The secretary general of the UN decided to have a report-writing
contest for the various Western ambassadors. The subject was to
be arbitrary, and the titles of the report should reflect something
of the character of the representative nation.
The Secretary General decided on the topic: elephants. A coupls
of days later, he received the various reports. The titles were
as follows:
France: "Elephants -- a love story."
England: "Elephants and their effect on the British Empire."
USA: "How to build the biggest, bestest, fastest and most
expensive elephant!"
Canada: "Elephants: a federal or provincial matter?"
(From the "Rest" of RHF)