After the Houthis attacked Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea and captured the Bab al-Mandab Strait, Saudi Arabia contacted them to find out how much it would cost to "negotiate" (c) The Wall Street Journal The Houthis demanded 51,000,000,000 (fifty one billion) dollars. They also demand to be recognized as the legitimate authority of Yemen. The Houthis are now advancing towards Aden, the port city where a colony of the Yemeni government, an ally of Saudi Arabia, is located. 80 kilometers left to Eden. Here, a few days ago, Saudi Arabia tried to pay the Houthis with a billion dollars. I immediately remembered the joke about the priest and the caramels.