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9 words or phrases in ADDITION to “terrorist” that the BBC has decided need considered editorial finessing

  1. “freedom” → “the soft tyranny of rampant consumerism”
  2. “insurgency” → “quasi-soccer hooligans”
  3. “Islamic fundamentalism” → “slightly miffed Muslims with a wee bit of a bone to pick”
  4. “inchoate democracy” → “seemingly endless fields of dead Iraqi civilians whose dying wish was to return their country to the halcyon days of Saddam’s stern but loving rule.”
  5. “Israel” → “Palestinian territory”
  6. “George Bush” → ”Him
  7. “french fries” → “chips”
  8. “United States” → “Kingdom of the Bible-thumping Jew lovers”
  9. “assimilation of immigrants” → “wanton cultural genocide”
  10. “black” → “white”

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(story here; h/t Kate; more here.)

19 Replies to “9 words or phrases in ADDITION to “terrorist” that the BBC has decided need considered editorial finessing”

  1. Joe says:

    Clearly a typo on #6 – that should be “George Bush” → “Hitler

  2. Jeff Goldstein says:

    I almost went with “Bucky Goldstein,” but I figured nobody’d know what the hell I was going on about.

  3. eakawie says:

    “Jews” → “infidels”

  4. Joe says:

    And you’d be right, too, Jeff.

  5. Phinn says:

    I thought it was “Islamic fundamentalism” → “riteous warrior-sect visiting well-deserved vengeance on decadent Western fascist globalizing capitalism”

    Swear I saw that one somewhere…

  6. Jeff Goldstein says:

    Yeah, that’d work too, I suppose.  But try to work in the phrase “wee bit”.

  7. MC says:

    No one, not even a Brit, could keep a stiff upper lip reading that list. Hah! Not even a wee bit.

  8. Phinn says:

    I remember where it came from—it was George Galloway’s speech to the US Senate. 

    And, now that you mention it, I think he did finish it off with something like, “… and they’re more than a wee bit miffed about it, too, so we’d best withdraw post haste!”

  9. Michael says:

    “sexually provocative armor-plated rodent that can dance like the Back Street Boys” → “armadillo”

  10. JeffM says:

    Black -> white????? Don’t let Jesse Jackson know.

  11. JWebb says:

    Am I the only one to notice Jeff’s signature nine item list has ten entries? And in ADDITION to terrorist makes eleven. And it’s confusing the hell out of me. . .

  12. ed says:

    Hmmmm.

    Leaders of the G8 -> pussies.

  13. Steyn was right again.  Britain can take it, but they can’t dish it out.

  14. adam a says:

    frites!

    with mayo.

    mmm.

    I love Belgium.

  15. McGehee says:

    → → → → → → → → → → → →

    (No, nothing to say. I’m just having fun with this little arrow thingie.)

    → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → → →

  16. McGehee says:

    Fafblog!!!!

  17. Major John says:

    “children killed by suicide bomber” —> [THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK].

  18. this is the Funniest thing EVER

  19. apotheosis says:

    I almost went with “Bucky Goldstein,” but I figured nobody’d know what the hell I was going on about.

    Steven Wright’s “Jewish Cowboy” riff, unless I’m mistaken.

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