Monday, September 26, 2011

A SOLUTION FOR THE GREEK ECONOMIC CRISIS

On Wednesdays my friend Andre and I have lunch at the Hungarian Old Age Home’s Cafeteria where a three course meal (Soup of the Day, Wiener Schnitzel with Home Fried Potatoes and Hungarian-style Cucumber Salad, and Dessert, PLUS a glass of the house red and a can of soda water that you can mix with the wine to make a fröcs) sets you back no more than $16, including tip.

We take our time over the meal and try to engage in meaningful conversation, such as:

Andre: I think I have a solution to Greece’s economic woes…

Robert: You don’t say! Tell me, tell me more …

Andre: Angela Merkel had it right – the Greeks should sell their gold reserves to the Germans …

Robert: They don’t have enough gold to cover the deficit …

Andre: I know …

Robert: So?

Andre: They should then start selling off their islands to the Germans and keep on doing so until they’ve made up the shortfall …

Robert: You mean like Mykonos, Delos, Santorini?

Andre: Yes, why not? And Crete if necessary – and the Greek part of Cyprus to the Turks …

NOW THAT’S A REFRESHING APPROACH!

Red lingerie to lure Hungarians online for census
BUDAPEST | Wed Sep 7, 2011 2:30 pm EDT

(Reuters) - Hungary has produced a provocative video advertisement to encourage more people to fill out its national census online next month.





In a video posted on social networking sites Wednesday, a topless young woman in red underwear, lacy black stockings and holding a whip opens the door to a census taker, who, realizing he has arrived at an inopportune moment -- offers her the option of completing the census online.