Garbage-collector

The initials of a writer’s real name form an initialism, and a sarcastic signature is an ironym. ‘Patiently Awaiting’ signed to a complaint against the garbage-collectors is an ironym.

She had no sooner done so than she was woken by an uproar in the street – a familiar racket which happened every day at this time. Zennoub recognised the noise of the garbage-collectors and the roar of their truck.

Why wouldn’t populist jealousy be directed against bankers or CEOs, whose gluttony dwarfs the salaries and perks of any unionized workers? After all, Canada’s big six banks alone paid out a record $9-billion in bonuses last year, while other Canadians struggled to make ends meet. Strangely instead, it’s the humble garbage-collector on the receiving end of the vitriol.