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		Knock knock "What is it Leftenant Sebastian?" "It's just the Rebels, sir... they're here and they've brought a flag." "Damn, that's dash cunning of them" (abcnews.go.com)		62
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Yanks_RSJ		2012-01-30 08:38:27 AM

Oh, I ... oh.

HallsOfMandos		2012-01-30 08:40:23 AM

Do they want tea?

kenwastinger		2012-01-30 08:41:44 AM

Cake or death?

Thunderboy		2012-01-30 08:41:46 AM

It is spelled "lieutenant."

rogue49		2012-01-30 08:44:11 AM

BTW...I choose Cake.

blackminded		2012-01-30 08:46:05 AM

MY GOD MAN!

Also, Darth Vader lunchroom is pretty funny.

/Izzard

badhatharry		2012-01-30 08:46:32 AM

Count De Monet - I have come on the most urgent of business. It is said that the people are revolting!
King Louis - You said it; they stink on ice

Misch		2012-01-30 08:47:37 AM

blackminded: Darth Vader lunchroom

Oh, this one?

booger42		2012-01-30 08:48:14 AM

Thunderboy: It is spelled "lieutenant."

THIS

KrispyKritter		2012-01-30 08:50:22 AM

Thunderboy: It is spelled "~~lieutenant~~ loo tenant."

FTFY, pet peave

badhatharry		2012-01-30 08:52:27 AM

booger42: Thunderboy: It is spelled "lieutenant."

THIS

I thought that was a joke that went over my head. I am the worst speller and typist on Fark, but how do you get leftenant from lieutenant?

LedZeppelinRule		2012-01-30 08:54:43 AM

badhatharry:
I thought that was a joke that went over my head. I am the worst speller and typist on Fark, but how do you get leftenant from lieutenant?

By being British.

AnkhX10.0		2012-01-30 08:55:43 AM

badhatharry: booger42: Thunderboy: It is spelled "lieutenant."

THIS

I thought that was a joke that went over my head. I am the worst speller and typist on Fark, but how do you get leftenant from lieutenant?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lieutenant#Pronunciation

It's meant to make you read the headline in a British accent. Or a drunk Irish accent. Whichever you prefer.

Cybernetic		2012-01-30 08:57:08 AM

badhatharry: booger42: Thunderboy: It is spelled "lieutenant."

THIS

I thought that was a joke that went over my head. I am the worst speller and typist on Fark, but how do you get leftenant from lieutenant?

The "leftenant" pronunciation is generally used in the UK and other Commonwealth nations. I think that it's supposed to be spelled "lieutenant" regardless of the pronunciation.

rjakobi		2012-01-30 08:59:33 AM

badhatharry: booger42: Thunderboy: It is spelled "lieutenant."

THIS

I thought that was a joke that went over my head. I am the worst speller and typist on Fark, but how do you get leftenant from lieutenant?

From directly lifting the quote from Izzard who used the pronunciation "leftenant" in his act.

Magorn		2012-01-30 09:01:00 AM

badhatharry		2012-01-30 09:01:44 AM

Man, that one went way over my head.

BFletch651		2012-01-30 09:06:11 AM

Misch: blackminded: Darth Vader lunchroom

Oh, this one?

That was terrible. Further confirmation that Izzard in not a funny person.

Also, what's the damn joke? It soundls like a Black Adder thing.

dahmers love zombie		2012-01-30 09:13:56 AM

You know, I've found that Eddie Izzard shows, as a general rule, are directly correlated with intelligence. People who are very intelligent find them to be extraordinarily funny. Etcetera.

dittybopper		2012-01-30 09:15:10 AM

Magorn: badhatharry: booger42: Thunderboy: It is spelled "lieutenant."

THIS

I thought that was a joke that went over my head. I am the worst speller and typist on Fark, but how do you get leftenant from lieutenant?

By pronouncing it in the King's English rather than American

Don't you mean the Queen's English?

give me doughnuts		2012-01-30 09:17:14 AM

A Black Adder bit would have been funnier.

barefoot in the head		2012-01-30 09:17:38 AM

LDM90		2012-01-30 09:20:33 AM

What colour was this flague?

feefifofimmy		2012-01-30 09:23:35 AM

rogue49: BTW...I choose Cake.

There is no cake.

ha-ha-guy		2012-01-30 09:29:19 AM

At this point I have to wonder why Assad or anyone would want to hold on. Even if you win, you spend the rest of your life worried about being killed and with the West pissed at you (so sanctions, etc). Just loot the treasury, gather up your inner circle, and flee the country. Go settle somewhere nice, invest in Berkshire Hathaway and Exxon. Live comfortably off the dividends on some beach somewhere.

James F. Campbell		2012-01-30 09:33:38 AM

dahmers love zombie: You know, I've found that Eddie Izzard shows, as a general rule, are directly correlated with intelligence. People who are very intelligent find them to be extraordinarily funny. Etcetera.

Case in point:

BFletch651: That was terrible. Further confirmation that Izzard in not a funny person.

BFletch651		2012-01-30 09:40:21 AM

James F. Campbell: dahmers love zombie: You know, I've found that Eddie Izzard shows, as a general rule, are directly correlated with intelligence. People who are very intelligent find them to be extraordinarily funny. Etcetera.

Case in point:

BFletch651: That was terrible. Further confirmation that Izzard in not a funny person.

I'm rubber and you're glue. This post bounces off me and sticks to you.

OtherLittleGuy		2012-01-30 09:44:15 AM

*knock knock knock* Syrian Soldiers?
*knock knock knock* Syrian Soldiers?
*knock knock knock* Syrian Soldiers?

Kant Lavar		2012-01-30 09:47:38 AM

Good. Our first catch of the day.

xria		2012-01-30 09:50:35 AM

James F. Campbell: dahmers love zombie: You know, I've found that Eddie Izzard shows, as a general rule, are directly correlated with intelligence. People who are very intelligent find them to be extraordinarily funny. Etcetera.

Case in point:

BFletch651: That was terrible. Further confirmation that Izzard in not a funny person.

I don't know, I usually like Izzard (and have seen Star Wars plenty of times), but didn't find that sketch particularly good.

Cybernetic		2012-01-30 10:05:15 AM

dittybopper: Magorn: badhatharry: booger42: Thunderboy: It is spelled "lieutenant."

THIS

I thought that was a joke that went over my head. I am the worst speller and typist on Fark, but how do you get leftenant from lieutenant?

By pronouncing it in the King's English rather than American

Don't you mean the Queen's English?

The whole family's English, as far as I know.

ZMugg		2012-01-30 10:13:32 AM

Cybernetic: dittybopper: Magorn: badhatharry: booger42: Thunderboy: It is spelled "lieutenant."

THIS

I thought that was a joke that went over my head. I am the worst speller and typist on Fark, but how do you get leftenant from lieutenant?

By pronouncing it in the King's English rather than American

Don't you mean the Queen's English?

The whole family's English, as far as I know.

I thought they were German.

Thudfark		2012-01-30 10:14:04 AM

Cybernetic: badhatharry: booger42: Thunderboy: It is spelled "lieutenant."

THIS

I thought that was a joke that went over my head. I am the worst speller and typist on Fark, but how do you get leftenant from lieutenant?

The "leftenant" pronunciation is generally used in the UK and other Commonwealth nations. I think that it's supposed to be spelled "lieutenant" regardless of the pronunciation.

There's a Colonel of truth to that.

silo123j		2012-01-30 10:24:06 AM

I love Eddie....

\Wishing Sexie would be out on DVD in America
\\Watched Definite Article last night
\\\Slashies are executive transvestites

Magorn		2012-01-30 10:26:56 AM

ha-ha-guy: At this point I have to wonder why Assad or anyone would want to hold on. Even if you win, you spend the rest of your life worried about being killed and with the West pissed at you (so sanctions, etc). Just loot the treasury, gather up your inner circle, and flee the country. Go settle somewhere nice, invest in Berkshire Hathaway and Exxon. Live comfortably off the dividends on some beach somewhere.

Power of the sort Assad has is not something that can usually be given up, once tasted. People like him also tend to surround themselves with sycophants and yes-men so they never really get a clear picture of how things really are, asa result they almost never understand when its time to go.

I found it interesting that it was reported on NPR last week that the reason Russia is so adamantly backing Syria is because in Putin's mind popular uprisings are NEVER legitimate, people simply don't have a right to question or protest what their government is doing according to him. He apparently also sees all these "colored" or named revolutions as Western plots rather than home-grown, grass-roots rebellions. Other Russian official privately use the word "paranoid" to describe his state of mind about these uprisings.

johneee		2012-01-30 10:37:09 AM

ZMugg:
By pronouncing it in the King's English rather than American

Don't you mean the Queen's English?

The whole family's English, as far as I know.

I thought they were German.

Yes, but right now there is no King. Just a Queen and her Consort. Won't be a King until she dies or abdicates.

And she's as German as anyone else who was born in England to parents who were also born in England who were born to people who were themselves born in England. To get a German person, you need to go back to her great grandfather.

Her husband is Greek, so our next King will be either half or a quarter Greek depending on the order they pop off in.

Ehh		2012-01-30 10:37:15 AM

ha-ha-guy: At this point I have to wonder why Assad or anyone would want to hold on. Even if you win, you spend the rest of your life worried about being killed and with the West pissed at you (so sanctions, etc). Just loot the treasury, gather up your inner circle, and flee the country. Go settle somewhere nice, invest in Berkshire Hathaway and Exxon. Live comfortably off the dividends on some beach somewhere.

You sound normal.

VvonderJesus		2012-01-30 10:39:14 AM

I'm not a big fan of Izzard, which does not go over well with my girlfriend.

PunGent		2012-01-30 10:44:03 AM

Magorn: ha-ha-guy: At this point I have to wonder why Assad or anyone would want to hold on. Even if you win, you spend the rest of your life worried about being killed and with the West pissed at you (so sanctions, etc). Just loot the treasury, gather up your inner circle, and flee the country. Go settle somewhere nice, invest in Berkshire Hathaway and Exxon. Live comfortably off the dividends on some beach somewhere.

Power of the sort Assad has is not something that can usually be given up, once tasted. People like him also tend to surround themselves with sycophants and yes-men so they never really get a clear picture of how things really are, asa result they almost never understand when its time to go.

I found it interesting that it was reported on NPR last week that the reason Russia is so adamantly backing Syria is because in Putin's mind popular uprisings are NEVER legitimate, people simply don't have a right to question or protest what their government is doing according to him. He apparently also sees all these "colored" or named revolutions as Western plots rather than home-grown, grass-roots rebellions. Other Russian official privately use the word "paranoid" to describe his state of mind about these uprisings.

Imagine that, a guy who came up through the KG...err, FSB...being paranoid.

m2313		2012-01-30 11:00:41 AM

Ehh: ha-ha-guy: At this point I have to wonder why Assad or anyone would want to hold on. Even if you win, you spend the rest of your life worried about being killed and with the West pissed at you (so sanctions, etc). Just loot the treasury, gather up your inner circle, and flee the country. Go settle somewhere nice, invest in Berkshire Hathaway and Exxon. Live comfortably off the dividends on some beach somewhere.

You sound normal.

It's comparatively more normal than Assad's behavior.

Tossed		2012-01-30 11:03:57 AM

feefifofimmy: rogue49: BTW...I choose Cake.

There is no cake.

So you me mean my choices are or Death?!?
Tea or Cake or Death!
Tea or Cake or Death!
Little Red Cookbook!

Knockers		2012-01-30 11:08:08 AM

And now the men of the Second Armored Division with their famous close order swanning about

NewportBarGuy		2012-01-30 11:11:47 AM

Magorn: Other Russian official privately use the word "paranoid" to describe his state of mind about these uprisings.

Where are you getting your information from? I ask because it sounds highly plausible and I'd love to read more about it. Putin is a construct of the Soviet System. The Ivan Drago of politics. I really wonder if the theory he has $90 billion in foreign banks is true. All he would have had to do was take a piece of every major deal done since the collapse. An "allowance" fee to allow the deals to go through.

If he regains the Presidency, Russians might actually start asking for some kind of new leadership. Never seen the kinds of protests they are having now. Perhaps the people have had enough of autocrats. It goes against their history, but it's really interesting to watch.

imbrial		2012-01-30 11:16:11 AM

Perhaps Assad had better go.

Yes, I think he'd better had

brigid_fitch		2012-01-30 11:24:18 AM

dahmers love zombie: You know, I've found that Eddie Izzard shows, as a general rule, are directly correlated with intelligence. People who are very intelligent find them to be extraordinarily funny. Etcetera.

Saw him a few years ago in NYC and he ROCKED!

/I is smart!
//You have to know a lot about history & religion to understand at least half of his bits.

ZMugg		2012-01-30 11:38:10 AM

johneee: ZMugg:
By pronouncing it in the King's English rather than American

Don't you mean the Queen's English?

The whole family's English, as far as I know.

I thought they were German.

Yes, but right now there is no King. Just a Queen and her Consort. Won't be a King until she dies or abdicates.

And she's as German as anyone else who was born in England to parents who were also born in England who were born to people who were themselves born in England. To get a German person, you need to go back to her great grandfather.

Her husband is Greek, so our next King will be either half or a quarter Greek depending on the order they pop off in.

Thanks for the info. That's what I get for using Rotten.com for a source of information.

They changed their name in 1917, but is that long enough to breed the Kraut out of them?

Fark.com: Entertainment that informs.

Magorn		2012-01-30 11:39:27 AM

NewportBarGuy: Magorn: Other Russian official privately use the word "paranoid" to describe his state of mind about these uprisings.

Where are you getting your information from? I ask because it sounds highly plausible and I'd love to read more about it. Putin is a construct of the Soviet System. The Ivan Drago of politics. I really wonder if the theory he has $90 billion in foreign banks is true. All he would have had to do was take a piece of every major deal done since the collapse. An "allowance" fee to allow the deals to go through.

If he regains the Presidency, Russians might actually start asking for some kind of new leadership. Never seen the kinds of protests they are having now. Perhaps the people have had enough of autocrats. It goes against their history, but it's really interesting to watch.

Here's the NPR story I heard and if you google some of the folks quoted in it there are a lot more articles on the subject (new window)

offmymeds		2012-01-30 11:53:11 AM

Spot of bother, eh, what?

NewportBarGuy		2012-01-30 12:33:49 PM

Magorn: Here's the NPR story I heard and if you google some of the folks quoted in it there are a lot more articles on the subject (new window)

Thanks! Interesting stuff.