Blue Suede Shoe

Julia Gillard lost her (size 36 blue suede) shoe on Australia Day yesterday when her security detail dragged her away from what is now being described by the media as a "mob" of Aboriginal Australian protestors. The activists behind the protest have seized on this opportunity to air their grievance.

The Prime Minister can have her shoe back, they say, if she comes and picks it up in person:

"Julia will be eligible to make a shoe title claim which will take approximately 20 years or more before this is seriously considered. This will be dependant on Julia being able to show continuous connection with the shoe. This may be difficult to prove as she will not have had the shoe for 20 years. Julia will also have to provide evidence she is a full-blooded shoe owner. ... A very formal handback ceremony due to the great importance, will be held to return the stolen shoe in return for the stolen land."

OUCH.