Saturday, September 11, 2010

From the Foreign Affairs Desk of Chris Rees




 Top 10 countries as determined by Bangus FA. I like these places but haven’t visited them.



Thailand – Some bars serve “Pina Colada’s”
Vietnam – Gary Glitter got arrested here for child molestation – good policework
Central African Republic – used to be an empire (cool)
Korea – has world’s sexiest girls
Uruguay – because it’s so close to sounding like “Paraguay”
Australia – deserts, kangaroos, crocs, it’s got everything
Leichtenstein – punches above it’s weight - see tax haven issue
Andorra – totally obscure country
Conga – it suffered a lot last 10 years so it got my sympathy vote
Iraq – with apologies to Bush haters


Top 10 world problems as determined by Bangus FA.


Israel Palestinian problem – They’ll blow up the world someday
Al Qaeda – bloody terrorists
Dearth of good TV emanating from USA – Friends was the death of TV
Haemorrhoids – believe me it’s a problem
Global warming – Just thought I’d put it in. Al Gore is a wanker
Feminism – we hope for hate mail from Germaine Greer.
Low Birth rates – some babies grow up and work for a living
Socialism – see babies, above. There’s just not enough tax revenue
Food riots – not enough bread getting to some countries
Corruption – Most world governments are corrupt. Even Obama a little bit.


Top 10 music acts in world history




Radiohead – best rock band ever
Rolling stones - all the drugs and sex anyways
Mitsou – sexy vote
4 minute – a Korean all-girl band with Jiyoon (ooh la la)
Beethoven – really dark and moody genius who was also deaf
Bach – “ahh Bach” thought the God Emperor of Dune
Vivaldi -  see “Vivaldi Winter” on Youtube


Ramones – Punks on glue and pizza
Tang Dynasty – not a soft drink, it’s a top Chinese rock band per wikipedia
Filmi- most popular music in India as per wikipedia


Top 10 TV shows of all time according to impact on world culture



Monty Python – the funniest TV show ever
Top Gear – UK TV show about cars. Goes around the world and is lots of fun
World Cup Soccer – most watched except for Cricket I think
Sopranos – rated best by The Guardian. Worldwide phenomenom
Gilligan’s Island – castaways meet headhunters
Friends – popular in Asia but I don’t know why. Hate it personally
Simpsons – hugely famous worldwide. Personally I’m sick of it.
Survivor – famous throughout the world, started in Sweden
Jade Phoenix – top Chinese show about a phoenix made of jade
MTV – the Indian version. Not the US version. It’s top in India