January 21, 2008
Reactions to the Stock Market Plunge Around the World

Jake Goldman | Bio

Bombay: Spontaneous Bollywood Musicals break out in the street. The bad kind.

Netherlands: Giant ogres emerge from caves, rip out windmills and battle with them.

United Kingdom: Queen declares state of emergency, tries to escape the crisis with jet-pack given to her as a gift from Christopher Lloyd, from the set of Back to the Future. She crashes into the wall.

Berlin: Wall is reconstructed. Plans for a second Holocaust are hazy but in the works.

Paris: Mimes riot in the streets and loot imaginary stores.

Japan: Thousands of natives come together to form a giant, Voltron-like beast, challenge Netherlands ogres to fight and subsequently, both Voltron and the Ogres are cast on American Gladitors. Most contestants die.

Luxembourg: Nation-wide pillow fight!!!

Antarctica: Prime Minster sobs uncontrollably. Not because of the financial calamity.He's just real lonely. And his seal like, JUST died last night. Sucks.

Russia: Nothing yet. Expect a rise in snuff-films, though. Trust me.