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-Short Attention Span Theater-
'Flying UN chair' lands in Moscow
2011-09-14
...and are it's arms tired.
BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- The handmade Palestinian UN chair continues its world tour in Moscow on Monday, where it was displayed at the Hall of the Warrior Glory.
Stand back everybody! No need to push and shove! Everybody will get to see it!
Hosted by Palestinian embassy staff, activists from the "Palestine deserves" campaign presented the chair at a reception attended by the ambassador of Costa Rica.
Proving that the ambassador of Costa Rica will go to anything that he's invited to...
"...mmmmmph... you guys gotta check out the kiwi and salmon dip..."
"We seek to present this hand-made symbolic UN chair for Palestine to the Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon, chairperson of the UN Security Council, and the General Assembly," said Ayman Subeih, a coordinator of the campaign.
Oh, boy! Does it really fly?
Only when the plastique padding is detonated.
The chair was commissioned by a Palestinian NGO which is hoping to rally support for the campaign to secure full UN membership for a Palestinian state when the General Assembly meets in New York later this month. Made from Jerusalem olive wood and upholstered in crushed velvet in the UN's trademark air force blue, the chair is embossed with the words: "Palestine's Right -- A full membership in the United Nations."
Don't worry, Ban Man. They can probably buff that right out so it don't clash with your drapes. And the velvet will probably be a nice match for your Elvis paintings...
"The wood came from an olive tree in Jerusalem, the olive tree being a symbol of Palestine,
Nah, it's the toddler in the suicide vest.
while the blue upholstery with white writing came from Nablus," said Sufian al-Qawasmi, the Hebron-based designer who supervised the project.
Pic at the link. I think they probably bought it at IKEA...
It doesn't look very comfortable. And clearly it was made from a very small olive tree. Those Palestinians aren't as generous as they're making out.
Posted by:tu3031

#5  Yokay, I'll bite, I KNOW FOR A FACT WHAT MR. BURNS + SMITHERS SAW TWAS A "FLYING PIG" OUT THEIR WINDOW, NOT A CHAIR???
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2011-09-14 21:39  

#4  Was looking for katyusha piping for legs, disappointed for what looks like a dentist waiting room chair.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2011-09-14 17:41  

#3  Funny how a few of the UN's very first actions were to solve the Palestinian/Kashmir/Cypress and Korean crisis. Good track record there. Very consistant.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2011-09-14 14:44  

#2  Where did the crab lice in the upholstery come from?
Posted by: Anonymoose   2011-09-14 10:43  

#1  Probably paid for with UN money, so that's significant, too.
Posted by: Bobby   2011-09-14 06:25  

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