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November 14, 2007

Laugh Of The Day

Now I've often looked around and thought "Bingley, how can you show the world what kind of a committed environmentalist you really are?" I mean, heck, I already recycle by dumping stuff into landfills (since it all was ripped out of Gaia's flesh the most logical thing to do is shove it back in); I try to feed the wondrous flora by generating as much tasty carbon dioxide for them as I can...what else can a concerned fellow do? Well, now I know:

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have bought a man-made island in the shape of Ethiopia that is part of an ambitious luxury development off the coast of Dubai, a newspaper reported Wednesday.

The Hollywood couple intend to use the reclaimed piece of land to showcase environmental issues and encourage people to live a greener life, the Emirates Today newspaper said.

The couple's purchase is part of cluster of 300 islands, shaped like a world map, that is gradually surfacing in waters off the booming Gulf emirate.

What says "I care about the environment" better than an artificial island?

And what adjective describes a Middle East country better than "booming"?

Posted by Mr. Bingley at November 14, 2007 07:07 AM

Comments

I hope The Hollywood Couple™ aren't planning on a remake of this movie.

For one thing, Guam ain't shaped like Ethiopia.

Posted by: The_Real_JeffS at November 14, 2007 09:36 AM

On a more serious note, I can think of no better way for Pitt and Jolie to demonstrate their hypocrisy. Not only will their so-called "carbon footprint" increase immensely, they are pretty much laughing in the face of all the greenies, while accepting their hosannas. Sheesh!

Posted by: The_Real_JeffS at November 14, 2007 09:39 AM

"live a greener life"

In the desert.

Wouldn't that be more like "live a dunner life", or perhaps "live a more beige and khaki life"?

Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at November 14, 2007 09:58 AM

"Shaped like a world map"--um, rectangular? Rolled up?

Posted by: Kate P at November 14, 2007 11:05 AM

Is it a Mercator projection? That might take a lot more backfill than necessary.

Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at November 14, 2007 11:15 AM

What better place to "showcase environmental issues" than a "ambitious luxury development"?

Posted by: Emily at November 14, 2007 01:17 PM

Well, if the construction process is like any kind of construction/remodeling I've ever experienced, they'll be wrapped up in dealing with crooked/absent/misguided/stoned contractors and workers that we probably won't hear another peep out of them for a good 6 years.

Just tryin' to be optimistic here.

Posted by: ricki at November 14, 2007 03:26 PM

I can't wait until the oil bubble bursts turning Dubai and the rest of the U.A.E. boom town into a ghost town. Anybody invested there (i.e. Brad and Angie) hopefully will lose their asses.

Posted by: Gunslinger at November 14, 2007 05:00 PM

ricki, given the dismal construction standards that I've seen throughout the Middle East, you'd best add in "incompetent/untrained" as well.

That's if Dubai follows the same practice of using ex-pats to run the projects, and limited skilled workers assisted by hordes of unskilled labor to do the actual construction.

Posted by: The_Real_JeffS at November 14, 2007 06:16 PM