Somebody should give Bush a couple metal balls to roll around in his hand

[skjpm]

My God, he looks insane. I just want to get this in before the media tells us how dignified and informed he looked. No, really, he looked insane, and everyone knows it. Now that I've said it, we can all go back to Wonderland where Bush is perfect and reasonable.

[Fovea]

1. When I hear commenters talk about * these days

I am reminded of Robert Graves 'I Claudius.' They behave like actors and Senators in the presence of Caligula, particularly on those days that Caligula was manifesting Venus.

I mean, read the wikipedia...

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

[AmandaRuth]

2. i am just cracking up just reading the title of this post

a laugh out loud moment.....thanks

[skjpm]

3. "It's funny 'cos it's true," as Karen on Will and Grace would say

or, "It's funny 'cos it's sad."

[Zero Gravitas]

4. He'll find those Strawberries of Mass Destruction

just give him time...

[Carla in Ca]

9. One of Bogey's finest performances...

and one I would love to see * reenact!

[Richardo]

11. Nice one, WPE

How many scoops of SMDs did Condi get?

[boneygrey]

5. You're right

Like Capt. Queeg, he'll soon be rambling about the strawberry ice cream.

[chiburb]

6. Bush/Queeg... here are the WMD's/Strawberries

(Captain Queeg removes the steel balls from his pocket and he spins them in his palm insistently as he speaks.)

Queeg: No, I, I don't see any need of that. Now that I recall, he might have said something about messboys and then again he might not -- I questioned so many men and Harding was not the most reliable officer.

Lt. Greenwald (Jose Ferrer): I'm afraid the defense has no other recourse than to produce Lt. Harding.

Queeg: Now there's no need for that I know exactly what hell tell you. Lies! He was no different than any officer in the wardroom -- they were all disloyal, I tried to run the ship properly by the book but they fought me at every turn. If the crew wanted to walk around with their shirttails hanging out that's all right let them take the tow line. Defective equipment no more no less, but they encouraged the crew to go around scoffing at me and spreading wild rumors about steaming and circles. And then old yellow stain. I was to blame for Lt. Merrick's incompetence and poor seamanship. Lt. Merrick was the perfect officer but not Captain Queeg.
Ah, but the strawberries! That's where I had them. They laughed at me and made jokes, but I proved beyond the shadow of a doubt, and with geometric logic, that a duplicate key to the wardroom icebox did exist! And I'd have produced that key if they hadn't pulled Caine out of action! I-I-I know now they were only trying to protect some fellow officer and!......(realizes he has been ranting, babbling)
Naturally, I can only cover these things from memory if I've left anything out, why, just ask me specific questions and I'll be glad to answer them...one-by-one...

[skjpm]

7. Sounds like Bush--except the sentences are complete n/t

[chiburb]

8. I like to picture the Fraud's 9/11 commission testimony

as something like Queeg's.

Good thread, btw.

[catmandu57]

10. Those damn messboys

I've wondered about this for sometime now. I bet that if it isn't ball bearings the chimp* has some type of rabbits foot on his person when he has to address an audience.