Anyone?
April 30th, 2002 - 7:51 pm
Saddam Hussein is now 65 years old, and thus eligible for Social Security, Medicare, and other benefits.
Raise your hand if you’re in favor of mandatory retirement for the Big Cheese, courtesy of the United States Armed Forces.
I see you, Em — raising both hands won’t make me count your vote twice.
I raise all five appendages. You’d better count my vote.
FIVE, Pejman? You must be VERY excited about voting.
I raise all 6000 of mine.
(Now I’ve got to to tuck them back under my Human™ disguise. You earthlings are so kind. Saddam will make a nice salty snack once he has soaked in our preservatives for a while.)
I see you, Steve, and raise you one Ayatollah Khomeini with a slash of Bashar al-Assad on the side…
It’s your call.
Emily:
Dearest, I hate to break this to you, but Ayatollah Khomeini is dead. He’s been dead for 13 years, in fact, having died on June 3, 1989. I remember the date well, since it was one day after I turned 17. A delayed, but lovely birthday present, if I do say so myself. The funny thing, is that this is the second time I had to tell someone that Khomeini is dead. Apparently, a lot of people still want to kick his ass.
But, he’s bleeding demised! He’s passed on! This ayatollah is no more! He has ceased to be! He’s expired, and gone to meet his Maker! He’s a stiff! Bereft of life, may he rest in peace (not!)! If you hadn’t nailed him to the perch, he’d be pushing up the daisies! His metabolic processes are history! He’s off the twig! He’s kicked the bucket! He’s shuffled off his mortal coil, run down the curtain, and joined the bleeding choir in visibule! This is an ex-ayatollah!
I’ve got a slug, though . . .
Gee, Pej, where would I be without your wisdom? DUH! I am well aware that the shithead is gone. Even had a picture of all of those people charging at his body as it was carried through the streets hanging on my wall in college. My bad though. I guess the joke didn’t hold up well enough.
It’s never your bad, dear. It’s always my bad. We discussed this, remember?