Greeks apologise with huge horse
THE nation of Greece said sorry to the European Union with a present of an enormous wooden horse.
Left outside the European Central Bank in the dead of night, the horse has now been moved into the ECBs central lobby where it is proudly on display.
A gift tag attached to the horse, which is surprisingly light for its size and has small holes along the length of its body, suggested that it should be placed in the banks vaults overnight to avoid it being targeted by thieves.
Mario Draghi, President of the ECB, said: How nice of the Greeks to acknowledge the trouble weve been put to on their behalf with this wonderful horse, handmade and so large it could hold a dozen double-decker buses.
The card with it, which had a teddy bear dressed as a hobo on the front, explained that Greece made us this because they dont have enough money for a present, which brought a tear to my eye.
Nonetheless, unless they can somehow find 200 billion overnight then austerity measures must continue.
Oddly, Greek representatives in Brussels have hinted that they may soon be in a position to settle their debts and have puzzled the French and German banks that hold their loans by asking if there is any discount for cash.
The government of Spain has reacted angrily to the gift, accusing the Greeks of trying to bribe the ECB and redoubling their own efforts to weave a gigantic sombrero-wearing straw donkey.
I love it!
from the Daily Mash spoof news website http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/international/greeks-apologise-with-huge-horse-2012051527146
Very good.I love it.
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Glad we see eye to eye, RA! Thanks for stopping by.
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I like the greek humour it detracts from the awful mess the poor people are in 😉
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If we can raise a smile it lightens most moods, Lilian.
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I love this one Gilly:):)x
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It’s mischievous!
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Lol…most SMASHIN that. I have a small bronze helmet like that!xxxxx
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Wow, do you really??? I love helmets and think they are amazing!!!
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:):):):):):)
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Hoped it would raise a chuckle!! (or a chickle which I think is much nicer 😉 )
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Guess we are just left with ‘rogue’ football fans singing ‘We shall overcome’
P xx
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Hmm. Will that get us into the Swiss bank vaults I wonder?? Perhaps we could hide in a huge Yorkshire Pud!!!
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Or, do like in the carry on films, get the Scottish to ‘moon’
P xx
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Do you think they’ll pay us just to stop? 😉
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:)) how very silly! :)) :))
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It did make me laugh. It’s the sort of thing we WISH they would do!!!
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