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		Spain wants to exhume body of Francisco Franco in order to move it to different cemetery, check to make sure he's still dead (telegraph.co.uk)		48
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Bathia_Mapes		2011-10-11 08:39:18 PM

Our top story tonight: Generallissimo Francisco Franco is still dead.

2wolves		2011-10-11 09:14:40 PM

Bathia_Mapes: [3.bp.blogspot.com image 123x92]

Our top story tonight: Generallissimo Francisco Franco is still dead.

/and we're done.

Ender's		2011-10-11 09:54:27 PM

2wolves: /and we're done.

Yep.

*wipes hands on pants*

2xhelix		2011-10-11 10:11:02 PM

And for the hard of hearing:
GENERALLISSIMO FRANCISCO FRANCO IS STILL DEAD

i.imgur.com

Marcus Aurelius		2011-10-11 10:51:22 PM

Catalans cooking only includes the most fresh ingredients.

That rules out Oscar Meyer.

Dead for Tax Reasons		2011-10-11 11:16:39 PM

R.I.P. frank fransisco

illannoyin		2011-10-11 11:40:49 PM

Wow. Just when you think one of the oldest memes will never be heard again.

Valiente		2011-10-11 11:42:51 PM

Subby is what? 58? As long in the tooth as Jane Curtin in the nipples?

medius		2011-10-11 11:45:50 PM

Valiente: Subby is what? 58? As long in the tooth as Jane Curtin in the nipples?

He's Chevy Chase, and you're not.

LOGINGOESHERE		2011-10-11 11:47:57 PM

Valiente: Subby is what? 58? As long in the tooth as Jane Curtin in the nipples?

Valiente, you ignorant slut!

Guidette Frankentits		2011-10-11 11:54:58 PM

2wolves: Bathia_Mapes: [3.bp.blogspot.com image 123x92]

Our top story tonight: Generallissimo Francisco Franco is still dead.

~~/and we're done.~~ goodnight and have a pleasant tomorrow
fixed

tinyarena		2011-10-11 11:55:03 PM

Ender's: 2wolves: /and we're done.

Yep.

*wipes hands on pants*

what? I just got here!
well, good night, and have a pleasant tomorrow

Ed Willy		2011-10-11 11:56:43 PM

If they charge 100 euro to give his victims a change to desecrate the corpse, could they pay off their debt and avoid a bailout?

Oldiron_79		2011-10-12 12:01:20 AM

Or so he'd have you think. Zombie Franco is ready to start the Zombie Apocalyse .

red5ish		2011-10-12 12:03:30 AM

2wolves: /and we're done.

Perhaps not.
Some people might appreciate his body being moved where they can pee on it.
I can think of several politicians whose graves I'd like to pee on.
Many.

Huck And Molly Ziegler		2011-10-12 12:04:35 AM

It was almost exactly 75 years ago that Franco took power.

/thank you, AP Today in History

A Dark Evil Omen		2011-10-12 12:04:46 AM

GOP wants to exhume body of Francisco Franco in order to move it to different cemetery, stand him for Republican primary.

Ivo Shandor		2011-10-12 12:04:51 AM

R.I.P. Franco-American pasta

JasonOfOrillia		2011-10-12 12:07:18 AM

Bathia_Mapes: [3.bp.blogspot.com image 123x92]

Our top story tonight: Generallissimo Francisco Franco is still dead.

Yeah.

2xhelix: And for the hard of hearing:
GENERALLISSIMO FRANCISCO FRANCO IS STILL DEAD

[i.imgur.com image 432x325]

Also yeah.

cc_rider		2011-10-12 12:20:08 AM

Bathia_Mapes: [3.bp.blogspot.com image 123x92]

Our top story tonight: Generallissimo Francisco Franco is still dead.

Yep. That's about it.

The Onanist		2011-10-12 12:21:02 AM

red5ish: I can think of several politicians whose graves I'd like to pee on.
Many.

I can think of several as well, although they aren't quite dead yet.

tinyarena		2011-10-12 12:23:45 AM

Guidette Frankentits

5 seconds,,
you win

/this time

RanDomino		2011-10-12 12:28:51 AM

How about moving it to Caspiar?

/it sunk

video man		2011-10-12 12:44:54 AM

Valiente: Subby is what? 58? As long in the tooth as Jane Curtin in the nipples?

I'm 22, and I got the reference.

toraque		2011-10-12 12:45:02 AM

The Onanist: red5ish: I can think of several politicians whose graves I'd like to pee on.
Many.

I can think of several as well, although they aren't quite dead yet.

Actually, I can think of several I'd like to pee on while they're still alive.

LawyersRock		2011-10-12 12:48:33 AM

The Valley of the Fallen, while built with slaves/POWs, is a pretty cool place to see/visit.

/not a fascist
//just a Spanish history fan

TomD9938		2011-10-12 12:49:57 AM

If he is moved, historians, two to three hundred years from now and beyond, will condemn us for tearing down one of our own Pyramids.

Not that I care one way or the other.

Just a current resident.

doctor wu		2011-10-12 12:57:09 AM

Came for a Garret Morris caption, I am disappoint.

HairBolus		2011-10-12 01:05:59 AM

A Dark Evil Omen: GOP wants to exhume body of Francisco Franco in order to move it to different cemetery, stand him for Republican primary.

Younger people may not fully realize that Western Europe up until 1975 still contained the Fascist country Spain - that Fascists (and their variant as Nazis) were not wiped out by WWII.

Republicans in the US such as Pres. Richard Nixon and Republican policy supported the brutal dictator Franco because he would execute communists.

Thats an 827		2011-10-12 01:09:56 AM

Behold a Pale Horse, great flick.

Gyrfalcon		2011-10-12 01:10:59 AM

illannoyin: Wow. Just when you think one of the oldest memes will never be heard again.

JUST WHEN YOU THINK ONE OF THE OLDEST MEMES WILL NEVER BE HEARD AGAIN.

video man		2011-10-12 01:13:29 AM

Hopefully to dump it in the landfill. That chucklefark almost killed my girlfriend's grandpa, and by the transitive property, almost killed my girlfriend. They let him escape, only after killing his two best friends, if he "danced like a negro*."

/*They didn't say 'negro'.
//That side of her family is chock full of CSBs.
///Like her 2nd Cousin that's in the ETA.

Mixolydian Master		2011-10-12 01:20:32 AM

I heard that towards Francisco's last few weeks he was pretty close to death, and on slow news days the news would remark that he was still alive. So when he did finally die it was parodied on SNL that he was in fact still dead, but what made it funny was that once you're dead, you stay dead, and that an update was completely useless/unnecessary. What a hoot.

Cloudchaser Sakonige the Red Wolf		2011-10-12 01:35:11 AM

"But, in what promises to be a long drawn out battle, the family of Franco and the Association for the Defence of El Valle de los Caidos, have vowed to block the plans and even threatened legal action"

Why be so willfully ignorant/uncaring about the kind of ruler he was?

Morning Coffee		2011-10-12 01:38:43 AM

LawyersRock: The Valley of the Fallen, while built with slaves/POWs, is a pretty cool place to see/visit.

/not a fascist
//just a Spanish history fan

This!

Gyrfalcon		2011-10-12 01:49:25 AM

Mixolydian Master: I heard that towards Francisco's last few weeks he was pretty close to death, and on slow news days the news would remark that he was still alive. So when he did finally die it was parodied on SNL that he was in fact still dead, but what made it funny was that once you're dead, you stay dead, and that an update was completely useless/unnecessary. What a hoot.

You mean to be sarcastic, but what made the Spanish announcements funnier still was that, according to sources, Franco WAS dead for at least part of the time they were busy announcing he wasn't quite dead yet; but in an effort to keep the government running smoothly and the people from rioting, Franco's inner circle delayed announcing his actual death date until they had the power transition all worked out.

So a news report announcing he was still dead was kind of reassuring, in a way.

cowpun		2011-10-12 02:58:09 AM

I went there several years ago. It was quiet and uncrowded, so my (then) 13-year-old daughter and I did a little pogo dance on the floor covering Franco's crypt.

She didn't really get the significance at the time, but she thanked me a few years ago. I mean, where else can you literally dance on the grave of a serious dictator?

/csb

Uneven Displacement		2011-10-12 02:59:45 AM

toraque: The Onanist: red5ish: I can think of several politicians whose graves I'd like to pee on.
Many.

I can think of several as well, although they aren't quite dead yet.

Actually, I can think of several I'd like to pee on while they're still alive.

And they call me crazy for saving my urine. One day, you'll all see.

Lupine Chemist		2011-10-12 06:53:04 AM

It's actually one of those contraversies that is always just under the skin here. I will say that seeing the massive cross and the cathedral is one of the creepiest things around here. Knowing that there are tens of thousands of people buried right there doesn't really help that sentiment either. It's also constantly there for anyone leaving Madrid to the NW because it is really clearly visible from the motorway.

If any of you get a chance, though...Valle de los Caídos is definitely worth the trip however somber it may be.

Mouser		2011-10-12 07:16:58 AM

HairBolus: A Dark Evil Omen: GOP wants to exhume body of Francisco Franco in order to move it to different cemetery, stand him for Republican primary.

Younger people may not fully realize that Western Europe up until 1975 still contained the Fascist country Spain - that Fascists (and their variant as Nazis) were not wiped out by WWII.

Republicans in the US such as Pres. Richard Nixon and Republican policy supported the brutal dictator Franco because he would execute communists.

Quite a few Democrats did, too. After all, the only thing better than a dead Fascist is a dead Communist.

Yoyo		2011-10-12 07:22:15 AM

Meh. El Cid is not impressed.

crazytrpr		2011-10-12 08:05:16 AM

Mouser: HairBolus: A Dark Evil Omen: GOP wants to exhume body of Francisco Franco in order to move it to different cemetery, stand him for Republican primary.

Younger people may not fully realize that Western Europe up until 1975 still contained the Fascist country Spain - that Fascists (and their variant as Nazis) were not wiped out by WWII.

Republicans in the US such as Pres. Richard Nixon and Republican policy supported the brutal dictator Franco because he would execute communists.

Quite a few Democrats did, too. After all, the only thing better than a dead Fascist is a dead Communist.

Pretty much THIS.

Besides Nixon had to open relations with the Chinese who had starved, killed a signifcant part of their population with their great leap forward. You have to deal with whats there.

Communsts, Anarchists, Fascists and their neo-XXXist ilk and allies can be locked away in the desert somewhere and be allowed to kill each other to their hearts content. The world would be a better place.

Pants full of macaroni!!		2011-10-12 08:51:32 AM

A Dark Evil Omen: GOP wants to exhume body of Francisco Franco in order to move it to different cemetery, stand him for Republican primary.

But all dictators are Leftist. There is no such thing as a Right-wing dictator.

Ball of Confusion		2011-10-12 09:11:24 AM

Ivo Shandor: [t1.gstatic.com image 201x251]

R.I.P. Franco-American pasta

why would a company called 'franco-american' make italian food?
www.readjunk.com

vpb		2011-10-12 09:28:00 AM

Thudfark		2011-10-12 09:55:43 AM

video man: Valiente: Subby is what? 58? As long in the tooth as Jane Curtin in the nipples?

I'm 22, and I got the reference.

And if you act quickly, you can get the T-shirt.

/Ronco Bass O'matic sold separately.

RanDomino		2011-10-12 11:48:13 AM

crazytrpr
Communsts, Anarchists, Fascists and their neo-XXXist ilk and allies can be locked away in the desert somewhere and be allowed to kill each other to their hearts content. The world would be a better place.

Yes, who can forget all those brutal genocides and pogroms by Anarchists, like the... um... the...

FrancoFile		2011-10-12 02:32:29 PM

RanDomino: crazytrpr
Communsts, Anarchists, Fascists and their neo-XXXist ilk and allies can be locked away in the desert somewhere and be allowed to kill each other to their hearts content. The world would be a better place.

Yes, who can forget all those brutal genocides and pogroms by Anarchists, like the... um... the...

Anarchists aren't organized enough to have pogroms and genocides. Get enough of them together in a room and they just start making snide comments to each other. Eventually they end up with competing slogans and silly grudges that they hold onto for years and years.

/"Anarchy is the least stable form of government", Larry Niven.

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