The politics of porcini

This or a parliament session?
The answer is obvious!

I came across this amusing article today. Long story short, Claudio Burlando, an Italian politician, skipped a parliament session in order to go foraging for ceps in the woods near his home village. And how did he get caught? By tweeting the pictures of two basketfuls that he brought home.

Once the secret was out, the scandal picked up with true Italian passion and, I must add, equally true political absurdity. The incident was characterised as "shameful", "scandalous" and "a vigorous controversy". Hey, we are talking about porcini here! It's not prostitution, drugs or corruption. Keep things in perspective, for goodness sake.

Reading further, I learned that A) signor Burlando booked his day off weeks in advance, because it was the date of his annual family reunion; and B) the parliament session was convened at a very short notice, on a day when it is not normally held.

What can I say. All evidence considered, I fully approve of his behaviour. And as for his fuming colleagues - I'm sure they are just jealous of his haul. I know I am!

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