The First Golden Brioche Award for 2020

In normal times, Barfo waits until the end of the year to make a decision as to the winner of the year's Golden Brioche Award.

But these are not normal times.  Already there is a surfeit of incidents providing jaw-dropping examples of the imperviousness to reality of the ruling class.

First there was Senawhore Lindsay Graham worrying that a one time $1,200 check might "disinsentivize" wage slaves from working two or three jobs to keep nose just above water. 

Then there was the New York Slime columnist who wrote an article about the incidental pleasures of self-isolating and working at home, among which, we learn, are relaxing baths and pouring one's self a cool glass of wine....

While these benefits were being extolled in the nation's so-called paper of record, the Administration announced it was cutting back on food stamps for the poor and unemployed. 

Masks? Let them use scarves.

And we are not even through April.  At this rate, by the end of the year the one thing there will be more than enough of us is runner ups for the award.

But Nancy Peelousy has managed to trump all trumps, and it is hard to see how the Golden Brioche Aware could possibly go to anyone else.

As of this last week 17 million people are counted as unemployed over a three week period.  Tens of thousands lined up for food at food at food banks which announced that they were at the limit of their capacity to provide food baskets to the thousands needing them.

There are probably those who have never looked into one of these food baskets.  Suffice to say that they are not choc' full of choice cuts and fresh organic produce.  They are bags stuffed with cheap fats and carbs with the occasional apple, orange or banana thrown in.  Stuff to survive on when starving but nothing better. 

While tens of thousands of stunned and shocked unemployed lined up for these food baskets, Nancy Peelousy gave a a Zoom-Chat interview with an English talk show host, during which, while sitting in front of two large, brushed steel refrigerators, she explained, how she and her family enjoyed stocking up on designer chocolates.

Nancy's Delights Basket (For Herself)

"How much of your diet is chocolate and candy."    "Ah well.... as much as possible..."

Back at the start of the Great Depression, Herbert Hoover was asked why he allowed pictures of himself in a dinner tux to be published.  "To uplift the people's spirits," came the earnest reply. 

No doubt Peelousy felt that her sweet toothed good cheer would bring a smile to all of our faces; you know... to take our minds off unemployment, rent due and hunger.

The French invented a contraption for this sort of thing and a wise thing that.  But we Chipsters will content ourselves with awarding Peelousy the first (Dipped Chocolate) Golden Brioche Award for 2020.