Sometimes simplicity is the best answer.
Case in point, the following joke via Adam Isaacson at the Center for International Policy. It's all you need to know about Colombian politics in a nutshell:
"CANINE INTELLIGENCE
An engineer, an accountant, a chemist, an IT specialist and a Colombian senator were bragging about how smart their dogs were.
The engineer told his dog, “Protractor, show what you can do.” The dog gathered some bricks and boards, and built a small doghouse. All agreed that it was incredible.
The accountant said his dog could do better. “Cash Flow, show what you can do.” The dog went to the kitchen, returned with 12 cookies and divided them into 4 piles of three cookies each. That was pretty neat, all agreed.
The chemist said that his dog could do even better. “Oxide, show what you can do.” Oxide walked to the refrigerator, took exactly 500 milliliters of milk, peeled a banana, used the blender and made a smoothie. All agreed that it was impressive.
The IT specialist said he could beat them all. “Megabyte, do it!” Megabyte crossed the room, turned on the computer, checked it for viruses, upgraded the operating system, sent an e-mail and installed an excellent game. All knew that this would be very hard to beat.
They turned to the Colombian politician and asked, “And your dog, what can he do?”
The politician called his dog and said, “Paraco, show what you can do!”
Paraco jumped up, ate all the cookies, drank the smoothie, erased all the files from the computer, “disappeared” the other four dogs, declared himself to be an Uribe supporter, and took over the land title to the doghouse.
Afterward, the politician insisted that he had never met the dog, that he had never even seen it, and that a photograph showing them together was faked..."
Succinct.
To the point.
Gloriously perfect.
Gracias Adam!
