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General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: Beardo on February 15, 2009, 08:48:21 PM

Title: This is kind of strange "Barack Obama sends bust of Winston Churchill back"
Post by: Beardo on February 15, 2009, 08:48:21 PM

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/4623148/Barack-Obama-sends-bust-of-Winston-Churchill-on-its-way-back-to-Britain.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/4623148/Barack-Obama-sends-bust-of-Winston-Churchill-on-its-way-back-to-Britain.html)

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The return of the bust of Churchill (loaned after 9/11) flustered the British government because they didn't ask for it to be returned. Our best ally was nonplussed and even quickly told Obama he could keep it in the Oval Office where Bush had displayed the piece of art. Obama told them no thanks which made the Brits even more amazed.

Title: Re: This is kind of strange "Barack Obama sends bust of Winston Churchill back"
Post by: Madrun Badrun on February 15, 2009, 08:51:57 PM

this is news worthy?  is this like panda diplomacy except with old marbled men?

Title: Re: This is kind of strange "Barack Obama sends bust of Winston Churchill back"
Post by: Diunx on February 15, 2009, 08:52:56 PM

He is a black nazi, hide your white daughters.

Title: Re: This is kind of strange "Barack Obama sends bust of Winston Churchill back"
Post by: Phoenix Dark on February 15, 2009, 08:54:21 PM

Probably still had Condi cream on it. Bush is so creative :teehee

Title: Re: This is kind of strange "Barack Obama sends bust of Winston Churchill back"
Post by: Human Snorenado on February 15, 2009, 10:29:29 PM

Of course Obama doesn't want a bust of Churchill staring at him while he's busy trying to impersonate Neville Chamberlain.  :smug

Title: Re: This is kind of strange "Barack Obama sends bust of Winston Churchill back"
Post by: Joe Molotov on February 15, 2009, 10:34:06 PM

The bust was replaced with one of Malcom X.

Title: Re: This is kind of strange "Barack Obama sends bust of Winston Churchill back"
Post by: TVC15 on February 15, 2009, 10:36:44 PM

If I had a bust of Churchill in my office, I'd probably be making out with it all the time.  Would be rather distracting.

Title: Re: This is kind of strange "Barack Obama sends bust of Winston Churchill back"
Post by: Cheebs on February 15, 2009, 10:50:25 PM

Maybe just maybe it's Obama's office now and he wants to decorate it with his own stuff and not stuff loaned to Bush.

Title: Re: This is kind of strange "Barack Obama sends bust of Winston Churchill back"
Post by: Eric P on February 15, 2009, 10:51:16 PM

Quote from: Cheebs on February 15, 2009, 10:50:25 PM

Maybe just maybe it's Obama's office now and he wants to decorate it with his own stuff and not stuff loaned to Bush.

but he did keep the carpet!

Title: Re: This is kind of strange "Barack Obama sends bust of Winston Churchill back"
Post by: Van Cruncheon on February 15, 2009, 11:17:40 PM

Quote from: The Card Cheat on February 15, 2009, 10:29:29 PM

Of course Obama doesn't want a bust of Churchill staring at him while he's busy trying to impersonate Neville Chamberlain.  :smug

OH SNAP

Title: Re: This is kind of strange "Barack Obama sends bust of Winston Churchill back"
Post by: Human Snorenado on February 15, 2009, 11:21:09 PM

Finally, SOMEONE got the appeasement joke.  Thanks guys, I'll be here all eternity or until I get a job.  Oh wait, I mean all eternity.

Title: Re: This is kind of strange "Barack Obama sends bust of Winston Churchill back"
Post by: Crushed on February 15, 2009, 11:31:14 PM

Quote from: Winston Churchill

I do not understand this squeamishness about the use of gas. We have definitely adopted the position at the Peace Conference of arguing in favour of the retention of gas as a permanent method of warfare. It is sheer affectation to lacerate a man with the poisonous fragment of a bursting shell and to boggle at making his eyes water by means of lachrymatory gas.

I am strongly in favour of using poisoned gas against uncivilised tribes. The moral effect should be so good that the loss of life should be reduced to a minimum. It is not necessary to use only the most deadly gasses: gasses can be used which cause great inconvenience and would spread a lively terror and yet would leave no serious permanent effects on most of those affected.

Good for Obama.  :)

Title: Re: This is kind of strange "Barack Obama sends bust of Winston Churchill back"
Post by: AdmiralViscen on February 17, 2009, 10:11:44 AM

Quote from: The Card Cheat on February 15, 2009, 10:29:29 PM

Of course Obama doesn't want a bust of Churchill staring at him while he's busy trying to impersonate Neville Chamberlain.  :smug

Holy shit :lol

I would not be shocked at all to see this comment pop up on Fox