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muriel_volestrangler

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17. I can date much of it back to 2007, at least

Fri Apr 13, 2012, 05:15 AM

Apr 2012

http://www.ghettomedic.com/archive/index.php/t-4554.html (apologies if the 'ghetto' use in that website title is offensive to anyone; it looks like a discussion board for EMS people)

I think the chances of John Cleese writing more than one phrase of it, if that, are very, very small.

On edit: The Snopes message board traced it back to March 2007, when a blogger said it was of unknown origin then: http://tartfromhell.com/2007/03

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John Cleese: Alerts to threats in 2012 Europe [View all] Iwillnevergiveup Apr 2012 OP

Unforgiving sod. aquart Apr 2012 #1

Why couldn't he have designed our Terra-Alerts during the bush years? kentauros Apr 2012 #2

With a whole lotta Iwillnevergiveup Apr 2012 #3

and his inbox is nothing but SPAM SPAM SPAM olderlib Apr 2012 #4

Sausage and Spam calimary Apr 2012 #13

Sorting out Sarah Palin Iwillnevergiveup Apr 2012 #5

"a recent fire that destroyed France 's white flag factory" LOL Kaleva Apr 2012 #6

This is just plain mean... BadGimp Apr 2012 #7

Tht's because it was wrtten by a freeper or similar. Not CLEESE. slampoet Apr 2012 #21

Brilliant as always! catchnrelease Apr 2012 #8

Where's the link, dammit? scarletwoman Apr 2012 #9

Originally got this in an e-mail Iwillnevergiveup Apr 2012 #10

Oh well. Thanks for replying, anyway. scarletwoman Apr 2012 #11

Google the title pinboy3niner Apr 2012 #12

I did just that. None of the sites I clicked on had a link. scarletwoman Apr 2012 #15

I can date much of it back to 2007, at least muriel_volestrangler Apr 2012 #17

Ah, thanks. I didn't think of checking with Snopes, good work! scarletwoman Apr 2012 #18

Ask him on Twitter: Norrin Radd Apr 2012 #16

k&r.... spanone Apr 2012 #14

K&R MichaelMcGuire Apr 2012 #19

This is NOT JOHN CLEESE slampoet Apr 2012 #20

Right you are. MOPER May 2012 #22