My apologies if this has been posted previously. It came from the "Escape Artist" magazine and seemed germane to the political posts below
There’s an old saying about Colombia,
“When God was creating the world, He put gold into South Africa, some was left over, so He threw it into Colombia.
"He put coal into Appalachia, but there was some left over, so He threw it into Colombia.
"Then God distributed minerals like Iron and Nickel, again there were some left over, so He threw them into Colombia.
"Brazil received tropical fruits and Emeralds, there were some of these left over too, so He threw them into Colombia.
"The Middle East got a pot full of oil; the remainder God poured into Colombia.
"Flowers went into the South Pacific islands, there were some of these left over as well, so He threw them into Colombia."
"Wait a minute," a watching angel said to God. "Do you realize that you’re making Colombia one of the most powerful nations on earth?"
"Yes," God replied, "but don’t worry, I haven’t given them their politics yet."
