Peter O’Neill – Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea
The national bird of Papua New Guinea is the Raggiana Bird-of-paradise, seen here adorning the arm of prime minister Peter O’Neill, who is, of course, in is underpants. O’Neill’s first act as prime minister was to establish a new national holiday, named Repentance Day. Many Papua New Guineans expressed confusion over the exact purpose of the day, as on the one hand, it’s a day off work, on the other it must be spent expressing sincere regret.
Confusion is commonplace in Papua New Guinea, a nation occupying half of the world’s second largest island, alongside Indonesia. It plays host to over 700 native tongues, but with a population just short of 7 million, that leaves over 6.8 million natives with no tongue at all. Presumably they communicate by sharing tongues, a tiresome activity, with a single day off a year on which to regret this sorry set of circumstances.
Former businessman, Peter O’Neill now joins World Leaders in Their Underpants where his many fellow heads of state will be keen to meet his splendid feathery mascot.
