Kyrgyzstan No Longer Hard to Spell
Interim governing counsel (l-r) Fred,
Sonny, Kurmanbek, and Fran of Curgistan
Having ousted unpopular President Askar Akayev,
the interim government, led by Kurmanbek Bakiyev, has voted by a margin of
three to one to change the spelling of it's name to Curgistan. The one
negative vote, cast by Fran Bvyrtzkoiev, was rescinded when she realized her
name would still rhyme.
"It's a reform that will be welcomed
throughout the country," said Bakiyev, "and one that's long overdue. No
longer will our people face the embarrassment of misspelling the name of our
great nation. It's very easy now, just like it sounds."
In other actions, the governing counsel also
voted to change their national anthem from "The Marching Feet of Kyrgyzstan"
to "Mack the Knife". |
