Caption Damien, errr, I mean George.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

[Tardisian]

1. Deutchland, Deutchland

uber alles (with profuse apologies to any German DUers)

[resident bunnypants]

2. Damn! You took the words right out of my mouth. n/t

[Kellanved]

5. well

No apology needed, but those lines are among the most misunderstood ever.

Fallersleben, the poet who wrote the text, was a Democrat, sometimes even called a "rebel".
The original intent is to say "Germany is more than the Kingdoms". It did not mean "Germany above everything", but "Germany above Bavaria, Prussia, Hesse, Westphalia,...".


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Heinrich_Hoffmann_von_Fallersleben

[Tardisian]

6. Thanks...

I did not know this. Always nice to learn from a history buff!

[Kid_A]

3. "His mother was a JACKAL!"

"What? His mother was Barbara Bush? Huh. Still, his mother was a JACKAL!"

[underpants]

4. Oh boy I likes me some KFC

Awesome!

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

7. Pope shmope - I'll get 'em from the inside

Mwahahahahaha!!!

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

8. good one. n/t

[cosmicdot]

9. Tech to *: so, see, we project your image as if you're actually there

but, you're not, you're here ... and, that's how you're going to appear to be everywhere during the convention, and all resolute and stuff, and god-like ... when actually, you'll be clearing brush at Prairie Chapel Crawford ...