CAPTION from a Galatasaray Far Away

[cosmicdot]

W: look, I'm not leaving until ya'll give me one of them honorary degree things ...

resident Bush speaks at Galatasaray University Tuesday, June 29, 2004, in Istanbul, Turkey. Bush standing at the historic Bosporus waterway that has long linked Europe and Asia, defended his push for Middle East democracy. In the background is Ortakoy Mosque. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

[Gothic Sponge]

1. "If i answer all the questions right, can i have the pretty red flag?"

[Fenris]

2. "Yknow, Ibeen inyur kuntry fur a few dais..."

"...but I ent had no Turkee yet."

[skip fox]

3. " . . . Middle East democracy is even sexy though everybody told me to can

it and not talk about this, but it's my idea and I found words to put it in so I could stand here and tell you in this speech which is outside under a sky which reminds me of my idea why Middle East democracy is sexy . . . Middle East democracy is sexy 'cause then all the harems will get to vote and sex disease cause of Western influence and songs and everybody will be so pumped up with sex disease and talk about it on t.v. and stuff. . . so it makes perfect sense. We should have Middle East democracy cause it's so hot."

[regularguy]

4. Some of my best friends are Turkans,

like, umm, Studs Turkel, OttoMan from the Simpsons, Matt Turk, yeah you people are ok with me.....

[sus]

5. dude. is that disney world?

cool..

[rustydog]

6. "I am deeply honored Michael Eisner asked me to officially

open Disneys Mesopotamia theme park."
You'll enjoy such attractions as; Pirates of the oil fields,
Aladdin's magic carpet-bombing run, the hang-gliding ride Soarin'over Baghdad and Abu Ghraibs haunted prison ride.
Hold onto your seats, really, hold onto your seats in Abu Ghraib!

[hel]

7. Students did not applaud him, you know.

As a kind of silent protest. Though I'm sure he didn't even notice that.