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“Department of Violence and Evil, thank you for calling…”
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Okay, this one just struck me as very funny. The actual photo caption tells us that residents in Najaf, Iraq, are protesting a visit by Vice President Joe Biden two days ago, but I can’t help noticing their banner rails against George Bush.
I asked the folks at our Baghdad bureau, and they suggested that maybe the protesters were too lazy to print a new sign, too poor to print a new sign, or just hadn’t been told about recent changes in the U.S.
I just wish I could have overheard the pre-protest conversation among these guys….
“Earl, go and bring me our BUSH IS THE HEAD OF VIOLENCE AND EVIL banner.”
“But Lonnie, we haven’t used that thing for years. Perhaps there is a new head of Violence and Evil in America!”
“Good point, Earl. Let me just Google ‘U.S. Department of Violence and Evil.’ Yep, looks like Bush is STILL in charge of it.”
“Cool beans, Lonnie! I remember when we made this banner back in in 1991, and it STILL works nearly 20 years later. Is America a great enemy, or what!”
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Residents protest against U.S. Vice President Joe Biden’s visit in Najaf, 100 miles south of Baghdad, July 4, 2010. REUTERS/Ali Abu Shish
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They don’t even know who’s running their OWN country, much less ours!
Someone is runnning their country?
Like so many confused foreigners, these guys are Biden their time, beating about the Bush until the Irish President, Barry K. O’Bama turns up.
Hmm, Violence and Evil – which U.S. federal agency has the mandate on those?
Could be a toss-up between the Census Bureau and the FCC.
Actually, one of the chairpersons of the FCC is Dean Burch, so this could just be a typo and the banner should read “Burch is the head of violence and evil”, and the guys holding the sign are all lobbyists paid by U.S. cellphone companies.
… does anyone know where the medi-doughnuts are?
Go straight, turn to your right, you will reach the kitchen…
Check the oven, there they are!
How many times have I asked you to wear the kitchen gloves whle handling a hot tray!!!!!!
I am going to have to wait until I get home to comment because I can not access the “cool beans” link here at work and I am so very interested to know what is so cool about those specific beans.
Sigh. Okay, Ifly, but hurry up. I can’t take the Odd Blog staff out for dinner until we post your comment.
You never take us out for dinner, BG… hmmpphhffff….
Baz, that’s not such a good idea. I know from experience that you can’t take some OE’ers anywhere!
E.
Thanks for the warning, E., but I’m talking about my staffers, not my readers. My staffers are very well-behaved, apart from Lamar.
I believe I read in the Federal Register that the Department of Violence and Evil was outsourced to the University of Wisconsin Alumni Association. Good to see that they have lots of minions, though!
Get Lamar a Happy Meal. That might settle him down.
Now THAT’s funny. But, if Bush is still the head of Violence and Evil, who are the feet, stomach, and rear end?
What do the A4 sized protest posters of all the blokes in the other picture say?
I checked the “cool beans” link. You may now take your staffers to dinner Mr. B.
LOLzzzz.
Very good caption, RB.
Oye,E! I hope you dont mean that you cant take me anywhere….
Shra, E. wasn’t talking about you. She meant … you-know-who…
Baz, you mean you don’t pay some of these people to comment? Darn, I was about to send in my application!
E.
If Baz is supposed to be paying us, I want my cut.
Links to UD? Baz, that is getting pretty edgy, eh? Also, pretty close to edumacating. Easy Shra!
Calm down, Dave. Shra is the only commenter who gets paid, and that’s only because she promised to build a big happy community around the blog…
I am not getting paid by u, BG!
I am helping loads of other, to build the happy community, all out of the goodness of my heart!
A big happy community huh? If Shra asks me to drink any happy juice before we board the spaceship I’m out.
You wouldnt drink the happy juice, I offer, Mr.Pilot?
Not if there is a flying saucer parked in the back yard no.
Shra, I’ll take any of your happy juices, provided they go with a medi-doughnut.
Ahh, how sweet of ya, M!