I love some of the humor that’s come out of the Greek financial crisis. Here’s what The Daily Mash, a British Web site, had to say.
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 ECB’s 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 bank’s 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 we’ve been put to on their behalf with this wonderful horse … However, unless they can somehow find billions 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.
There’s more at the link.
Creative, funny, and oh, so appropriate! Full marks to The Daily Mash, and a tip o’ the hat to Miss D. for spotting that one.
Peter
Oh… the snark is STRONG with that one!