Thursday, June 23, 2005

Lileks on Gitmo

James Lileks has a new column out — a wonderfully sarcastic FAQ on Gitmo for the under-informed. An example:

Q: History is boring. C'mon. Why do they hate us?

A: Because our women wear thongs, our media are naughty, our homosexuals walk around unstoned, and we refuse to let them finish Hitler's plans for the Jews. Because we are the infidel sons of monkeys and pigs who do not believe that most holy of books, "The Protocols of the Elders of Zion." Also because we had something to do with Afghanistan.

Q: Afghana-what?

A: Afghanistan is a large, mountainous country that suffered an unimaginable geographical calamity a few years ago, when the entire nation slid off the front pages of the newspapers. Poor country: not a single runaway Caucasian bride to interest the media.

Our women wear thongs, and we refuse to let them finish Hitler's plans. Heh.

Quote for the day

Anyone who isn't confused really doesn't understand the situation.

   Edward R. Murrow