geeks
Early this morning I realised just how much of a politics geek I am.
I set my alarm to remind me of PMQ’s each week. I can name 90% of Kenyatta’s first cabinet without any problems. I can probably name 95% of Kenya’s cabinet today no problems. I know the names of all the MP’s for the places in which I have lived. In addition I know the official constituency names of all the places I have lived including my A-level school. In fact I know the exact percentage swing that turned it from a Tory stronghold to a Labour one.
I can name all American presidents from Woodrow Wilson and British Prime Ministers since Disraeli. I can name each and every African head of state at the time of independence. (Don’t try and fool me with Ethiopia!). I can tell you who was at the first OAU meeting and I can tell you the names of all past OAU secretary generals. I can tell you how many countries there are in the OAU, EU, UN and most of their capitals as well.
I know the different between a kulak and a gulag. I know on which side the Cossaks fought in the Russian revolution (both of them) and why people were scared of Stolypin’s necktie. I can tell you exactly how Stalin rose to power over more talented contemporaries such as Trotsky and recite the key points of Lenin’s April Theses. I know what Condalezza Rice did at university and what her thesis title was although strangely I do not know if she is married or not. (If you are as bad as me you’ll know why thinking about Russia automatically leads to Ms Rice.)
The last governor of Hong Kong? No problems. Last Governor of India? No problem. Current Governor-General of Jamaica? Easy peasy. First female head of state? Current female heads of state? Current female heads of government? No problem. etc etc etc.
I need a hobby and fast and if any of you need to beef up your phone-a-friend team on Who Wants to be a Millionaire, holla!
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5 comments Wednesday, February 4th, 2004 at 1:47 PM
