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Greece Offers to Repay Loans with Giant Horse

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Posted on May 9, 2010

Fake news by Andy Borowitz

BRUSSELS—In what many are hailing as a breakthrough solution to Greece’s crippling debt crisis, Greece today offered to repay loans from the European Union nations by giving them a gigantic horse.

Finance ministers from 16 EU nations awoke in Brussels this morning to find that a huge wooden horse had been wheeled into the city center overnight. The horse, measuring several stories in height, drew mixed responses from the finance ministers, many of whom said they would have preferred a cash repayment of the bailout.

But German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she “welcomed the beautiful wooden horse,” adding, “What harm could it possibly do?”

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By CaptRon, May 12, 2010 at 4:36 pm Link to this comment

Probably too late for the USA but Greece could try it. Heck, Wall St is still asking for bail out money so we can still do it too. Thank you Republicans for this answer. BARTER WITH CHICKENS!! Of course, why wouldn’t the rest of us listen. The Repubs said it would work for health care reform. BARTER WITH CHICKENS. It may drive up the prices at KFC or Popeyes and at the meat markets for a while, but a small price to pay in order to correct the Wall St errors. Then, then, bring on the AMA and Insurance people. This world is on the mend. Oh-h-h, if we all had only listened earlier.

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By Big B, May 11, 2010 at 4:26 pm Link to this comment

Unfortunatly for the EU, the stuff that is inside this Trojan horse is the same stuff that drops from the ass of a real horse.

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By ofersince72, May 10, 2010 at 6:52 am Link to this comment

This could be like “Lets Make A Deal”

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By ofersince72, May 10, 2010 at 6:43 am Link to this comment

We could even make a big replica of Sara Palin
to offer up,  everybody wants one of them.
A blow up Sara.

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By ofersince72, May 10, 2010 at 4:51 am Link to this comment

We have a gift that keeps on giving to offer up.

The Horizen in the Gulf

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By Chums Walking, May 10, 2010 at 3:41 am Link to this comment

During the summer Greece and its waters play host to nearly every Giga Yacht on the planet complete with their multi billionaire owners.
Maybe Greece SHOULD sell these guys an island complete with sovereignty .
Philip Green will provide the shopping mall, Simon Cowell the entertainment and Roman Abramovich the national football team.
I can only see one problem with this beautiful debt free Greece solution.
Who will they have as the new king Blair or Bush….............. oh God

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By ofersince72, May 9, 2010 at 4:18 pm Link to this comment

At least they got a horse

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