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June 04, 2008
I Do Not Think That Word Means What You Think It Means
Everywhere I look, I see headlines saying that Australian troops are leaving Iraq. Apparently they mean "leaving Iraq full of Australians", because at the bottom of every story, they casually mention that there will be 1000 or so members of the Australian military left in Iraq after they finish leaving. I decided to get to the bottom of this mysterious conundrum by flying to Iraq to discuss the matter with a spokesman for the Australian military. The following conversation ensued: HARVEY: I hear Australia is leaving Iraq AUSTRALIAN: Yes, that's right. Gone. Poof! Over the horizon. Eat our dust!
HARVEY: The Australian troops are leaving? AUSTRALIAN: Every last one of them. HARVEY: What about that guy over there? AUSTRALIAN: What guy? HARVEY: The guy in the Australian Army uniform. AUSTRALIAN: Well, not him. HARVEY: But he's a troop. AUSTRALIAN: No he's not. HARVEY: He's wearing a uniform. AUSTRALIAN: Lots of people do. They're quite comfortable, you know. HARVEY: He's carrying a rifle. AUSTRALIAN: Well, a small one, yes. HARVEY: Bunch of grenades on his belt, helmet, body armor - he REALLY looks like a troop. AUSTRALIAN: Not a COMBAT troop though, so he doesn't count. HARVEY: So all the Australian troops are leaving... AUSTRALIAN: COMBAT troops! HARVEY: Except for the ones wearing uniforms, helmets & body armor, carrying weapons, and running around getting shot at by terrorists? AUSTRALIAN: Which is entirely different from COMBAT troops. HARVEY: Firefights with terrorists isn't combat? AUSTRALIAN: Not at all. HARVEY: Look! That troop just shot a terrorist! AUSTRALIAN: No he didn't. HARVEY: He fired his rifle and a swarthy fellow wearing a bomb belt just dropped down dead. AUSTRALIAN: He was cleaning his rifle and it accidentally went off. Nothing combative about that. Rotten luck is all. HARVEY: He just shot another one! AUSTRALIAN: His rifle got dirty after that accidental shot and he had to clean it again. Rotten, ROTTEN luck, that. HARVEY: So he's not a combat troop then? AUSTRALIAN: Course not. They're all leaving. Prime Minister Rudd keeps his promises. Australia out of Iraq! HARVEY: Except for the 1000 or so troops that are staying. AUSTRALIAN: Certainly not! All gone! Up, up, and away! All 500 of them. HARVEY: There were 1500 to start. AUSTRALIAN: Minus the two that died, which leaves 500. And they're leaving. Which leaves zero. HARVEY: So there'll be no Australian combat troops in Iraq any more? AUSTRALIAN: None. HARVEY: Just armed and uniformed members of the Australian military who may have to fight for their lives at half a moment's notice while serving their country in a war zone? AUSTRALIAN: Exactly. HARVEY: Wait... I remember you... didn't you used to be the Iraqi Information Minister? AUSTRALIAN: There are no American troops within 1000 miles of Baghdad! HARVEY: Ah... well... thank you for your time. AUSTRALIAN: My pleasure, and may your stomach roast in hell! Hope that clears things up. 13 Responses To "I Do Not Think That Word Means What You Think It Means"
why is it that when I read that I see Michael Pallin in the role of "Australian" and Terry Jones in the role of "Harvey"? #1 - Posted by: on June 4, 2008 12:52 PMI'd swear I just watched a Monty Python Sketch. ROTFLMAO #2 - Posted by: Petey on June 4, 2008 01:09 PMEh! What's a thousand troups, more or less? That's the 'fuzzy math' zone for most governments these days. Funny, Harvey. (In the age of propaganda double-speak and the death of journalism, it would seem that the Australians have, indeed, withdrawn from Iraq.) #5 - Posted by: Jimmy on June 4, 2008 01:23 PMAll they are going to do is "March up and down the square." all day long #6 - Posted by: Corsair on June 4, 2008 01:36 PMWell if Monty Python was what you were going for Harvey..... you bullseyed. Good Stuff. Thats exactly what my minds eye was envisioning as I read that piece. #7 - Posted by: TerribleTroy on June 4, 2008 03:40 PMROFLMAO!! Bravo. I'm sure Monty Python is smiling down on this post from heaven. /wink #8 - Posted by: Olorin on June 4, 2008 03:42 PMBloody hilarious! #9 - Posted by: Peregrine John on June 4, 2008 04:00 PMBy any chance was the Australian troop named Bruce? If not, you should call him Bruce to avoid any confusion. #10 - Posted by: Bob in Feenicks on June 4, 2008 11:35 PMMy understanding is that this was a typo and that they actually meant to state that Australian troops are "leveling" Iraq. A high level Australian official quoted in connection with this story stated, "We've had enough of this nonsense. It's time to blow these ungrateful idiots up." Great post! Reminds me of a greeting card I got for my sister: Cheyney: I got over a hundred Brazillian troops to help with the war. W: Fantastic. How much is a brazillion? #12 - Posted by: Jim T. on June 5, 2008 01:55 AMThat was very very funny. Thank you! Post a comment
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