Shortly after this photograph was taken, Jose Manuel Barroso,

European Commission President, uttered an ancient Spanish

curse and then burst into a million shards.

A beehive of activity, the European Parliament voted

overwhelmingly today in favor of more honey.

Javier Solana, Secretary-General of the European Union, is

seeking a restraining order against the Star of Bethlehem,

which, he claims, has been stalking him ever since he made

a flippant remark about the Baby Jesus.