philip pocock on Mon, 17 Feb 2003 15:51:01 +0100 (CET) |
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[Nettime-bold] Re: <nettime> the ugly american |
Am Monday den, 17. February 2003, um 07:55, schrieb Keith Sanborn: > The ugly american. > > For those of you who might not realize that over a million > people--including several artists--were in the street in New York > AGAINST the Bush plan to make war on Iraq, I'd like to relate what is > actually a true story. I am personally acquainted with the people > involved. > > A friend's mother, who is a native new yorker, was given the wrong > drug recently and was in a coma for 4 days. Fortunately they realized > it in time and she was brought out of it. They ran an MRI and things > looked good, but they wanted to verify that the woman had not lost > cognitive skills. The doctor asked her: > > "What year is it?" > > "2003" the woman answered. > > "What month is it?" > > "February." > > "Who is the President" > > "I'd rather not talk about it." > > here's another bushi joke i got in my mail kieth... George Bush: condoleeza! Nice to see you. What's happening? Condoleeza Rice: Sir, I have the report here about the new leader of China. George: Great. Lay it on me. condoleeza: "Hu" is the new leader of China. George: That's what I want to know. condoleeza: That's what I'm telling you. George: That's what I'm asking you. Who is the new leader of China? condoleeza: Yes. George: I mean the fellow's name. condoleeza: Hu. George: The guy in China. condoleeza: Hu. George: The new leader of China. condoleeza: Hu. George: The Chinaman! condoleeza: Hu is leading China. George: Now whaddya' asking me for? condoleeza: I'm telling you Hu is leading China. George: Well, I'm asking you. Who is leading China? condoleeza: That's the man's name. George: That's who's name? condoleeza: Yes. George: Will you or will you not tell me the name of the new leader in China? condoleeza: Yes, sir. George: Yassir? Yassir Arafat is in China? I thought he was in the Middle East. condoleeza: That's correct. George: Then who is in China? condoleeza: Yes, sir. George: Yassir is in China? condoleeza: No, sir. George: Then who is? condoleeza: Yes, sir. George: Yassir? condoleeza: No, sir. George: Look, condoleeza. I need to know the name of the new leader of China. Get me the Secretary General of the U.N. on the phone. condoleeza: Kofi? George: No, thanks. condoleeza: You want Kofi? George: No. condoleeza: You don't want Kofi. George: No. But now that you mention it, I could use a glass of milk. And then get me the U.N. condoleeza: Yes, sir. George: Not Yassir! The guy at the U.N. condoleeza: Kofi? George: Milk! Will you please make the call? condoleeza: And call who? George: Who is the guy at the U.N? condoleeza: Hu is the guy in China. George: Will you stay out of China?! condoleeza: Yes, sir. George: And stay out of the Middle East! Just get me the guy at the U.N. condoleeza: Kofi. George: All right! With cream and two sugars. Now get on the phone. _______________________________________________ Nettime-bold mailing list Nettime-bold@nettime.org http://amsterdam.nettime.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nettime-bold