Re: [nilesfunnies] Fw: Not sure whether to laugh or cry at this one.....

Alex Foster wrote:

> The Lord's Prayer contains 69 words,
> the Ten Commandments 297 words
> and the American Declaration of Independence 310 words.
> But the European Union directive on exporting duck eggs runs to 28,911
> words.

A friendly local MEP and former employer of mine replies:

This is

a. at least 25 years old

b. untrue, as far as duck eggs are concerned anyway

c. only the EU Directives are enforceable in law and therefore, knowing
human nature, need to lay down more details