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Obama Obviously Has A New Watch, Says Brown

PRESIDENT Obama clearly has a new watch and is fascinated with it, Gordon Brown revealed last night.

Following his first meeting with the new president Mr Brown said Britain and the United States must work together to create a new age of global stability where everyone can have a watch as nice as that.

The prime minister added: "I was making some very insightful points about Fred Goodwin's pension, but he just kept looking at that watch and I'm thinking, 'gosh, it must be a really good one'.

"Eventually I asked him if I could have a look at it but he said no, it was a special watch they only give to presidents and astronauts and that I might break it.

"I pointed out that I don't break things and that all of my watches have been broken by an extraordinary combination of global circumstances."

The prime minister said it was unfortunate a planned press conference had been cancelled due to 'a pack of Alaskan timber wolves on the White House lawn' but dismissed claims he had been snubbed, adding: "He knew my first name. Does he know your first name? I didn't think so."

Despite the distraction of his new watch Mr Obama did find time to send a series of Twitter messages including, 'oh fuck, why did i agree to this?', 'should have met the french guy instead' and 'note to pentagon – phone me now and pretend it's really important'.

Meanwhile Mr Brown again stressed the British economy is nothing to do with him and published a list of people who were to blame including Alan Milburn, Geoffrey Howe, former Eastender Michelle Gayle and K-9, the robot dog from Doctor Who.

My Big Gap Year

I dreamed of following in the footsteps of crotchety Mongoloid trouble-maker, Genghis Khan. But I was really rather disappointed with what I found. For a start, Ulan Bator is surprisingly low on cannibals and many of the men don't even have beards. Not even the smattering of dirt that covers most things could cheer me up. And it got even worse when I arrived at the Mighty Khan guest house in the centre of town and found it crammed with brawny American students. This was NOT what I had in mind. I thought things had perked up when I heard a disgruntled local getting things off his chest with a spot of throat-singing out the back of the bin house, but it turned out it was just a pissed Frenchman being sick.

The next day, I got on a bus for outer Mongolia, only alighting when I saw a goat in the road. This was more like it! The streets were utterly filthy and the locals looked pretty much suicidal as they trudged around in the snow. I finally found a place that sold food, where I could have my authentic taste of Mongolia.  But instead of bison balls or some other gruesome snack that Genghis might've enjoyed, the old lady gave me a bowl of hot water with a piece of onion in it. The final straw came when she pointed at the bowl and proclaimed it 'Americanski soup!'. Was she drunk? No wonder Genghis was so furious all the time. Now I totally understand why he ate all those people.

Back at the hostel, I asked the Americans if they'd discovered the real Mongolia. I learned that they'd come to Ulan Bator on the Trans Siberian Express. The journey had taken two whole weeks of boozing to stay alive plus they'd eaten a yak! I HAD to go back with them. "You'll need a Russian visa!" they said. "Coming right up!" I replied. But when I went to the visa office at the train station, the woman wandered off into the backroom as soon as I said 'Hello'. I rang the bell for about 20 minutes and then she came back and hissed, "Go away, stupid foreigner!".

I don't get it. Are all people from Mongolia such mannerless crusties who run around misrepresenting America and its many soups? They'll be laughing on the other side of their bizarre little faces when the whole country gets nuked by nearby North Korea. And that is what makes North Korea the greatest country in the world.

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