleep. L turned the radio on just in case there was a tornado warning. I
decided that the only way I would be able to sleep was to plug my ears. So I
reached into the drawer and pulled out my fancy wax ear plugs, inserted them
carefully, and descended into blissful silence..... I woke up around 5 am with
one of the wax nubs in my mouth.

HOW THE HELL DID THAT HAPPEN!!!???

I personally think that aliens crept into my room and, upon discovering that I was
not an adequate specimen, decided to play a practical joke on me instead. If
anyone has any other theories, I'm open to explanations.”

The Veitch clan's response to this harrowing story was detailed at the same high level meeting. The clan's leader, L, read the transcript of the Veitch clan's response:

“Hahaha. First off, I can't believe you told this story to the general public
given the waking up with an actual nasty wax ear nub in your mouth. So gross!
Second, I hope that there will not be a follow-up blog that describes where
you found the second wax ear nub. Damn those ass probing alien bastards. But
really, how the hell did it get in your mouth? Next time it storms maybe you
should tape any vulnerable orifices.
As a final thought, I suspect terrorists/insurgents had a hand in this ... an errant mouth-side wax ear nub bombing.”

The Machuca clan's first reaction to the Veitch statement was, indeed, censorship. Certain members of the Machuca clan swiftly removed both the press release and the Veitch clan's reaction to it from the public eye.

The Machuca clan's leader apologized publicly to the Veitch clan saying, "We deeply regret this instance of censorship carried out by certain reactionary factions within the clan. We are launching a full investigation to determine which hormones are to blame and will swiftly bring them to justice. In the meantime, it is our earnest hope that the Veitch clan will accept our apologies and this coupon for one free Starbucks Frappuccino as a sign of good will."

However, the Veitch clan's Press Secretary responded by throwing the good-will-Frappuccino-coupon from a very high balcony while crying out, "NEVER! We will not be fooled by your Frappuccino and we shall never post replies to your silly clan again!"

At this moment, the clan's remain locked in a fierce staring contest and the peace of the district hangs in the balance.

An international Human Rights organization, Citizens for Peaceful Resolution of Blog Censorship Scandals (CPRBCS) has asked citizens around the world to sign a letter asking the Veitch clan to accept the good-will-Frappuccino-coupon so that yet another civil war may be averted in the ravaged Machuca/Veitch district.