BY HARVEY SCHMIDLAP l STAFF WRITER
August 23, 2026
SLOWJAMASTAN — Tensions escalated at the border of the Republic of Slowjamastan when County Inspector Gary Bower allegedly entered sovereign Slowjamastani territory without diplomatic clearance, proceeded to conduct an unauthorized “inspection,” and then had the audacity to cite the Republic for supposed violations of county code.
County code. In another country.

The Sultan’s Government immediately rejected the citation and questioned by what authority a foreign county inspector believed he could cross an international border and begin enforcing American regulations on Slowjamastani soil.
Fortunately, Gary’s entire diplomatic incident was caught on camera.

See what happened when the Sultan and Chief confronted the inspector — and watch the situation spiral from a routine visit into a full-blown international incident — on the debut episode of “Greetings from Slowjamastan,” premiering this Thursday at 5PM Pacific on Slowjamastan State Television — our YouTube channel.
Gary had a clipboard.
We had cameras.