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

blackminded: Darth Vader lunchroom

Oh, this one?

booger42: Thunderboy: It is spelled "lieutenant."

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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?

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

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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.

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

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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

Man, that one went way over my head.

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.

A Black Adder bit would have been funnier.

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

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

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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.

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

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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)

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.