Now We Are Five

The Elgin Marbles The Elgin Marbles and the Brandenburg Gate The Elgin Marbles groaned: “it’s clear we’ve lost our ancient place. We’ve tried to get back home but no one hears. What really hurts the most is what’s occurring now: that man from Rome who heads the European Central Bank hopes QE will generate a boom, but who will buy Greek bonds? Berlin’s to thank for all our woes. It’s not our fault we’ve lived beyond our means. Our debt, our rank, are rated little higher than default, and as for this austerity - enough!”

But Berlin’s Gate replied “let’s call a halt to all this sorry wheedling and such stuff.

The value of the Euro wanes and waxes, and so you want to quit? I’ll call your bluff: it’s clear the bitter truth (let’s face the facts) is most of you have never paid your taxes.”

Darrell Barnes A Provisional Reply from the Parthenon Marbles Oh please sir, wept the sorry broken stones, Just tell us what our unpaid taxes are, and we will pay them. We will make no bones 164