Partly Facetious: no business like shoe business

"This shoe business is gathering momentum."
"Yep the second time on a head of government. The first time Bush was the victim in Iraq and now someone threw a shoe at the Chinese Premier in Cambridge."
"Right I think we should encourage it. I mean it's not technically a terrorist attack in the real sense of the word as no one gets killed, and it's relatively painless because the victim can easily duck. And don't forget it gets the shoe thrower some publicity which, as you know, is how we define a terrorist: some one with a political agenda."
"I thought a terrorist was an evil person who destroys life without any consideration."
"In Bush's time a terrorist could be anyone who Bush didn't like."
"OK, I see where you are going with this and I agree that it's better to encourage people to throw shoes than to blow themselves up."
"But you know the Iraqi guy who threw his shoes at Bush was charged as is this guy who threw his shoe at the Chinese Premier."
"Well Bush and the Chinese Premier were guests of another country at the time so I believe there is a need for the host country to take some action in the interest of maintaining friendly relations."
"So you reckon, it's OK to throw shoes at our own people."
"Yes for example I think we should celebrate Musharraf day on 9 March."
"The day of the lawyers' long march and dharna which PML (N) may or may not support as someone tells me there is again some agreement between the two parties."
"Yes. Instead of creating so much disturbance and unrest we should celebrate Musharraf day on the 9th March, get him to stand in a historic building and allow people to throw shoes at him from a distance."
"Why a distance?"
"The purpose is not to injure him if you know what I mean."
"Not gonna happen. Musharraf is abroad and may take up a job in a think tank there."
"The think tank must be run by one his former cronies."
"Don't know but I can't imagine any academic giving him a job in a think tank. Now a water tank or simple a tank I would believe."
"Don't be facetious."