Per the Onion, Michelle Obama's Arms Have Refugee Love Status in Sri Lanka

The Onion ran another satirical piece this week, this time on Michelle Obama's arms.

Michelle Obama's Limb Power via The OnionMichelle Obama's Arms Meet with Sri Lankan Refugees pokes enormous fun at the global interest in FLOTUS's limbs.

Emerging from a military helicopter flanked by Secret Service agents, and looking as sculpted as ever in a J. Crew sleeveless white blouse, Obama's limbs were welcomed by throngs of native Sri Lankans eager to catch a glimpse of their mesmerizing firmness.

The satire continues with a pointed look at the victims of Sri Lanka's 26-year civil war, as they interact -- not with the First Lady's heart, mind and soul -- but with her arms.

"When they approached me I was frightened because I am not used to seeing arms so well-defined," refugee Delipia Selvaraj said. "And when I learned that the arms were 45 years of age, I did not believe this. But as I got more comfortable being around them, I saw that they are not only strong, but loving arms. That is why I let them hold my 2-year-old daughter Lakshmi."

Added Selvaraj, "I would give up everything, even our daily ration of bread, to have arms like that."

Being the serious one, I was trying to logic my way through the satire, breathing life into the idea that the arms are symbolic of Michelle's larger strengths and activist mind.

Reading the last sentence, I realized that this is a difference between men and women -- one I know well. Fun is fun, and I should just learn from the guys: Wickramasuriya ( Sri Lanka's ambassador to the United States) added that the arms' work in Sri Lanka could prove to be as significant as the resolution of the Cuban Missile Crisis by Jackie Kennedy's pillbox hat in 1962.

I'm smiling. A