Congo Demands $500 Billion From Norway

**Amroth** · August 27, 2009, 01:58 PM

Looks like everyone is trying to cash in on something that should have been a tragic incident in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but is quickly turning into a farce. Two Norwegian citizens, Tjostolv Moland and Joshua French, stand accused of murdering a Congolese cab driver in the middle of the jungle - the Norwegians claim they were only witnesses to an attempted robbery which left their driver dead and themselves on the run.

The men are accused of being spies for the Norwegian government (sent by King Harald V himself according to one attorney) hence the demand for $500 billion, which is about 3038 billion NOK. It's not only the Congolese government who are trying to cash in on the case, however; everyone from the two "witnesses" ($10 million each) and the driver's family ($17 million) to the guy who owned the car ($1 million) and the leader of the union the driver was a part of ($3 million) are trying to get paid.

Source: dagbladet.no (English Google translation)

**Nikos** · August 27, 2009, 02:02 PM

500 BILLION!? The DRC is off it's rocker.

**Carach** · September 08, 2009, 10:59 AM

Originally Posted by Nikos

500 BILLION!? The DRC is off it's rocker.

africans.....apparently the largest donations in humanitarian aid just isnt enough

personally, im interested in finding out the motives for this secret war between the two countries. Norway and congo are of course major players on the world stage.

**eggthief** · August 27, 2009, 02:02 PM

Hopefully the Norwegian government has some good hagglers employed.

**DekuTrash** · August 27, 2009, 02:08 PM

Pay them in Zimbabwe dollars
Finish it off in five easy payments

**2-D Ron** · August 31, 2009, 03:59 PM

Originally Posted by DekuTrash

Pay them in Zimbabwe dollars
Finish it off in five easy payments

BAHHH!!! This is much simpler!

**Count Froody** · August 27, 2009, 02:08 PM

The world never ceases to amaze with greater examples of ridiculous stupidity every day

**MathiasOfAthens** · August 27, 2009, 02:09 PM

Norway has oil, I think the King can afford it, its like chump change, or they can invade the country, cant be too hard.

**Erik** · August 27, 2009, 02:12 PM

Remind me of:

Do the Congolese even know how much 500 Billion is?

**DekuTrash** · August 27, 2009, 02:13 PM

Originally Posted by Erik

Do the Congolese even know how much 500 Billion is?

Five of these

**Amroth** · August 27, 2009, 04:01 PM

Originally Posted by Erik

Remind me of:

I see that and raise you:

**Dr. Croccer** · August 27, 2009, 04:11 PM

Originally Posted by Amroth

I see that and raise you:

How in the hell could you have found a picture of a suited black guy sitting in what seems to be an presidential office, making the Dr-Evil face (WITH RING OMG), with a shoppable name plate, and shop it, save it and upload it, in a matter of minutes?

**Amroth** · August 27, 2009, 04:12 PM

Originally Posted by Dr. Croccer

How in the hell could you find a picture of a suited black guy sitting in what seems to be an presidential office, making the Dr-Evil face, with a shoppable name plate, and shop it, save it and upload it, in a matter of minutes?

I didn't shop it myself - I got it here.

**Dr. Croccer** · August 27, 2009, 04:16 PM

Originally Posted by Amroth

I didn't shop it myself - I got it here.

Oh.

Even then!

**Erik** · August 27, 2009, 04:21 PM

Originally Posted by Amroth

I see that and raise you:

We have a winner.

**danzig** · August 27, 2009, 02:13 PM

Ha, its like they tried to think of the biggest number they could and just threw it out there...its Dr Evil a gazillion, trillion dollars like.

*oops Erik said it first*