Did "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" contain an anti-Bush jab?

[smiling_bandit]

I’m thinking about The Incredibles especially).

It was more the semi-explicit Ayn Randian principles in the movies that made people think of my party.

[Miller]

@smiling bandit

It was more the semi-explicit Ayn Randian principles in the movies that made people think of my party.

Oh, Christ, let’s not get into that again. Can’t we have a nice, friendly, Paul Verhoeven discussion, instead?

[audreyayn]

If you want politics, you’re better off looking at the sequel to the first book. Granted, they’re a bit out of date …

I wonder if there’s any chance of a movie being done for it now. I’d love to see Vermicious K’nids on the big screen.

[RikWriter]

@Miller

Oh, Christ, let’s not get into that again. Can’t we have a nice, friendly, Paul Verhoeven discussion, instead?

Sure we can! As long as it ends up with Verhoeven roasting over a spit…

[Ruckinge]

@Chance the Gardener

Well, okay…

I am the very model of a modern chocolate genius,
I churn out choc’late candy bars in versions most polygenous,
I know all types of cocao beans and ev’ry dairy offering,
From Pasteur’s notes on mountain goats to ev’ry milk cow’s proffering.
I’m very well acquainted, too, with running empires corporate,
I understand supply, demand, and how the market’s inchoate
About new products I can sell—ideas, I’ve a lot of 'em,
With sweets I know will be big hits, although I’ve not yet thought of 'em.
I don’t know if I’ll write more of it. I think that’s enough to get the joke across. I apologize for a couple of dodgy rhymes there, but you get what you pay for…

Nice.

[smiling_bandit]

[quote]
Sure we can! As long as it ends up with Verhoeven roasting over a spit…/quote]

No!

…

I owe him much for tat secret glimpse of woman-boobs in Starship Troopers.

[Scott_Plaid]

@HPL

But still G&S

Yes, but close only counts with horseshoes and hand grenades.

@Ruckinge

Nice.

I concur. That was much better than I expected, Chance the Gardener. Thank you.

[Balle_M]

@Bryan Ekers

It’s all true. Any future use of a capital W is a clear and unmistakable reference to the current U.S. President.

I think it was mandated by congress.

I hate to see statements like this on a board dedicated to fighting ignorance.

It’s in the Patriot Act.

[Bryan_Ekers]

@Balle_M

It’s in the Patriot Act.

I stand corrected and one-upped.

[kaylasdad99]

@Bryan Ekers

It’s all true. Any future use of a capital W is a clear and unmistakable reference to the current U.S. President.

I think it was mandated by congress.

Well, at least he’s got one mandate he can point to.

Oh, and Chance the Gardener: Brilliant!