George Carlin
Greece
Jesus Christ! You Can't Blaspheme in Greece?
Of all the silly laws – and there are plenty, such as one in Massachusetts which says that a mourner at a wake may eat no more than three sandwiches – it’s pretty hard to beat blasphemy, which makes...
Economy
The Greek Problem: The Grating Sense of Entitlement
ATHENS - After a foggy night of Eurovision wailing, listening to twin dancing Irish robots keening, ballads in everything from Serbian to Lithuanian, and Greece’s Aphrodisiac entry coming up limp, I was awakened at 8 a.m. by the blaring...
Economy
Greece’s Deal with the Devils: Did Anybody Read this Thing?
ATHENS – At least he didn’t say the dog ate the memorandum or go “hummana hummana hummana" while looking sheepish and wiping his face, like Jackie Gleason’s portrayal of Ralph Kramden confronted by wife Alice when he screwed up...