As the food crisis began to bite, the rumblings of discontent grew louder – and finally, after a day of discussing food shortages and soaring prices, the famished stomachs of the G8 leaders could bear it no longer.
The most powerful stomachs in the world were today compelled to stave off the great Hokkaido Hunger by lining themselves with an eight course dinner prepared by 25 chefs.
This multi-pronged attack on global leadership pangs was launched only hours after a not inconsiderable lunch – four courses, washed down with Chateau Grillet 2005 — which had clearly fully failed to quell appetites possibly enlarged by agonising over the starving citizens of the world.
The politicians, and five of their spouses…began with four bite-sized amuse bouche, featuring corn stuffed with caviar, smoked salmon and sea urchin, hot onion tart and winter lily bulb.The leaders have told their people to tighten their belts for lean times ahead, but you feared for presidential and prime ministerial girdles after the chance to tuck into further dishes including milk-fed lamb, roasted lamb with cèpes and black truffle with something called emulsion sauce.
Finally, there was a “fantasy” dessert, a special cheese selection accompanied by lavender honey and caramelised nuts, while coffee came with candied fruits and vegetables.
These barons of global commerce pledged 3 years ago to help the world’s poor. All of us are watching, waiting and listening. And waiting.
#28–Chris Mac==drinking game? You only missed that by one thread. I think you were referred to “Beer Pong.” For myself, that game looks dangerous. People drinking with clubs in their hands.
#30–notthebobbo==No, I said I “should” cut you off which was me mirroring your first post to the effect that challenge and response should not be more than one exchange. How do you feel violating your own rules? I feel fine because it isn’t my rule. Consistency is a fine attribute.
Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Face it, these heads of state are the “some animals are more equal than others” pigs that Orwell wrote about in Animal Farm.
THANK GOD for term limits — at least the corrupt pigs can’t stick around long enough to destroy their countries like Mugabe’s done to Zimbabwe. Please hurry, 01-20-09…
P.S. Re: #21 – “Let them eat cake” These days, it’s more like “Let them eat sterile genetically modified corn they had to buy from Monsanto.”
Just another hot air factory.
Can’t all that hot air be captured and used for energy generation somehow?
These kind of people just make my blood boil. If I told you what I would serve them the DHS would probably have me in GITMO. Grrrr. Argggg.
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#28–Chris Mac==drinking game? You only missed that by one thread. I think you were referred to “Beer Pong.” For myself, that game looks dangerous. People drinking with clubs in their hands.
And you only missed it by a post… you mushroom hating racist zealot.
Let them eat cake.
Good point bobbo, not hypocrisy, but I would prefer they not have these lavish get-togethers in the first place. They are living large off the public dole. I think the whole global warming issue is still alive because they have these grand conferences at remote areas. That keeps all parties interested.
Couldn’t you guys have come up with a better picture? Like from Animal Farm?