Switzerland · Geneva
The Genevois edition
Has seen every head of state on earth drive past in a motorcade. Is impressed by none of them.
The very stable genius
Original: “….Actually, throughout my life, my two greatest assets have been mental stability and being, like, really smart. Crooked Hillary Clinton also played these cards very hard and, as everyone knows, went down in flames. I went from VERY successful businessman, to top T.V. Star….. ….to President of the United States (on my first try). I think that would qualify as not smart, but genius….and a very stable genius at that!”
Genevois, in the original
Bon, écoutez. Il paraît que certains s’interrogent sur ma santé mentale. À Genève, on accueille chaque semaine des chefs d’État persuadés d’être des génies, donc je comprends la confusion.
Mais moi, j’ai le dossier : une entreprise, la télévision, la présidence du premier coup. Un parcours qu’on présenterait volontiers en conférence au Palais des Nations, entre deux cafés à six francs cinquante.
Génie stable ? Disons stable comme le Jet d’eau : cent quarante mètres de haut, et on le coupe dès qu’il y a un peu de bise.
The English adaptation
Right, listen. Apparently some people have doubts about my mental health. In Geneva we host a head of state every week who is convinced he’s a genius, so I can see how people get confused.
But I’ve got the paperwork: a business, television, the presidency on the first try. The kind of career you’d present at a conference at the UN, between two coffees at seven dollars each.
A stable genius? Let’s say stable like Geneva’s famous fountain: 140 metres high, and switched off the moment there’s a bit of wind.
Draft: awaiting review by a local speaker