Just to balance out some of the serious political threads, I thought I'd also chime in with this bit of trivia I just learned.
Former Australian Prime Minister, Bob Hawke at one time held the world record for 'consuming beer from a Yard Glass'.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_HawkeHe attributes that moment to being one that was critical for his success in politics.
I for one think that it is a hilarious bit of trivia, and what a character he was.
This got me thinking that maybe we need a new way to choose our heads of state
Who would win in a drinking contest, McCain or Obama? Will Biden pass out before Palin?
Who will need to have a pre-emptive 'tactical spew' in order to keep going and beat their opponent?
Ok, so it's a horrible idea, but hey I've got the day off and I'm bored, so I put out two questions:
If this were a crazy B-movie set in a dystopian future, how do you think your heads of state should be elected? Is it a all in brawl fight to the death in some kind of cage match, or some sort of Death Race?
Hey, it worked for Frankenstein didn't it?
Also, in the land of B-Movies, what are some crazy ways a leader has been elected? Usually it's some sort of violent coup, but I'm sure there's more illogical methods out there. Not only that, but who are the leaders who just don't seem, well, leaderly?
The midget from Forbidden Zone comes to mind...
