F-Stop
07-13-2006, 03:12 PM
No, i'm not talking massive spending bills that help shore up the Halliburton coffers, er, fund the global war on terror and rebuild Iraq, I mean. I'm talking Wild Boar!!!
http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=1022292006
Roast pig guest-stars on Bush visit to Germany
By Tom Armitage
STRALSUND, Germany (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush had more on his mind than Iran's nuclear programme, Middle East tensions and Russian press freedoms during a visit to Germany on Thursday.
He kept mentioning a wild boar, slaughtered and roasted according to local tradition, that he planned to share at a dinner with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in her home constituency at a Baltic resort.
"I'm looking forward to the feast you're going to have tonight. I understand I may have the honour of slicing the pig," Bush told Merkel at the outset of their joint news conference in Stralsund, north of Berlin.
A few minutes later -- after discussing Iran, the Middle East, the merits of press freedoms in Russia and progress on the Doha round of free trade talks --Bush returned to the boar.
"Thank you for having me," he told Merkel. "Looking forward to that pig tonight."
Bush answered a few more questions before wandering back to the boar for a third time.
"I haven't seen that pig yet," Bush said out of the blue. Merkel laughed and said she had seen television pictures of the boar and could verify it was dead, adding she hoped it was on the spit and ready in time for dinner.
Near the end of the 30-minute briefing, Bush fielded a question about the Middle East with his fourth pig rejoinder.
"I thought you were going to ask about the pig," he told a reporter, who then said he was indeed curious about that too.
"The pig?" Bush said. "I'll tell you tomorrow after I eat it."
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This article: http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=1022292006
So I wonder how it was? It's after 9 o'clock in Germany now, so maybe he's stuffed by now...
http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=1022292006
Roast pig guest-stars on Bush visit to Germany
By Tom Armitage
STRALSUND, Germany (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush had more on his mind than Iran's nuclear programme, Middle East tensions and Russian press freedoms during a visit to Germany on Thursday.
He kept mentioning a wild boar, slaughtered and roasted according to local tradition, that he planned to share at a dinner with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in her home constituency at a Baltic resort.
"I'm looking forward to the feast you're going to have tonight. I understand I may have the honour of slicing the pig," Bush told Merkel at the outset of their joint news conference in Stralsund, north of Berlin.
A few minutes later -- after discussing Iran, the Middle East, the merits of press freedoms in Russia and progress on the Doha round of free trade talks --Bush returned to the boar.
"Thank you for having me," he told Merkel. "Looking forward to that pig tonight."
Bush answered a few more questions before wandering back to the boar for a third time.
"I haven't seen that pig yet," Bush said out of the blue. Merkel laughed and said she had seen television pictures of the boar and could verify it was dead, adding she hoped it was on the spit and ready in time for dinner.
Near the end of the 30-minute briefing, Bush fielded a question about the Middle East with his fourth pig rejoinder.
"I thought you were going to ask about the pig," he told a reporter, who then said he was indeed curious about that too.
"The pig?" Bush said. "I'll tell you tomorrow after I eat it."
(c) Reuters 2006. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content, including by caching, framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters and the Reuters sphere logo are registered trademarks and trademarks of the Reuters group of companies around the world.
This article: http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=1022292006
So I wonder how it was? It's after 9 o'clock in Germany now, so maybe he's stuffed by now...