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Re: The Titanic test

Savory Goodness — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:13:15 GMT

Al Gore: It's wrong, just wrong, that this vessel struck the iceburg, thereby chipping away forever some of its majesty. I invented iceburgs, and now they're threatened by global warming. Damn, it sucks that someone else already made a movie about this.

Re: a much better question

jeqal — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 06:10:00 GMT

McCain "Quick, get out the Martini glasses"

Obama "Sorry Michele, this lifeboat only has room for me and the boys, you, the girls and grandma are going to have to flag down the next one"

HIllary "Is it 3 am already?"

Re: I'm afraid that's the source of our troubles.

einhverfr — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:59:32 GMT

I actually thought the Titanic comments were pretty witty.

However, you are right. One of the things I greatly admire about Ecuadorian president Rafeal Correa is his ability to negotiate political mindfields which are not related to crises and always, ALWAYS come out smiling. (BTW, despite what the American media says, Correa is no Chavez-- he is more similar to Lula da Silva.)

Re: The Titanic test

DrNo — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:57:16 GMT

Three people are stranded on debris after the Titanic disaster; a Republican, a Democrat, a Libertarian.

The Democrat says "We must manage the sea, engineer the currents and winds, row where we want to go.

The Republican says "We must trust in God's plan, let the wind and current waft us, help by invading the currents."

The Libertarian stands up, brandishes a .45, empties it into sky and sea, says "Less current is better current."

Re: The other side of W

Lono — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:24:30 GMT

"What iceberg? Our best intelligence tells us there was no iceberg, so y'all just sit back and enjoy the rest of the journey. Nuthin' to worry about here!"

That's Just Plain Dreadful

Urquhart — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:23:36 GMT

No excuse. Nothing for it now. Just have to giggle and jump on my lap. The only honorable course.

correction:

topazz — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:03:07 GMT

I believe you meant cricesis.

You're either with ice or without ice

Gregor_Samsa — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:49:48 GMT

Now that's what I call a 3 a.m crisis.

The War on Terra

ducadmo — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:43:40 GMT

For over a century, icebergs have been sneaking out into the oceans and melting - destroying our coastlines and wreaking havoc on shipping, a vital part of free trade between freedom loving nations.

Most of the threat from fanatical icebergs remains below the surface and so to combat them, we should not only intecept overseas communication, but underseas communication as well, which is why Congress should act now and pass legislation renaming iceberg lettuce to Freedom Lettuce.

We know that icebergs hate our freedom and use their polarizing influence on young democracies emerging from the cold war as part of their global war on terra and so as we hunt them down, we will detain all suspected icebergs at Gitmo where they can chill until we can bring them to just-ice.

a much better question

baltimore aureole — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:39:43 GMT

instead of asking what your captain (president?) would do AFTER he hit the iceberg (there's really nothing to be done, i'm afraid), why not ask which candidate has methodology which would have best prevented the collision?

mccain - "there are icebergs everywhere, and we have to stand up to them. you can't stay in port all year because of the weather, you know"

obama - "i am dead set against ever travelling in the north atlantic, between britain and the US. i propose passage around cape horn, and to circumnavigate the globe, in order to avoid all risk of icebergs"

hillary - "i was sleeping with the captain on a ship which hit an iceberg a few years ago, and let me tell you it wasn't pretty. my policy is, that when you hit an iceberg at 3am, you want a captain who's been there before"

My Favourite

Urquhart — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:27:30 GMT

Sir Humphrey: You don't get gratitude afterward. Gratitude is merely a lively expectation of favours to come.

Words to live by.

One of my favorite moments

Gregor_Samsa — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:22:01 GMT

Hacker: Let me know if there are any new developments regarding the coup in Burundi.

Foreign Minister: No, you let me know. You're the one with the working tele.

There you go again

Gregor_Samsa — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:54:29 GMT

The President is actually a TV show. If you've watched BBC's Yes Prime Minister, you'd know that all that tax and spending stuff is run by career bureaucrats in undisclosed locations. The minister's job is to make speeches, inaugarate events and stay away from scandals.

Before boasting loudly of your Titanic scholarship, I suggest you rent a few educational programs like Independence Day or MIB. When the aliens are setting fire to your garage or there's an ocean liner floating down 42nd Street, would you rather watch Sex and the City reruns, or hear Morgan Freeman's baritone reverberating around the oak panelled set? (bonus tidbit: network telecast will not go down even after a hundred feet tidal wave hits the east coast, so don't think you can take the easy way out).

The little chimp

yastfort — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:27:04 GMT

knows he'll land on his feet - Curious George.

Best of the Fray

Re: The Titanic test

Re: a much better question

Re: I'm afraid that's the source of our troubles.

Re: The Titanic test

Re: The other side of W

That's Just Plain Dreadful

correction:

You're either with ice or without ice

The War on Terra

a much better question

My Favourite

One of my favorite moments

More Damned Nightstand Posting

There you go again

The little chimp