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  • Premium Parrots
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    • Feb 2008
    • 9760

    #1

    News From Europe

    Some of you may find this somewhat amusing if a bit sarcastic.

    A John Cleese (Monty Python) take on international affairs:

    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.

    Italy has increased the alert level from "Shout Loudly and
    Excitedly" to "Elaborate Military Posturing." Two more levels remain:
    "Ineffective Combat Operations" and "Change Sides."

    The Germans have increased their alert state from "Disdainful
    Arrogance" to "Dress in Uniform and Sing Marching Songs" They also have
    two higher levels: "Invade a Neighbor" and "Lose."

    Belgians, on the other hand, are all on holiday as usual; the only
    threat they are worried about is NATO pulling out of Brussels.

    The Spanish are all excited to see their new submarines ready to
    deploy. These beautifully designed subs have glass bottoms so the new
    Spanish navy can get a really good look at the old Spanish navy
    Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to hide the bodies of the people I killed because they were annoying......





    I've been wrong lots of times.  Lots of times I've thought I was wrong only to find out that I was right in the beginning.


  • whalen
    Member
    • May 2009
    • 6593

    #2
    Delightful!
    wiki "Popcorn Sutton" a true COOT!

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    • Darwin
      Member
      • Mar 2010
      • 1372

      #3
      Cleese sounds like he's channeling P.J. O'Rourke. Or maybe it's the other way around.

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      • triplethreat675
        Member
        • Jan 2011
        • 64

        #4
        Brilliant...

        I noticed the United States didnt make the list, probably because all we have are stupid colors that not even our own president can make any kind of sense out of...

        Or maybe its just because everybody knows we dont need a threat system because we have the worlds largest gang armed to the hilt and we will decimate anyone anywhere at the drop of a hat...

        Or maybe w're not european

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