Comments on: Shoebox of Terror! http://fanaticalapathy.com/2005/06/01/shoebox-of-terror/ America's favorite blog Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:45:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: Johnnyboy http://fanaticalapathy.com/2005/06/01/shoebox-of-terror/#comment-9090 Mon, 06 Jun 2005 20:07:03 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2005/06/01/shoebox-of-terror/#comment-9090 There is a clip of the 'disassembly" statement on Slate (look under Bushism of the Day). I was kind of thinking that this whole thing was overblown, simply a mispronunciation due to a mid-word hesitation, that Bush really did say dissemble but it came out wrong (in short, I was half-thinking that he wasn't the complete and utter moron that he is). But as the video shows, he enonciates every syllable very clearly, then pauses for about 2 seconds looking very satisfied with his pronouncement, then goes on to give the definition to the crowd in the obliviously smug way that we love to hate about him. He does everything right - A classic ! 2 thumbs way up !! There is a clip of the ‘disassembly” statement on Slate (look under Bushism of the Day). I was kind of thinking that this whole thing was overblown, simply a mispronunciation due to a mid-word hesitation, that Bush really did say dissemble but it came out wrong (in short, I was half-thinking that he wasn’t the complete and utter moron that he is). But as the video shows, he enonciates every syllable very clearly, then pauses for about 2 seconds looking very satisfied with his pronouncement, then goes on to give the definition to the crowd in the obliviously smug way that we love to hate about him. He does everything right - A classic ! 2 thumbs way up !!

]]> by: Jerry http://fanaticalapathy.com/2005/06/01/shoebox-of-terror/#comment-9089 Mon, 06 Jun 2005 18:02:11 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2005/06/01/shoebox-of-terror/#comment-9089 The richest part for me was his "defining" the word for those of us less educated and articulate than he. The richest part for me was his “defining” the word for those of us less educated and articulate than he.

]]> by: Pete IVDL http://fanaticalapathy.com/2005/06/01/shoebox-of-terror/#comment-9072 Fri, 03 Jun 2005 22:31:12 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2005/06/01/shoebox-of-terror/#comment-9072 I finally saw Team America:World Police. I have only 3 words to say, and to slightly paraphrase tess : AMERICA! FUCK YEAH! I finally saw Team America:World Police. I have only 3 words to say, and to slightly paraphrase tess : AMERICA! FUCK YEAH!

]]> by: Harold http://fanaticalapathy.com/2005/06/01/shoebox-of-terror/#comment-9071 Fri, 03 Jun 2005 21:01:44 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2005/06/01/shoebox-of-terror/#comment-9071 Back in the 70's there used to be some little toys that were sold at the local corner grocer. They were grotesque parodies of everyday people with removable heads, hair, arms, hands, and accessories. The idea was that you would buy them in multi-packs, disassemble them, and then put the head from one on the body of another with the arms from a third and the hair from a fourth. (The toys were about 3" tall, and the smallest pieces were about the size of a pencil eraser, so they probably could never be sold today.) I have totally forgotten what these were called. Anyway, this is the image I get for people that have been trained to disassemble! Of course, the original intent of the statement is pretty funny - hearing Dubya talking about someone else being trained to dissemble is something like hearing him accuse Kerry of being rich during the election, or hearing Liddy accuse Mark Felt of behaving dishonorably during Watergate. And they said irony is dead! Back in the 70’s there used to be some little toys that were sold at the local corner grocer. They were grotesque parodies of everyday people with removable heads, hair, arms, hands, and accessories. The idea was that you would buy them in multi-packs, disassemble them, and then put the head from one on the body of another with the arms from a third and the hair from a fourth. (The toys were about 3″ tall, and the smallest pieces were about the size of a pencil eraser, so they probably could never be sold today.) I have totally forgotten what these were called. Anyway, this is the image I get for people that have been trained to disassemble!

Of course, the original intent of the statement is pretty funny - hearing Dubya talking about someone else being trained to dissemble is something like hearing him accuse Kerry of being rich during the election, or hearing Liddy accuse Mark Felt of behaving dishonorably during Watergate. And they said irony is dead!

]]> by: chris http://fanaticalapathy.com/2005/06/01/shoebox-of-terror/#comment-9070 Fri, 03 Jun 2005 18:59:04 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2005/06/01/shoebox-of-terror/#comment-9070 Good thing i read this because i Saran Wrapped my toiletand plugged all my drains in case of a disassemblied terrorist attack through the sewer... I still have all the Duct Tape in place that these morons told me to use in case of chemical attack so i know that all the cracks and crevices of my house are sealed... I sleep so much better knowing that these arethe people that are taking care of us have our better intrests in mind. Good thing i read this because i Saran Wrapped my toiletand plugged all my drains in case of a disassemblied terrorist attack through the sewer…

I still have all the Duct Tape in place that these morons told me to use in case of chemical attack so i know that all the cracks and crevices of my house are sealed…

I sleep so much better knowing that these arethe people that are taking care of us have our better intrests in mind.

]]> by: Mark http://fanaticalapathy.com/2005/06/01/shoebox-of-terror/#comment-9069 Fri, 03 Jun 2005 11:44:12 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2005/06/01/shoebox-of-terror/#comment-9069 Agent 13 would have loved to be able to disassemble - fitting in mailboxes and lockers must have been tough having to remain in one piece. Or perhaps this was originally top secret CONTROL technology that was captured by KAOS and passed down to Bin Laden... where's 99 when you need her?! Agent 13 would have loved to be able to disassemble - fitting in mailboxes and lockers must have been tough having to remain in one piece.

Or perhaps this was originally top secret CONTROL technology that was captured by KAOS and passed down to Bin Laden… where’s 99 when you need her?!

]]> by: tess http://fanaticalapathy.com/2005/06/01/shoebox-of-terror/#comment-9068 Fri, 03 Jun 2005 06:23:46 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2005/06/01/shoebox-of-terror/#comment-9068 I really can't tell if Kip's serious, if he's pretending to be a troll, or if he is a troll. But I really like the idea of a turning a car into a transformer -- it just rings true to me. Like how we can send troops into war without proper yet readily available equipment and lengthy ramp-up, or how we can promote freedom and democracy while spitting on the Constitution and the Bill of Rights at home and in US territories. And how we can be one of the most technologically advanced nations in the world yet still try to push a thinly veiled religious agenda as science in classrooms across the nation. BOOYEAH! WE'RE AMERICANS! IT DOESN'T HAVE TO MAKE SENSE! WOOOO! (sorry, caffine high) I really can’t tell if Kip’s serious, if he’s pretending to be a troll, or if he is a troll.

But I really like the idea of a turning a car into a transformer — it just rings true to me. Like how we can send troops into war without proper yet readily available equipment and lengthy ramp-up, or how we can promote freedom and democracy while spitting on the Constitution and the Bill of Rights at home and in US territories. And how we can be one of the most technologically advanced nations in the world yet still try to push a thinly veiled religious agenda as science in classrooms across the nation. BOOYEAH! WE’RE AMERICANS! IT DOESN’T HAVE TO MAKE SENSE! WOOOO!

(sorry, caffine high)

]]> by: Mojo http://fanaticalapathy.com/2005/06/01/shoebox-of-terror/#comment-9067 Fri, 03 Jun 2005 00:15:14 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2005/06/01/shoebox-of-terror/#comment-9067 How did you find out about Camp Fwappawappadingdang? Cease revealing national security information immediately! How did you find out about Camp Fwappawappadingdang? Cease revealing national security information immediately!

]]> by: Kip joneson http://fanaticalapathy.com/2005/06/01/shoebox-of-terror/#comment-9066 Thu, 02 Jun 2005 23:11:04 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2005/06/01/shoebox-of-terror/#comment-9066 You are all morons, the monkey did say “disassemble” not “dissemble”. He is idiot and so are you if you support him. Name one terror attack stop by these methods....I didn't think so. You are all morons, the monkey did say “disassemble” not “dissemble”. He is idiot and so are you if you support him. Name one terror attack stop by these methods….I didn’t think so.

]]> by: Pete IVDL http://fanaticalapathy.com/2005/06/01/shoebox-of-terror/#comment-9065 Thu, 02 Jun 2005 22:45:40 +0000 http://fanaticalapathy.com/2005/06/01/shoebox-of-terror/#comment-9065 Terrrists don't "disassemble"... they undergo "density minimisation" when exposed to rapidly expanding and/or percussively explosive jet fuel/gelignite/plastique. Which, as I understand it, is a good thing, otherwise there'd be an awful lot of them hurtling about in the upper atmosphere - singed and probably pissed off not to be in the Garden with the Virgins and the milk and the honey - potentially disturbing the orbits of many LEO and geostationary satellites. Then how would Karl, Dick, and Rummy know what wasn't happening in downtown Baghdad? "Sir, there's a slightly singed, extremely angry, fully assembled fundamentalist blocking our view of Tikrit..." Of course, this opens the way to an ideal method of detecting terrrists - simply strap the suspect to an explosive device, light the fuse, and run! If there's anything left afterwards, it must have been a terrrist! Oh, wait, we're already doing that in Afghanistan... Terrrists don’t “disassemble”… they undergo “density minimisation” when exposed to rapidly expanding and/or percussively explosive jet fuel/gelignite/plastique. Which, as I understand it, is a good thing, otherwise there’d be an awful lot of them hurtling about in the upper atmosphere - singed and probably pissed off not to be in the Garden with the Virgins and the milk and the honey - potentially disturbing the orbits of many LEO and geostationary satellites. Then how would Karl, Dick, and Rummy know what wasn’t happening in downtown Baghdad? “Sir, there’s a slightly singed, extremely angry, fully assembled fundamentalist blocking our view of Tikrit…”

Of course, this opens the way to an ideal method of detecting terrrists - simply strap the suspect to an explosive device, light the fuse, and run! If there’s anything left afterwards, it must have been a terrrist! Oh, wait, we’re already doing that in Afghanistan…

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