Perhaps the upside of the economic and eurozone crash is the fact it is lifting leader such as Silvio Berlusconi out of the power they've craved and gained for so many years.
Berlusconi is unique. And not necessarily for a good reason - but here follows some of the absolutely bonkers, crazy, and totally bizarre stories that you may have missed in his tenure.
5. Calling Angela Merkel an un****able larda***
So, you've driven your country on the brink of collapse economically. Your only hope is to get a bail out. Who could possibly bail you out and help you out of this mess? That's right, Germany can. So, when you meet the leader of the country that can get you out of the brown stuff, be polite. But that's just not the Berlusconi way! Of course Silvio, go on, say what you think of Angela Merkel. A what? An un****able lard****? Remarkable. After calling Barack Obama 'suntanned' a few years back (no joke), this is a great gaffe.
4. Meglio 'na Canzone
Oh, sing it Silvio. Berlusconi used to be a cruiseship crooner, another tremendous true fact. And he was supposed to release his latest album this past week, until this inconvenient economic collapse happened. But Meglio 'na Canzone is just a taste of what the man is capable of. 'No flaws, like mad I wanted to see you' is one of the lyrics, and a translation suggest he also mentions students - which is something I will not mention myself...we'll leave that to the judges.
3. Berlusconi takes Milan Cathedral to the face
Ever the showman, he took it like a man. It was shocking, pretty unpleasant but he probably had it coming to him. A member of the public, through crowds, managed to launch a miniature model of Milan Cathedral and managed to catch Silvio square in the face. No doubt an incredible shot, but also a pretty horrible attack. Berlusconi took it to the face, and still stayed on his feet, seeming to want to find the guy and take him down. Wow.
2. Getting told off by HRH Queen Elizabeth II
Incredible scenes at Buckingham Palace during the G20 summit when taking a photo, our man Berlusconi calls out to Barack Obama. Too loud for Her Majesty, and rightly so. You don't mess with Q-Tip, especially in her own back yard. The exchange went along the lines of:
Silvio: "OBAMA, OBAMA"
Queen, turning to Berlusconi: "Why do you have to talk so loud?"
The video is here, and so worth a watch. I've never seen the Queen agitated before.
1. Berlusconi buys new penis for office statue
Without doubt his finest moment in office. Berlusconi had a statue in his office (funny enough), but it was a traditional, Italian statue, and it was sadly wangless. The 1800 year old Mars sculpture took up residence in Silvio's office, and apparently his gentleman veg fell off in AD175. So, in November 2010, Berlusconi looked up at it once, and must have thought, "Something's missing."
Now, we all know about Berlusconi's penchant for his own johnson, but he must have been keen on restoring Mars' to restore it to it's former glory. So he got it a new one.
On the Italian taxpayer.
Oh yes, it gets worse. Using €70,000 of Italian taxpayers money, he didn't dig into his own coffers, he took it on expenses! Among the features of the new wang included it also being retractable. Magnetic, Silvio could decide from day-to-day whether it was on, or off.
Silvio Berlusconi. May be in jail in a couple of months, but you have to wonder if that will ever stop him being a barmy man.
Berlusconi is unique. And not necessarily for a good reason - but here follows some of the absolutely bonkers, crazy, and totally bizarre stories that you may have missed in his tenure.
5. Calling Angela Merkel an un****able larda***
So, you've driven your country on the brink of collapse economically. Your only hope is to get a bail out. Who could possibly bail you out and help you out of this mess? That's right, Germany can. So, when you meet the leader of the country that can get you out of the brown stuff, be polite. But that's just not the Berlusconi way! Of course Silvio, go on, say what you think of Angela Merkel. A what? An un****able lard****? Remarkable. After calling Barack Obama 'suntanned' a few years back (no joke), this is a great gaffe.
4. Meglio 'na Canzone
Oh, sing it Silvio. Berlusconi used to be a cruiseship crooner, another tremendous true fact. And he was supposed to release his latest album this past week, until this inconvenient economic collapse happened. But Meglio 'na Canzone is just a taste of what the man is capable of. 'No flaws, like mad I wanted to see you' is one of the lyrics, and a translation suggest he also mentions students - which is something I will not mention myself...we'll leave that to the judges.
3. Berlusconi takes Milan Cathedral to the faceEver the showman, he took it like a man. It was shocking, pretty unpleasant but he probably had it coming to him. A member of the public, through crowds, managed to launch a miniature model of Milan Cathedral and managed to catch Silvio square in the face. No doubt an incredible shot, but also a pretty horrible attack. Berlusconi took it to the face, and still stayed on his feet, seeming to want to find the guy and take him down. Wow.
2. Getting told off by HRH Queen Elizabeth II
Incredible scenes at Buckingham Palace during the G20 summit when taking a photo, our man Berlusconi calls out to Barack Obama. Too loud for Her Majesty, and rightly so. You don't mess with Q-Tip, especially in her own back yard. The exchange went along the lines of:
Silvio: "OBAMA, OBAMA"
Queen, turning to Berlusconi: "Why do you have to talk so loud?"
The video is here, and so worth a watch. I've never seen the Queen agitated before.
1. Berlusconi buys new penis for office statue
Without doubt his finest moment in office. Berlusconi had a statue in his office (funny enough), but it was a traditional, Italian statue, and it was sadly wangless. The 1800 year old Mars sculpture took up residence in Silvio's office, and apparently his gentleman veg fell off in AD175. So, in November 2010, Berlusconi looked up at it once, and must have thought, "Something's missing."
Now, we all know about Berlusconi's penchant for his own johnson, but he must have been keen on restoring Mars' to restore it to it's former glory. So he got it a new one.
On the Italian taxpayer.
Oh yes, it gets worse. Using €70,000 of Italian taxpayers money, he didn't dig into his own coffers, he took it on expenses! Among the features of the new wang included it also being retractable. Magnetic, Silvio could decide from day-to-day whether it was on, or off.
Silvio Berlusconi. May be in jail in a couple of months, but you have to wonder if that will ever stop him being a barmy man.
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