Cui Bono?
In today’s online Times, Rod Little writes in his column:
The G8 might be better rechristened the G9, since an inevitable presence at these convocations is the People’s Republic of Bono. Perhaps he should have a seat on the United Nations security council, too.
Now, if you’ll bear with me – and I promise that I’m only slightly digressing:
The story goes that once, at some party, Robert Graves said, Jesus Christ lived to the age of 80, went to China and discovered spaghetti.
One of the other guests then asked him, In which gospel do we learn that Jesus Christ discovered spaghetti?
In no gospel. Graves answered; It’s simply a matter of common knowledge.
I’m not sure I’d like to hang around long enough to see Bono reach that venerable age – but since he seems to think he is a kind of upbeat remake of the Son of Man (with designer specs) it would be nice if he’d make haste to follow in J.C.’s footsteps and simply sod off to China and go discover spaghetti or something.
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