Tuesday, December 23, 2008
HIGH ROLLERS IN THE BIG CASINO
My aunt gave my wife and I a subscription to Newsweek this year, and the first issue arrived today. Normally I would have ignored it, but the theme of the issue and the names on the cover are very telling--and the imagery of the photo illustration (complete with roulette wheel) leaves no doubt. Newsweek is giving us the list of patrons in the Big Casino--though some names are missing, some mentioned here are playing quarter slots, and others, like Osama Bin Laden, cashed in their chips some time ago. And who's the Croupier? (Click on the image for a detailed view.)
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Well that is special. Nothing like subtlety to keep the mystery going. But I see they have a special casino. They get to bet everyone else's farm and if they win they keep it. If they lose they don't lose a thing, they just go have lunch. Everybody else loses. It's little wonder they've had to resort to secret decoder rings and hand signals to communicate. If they were as subtle in words as this beautifully done piece of artwork, they'd have lost their heads a long time ago.
Thanks, Ang. And it's so nice of Newsweek to give us a hint, if not a blueprint.
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