Brussels Euro-types think they know how the joke ends, and are chortling already.
In the back-to-school spirit, here is a cribber's guide to the glum atmosphere.In one way the misery of Euro-types is misplaced.
Euro-types boast that the EU stands for stirring values like leadership on climate change or opposition to the death penalty.
When Euro-types denounced Ireland for voting no to the Lisbon treaty, he said most other countries would lose referendums on the same text.
Ask Euro-types for a memory of the twins who ran the government, Lech and Jaroslaw Kaczynski, and they are likely to recall the time when Jaroslaw, as prime minister, unsuccessfully demanded voting rights for his war dead.
The main causes, say the Euro-types, were Irish cockiness in an economic boom, ingratitude after decades of EU subsidies, a hopeless Yes campaign and, most important, ignorance of the treaty, made worse by the No campaign's lies.
She had finally been forced to say to him: "José Manuel, I support you but please leave me alone on this subject now".Such sniping goes down a treat with Euro-types in Brussels, many of whom are loud in their disdain for Mr Barroso.
GM pins a lot of hope on this Euro-type sedan.
For example, if you want to know what the exchange rate for $1,000 US to Euros is, type 1000 dollars to euros in any Google search bar and it will tell you the answer.
The wannabe Euro tifosi types generally are more intent on outscoring their off-field rivals than analysing the nuances of the two teams.
