The shoulder to shoulder statue

George gave a special welcome to his guest of honour, Tony, at his first State of the Nation address. This was punctuated by thunderous applause and a seemingly endless standing ovation.

Tony beamed. How did I get here, he thought. This is so surreal. But little did he know that George had more in store for him.

He was simply gobsmacked and amazed when George announced that, on behalf of the people of the US, he would be giving the newly-built Shoulder to Shoulder Statue to the people of Great Britain.

It would be a SYMBIOTIC gesture to the world of the two countries's shared value, democracy, and a lasting CEMENTSHIP of their Special Relationship.

Tony immediately envisioned the magnificent portrait of him and his sidekick perched shoulder to shoulder on a giant pedestal overlooking the Canary wharf, and thought, "thats what I'm talking about."

To avoid the eyes of the green eyed monsters and terrorists action, George confided to Tony during the break, that the statue would be transported by his newly designed Eart-Marine. It would have been unwise to let it travel by sea, air or above the earth, under the circumstances, he pointed out to Tony.

However, because the Eart-Marine was the first of its kind and therefore a technical work in progress, it seriously lacked precision. The only thing George knew about the special delivery in certainty, was that it would appear somewhere in London, anytime.

Just keep your eyes peeled and stack up on some reliable digging MEMORABLIA, he advised Tony. You see, the Eart-Marine was designed to emerge just below the surface of the earth in the, interest of safety.

That meant a whole lot of frequent and random digging would be neccesary. Oh, there was another element of precision about it; it was more likely to surface on a major thoroughfare.

Well, its been ages now since George proudly confirmed to Tony that the Shoulder to Shoulder statue had departed from the depth of the United States's earth. However, the only thing Tony's aides have found so far is a relic of the past; an unexploded WW2 bomb.

"If it's worth having my friend", admonished George to Tony on msn, just before the latters departure from office, "it's worth waiting for."

"So shall we keep digging George?"

"Come on Tony, what do you think?"

"We have dugged up most thoroughfares in the capital already, in recent times, George."

"Until the statue DERIVE below your surface and is found", George advised, you must not stop redigging."

"I get you, George."