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November 15, 2008

Godzilla, Mothra, and the G-20 Communique: The Shorter Version

I'm trying hard to read the entire G-20 communique -– what leaders propose to do so that global markets stop re-enacting Mothra vs. Godzilla, except with capitalism playing the part of a small island near Japan -- and it's taking years off my life while destroying my corneas. Insofar as I can tell, the shorter version is contained in these four bullet points:

• It's not you, it's me.
• If you change, I might love you more, but don't count on it.
• The IMF sucks.
• "Never" is open. How does that work for you?

And you knew this was coming, so here's the word cloud for the whole thing in its straight-outta-Brussels diplomatic-speak vagueness.

[via Wordle]

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