"I like to fish"

I don't to turn this into a day of Bush-bashing... but these clips are well worth a giggle at.

Favourite? "The left hand now knows what the right hand is doing"... as he indicates his left with his right hand, and vice versa.

At least he knows there is a career opportunity for him in the future. The Comedy Club is always looking for new "talent"...

Hat-tip Ewan Aitken for the clips.

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Who said Germans don't have a sense of humour?

Link here to German publication Speigel Online.

You don't have to be able to understand German to look at the pictures. And you will want to look at the pictures.

Not long to go now!

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You've got a friend...

I had thought I'd give the cynicism a miss for a bit this year, then I remembered that I really am cynical about most things... and a pessimistic bum to boot.

So when I saw that Tony Blair is to be awarded the Medal of Freedom from outgoing US President George W Bush (along with Australian John Howard and Colombian Alvaro Uribe) for being a "staunch ally" of the US, I nearly choked on my cereal.

Getting a medal for being a good pal? I thought the US had spurned the honours system? Next thing you know, if you donate some money to a political party, you might end up being a Sir or Dame. Oh... wait.

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