George,

The following quiz is based on a NY Times article Sunday (p. 14) about the green (inexperienced) people planning the green (environmentally) Democratic convention. Which of the following are requirements that these DNC planners have insisted upon?

1. All food must be organic and locally grown.

2. All food must include at least three of the following colors: red, green, yellow, blue/purple and white. (Garnishes will not count toward satisfying color requirement.)

3. Each plate has to be 50 percent fruits and vegetables.

4. To save money, the staff is being asked to bring sleeping bags and sleep in one of the many Denver parks.

5. Attendees must travel by hybrid, electric or hydrogen car. (Motorcycles and Vespas are, of course, OK.)

6. Space for demonstrations will be provided next to the media trailers to make it easy for the media to cover distracting disturbances.

7. DNC staffers have the best, most expensive office space available.

8. To save money, air conditioning of the media tent has been eliminated. (Denver is not humid and nights are cool.)

Hint: Six of these eight are actually being implemented by the DNC.

Which two are not? (scroll down for answers)

David RePass (Electronic mail, July 7, 2008)

Numbers 4 and 5 are fabricated