This isn't all that unusual. I've been the Greek defence minister for the last four years.

/build more hoplites

Maybe he can score me some cheap olive oil.

Kay, so, wait... It's not a name mixup, they actually want him as the minister?

For some reason, this reminded me of:

"Look at him laughing. Ooh, he's a chirpy little fellow. Isn't he a chirpy little fellow, eh? Eh? Does he talk? Does he talk, eh?"

"Of course I talk, I'm Minister for Overseas Development."

Brave of them to recognize that everyone in their country is too incompetent for the job.

They're outsourcing politicians and govermnent jobs.
Now if only they could outsource CEOs.

'Braga' is spanish for pantie, as in women's underwear

Visited Italy about a decade ago. As soon as I got off the ship, a pick pocket stole my passport and wallet. I had to wait in customs overnight to get it cleared up. Thankfully a friend was able to wire me a few thousand dollars to bribe the officials. I was starving when I left, so I went to a cafe and ordered a hot coffee with milk and a sweet milk bread roll. Not only did it taste terrible, it gave me the runs. The prostitutes were horribly ugly, the people crass and impolite, and a man pushing a raft had the audacity to yell at me for swimming in front of his boat. I'm not sure what the waterway rules are over there, but I'd say it's common courtesy to give pedestrians the right of way. If I have the choice of going back to Italy, or spending eternity in the fiery vice grip of hell, turn up the flames as that's the better of the two fates.

oldfarthenry: Confused Italian: `So we're to grow potatoes - which will be fried and covered in cheese & gravy?'

Agriculture Minister: `It's beauty, eh! And let's switch from wine to beer - in box units of 24 - or `two-four' for short.'


'Then you want us to put on skates and play football on ice? And what are these sticks for?'

Canadians are so great, other countries want us to run 'em for them.

Yeah, we rock.

"It's not that long ago that British subjects could vote in some Canadian provincial elections if resident before a certain date. The only province where this is still true according to Wikipedia is Saskatchewan but you have to be resident and eligible to vote since June 23, 1971, which pretty much limits the suffrage to a few elderly people."

Probably for all the old war brides that never got official citizenship even with the marriage, children and having been resident for 65 years, my neighbour found out she had citizenship problems after her husband died.

My mother used to go to PTA meetings simply so she could object if someone volunteered her for something. Sounds like the Italians are going for the same type of organization.