Banana?

You can bet, as I did, with 1000 to 1 odds, that Obama will utter the word 'banana' or 'Angela Merkel' in his inaugural address tomorrow. If you bet one dollar on each, you could win two thousand dollars if he slips in a phrase like: "I found the banana of Angela Merkel, and returned it to her promptly, which is only the start in a new era of bilateral diplomacy and strengthened American soft power through confidence-building gestures."

Or, "The burgeoning German-American banana trade, facilitated by Chancellor Angela Merkel and the creation of new American trade envoys, signals the beginnings of anti-protectionism in American trade policy, which I advocate in recognition of the integral part unencumbered global market participation plays in today's economy."

Say it, Obama. Say banana. Do it for America.