Me, I love excruciating puns, but what is it about the British and fart jokes?
Flicking on to the Beeb's news site this morning to catch up on reaction to the Iraq Study Group Report, I find that the BBC's "Most Read Story" today is "Flatulence leads US jet to divert" …
So much for political awareness over here …
I just can't wait to watch tonight's news, to see George and Tony try to look cheerful and upbeat about it all when they meet.
Tony has already done his comedy routine in the House of Commons. When asked whether he agreed with the conclusions of the report (all of which are diametrically opposed to his stance), he replied "Of course!", and tried to make out that we had misheard and misquoted him for the past couple of years.
Reportedly, a family of weasels is suing him for defamation of character.
Watch out now for his inevitable squirming attempt to distance himself from George, maybe as soon as today; probably by diverting attention onto the Palestinian question (he's so appallingly predictable, I'll say "I told you so" now to save myself the trouble later).
And without Tony jammed up his arse, George might become the source of some more of those bottom jokes we Brits enjoy so much …
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I didn't read the flatulence article, but last night my husband found it online and was audibly amazed.
The talk around here is that the president will have to pay heed to this report, that he can't be his usual stubborn, stay-the-course kind of guy, all though some of his advisors will encourage him to stand firm. The pressure is on, and if nothing else, he'll have to consider the damage he'll do to his party if he doesn't bend.
I'd like to think that a man would not think politically though, in a life and death situation, but I'm probably being naive. Whether it's the president or anybody else, the tempation to think on the surface might be too great.
He sure has some tough decisions to make.
I think it's the guys who are edging away from him that should be watched, however. There must be some frantic "arse-covering", paper shredding and hard drive erasing going on around Washington these days …
On a completely different note; it's always lovely to see someone else up bright and early. Now you have your clock up I appreciate it more. I can picture you in front of your computer with a yummy cup of coffee. Thanks to your early rising, I'm usually guaranteed a good post to read at lunchtime (with my own cup of yummy coffee).
I do my best to post well, but sometimes the brain gets foggy. I've got a busy morning, but I'm about to put something up.
I'm not sure there will be a need to paper shred because every one knows how to back peddle so easily, and every one has already discussed our being mislead or misguided into this war in the first place. The line is, "we made the best decision we could make given the information at the time."
Political ass covering …
Boy I wish that had been a subject when I was at school. It must be one of the country's biggest and most lucrative industries by now.
I am always amused when I read quotes from someone 100 or 200 years ago about never trusting politicians--I still have a general faith in humankind, but you have to know that when someone's livelihood is at stake, it's possible they'll commit any number of missteps to keep themselves covered.
I had an emotional experience once in the Capital building--I was sitting in the upstairs of the senate chamber as a tourist--it was empty--and I was struck by the power and pressure that goes with holding a position in congress (or parliament for that matter), and how people evolve in the position under that pressure. I think there are good moral men and women holding office, but a few bad souls can really mix it up and spoil it for everybody. Anyway...now it's snowing and I'm suddenly distracted........
George is the bottom.
I feel somewhat bad for Blair. Last Sunday's Boston Globe had a story about he and George's so-called "Special Relationship," and how Blair has gotten absolutely nothing out of it. It seems like he tried to get in bed with the devil in order to get W to move on global warming and such without realizing who he was dealing with.
Woohoo! Snow!
Enjoy your white weather, Robyn.
i think you're right about the stress of office, but I feel that the type of person who WANTS to become a politician is usually the type least suited to becoming one.
And Sassy, please, PLEASE don't feel sorry for Bliar (sic).
The "Special Relationship" is just America's way of taking advantage of proto-dictator type Prime Ministers (Thatcher, Blair, Churchill).
A real leader such as Wilson (who told Johnson where to get off when he wanted Britain to send troops to Vietnam as part of our "Special Relationship") is immune to such pandering.
Blair is a weak, vain, shallow little brown-noser who deserves everything that's coming to him.
er … that's Harold Wilson, not Woodrow, for any Yanks who don't know Brit history …
… and I know that doesn't include you, Sassy, so don't hit me.
I don't know Brit history, but I assumed from context that you weren't talking about Woodrow.
I think, too, that there are a lot of people who take an office because they sincerely want to serve, but the system sucks them in. And I think the ,ind of system doesn't really matter--people and governments become corrupted because they're people and can't always make the right decision.
So, weather your a democracy or a dictatorship or a socialist system, the people will screw it up every time.
We all just do the best we can with what we've got. And the wheels keep turning.
Hee hee. Farts!
I love to see the most viewed articles. Some days I'm amused, other days I'm amazed and then occassionally I'm appalled.
Just so long as you know.
OK, I won't feel the least bit sorry for Bliar (sic). Wanker.
Robyn, you're right.
Civil servants over here are the great mass of public sector workers who genuinely want to serve the people and who keep everything in government going.
It's those vain few who get snared by the lust for power and who end up in office who give politics its distinctive stench of corruption.
And talking of distinctive stenches, thank you, Ms. Mac for your anglophile appreciation of the humble bottom burp.
And Sassy; I made that mistake once; I won't make it again …
I'm appalled with my typing skills and inability to distinguish weather from whether. But I always love to see Ms Mac in a comment box because she reminds me to laugh at the word "fart." tee hee tee hee
"The Mad Proofreader" would never dream of looking at any occasional typo you may slip into your comments, Robyn.
I did, however, pick up someone today on "Christmas shooping" …
It sounded kinda fun; the sort of thing Pooh and Piglet might get up to.
An image of Tigger on skis comes to mind.
Christmas Shooping sounds very Suessian to me.
Harold wilson pah! getting back to that movie 'farts on a Plane' at least the silly woman didn't try to open a window.
I have to say these clocks we've posted add as much dimension as a voice recording. It's like seeing the clock on each other's kitchen wall, and I can say, "oh it's late where he is. I'll be quiet and not bother him." Funny side effect of technology.
It's nice, though.
It's also nice to wake up to a message. like I just have.
Some of us have pictures of one another's workstations too, so we can picture that person as we post to them; so much nicer than a webcam (believe me; you would not want to see me right now).
I don't feel sorry for Bliar. He has a nice job lined up at News Corp. I do feel a bit sorry for weasels though. They will get a bad rap for generations.
Did you see him at the press conference with monkeyboy?
He looked like a stroppy kid; like George had just grabbed him backstage and threatened that if he said anything bad, there'd be no lucrative US lecture circuit for him when he gets the boot.
It's the toothy grin that kills me. You could stand him in a tub of boiling oil and it would still be there.
I like this title maybe some viagra is in order here?
I don't know about Viagra, but standing Bliar in a tub of boiling oil has definitely got my vote.
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