Originally posted by Dr StrangeloveDidn't you read the disclaimer? I said it was a topical joke that was funny about ten years ago, during the OJ Simpson trial. And John Elway played for the Denver Broncos of American football; he was a caucasian who was not known for his speed. Sheesh, get some culture, man! There is a world beyond England's borders, you know!
Gawd knows who recced that - who the [censored]is Elway? Never heard of him and even if I did it was crap.
The LAPD, the FBI and the CIA are all trying to prove that they are the best at apprehending miscreants. The President decides to give them a test. He releases a rabbit into a forest and has each of them try to catch it.
The CIA goes in. They place animal informants throughout the forest. They question all plant and mineral witnesses. After three months of extensive investigations they conclude that rabbits do not exist.
Then the FBI goes in. After two weeks with no leads they burn the forest, killing everything in it, including the rabbit, and they make no apologies. The rabbit had it coming.
Then the LAPD goes in. They come out two hours later with a badly beaten raccoon. The raccoon is yelling: "Okay! Okay! I'm a rabbit! I'm a rabbit!"
President Bush was visiting an elementary school today and when he visited the 4th grade they were in the middle of a discussion related to words and their meanings.
The teacher asked the President to lead the class in discussion. So he asks the class for an example of the word "tragedy."
One little boy stands up and offers, "If my best friend, who lives next door, was playing in the street and a car came along and ran him over, that would be a tragedy."
"No," says Mr Bush, "that would be an accident."
A little girl raises her hand. "If a school bus carrying 50 children drove off a cliff, killing every one of them, that would be a tragedy."
"I'm afraid not," explains the President. "That's what we would call a great loss."
The room goes silent. No other children volunteer. President Bush searches the room. "Isn't there someone here who can give me an example of a tragedy?"
Finally, way back in the room, a small boy raises his hand. In a quiet voice he says, "If Air Force One, carrying the president was struck by a missile and blown to smithereens, that would be a tragedy."
"Absolutely!" exclaims Mr Bush with a broad grin, "And can you tell us why that would be a tragedy?"
"Well," says the boy, "there's no way that could be an accident, and it sure wouldn't be a great loss."
Originally posted by Natural ScienceHaha, you're not seriously telling me you call that culture are you?
Didn't you read the disclaimer? I said it was a topical joke that was funny about ten years ago, during the OJ Simpson trial. And John Elway played for the Denver Broncos of American football; he was a caucasian who was not known for his speed. Sheesh, get some culture, man! There is a world beyond England's borders, you know!
And I think your lot [no offence meant here] are the most insular country around other than N.Korea and possibly China.