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Just on the off chance no one's posted this yet

POSTED BY: DREAMTROVE
UPDATED: Monday, October 31, 2011 12:20
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Saturday, October 29, 2011 4:56 PM

DREAMTROVE

Herman Cain, a must see.

That's what a ship is, you know - it's not just a keel and a hull and a deck and sails, that's what a ship needs.

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Sunday, October 30, 2011 6:42 AM

NIKI2

Gettin' old, but still a hippie at heart...

Oh, gawd, I've seen the first few seconds of that a number of times. I tune to another station instantly, before the bile rises too high in me.

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Sunday, October 30, 2011 8:45 AM

CANTTAKESKY

For some reason, that isn't funny.

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Monday, October 31, 2011 2:56 AM

GEEZER

Keep the Shiny side up

Quote:
Originally posted by Niki2:
Oh, gawd, I've seen the first few seconds of that a number of times. I tune to another station instantly, before the bile rises too high in me.

Why?

If Saturday Night Live or Second City did exactly the same thing, you'd probably laugh.

"Keep the Shiny side up"

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Monday, October 31, 2011 4:28 AM

HERO

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Originally posted by canttakesky:
For some reason, that isn't funny.

It was pretty funny. Shows the boss does not take himself too seriously. It also shows commitment. Man was in the pizza business and he is the kind of guy that when he's in, he's all in.

John C.

"Hero. I have come to respect you." "I am forced to agree with Hero here."- Chrisisall, 2009.
"I agree with Hero." Niki2, 2011.

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Monday, October 31, 2011 4:39 AM

STORYMARK

Quote:
Originally posted by Geezer:
Quote:
Originally posted by Niki2:
Oh, gawd, I've seen the first few seconds of that a number of times. I tune to another station instantly, before the bile rises too high in me.

Why?

If Saturday Night Live or Second City did exactly the same thing, you'd probably laugh.

"Keep the Shiny side up"

Well, maybe you hadn't noticed, but they cast comedians on those shows, not just anyone.

So, at best, Id say this was a funny concept - but the performer did not have the comedic skills to pull it off.

"Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!"

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Monday, October 31, 2011 4:56 AM

NIKI2

Gettin' old, but still a hippie at heart...

Nor are the people on SNL running for President, just to remind. Dunno when he did that clip, but to me it just says more of what I already believe; he's not serious, nor a serious candidate.

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Monday, October 31, 2011 6:54 AM

GEEZER

Keep the Shiny side up

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Originally posted by Niki2:
Nor are the people on SNL running for President, just to remind.

So your bile also rises when Pres. Obama makes jokes on Leno or Letterman?

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Dunno when he did that clip, but to me it just says more of what I already believe; he's not serious, nor a serious candidate.

Since he left Godfather's in 1996, it's been a while. Looks like it's at a franchise owner's convention, where you wouldn't expect "serious" all the time.

If you have a problem with the man's politics, by all means complain about his politics. Having a viceral reaction to an innocent skit from 15 years ago seems sort'a fanatical to me.

"Keep the Shiny side up"

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Monday, October 31, 2011 7:04 AM

STORYMARK

Niki says it's not that funny...

Geezer sees a "Viceral reaction" and then calls her a fanatic for the said (non existant, entirely imagined by ol man Geez) reaction.

Geezer, either you're trying really hard (and transparently) to make this into something it's not - or you have Aspergers. Or, hey, maybe look up the term "hyperbole".

"Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!"

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Monday, October 31, 2011 7:07 AM

ANTHONYT

Freedom is Important because People are Important

Hello,

Every bit of nothing seems to be made into something by the force of politics.

--Anthony

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"In every war, the state enacts a tax of freedom upon the citizenry. The unspoken promise is that the tax shall be revoked at war's end. Endless war holds no such promise. Hence, Eternal War is Eternal Slavery." --Admiral Robert J. Henner

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Monday, October 31, 2011 7:45 AM

STORYMARK

A fair point.

"Goram it kid, let's frak this thing and go home! Engage!"

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Monday, October 31, 2011 12:20 PM

DREAMTROVE

Story,

Read Niki's post. The viceral reaction was not imaginary. It seemed unfair to me as well, as if she were reacting to the idea that the pizza man is a republican, but I refrained from commenting.

Quote:
Originally posted by Niki2:
Oh, gawd, I've seen the first few seconds of that a number of times. I tune to another station instantly, before the bile rises too high in me.

Niki, if you hate republicans, you're not the 99%, you're cutting yourself down to the 50%.

ETA: actually, given that I still work for your own damn party and was actually at occupy wall street, you've cut yourself down to the 0.5%, since only about 1% of the people occupied anything so far. At least Siggie is aware that as a diehard socialist she's the 0.5% ;)

Overall, I thought it was cute. This is the Omaha press club, c. 1991. It shows the man has a sense of humor. I'm not afraid of what would happen if we lost to him, but I don't imagine we will. Also, I'm unafraid of having Herman Cain around in politics in the future, which is what is more likely to happen here.

Meanwhile, I'm a big fan of Godfathers, for chain pizza you can pick up at a convenience store it's pretty damn good. Give Pizza a chance ;)

That's what a ship is, you know - it's not just a keel and a hull and a deck and sails, that's what a ship needs.

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