Thursday, September 27, 2007

Katie Couric's Guide to World Leaders

I heard that Katie Couric uses a mnemonic device to remember how to pronounce Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's name - "I'm a dinner jacket." Which got me thinking. I wonder what other mnemonic devices she uses to remember the names of world leaders?

In that spirit I've ginned up a brief and spectacularly incomplete list. Enjoy.

Iran
Pres. Mahmud Ahmadinejad: "I'm a dinner jacket"
Min. of Education Mahmud Farshidi: "Fo shizzle de dee"
Min. of Energy Parviz Fatah: "Pervy father"

U.K.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling: self explanatory
Sec. of State for Children, Schools, & Families: Ed Balls: ditto

Uganda
Prime Min. Apollo Nsibambi: "Appalling Nancy Bambi"
Min. for Communication & Information Communication Technology Hamu Muliira: "Have you malaria?"
Min. of State for Trade, Tourism, Wildlife & Antiquities Wambuzi Gagawala: I have no mnemonic device - I just love that name

Teh Gambia
Head of State Yahya Jammeh: "Yeah you're jamming"
Sec. of State for Tourism & Culture Angela Colley: See "Abdou Kolley"
Sec. of State for Trade, Industry, & Employment Abdou Kolley: See "Angela Colley"

Greece
Min. of Environment, Physical Planning, & Public Works Yeoryios Souflias: "Cheerios Shoe Fly Pie"

Germany
Vice Chancellor Franz Muentefering: "France? Interfering."

Israel
Pres. Shimon Peres: "Blah, blah, blah" And only a few people will get that.

United States of America
Pres.George W. Bush "That asshat"

1 comments:

MJP said...

asshat.

I love that word.