Panda matchmaking

Whatever happened to the good ol’ days, when visits by foreign leaders focused on trade, treaties and other “serious” subjects?

Now big shots from China and Australia are giving romantic advice to panda bears.

It's true; FDR and Churchill must be rolling over in their graves.

On a recent visit to the land Down Under, Chinese Ambassador Zhang Junsai dropped some heavy hints to a couple of pandas loaned from China to the Aussies.

"Who can rule out the possibility that the lucky girl will fall into the net of love and later have a lovely baby?" Zhang said. "This would be a great achievement of the joint Australia-China conservation program."

Pul-lease. Then the Aussie governor-general started sounding like Ann Landers, "Look after yourselves, keep healthy and active, eat your greens and maybe, when the time is right, think about starting a family,"

Hey, what about flossing after meals?

I say let Nature takes its course. If the pandas want to hear the pitter-patter of little claws around the den, they’ll make their move.

If not, well, there’s a new Duggar in this world every time you turn around.

… And by the way, who had the bright idea to name one of these pandas “Wang Wang”?