LL-L "Humor" 2011.06.04 (05) [EN]

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From: Sandy Fleming fleemin at live.co.uk
 Subject: LL-L "Humor" 2011.06.04 (03) [EN]

> From: Hellinckx Luc luc.hellinckx at gmail.com > Subject: LL-L "Humor"

> Beste Leeglanders,

> This one made me crack up. It's a revision by John Cleese of an older
text, originally written by John Humberstone. The article has been published
before, but got popular again:

*“Alerts to Terror Threats in 2011 Europe,” by John Cleese*

The English are feeling the pinch in relation to recent terrorist threats
and have therefore raised their security level from "Miffed" to "Peeved."
Soon, though, security levels may be raised yet again to "Irritated" or even
"A Bit Cross." The English have not been "A Bit Cross" since the blitz in
1940 when tea supplies nearly ran out. Terrorists have been re-categorized
from "Tiresome" to "A Bloody Nuisance." The last time the British issued a
"Bloody Nuisance" warning level was in 1588, when threatened by the Spanish
Armada.

The Scots have raised their threat level from "Pissed Off" to "Let's Get the
Bastards." They don't have any other levels. This is the reason they have
been used on the front line of the British army for the last 300 years.

The French Government announced yesterday that it has raised its terror
alert level from "Run" to "Hide." The only two higher levels in France are
"Collaborate" and "Surrender." The rise was precipitated by a recent fire
that destroyed France's white flag factory, effectively paralyzing the
country's military capability.


Is this John Cleese, really? I'd expect a humorist of his experience to
recognise cheap overgeneralisations for what they are.

Maybe any remaining French resistance fighters or people who knew them would
like to express an opinion?

Sandy Fleming
http://scotstext.org/

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Humor

Sandy,

Perhaps John Cleese was channeling Basil Fawlty at the time.

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron
Seattle, USA


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