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A Day at the Local Flag Shop

Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 8:43:37 pm PDT

“German comedy.” Two words you don’t normally see next to each other.

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Tags: Humor, Flag Burning, Radical Islam, Germany

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sadhu Sat, Jun 14, 2008 8:45:08pm

mock them we must!

gop_patriot Sat, Jun 14, 2008 8:45:32pm

Too funny! :)

Bob in Breckenridge Sat, Jun 14, 2008 8:45:47pm

I was at Wal-Mart earlier in the week, and they actually had American Flags made in the USA! What a concept!

Dax Sat, Jun 14, 2008 8:46:08pm

I just flew in from Dusseldorf, and boy are my arms tired.

Killgore Trout Sat, Jun 14, 2008 8:46:52pm

"...We are producing high quality flags for the demanding cosmopolitan extremist"

HA!

Bob in Breckenridge Sat, Jun 14, 2008 8:48:27pm

/Kinda reminds of Larry the Cable and the edible underwear...

Killgore Trout Sat, Jun 14, 2008 8:48:35pm

It's also clever that the flag prices are in shekels.

Bob in Breckenridge Sat, Jun 14, 2008 8:49:05pm

re: #4 Dax

I just flew in from Dusseldorf, and boy are my arms tired.

BA-DUM-BUMP!

big L Sat, Jun 14, 2008 8:49:06pm

4 dax---ba dum-dump!

solomonpanting Sat, Jun 14, 2008 8:49:12pm

How many of these Danish don't you want to buy?

kevinmumaw Sat, Jun 14, 2008 8:49:13pm

Can't wait to see the seething over this.

wolfie Sat, Jun 14, 2008 8:49:14pm

"One horse laugh is worth a thousand syllogisms."- HL Mencken

kynna Sat, Jun 14, 2008 8:49:37pm

Not allowed to shoot 'em. May as well make fun of 'em.

LOL.

Killgore Trout Sat, Jun 14, 2008 8:49:46pm

OT: Coos Bay

Bob in Breckenridge Sat, Jun 14, 2008 8:50:38pm

re: #9 big L

4 dax---ba dum-dump!

Beat you by 1 second! GTMA!

gop_patriot Sat, Jun 14, 2008 8:50:44pm

"Conflagrating flags are now Palestinians largest economic sector, even larger than corruption and goat cheese."

HA.

gman Sat, Jun 14, 2008 8:51:14pm

Encore

We need more of that from Europe.

brainwizard73 Sat, Jun 14, 2008 8:51:29pm

Do you think they have Bush effigies for Christmas time? I imagine the Blair effigies would be marked down at least 75%, right?

yesandno Sat, Jun 14, 2008 8:52:03pm

Ah............

The family that yearns together, burns together...............

Bob in Breckenridge Sat, Jun 14, 2008 8:52:07pm

re: #16 gop_patriot

"Conflagrating flags are now Palestinians largest economic sector, even larger than corruption and goat cheese."

HA.

/Goat brothels maybe?

gop_patriot Sat, Jun 14, 2008 8:54:08pm

re: #20 Bob in Breckenridge

/Goat brothels maybe?

Eeewwww. LOL

WindHorse Sat, Jun 14, 2008 8:54:23pm

it's indeed miraculous....

kevinmumaw Sat, Jun 14, 2008 8:54:34pm

OT/ McCain tribute to Tim Russert. Short, to the point, sincere.

Alouette Sat, Jun 14, 2008 8:54:43pm

Das ist ausgezeichnet!

gwillie Sat, Jun 14, 2008 8:55:51pm

It takes time to setup these spontaneous protest. Well you just can’t have thousands of people hopping mad and not knowing what flag to burn now can you?

Bob in Breckenridge Sat, Jun 14, 2008 8:55:59pm

re: #18 brainwizard73

Do you think they have Bush effigies for Christmas time? I imagine the Blair effigies would be marked down at least 75%, right?

This Christmas, they'll be at a premium, since he'll be ex- President Bush in a few weeks. I'd stock up now if I were you, Mohammed. Well, if I were you...Never mind.

/If you can't say anything nice...

Bob in Breckenridge Sat, Jun 14, 2008 8:57:46pm

re: #21 gop_patriot

Eeewwww. LOL

Goats are people too!

/Channeling Radar O'Reilly (Okay, so it was a lamb. Sue me...)

mikalm Sat, Jun 14, 2008 8:57:48pm

re: #14 Killgore Trout

Pretty sunset. I love living on the Pacific coast.

Ward Cleaver Sat, Jun 14, 2008 8:58:22pm

Corruption and goat cheese!

stevieray Sat, Jun 14, 2008 8:59:54pm

re: #20 Bob in Breckenridge

/Goat brothels maybe?

Ooo baby!

Racer X Sat, Jun 14, 2008 9:00:35pm

Priceless

Killgore Trout Sat, Jun 14, 2008 9:01:52pm

re: #31 Racer X

That's a good one!

brainwizard73 Sat, Jun 14, 2008 9:02:00pm

re: #26 Bob in Breckenridge

I don't know about premium. To me this is like when an athlete leaves a sports team; the jersey with the name on the back just isn't worth as much. Why rage against the has-been President?

Now, since Hamas has endorsed Obama (retraction was a ruse for the MSM) will Obama ever be burned in effigy when he is President? Will President Obama agree to meet with these people without preconditions?

WindHorse Sat, Jun 14, 2008 9:02:47pm

re: #23 kevinmumaw

nice.

Thank you.

Bob in Breckenridge Sat, Jun 14, 2008 9:03:18pm

re: #27 Bob in Breckenridge

Goats are people too!

/Channeling Radar O'Reilly (Okay, so it was a lamb. Sue me...)

Disclaimer: In case anyone did not understand what I meant by that joke, there was an episode of MASH where the cooks were going to slaughter a lamb supplied by Greek Army guys, and Radar had it shipped home rather than have it be served for dinner. I in no way condone the slaughter of lambs or goats for dinner. Thank you, and have a nice day.

Cognito Sat, Jun 14, 2008 9:03:25pm

Hey, McCain's on SNL... He's an unexpectedly funny dude.

Killgore Trout Sat, Jun 14, 2008 9:03:35pm

re: #28 mikalm

I'm not there yet. Maybe next year.

WindHorse Sat, Jun 14, 2008 9:04:03pm

re: #35 Bob in Breckenridge

man.... I am not sure what to think of you.....

/////

Killgore Trout Sat, Jun 14, 2008 9:04:28pm

re: #36 Cognito

Again? Good for him.

solomonpanting Sat, Jun 14, 2008 9:04:33pm

“German comedy.”

Imagine the flags made of asbestos.

Racer X Sat, Jun 14, 2008 9:05:00pm

re: #32 Killgore Trout

Check out this one!

Lots of good material there.

Ward Cleaver Sat, Jun 14, 2008 9:06:36pm

Watching Speed's live coverage of the 24 Hours of Le Mans right now. In car camera in one of the Compuware C6.R GT1 Corvettes. It's raining there now.

David Simon Sat, Jun 14, 2008 9:06:37pm

That makes 8.99 Sheckels, LMAO!

Bob in Breckenridge Sat, Jun 14, 2008 9:07:07pm

re: #38 WindHorse

man.... I am not sure what to think of you.....

/////

No big deal. Some things I said on some previous threads were taken out of context, but it was partially my fault.

WindHorse Sat, Jun 14, 2008 9:09:46pm

re: #44 Bob in Breckenridge

I think that there are many who don't understand context. No worries Bob...

brainwizard73 Sat, Jun 14, 2008 9:10:12pm

Does the New York location stock flags for Americans to burn...like Iran's flag?

If not that is stupid. They are missing out on a real growth market.

kevinmumaw Sat, Jun 14, 2008 9:10:43pm

re: #35 Bob in Breckenridge

I think you may have one of those rare senses of humor that very few people understand. I understood what you were saying, thought it was funny. I suffer from the same affliction, as does Dennis Miller.

kay1212 Sat, Jun 14, 2008 9:11:05pm

Very funny.

Would you like to boycott the Danish?

Yes. 5 of them.

Only the flag then.

BlueCanuck Sat, Jun 14, 2008 9:17:33pm

Hilarious. Nice to see some good political humour coming out of mainland Europe.

/How long till they are charged with hate speech?

WindHorse Sat, Jun 14, 2008 9:17:56pm

Let's burn right here then....

BGOH Sat, Jun 14, 2008 9:19:16pm

re: #36 Cognito

Hey, McCain's on SNL... He's an unexpectedly funny dude.

Agreed. This isn't the first time he has been on SNL, and this isn't the first time he has been really, really funny. He needs to do this type of stuff more often. All of those stupid academics out there who are predicting a '60-esque match-up (RE: Kennedy v. Nixon), I am convinced, have no idea what they are talking about when I see stuff like that.

GO MAC, GO!

Cognito Sat, Jun 14, 2008 9:19:36pm

Ah, nevermind... it's a rerun of McCain's last appearance on SNL. I didn't realize he'd done two skits.

Still, pretty funny.

Bob in Breckenridge Sat, Jun 14, 2008 9:20:28pm

re: #47 kevinmumaw

I think you may have one of those rare senses of humor that very few people understand. I understood what you were saying, thought it was funny. I suffer from the same affliction, as does Dennis Miller.

You know, honestly, I've been told that. I thought Miller was the greatest announcer on Monday Night Football. But you had to listen to what he said to catch his humor. Same thing with his radio show these days. But thanks. A few understood I was joking and that I never served on the USS Stennis when it was stationed in the USSR.

BGOH Sat, Jun 14, 2008 9:21:02pm

re: #52 Cognito

Ah, nevermind... it's a rerun of McCain's last appearance on SNL. I didn't realize he'd done two skits.

Still, pretty funny.

Yeah. I hadn't seen this one, either. Thought it was new. Either way, still awesome.

Maine's Michael Sat, Jun 14, 2008 9:26:34pm

You phil luff. NOW!

kevinmumaw Sat, Jun 14, 2008 9:29:44pm

re: #53 Bob in Breckenridge

I find Dennis Miller quite hilarious. You just need a dictionary and encyclopedia on hand.

CyanSnowHawk Sat, Jun 14, 2008 9:30:21pm

re: #26 Bob in Breckenridge

This Christmas, they'll be at a premium, since he'll be ex- President Bush in a few weeks. I'd stock up now if I were you, Mohammed. Well, if I were you...Never mind.

/If you can't say anything nice...

I see a clearance sale soon for the GWB effigies.

Dustyvet Sat, Jun 14, 2008 10:01:00pm

re: #4 Dax

I just flew in from Dusseldorf, and boy are my arms tired.

RIM SHOT!

I wondered why the Frisbee was getting bigger, and then it hit me.

Photons have mass? I didn't even know they were Catholic.

DeathtotheSwiss Sat, Jun 14, 2008 10:03:18pm

Ahhh very Monty Python. I heard the Germans loved that show.

Since Charles hasn't indulged my every whim, I'm wondering if I could interest anyone in some science debate resources. This time it's global warming, I'm just saying, arm yourselves for the next big argument at one of my favorite websites.

[Link: climatedebatedaily.com...]

Both guys who run this website are awesome. I had written and asked a question and the Doctor (of philo) who agreed with man-made global warming wrote me back and was both polite and logical. He runs it with another soon-to-be doctor (of philo) who thinks that global warming is not man-made. Very neat and organized, updated frequently.

You don't want to be left in the cold when the global warming debate starts...do you?

tommygum Sat, Jun 14, 2008 10:26:00pm

Gefichte Arschlocher!

tommygum Sat, Jun 14, 2008 10:30:11pm

re: #40 solomonpanting

“German comedy.”

Imagine the flags made of asbestos.

German comedy is an oxymoron.

Dustyvet Sat, Jun 14, 2008 10:36:08pm

re: #60 tommygum

Gefichte Arschlocher!

'gesundheit'

Miss Molly Sat, Jun 14, 2008 11:06:56pm

Well a growth industry if I ever saw one. First burn flags, then effigies of evil Western politicians, and all those sinful Playboy Pinup pictures.

conrad Sat, Jun 14, 2008 11:23:28pm

I love at the end where he asks to be paid in sheckels
HAHAHAHAHA

bitsy Sat, Jun 14, 2008 11:28:07pm

To go or to burn right here?

Rotating title!

Avary Sat, Jun 14, 2008 11:32:34pm

It's funny because it's true.

000G Sun, Jun 15, 2008 12:36:21am

I wonder if any foreigner (speaking from a German point of view) got the reference to Trigema, a sports-wear manufacturer who has aired this cheap and silly advertisment for years and years, on prime time TV no less (despite its cheap looks).

Other than being a cultural smartass: I bet that sketch came from Extra 3, the satire show of the government funded NDR. Any idea if this is correct? I used to love them back in the day, maybe I should start watching again.

Call me Infidel Sun, Jun 15, 2008 2:32:34am

Phalaestines? Surely the spelling is Phallustines!

callahan23 Sun, Jun 15, 2008 4:18:00am

re: #67 000G
You are right on' it is from Extra 3 (NDR). Funny nonetheless.

flipflop Sun, Jun 15, 2008 4:50:16am

Heh...German's can be funny. Who knew?

AJB_Patriot Sun, Jun 15, 2008 5:04:51am

Perfection. Good thing they weren't Canadians though. Thats probably hate speech there.

GATORBAIT Sun, Jun 15, 2008 5:14:23am

re: #23 kevinmumaw

OT/ McCain tribute to Tim Russert. Short, to the point, sincere.

Very fine and dignified comment, as one might expect.

May HaShem bless them both, and America too.

Challenger Sun, Jun 15, 2008 7:26:53am

LMAO! A little humor aimed their way is a good thing.

"Conflagrating flags are now Palestine's largest economic sector, even larger than corruption and goat cheese."

hellosnackbar Sun, Jun 15, 2008 7:43:47am

If our doughty shop keeper had mentioned Allah, Mo,or the ROP.This little sketch would have been VERBOTEN!

Lobosan5 Sun, Jun 15, 2008 8:13:19am

silly a_rab...this is the Deutch you are messing w/....whole different ballgame when they have had enough.

buzzsawmonkey[deleted] Sun, Jun 15, 2008 8:42:30am

Dotcoman Sun, Jun 15, 2008 10:01:35am

re: #21 gop_patriot

Eeewwww. LOL

No love ewes, there. They're all high class working goat doe's at Akmed's Goat brothels of the Prophet.

mfarmer1 Sun, Jun 15, 2008 10:52:48am

The boycott of the pastries was the best part. Very funny.

greatdane Sun, Jun 15, 2008 2:46:57pm

"For the demanding cosmopolitan fanatic." LOL

kalbertb Sun, Jun 15, 2008 7:38:39pm

TJFB!

Jim C. Sun, Jun 15, 2008 11:07:23pm

I thought the video was brilliant!

Some WWII German comedy:

In the 1923 Beer Hall Putsch, Goering had been seriously injured in the groin, giving rise to rumors he was sterile.

In 1938 his wife Emmy was pregnant.

Werner Finck, a comedian, joked that if the child was male, they should name it Hamlet: "Sein oder nicht sein, das ist der frage" or "To be or not to be, that is the question". However, "sein" in German can mean either "to be" or "his".