Well this is awkward.
Eh.
I .. uh.
Okay, look – I’m not really Norwegian. Did I say I was? I’m from .. Sweden. Yes, Sweden. Or Denmark. Never mind where. I don’t know this “Torbjørn Jagland” of whom you speak. Never heard of him. Or this “Nobel Committee”. Oslo, you say? Yes I’ve heard of Oslo. Somewhere near Iceland?
I need to go .. and .. do that thing now. Yes. In that city where I live, which isn’t Oslo.
WTF. What has he done to deserve the Peace Prize? My wife, who is an American, called me from Sweden (where she is spending the weekend) and told me the news. She was as baffled as I was.
Well, at least we get to see Bruce Springsteen play. He’s almost a sure bet for the concert gig.
Oh c’mon! He represents HOPE!
Hope – right. Hope.
Cue The Who – “Won’t Get Fooled Again.”