Steve Easterbrook, the CEO of McDonald's UK, has accused his little brother of breaking their mother's antique vase over the Christmas holiday.

According to Easterbrook, he and his little brother were playing with a little ball they got as a stocking stuffer in the living room of their mother's house while waiting for Christmas dinner to be ready. Easterbrook threw the ball to his little brother and he failed to catch it, resulting in the breaking of their mother's vase.

"If he wasn't standing by the vase when I chucked the ball to him, the ball would've just hit the wall instead of the vase," said Easterbrook. "It's all his fault. He should've caught it too. I didn't throw it that hard."

Karl Easterbrook claims it was both their fault and takes full responsibility for the accident.

"We shouldn't have been throwing the ball in the living room. That's the real issue. It doesn't matter who chucked it or didn't catch it. Sorry mum."

Mattie Easterbrook, the boys' mother, agrees.

"The boys shouldn't have been playing with the ball in the living room. And besides, Steve shouldn't having been chucking the ball so hard. He knows that Karl isn't a good ball player. He's just having a laugh at his brother's expense. It's like this every year."

According to Steve, his mother just doesn't see the big picture.

"Sure, I chucked the ball, but that doesn't mean anything. It's not the person who throws the ball, it's the person who's supposed to catch it, isn't it? I've done nothing wrong. He's the one who broke the vase mum. Not me."

The two brothers are still at odds and haven't spoken to each other since the incident. According to Karl, this happens every year.

"He's always messing about with things and then blaming me when something goes wrong. Sometimes he blames me for things that I'm not even involved in. One year, he blamed me for his gaining weight! Think of that!"

ahem... Satire: n. - the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc. (i.e. it's a joke)

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