Here’s the story in question. It turns out it’s about life in Cuba now that Dear Leader is ill.
This thread got some major LOLs out of Mrs. Evil Captor today. Especially the Groucho reference. Good shootin’ guys!
<nitpick>Parrot heads. And it’s Jimmy Buffett.</nitpick>
It was funnier the other way around, though.
Castro’s revolution failed?
How did he end up in charge, then?
-FrL-
Back at the end of the Cold War, Fort Leonard Wood (for some reason) got an East German Scud decoy. A thing of fiberglas beauty it was. Super-detailed, down to the fake fire extinguishers mounted on it. Typical example of German perfectionism meeting traditional toy-making skills. It was designed to sit on top of some sort of vehicle.
(“Karl, drive this in circles for a few hour to draw in the American planes.”)
When Gulf War I came around it was suddenly in great demand and got shipped out west to the NTC or someplace.
(The post above was made in error. Obviously.)
All I can say is that NPR called it a failure. So it must be true. That and the simple facts on the ground.
What do you get when you cross a dinosaur, Fidel Castro and a parrot named Onan? MPSIMS, that’s what.
Stomped on.
Shot by a firing squad.
A big blob of white stuff in your hair.
I’m… still confused.
-FrL-
NPR pointed out that despite having subsidies from the old Soviet Union equal to 30% of Cuban GDP, the Cuban people are still poor. Compare and contrast with (for a worse case) Puerto Rico.
Threads like this one should be preceded by a warning label:
Not to be read by those who may be reasonably expected to answer business phone calls wherein outbreaks of snickering laughter might be deemed inappropriate.
I just about burst into a full-bellied guffaw a moment ago as an outraged Georgian (no, the other kind) berated me over the phone for failing to realize that he didn’t know his own e-mail address.
Puerto Rico is a Caribbean island politically and economically associated with the United States of America since 1898.
A parrot is a bird in the order Psittaciformes, often kept as a domestic pet and noted for its colorful plumage and ability to mimic human speech.
Puerto Rico and parrots are both associated with tropical climates and share the letters o, p, r, and t.
Seriously, Paul, do you really think you’re going to pull this thread back on topic at this point?