Prince George: three days old and already sold
Today The Vancouver Sun reminded readers of an email an Abbotsford Councillor named Simon Gibson sent a year ago to city officials of Prince George, BC.
He informed them that the name of their city was "musty" and "lifeless," and that they should consider changing it.
Today The Prince George Citizen is singing a different tune. The front page of today's paper says that naming the Duke of Cambridge George has brought the city "a wealth of opportunity."
Also in the Sun, Matthew Fisher says the economic boost provided by the birth of the royal baby has been estimated at a half billion pounds.
Further, he asks, could Britain's tourism-dependent economy survive without the monarchy?
'Scuse me? Am I the only one that thinks this is just plain daft? Sure, it's great that William and Kate have a healthy child.
But isn't all this talk about using the poor little fellow as financial boost to Prince George and estimating his economic value to Britain just another proof of human irrationality?
We thought that Hollywood hype was over the top. Can it top this?