There is a great story in today’s edition of the Guardian about a scandal engulfing Pakistan’s politicians and senior public servants many of whom have apparently lied about having university degrees. Here is the killer paragraph that made me laugh:

“As the media and courts focus on the fake degrees, the tension is starting to tell. On Tuesday the chief minister of Balochistan issued a rebuke to reporters. “A degree is a degree! Whether fake or genuine, it’s a degree! It makes no difference!” said Nawab Aslam Raisani, who claims to have a master’s in political science.”