Thursday, July 05, 2007

The FLOTUS has left the building

First Lady Laura Bush came to visit us here in Zambia (so did Jenna, apparently, but we're guessing she was sleeping at the time). Laura came as part of a 5-day, 5-country tour of Africa to review the progress of our development tax dollars at work...with the price tag of about a million tax dollars for her visit. Cheers to that.

Her codename was the FLOTUS. (Peace Corps loves its acronymns.) She looked the same as always--perfectly dressed, perfectly behaved, gracious and genial as ever. Like one of the Stepford wives...

She was nice. Maybe too nice...?

Is this a coincidence? A veritable trait of good character and proper upbringing? Hmm...maybe. Though, for the sake of argument, let's entertain another explanation... that Laura Bush is perhaps exactly as she seems...
That is to say she is a robot.

Is it possible that the First Lady (hereafter referred to by her factory name, the FLOTUS2000), a former librarian, could possibly undertake the monumental task of understanding and computing the necessary data to make such a trip worthwhile, simultaneously maintaining a grueling schedule, all-the-while managing the stressful task of public relations work that is required of so high-profile a personality?!

Certainly not. But a robot could.
Let's just sit back and think about that.

Either way, FLOTUS2000, we salute you.
Thanks for giving Zambia your attention.
(I'll post a picture later, if I ever find one, for your examination.)

2 Comments:

At 5:45 PM, Blogger Grace said...

in a monotone I am a former librarian...

O I hope that my choral singing
does better than a robot's
when we go overseas
today....

the anti-F2
Grace

 
At 5:50 PM, Blogger Ned said...

Wow grace that was the fastest comment response ever! Good luck in Ireland, safe travels, and drink a guiness for me.

 

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