Never failed, never tried.

He was a life time employee. In the end he was appointed as a manager of an insolvent company. He never failed. He never tried.

The Numbers

Everybody knows but nobody tell

Everybody knows that Mr. Papademos is here to manage Greece's full default. But nobody tells.

Depreciation

The Greek state depreciates its citizens in a systematic basis. And they consent.

The dome

A dome is a difficult construction. All forces concentrate at exactly one point: the top. Any material will crack under enormous pressure. However there is an ingenious solution. The hole. You open a hole around the top and you put an iron ring. Thus, the static forces cancel each other before they reach a unique point.

The Greek deficit functions exactly as this hole.

Barbarians

If they oust us, what they would become without barbarians?

Tragedy of the commons

In Greece there is no any notion of common interest. The tragedy of the commons is an everyday music carpet.

Surprise

Hence surprise. The partners should have known better.