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CNN/Reuters: News reports have filtered out early this morning that US forces have swooped on an
Iraqi Primary School and detained 6th Grade teacher Mohammed Al-Hazar. Sources indicate that, when
arrested, Al-Hazar was in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a set square and a calculator.

US President George W Bush argued that this was clear and overwhelming evidence that Iraq indeed
possessed weapons of maths instruction...

Regards,

Mike O'Brien

When two elephants fight it is the grass that suffers...

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Funny joke, Mike. Tell it to the Iraqi's being shot by Baath thugs or herded at gunpoint in front of
Baath thugs to serve as machine gun shields. Or to the Iraqi thugs who stocked 3,000 anti-nerve gas
ampules and poison gas protective suits in a Basra hospital.

I'm not laughing, though. Gator Bob Siegel EasyRacers Ti Rush "Mike O'Brien"
<[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> CNN/Reuters: News reports have filtered out early this morning that US forces have swooped on an
> Iraqi Primary School and detained 6th Grade teacher Mohammed Al-Hazar. Sources indicate that, when
> arrested, Al-Hazar was in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a set square and a calculator.
>
> US President George W Bush argued that this was clear and overwhelming evidence that Iraq indeed
> possessed weapons of maths instruction...
>
> Regards,
>
> Mike O'Brien
>
> When two elephants fight it is the grass that suffers...
>
>
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and you don't believe a little might help these days?

Regards,

Mike O'Brien

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"Robert Siegel" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:6bnga.51444$S%[email protected]...
> Funny joke, Mike. Tell it to the Iraqi's being shot by Baath thugs or herded at gunpoint in front
> of Baath thugs to serve as machine gun
shields.
> Or to the Iraqi thugs who stocked 3,000 anti-nerve gas ampules and poison gas protective suits in
> a Basra hospital.
>
> I'm not laughing, though. Gator Bob Siegel EasyRacers Ti Rush "Mike O'Brien"
> <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> > CNN/Reuters: News reports have filtered out early this morning that US forces have swooped on an
> > Iraqi Primary School and detained 6th Grade teacher Mohammed Al-Hazar. Sources indicate that,
> > when arrested,
Al-Hazar
> > was in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a set square and a
calculator.
> >
> > US President George W Bush argued that this was clear and overwhelming evidence that Iraq indeed
> > possessed weapons of maths instruction...
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Mike O'Brien
> >
> > When two elephants fight it is the grass that suffers...
> >
> >
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Good one Mike, a cheap laugh is better than no laugh at all Denny in Sayre, Pa "Bent but not broken"
"Mike O'Brien" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> CNN/Reuters: News reports have filtered out early this morning that US forces have swooped on an
> Iraqi Primary School and detained 6th Grade teacher Mohammed Al-Hazar. Sources indicate that, when
> arrested, Al-Hazar was in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a set square and a calculator.
>
> US President George W Bush argued that this was clear and overwhelming evidence that Iraq indeed
> possessed weapons of maths instruction...
>
> Regards,
>
> Mike O'Brien
>
> When two elephants fight it is the grass that suffers...
>
>
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On Wed, 26 Mar 2003 17:05:09 GMT, "Mike O'Brien" <[email protected]> wrote:

>CNN/Reuters: News reports have filtered out early this morning that US forces have swooped on an
>Iraqi Primary School and detained 6th Grade teacher Mohammed Al-Hazar. Sources indicate that, when
>arrested, Al-Hazar was in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a set square and a calculator.

Funny you should mention this...

I was just now watching a story on Sky News. Royal Marines in the southern Iraqi city of Umm Qasr
discovered a cache of 500 grenades, several RPG (rocket-propelled grenade) launchers, and Iraqi Army
uniforms and helmets...

in a primary school.

I kid you not.

 

Hey Mike, your mom's dead! Oops, you don't think that's funny? Sorry. Did you hear the one about the
Iraqi hospital that contained weapons, munitions, and 300 chemical weapons suits? It's a scream!
Know what'd be funny, Mike? Instead of telling jokes ridiculing the President, why don't you join a
peace protest, and lie down in front of traffic somewhere? Maybe someone will run you over. Now,
that'd be funny...

"Tony" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> On Wed, 26 Mar 2003 17:05:09 GMT, "Mike O'Brien" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >CNN/Reuters: News reports have filtered out early this morning that US forces have swooped on an
> >Iraqi Primary School and detained 6th Grade teacher Mohammed Al-Hazar. Sources indicate that,
> >when arrested, Al-Hazar was in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a set square and a
calculator.
>
> Funny you should mention this...
>
> I was just now watching a story on Sky News. Royal Marines in the southern Iraqi city of Umm Qasr
> discovered a cache of 500 grenades, several RPG (rocket-propelled grenade) launchers, and Iraqi
> Army uniforms and helmets...
>
> in a primary school.
>
> I kid you not.

 

seriousness of subject aside-

not to worry Mike, I thought it was funny. gebuh

 

"baronn1" <[email protected]> wrote

> Hey Mike, your mom's dead! Oops, you don't think that's funny? Sorry.
Did
> you hear the one about the Iraqi hospital that contained weapons,
munitions,
> and 300 chemical weapons suits? It's a scream! Know what'd be funny, Mike? Instead of telling
> jokes ridiculing the President, why don't you join a peace protest, and lie down in front of
> traffic somewhere? Maybe someone will run you over. Now, that'd be funny...

You got all that from a joke? Lighten up. You know nothing of my beliefs--political or otherwise.
BTW, my mother passed away last week and you are right--it wasn't funny.

Regards,

Mike O'Brien

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baronn1 wrote:
> ... Know what'd be funny, Mike? Instead of telling jokes ridiculing the President, why don't you
> join a peace protest, and lie down in front of traffic somewhere? Maybe someone will run you
> over....

Like an Israeli Army bulldozer razing the houses of innocent Palestinians in the occupied
territories in violation of international law and basic human decency?

Tom Sherman - Curmudgeon Quad Cities USA (Illinois side)

 

"GEBUH" <[email protected]> wrote

> seriousness of subject aside-

> not to worry Mike, I thought it was funny. gebuh

So did I. Evidently they didn't read my signature...

Regards,

Mike O'Brien

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Mike O'Brien wrote:
>
> "GEBUH" <[email protected]> wrote
>
> > seriousness of subject aside-
>
> > not to worry Mike, I thought it was funny. gebuh
>
> So did I. Evidently they didn't read my signature...

I fail to see any humor in, "Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system
(http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.465 / Virus Database: 263 - Release Date: 3/25/2003" but that
may just mean I am humor impaired.

Tom Sherman - Various HPV's Quad Cities USA (Illinois side)

 

"Tom Sherman" <[email protected]> wrote > I fail to see any humor in, "Outgoing mail is
certified Virus Free.
> Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.465 / Virus Database: 263
> - Release Date: 3/25/2003" but that may just mean I am humor impaired.

Cute. I was referring to:

When two elephants fight it is the grass that suffers...

Regards,

Mike O'Brien

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"baronn1" <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:

> Hey Mike, your mom's dead! Oops, you don't think that's funny? Sorry. Did you hear the one about
> the Iraqi hospital that contained weapons, munitions, and 300 chemical weapons suits? It's a
> scream! Know what'd be funny, Mike? Instead of telling jokes ridiculing the President, why don't
> you join a peace protest, and lie down in front of traffic somewhere? Maybe someone will run you
> over. Now, that'd be funny...

Yep, YOUR response is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOmuch more
appropriate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

baronn1 wrote:
> Hey Mike, your mom's dead! Oops, you don't think that's funny? Sorry. Did you hear the one about
> the Iraqi hospital that contained weapons, munitions, and 300 chemical weapons suits? It's a
> scream! Know what'd be funny, Mike? Instead of telling jokes ridiculing the President, why don't
> you join a peace protest, and lie down in front of traffic somewhere? Maybe someone will run you
> over. Now, that'd be funny...
>
>
>
> "Tony" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>
>>On Wed, 26 Mar 2003 17:05:09 GMT, "Mike O'Brien" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>CNN/Reuters: News reports have filtered out early this morning that US forces have swooped on an
>>>Iraqi Primary School and detained 6th Grade teacher Mohammed Al-Hazar. Sources indicate that,
>>>when arrested, Al-Hazar was in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a set square and a
>
> calculator.
>
>>Funny you should mention this...
>>
>>I was just now watching a story on Sky News. Royal Marines in the southern Iraqi city of Umm Qasr
>>discovered a cache of 500 grenades, several RPG (rocket-propelled grenade) launchers, and Iraqi
>>Army uniforms and helmets...
>>
>>in a primary school.
>>
>>I kid you not.
>
>
>
So a person can't have a play on words without you turning it into a political issue. There was
nothing in what he said that was pro or anti war. I think you owe Mike an apology.

 

Tom Sherman <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> baronn1 wrote:
> > ... Know what'd be funny, Mike? Instead of telling jokes ridiculing the President, why don't you
> > join a peace protest, and lie down in front of traffic somewhere? Maybe someone will run you
> > over....
>
> Like an Israeli Army bulldozer razing the houses of innocent Palestinians in the occupied
> territories in violation of international law and basic human decency?
>
> Tom Sherman - Curmudgeon Quad Cities USA (Illinois side)

What innocent Palestinian would that be, and what occupied territory would that be, and what
violation of what international law would that be? As for basic human decency, you wouldn't know
what that was if it jumped up and bit you in the elbow. Why didn't you mention that idiot American
girl who managed to get herself run over by the bulldozer while you were at it, or did that one slip
by you? So you are anti-Israel and a Jew hater. So what else is new?

Ed Dolan - Minnesota

 

Edward Dolan wrote:
>
> Tom Sherman <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> > baronn1 wrote:
> > > ... Know what'd be funny, Mike? Instead of telling jokes ridiculing the President, why don't
> > > you join a peace protest, and lie down in front of traffic somewhere? Maybe someone will run
> > > you over....
> >
> > Like an Israeli Army bulldozer razing the houses of innocent Palestinians in the occupied
> > territories in violation of international law and basic human decency?
> >
> > Tom Sherman - Curmudgeon Quad Cities USA (Illinois side)
>
> What innocent Palestinian would that be, and what occupied territory would that be, and what
> violation of what international law would that be? As for basic human decency, you wouldn't know
> what that was if it jumped up and bit you in the elbow. Why didn't you mention that idiot American
> girl who managed to get herself run over by the bulldozer while you were at it, or did that one
> slip by you? So you are anti-Israel and a Jew hater. So what else is new?
>
> Ed Dolan - Minnesota

Apparently Mr. Dolan has no good arguments of his own, so he resorts to a personal attack.

Tom Sherman - Curmudgeon Quad Cities USA (Illinois side)

 

"Tom Sherman" skrev

> Apparently Mr. Dolan has no good arguments of his own, so he resorts to a personal attack.

And he forgot to call you anti-bulldozer or bulldozerhater. ;o)

M.

 

Ed Dolan asked

> what occupied territory would that be

It would be the territory occupied by Israel since 1973 in spite of repeated UN resolutions
requesting that they withdraw. The words "standard" and "double" spring to mind, though not
necessarily in that order. See also "Northern Cyprus, occupation of"

Dave Larrington - http://legslarry.crosswinds.net/
===========================================================
Editor - British Human Power Club Newsletter
http://www.bhpc.org.uk/
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"Mike O'Brien" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:<[email protected]>...
> BTW, my mother passed away last week and you are right--it wasn't funny.

Hmm, and yet you still found time to post during your time of grief. Did she die the day you posted
"Erin go braughless"?

On Usenet, everyone's mother died last week.

 

"baronn1" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> Hey Mike, your mom's dead! Oops, you don't think that's funny? Sorry.
Did
> you hear the one about the Iraqi hospital that contained weapons,
munitions,
> and 300 chemical weapons suits? It's a scream! Know what'd be funny, Mike? Instead of telling
> jokes ridiculing the President, why don't you join a peace protest, and lie down in front of
> traffic somewhere? Maybe someone will run you over. Now, that'd be funny...
>

Good thing you obviously never had to deal with the typical humor in a military unit. Or at many
funerals. Besides, its you that read it as ridiculing the president of the U.S. when most probably
saw it as a play on words.

I liked it, but it wasn't up with super calloused fragile mystic with extra halitosis. With due
apologies as I realize that made fun of Ghandi just before his death...

--
Curtis L. Russell Odenton, MD (USA) Just someone on two wheels...