The
Daily Gyro
Updated
Daily on
Greek Time
April 18, 2005
-
The exemption for mandatory military service extended to Greek Orthodox Clergy
in Greece will soon end. Greek men are obligated to complete a year of military
service but priests and monks have been thus far exempt from this duty. Two
questions spring to mind: 1) Will the traditional long beard be allowed in a
typically clean-cut institution? and, 2) How many grenade launchers do you
think you can hide in a priest’s robe?
-
An Australian jury has convicted 63-year-old Peter Kanaris for conning
investors out of $200,000 by claiming that he was selling a property worth $100
million on the Greek island of Kos. We don’t know who’s dumber, the investors
who believed Kanaris’ promises of doubling their money after selling the
property, or Kanaris himself who gambled their money at an Australian Casino? A
$100 million dollar property on Kos? Are we sure he wasn’t trying to sell the
whole island? Kanaris faces a possible six-year prison sentence.
-
Greek Public Order Minister Giorgos Voulgarakis’ office announced last week
that Greek police will use the experience they acquired in training for last
year’s Olympics to train other Balkan and Eastern Mediterranean security
forces. The new Inter-Balkan and Mediterranean Security Studies and Training
Center will offer training and seminars in coordinating other countries’ forces
to fight organized crime and terrorism. Also offered at the center will be
courses entitled, “Blimp Surveillance – Spying on Topless Beaches from 500
Feet,” and the advanced course, “Mediterranean Beach Undercover Ops – How to
Hide the Fact You’re Packing Heat.”
-
In more news of other countries using Greece as a state-level party planner,
the President of South Africa has asked for Greece’s help in preparing for its
hosting of the 2010 World Cup. In return, Greece is asking for South Africa’s
help in building golf courses. (Greece currently only has three golf courses.)
We thought this was a joke as well when we first read it, but John Economides,
Greek ambassador to South Africa summarized this deal as follows: "Greece is
becoming a big tourist destination for all the countries in Europe and one
thing it lacks is golf courses, and as you know, South Africa is a golfing
destination and could help us develop these [golf courses] which will attract
substantial tourism.” We’re sorry but going to Greece to play golf is like
going to Red Lobster for steak.
Other Servings of The Daily Gyro
06/30/2010
08/31/2009
08/03/2009
03/25/2009
08/28/2008
08/27/2008
08/13/2008
04/02/2008
03/25/2008
08/30/2007
08/14/2007
03/05/2007
02/14/2007
01/22/2007
11/06/2006
10/02/2006
09/18/2006
09/04/2006
09/01/2006
08/14/2006
07/13/2006
07/10/2006
06/25/2006
06/05/2006
05/03/2006
04/04/2006
03/22/2006
02/21/2006
01/30/2006
01/17/2006
01/11/2006
01/09/2006
01/05/2006
01/04/2006
12/12/2005
11/28/2005
11/16/2005
10/31/2005
10/17/2005
10/03/2005
09/12/2005
09/02/2005
08/29/2005
08/10/2005
07/27/2005
07/13/2005
07/06/2005
06/27/2005
06/13/2005
05/23/2005
05/16/2005
05/06/2005
05/02/2005
04/25/2005
04/18/2005
04/13/2005
04/08/2005
04/06/2005
04/04/2005
04/01/2005
03/30/2005
03/28/2005
03/25/2005
03/23/2005
Read
past feature articles.
