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2011-01-18 Africa North

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Posted by Fred 2011-01-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 "You don't have any fresh fish?"

"I'm afraid not, sir."

"Your eggs, then. They are fresh?"

Posted by gromky 2011-01-18 01:23|| 2011-01-18 01:23|| Front Page Top

#2 I take it you've never been desperate for food, gromky, or in a situation that is unravelling into total anarchic violence.

Posted by lotp 2011-01-18 07:53|| 2011-01-18 07:53|| Front Page Top

#3 It's amusing to me (in an ironic way) how the "perks" of the incumbents and the looting of those who want the incumbents gone points to a less than wealthy future.

Incumbent Looter Versus New Looter.
Whoever wins, we lose.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2011-01-18 09:15|| 2011-01-18 09:15|| Front Page Top

#4 "Listen, years ago I rode with Ju¨¢rez against Emperor Maximilian. I lost many chickens but I thought it was worth it to be free. When Porfirio became President, I supported him ¨C but he stole my chickens. Then came Huerta and he stole my chickens. Then it was Carranza¡¯s term, and he stole my chickens too. Now comes Pancho Villa to liberate me and the first thing he does is steal my chickens.(¡) What makes one different from the others? My chickens don¡¯t know. All over the world revolutions come and go. Presidents rise and fall. They all stole your chickens. The only thing to change is the name of the man who takes them."
¨DOld man in pueblo, Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

Posted by Glenmore 2011-01-18 13:39|| 2011-01-18 13:39|| Front Page Top

#5 I've heard different forms of that joke over the years. Almost made me wanted to start a "Patriotic Chickens" blog, but real life intervened and noone would get the joke anyway.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2011-01-18 13:44|| 2011-01-18 13:44|| Front Page Top

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