Welcome to the latest addition to The Gurgler’s line up of stories and opinion – The Gurgler Six Pack.
Each week, or whenever we can be bothered, we’ll take a topic or event out of the esky that we wish to open the lid on and serve up six of our finest servings on the matter.
They won’t be Crown Lager or Crown Larger quality, nor will they be OP Rum above the top shelf quality either. They will be as you expect from The Gurgler – barely amusing, reasonably lame, yet surprisingly obscure or forgotten and hardly relevant to the main topic.
It is a punter’s race after all, and we try and give the punters what they want.
Here’s this week’s Six Pack:
BACK UP G20 NATIONS
The G20 sure was exciting, all that fuss for a handful of nations to have photos taken, and the occasional chinwag. But are the 20 nations invited the best that could possibly be?
For your consideration we offer up an alternative six countries we think should be placed on standby for next time to liven up proceedings.
ICELAND
With a capital city few can pronounce, a country very few could locate, and a volcanic system that can ground the entire European aviation industry, Iceland surely wields unknown power and is more interesting than South Korea.
COLOMBIA
Surely a country that produces as much coffee and cocaine as Colombia to the myriad of behind the scenes public servants deserves a say in proceedings of the G20.
ZIMBABWE
With many nations having presidents and prime ministers that most people have either forgotten or didn’t know in the first place, who wouldn’t want to recognise a familiar face amongst the handshakes. The conference also wouldn’t lack for interest.
NORTH KOREA
Same as above, but with added nutbag.
ANTARCTICA
With Climate change all over the G20 conference, why not allow the area on Earth which will be most affected a say on the the future policy. Sure the penguins they send may not be able to speak a language that can be translated, but they can peck yes or no or quack to any motion moved.
LIECHTENSTEIN OR LUXEMBOURG
Because we only came up with five originally but wanted to stick with the Six theme for future ones. Five pack doesn’t have the same ring.