Have you heard it all yet? No? OK, then here is something to put in your pipe and smoke for yucks. Via Huffington we have this bit of idiocy:
Israeli Selfie From Miss Universe Contest Causes Stir In Lebanon
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A Israeli beauty queen's selfie has caused a stir in Lebanon, with some Lebanese saying their country's contestant at the Miss Universe pageant should be stripped of her title for consorting with the enemy.
Miss Israel Doron Matalon posted a photo of herself and Miss Lebanon Saly Greige smiling together at pageant preparations in Miami, where the winner will be picked on January 25.
The two countries are technically at war, although the border has been largely quiet since their 2006 conflict. The Lebanese risk prison if they call or travel to Israel and all Israeli products are banned in Lebanon.
Some Lebanese have demanded on social media that Greige lose her title for contacts with a citizen of the enemy state…...
Can there be anything sillier in this silly season than a pair of beauty pageant contestants causing a diplomatic brouhaha over a selfie? What a microcosm of idiocy and failure to connect. When geopolitics reaches into the make-believe world of beauty pageants, then we know we are doomed.