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April 09, 2008 / Wednesday
Free Tibet?
All this Olympic torch protest Free Tibet speak makes me wonder: What exactly is it that they're yelling for? I sure hope it's not for a return to the way Tibet was before China took over; serfdom sucks more than Communism, methinks.
Or maybe they mean we should Free Tibet like we Freed Iraq. What a glowing success that was. Look at them prosper! Yes, that's definitely the way to go. Let's roll!
Or maybe they mean neither of those and I'm purposely being an ass about the whole thing because I'm feeling Comcastic this evening. Screw you and your humanitarian struggles, I'm angry about my cable bill!
Woops, I think that last statement just cost me my Amnesty International membership. So much for all those letters I wrote back in high school.
In related ridiculousness...
I can't help but to have this sort of South Park-esque scenario in my mind about how the Dalai Lama isn't really the Nobel Peace Prize-winning angel that the world perceives him to be, and that it's all just an act so he can win his little mountain-top palace back as a first step toward world domination. But don't worry, Stan and Kyle will figure him out and save the day. They might even get a little help from Satan and Saddam along the way.*
* If you didn't get that reference, you may want to consider watching more South Park. Satan's adorable.
April 9, 2008 11:23 PM | Rant/Whine
Comments
I suppose I do need to watch more South Park. I never did see Satan and Saddam doing the nasty. My life is incomplete!
Posted by: Jennie at April 10, 2008 12:56 PM
Very incomplete. That reminds me, I'm in the market for a high quality soft and cuddly South Park Satan doll. If anyone knows where I can find one, please let me know. No cheap knockoffs, please!
Posted by: Viv at April 10, 2008 12:59 PM
I just remembered where I saw the "behind the scenes" view of the Dalai Lama, Penn and Teller's "Bullshit" (can't remember the episode or season, I got them from Netflix a while back). Very revealing look at how things really were for His Holiness and his subjects in the "good old days". Also has some really interesting things about Ghandi and Mother Theresa.
Google to the rescue, it was:
Episode Number: 31 Season Num: 3 First Aired: Monday May 23, 2005
Titled "Holier Than Thou"
Posted by: Mike at April 10, 2008 02:06 PM
hrm, they'll only get help from satan, we got saddam hanged.
Posted by: i, andrea at April 13, 2008 02:14 AM
Ah, but how else was he supposed to get to hell and become Satan's lover?
Posted by: Viv at April 13, 2008 09:29 PM