Randolph Stone and the Mystery of the Traffic Light
Another Randolph Stone Mystery? Sort of... Randolph Stone and his friends Julie Bell (a lawyer), Jimmy Sutton (a professor of literature) and Tom Jeffries III (a physicist) are attending their weekly meeting. Jimmy: I think it's appropriate that we call this one “stammtisch”, for our topic today is Germany and its political system. Julie: Nice idea, Jimmy. Tell us, what is going on over there? Are the going to try Jamaica again? Randolph: Jamaica? What would that be? I know it's an island in the Caribbean, but... Tom: An island in the Caribbean, pronounced [ʤəˈmeɪkə], situated 145 km south of Cuba... Julie: No, we won't need that geography lecture. Jamaica is the nickname for a German coalition of three parties based upon the respective colors of these parties, that would be green for the Green Party of course, black for the Conservatives and yellow for the liberals. Jimmy: … which happen to be the colors of the Jamaican flag. Randolph: OK, now I get it. Jim