Hugo Gone Bananas

I must interrupt this photoblog with some news from latin America. In case you didn't know it, Hugo has gone bananas. In fact, looking at this photo, I am reminded of the dictator in the Woody Allen movie "Bananas" after their revolution. I've updated some of the dialogue of the movie bananas to fit the above image.

Bananas Revisited:

(To Chavez)

Fielding Mellish: At last this country can finally bask in the sunshine of a true democracia. Where no man is better than the next and there's equal opportunity. Respect for law and order.

Hugo Chavez: Right now, l am the law.

Fielding Mellish: But soon we'll hold elections, let the people choose their leaders and you can voluntarily step down and return to your simple farming. What's the matter? You look glassy-eyed.

Hugo Chavez: These people are peasants. They are too ignorant to vote.

Fielding Mellish: But they have common sense.

Hugo Chavez: l am the ruler of this country. There will be no elections until l decree it.

(Chavez then appears before the Venezuelan public during his television show, “Hello Mr. President”)

Hugo Chavez: Hear me. I am your new president. From this day on, the official language of Venezuela will be Swedish.

Silence.

ln addition to that, all citizens will be required to change their underwear every half hour. Underwear will be worn on the outside so we can check.

Furthermore, all children under 15 years old are now 15 years old.