President Obama and Gordon Brown are shown a time machine which can see 100
years into the future.
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They both decide to test it by asking a question each.
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President Obama goes first:
"What will the USA be like in 100 years time"
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The machine whirrs and beeps and goes into action and gives him a
printout, he reads it out:
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"The country is in good hands under the new president, crime is
non-existent, there is no conflict, the economy is healthy. There are no
worries"
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Gordon Brown thinks "It's not bad this time machine, I'll have a bit of
that" so he asks:
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"What will Britain be like in 100 years time?"
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The machine whirrs and beeps and goes into action, and he gets a printout.
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But he just stares at it.
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"Come on Gordon" says Obama, "Tell us what it says"
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"I can't! It's all in Arabic!"
years into the future.
>
They both decide to test it by asking a question each.
>
President Obama goes first:
"What will the USA be like in 100 years time"
>
The machine whirrs and beeps and goes into action and gives him a
printout, he reads it out:
>
"The country is in good hands under the new president, crime is
non-existent, there is no conflict, the economy is healthy. There are no
worries"
>
Gordon Brown thinks "It's not bad this time machine, I'll have a bit of
that" so he asks:
>
"What will Britain be like in 100 years time?"
>
The machine whirrs and beeps and goes into action, and he gets a printout.
>
But he just stares at it.
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"Come on Gordon" says Obama, "Tell us what it says"
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"I can't! It's all in Arabic!"
