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SteamWake
05-29-09, 11:10 AM
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad hands out potatoes to poor to buy presidential votes



:rotfl:

This guy just keeps gettin crazier. The tactic will probably work sadly.
Jimbuna
05-29-09, 11:27 AM
Better peel some just make sure they're not grenades :o
TDK1044
05-29-09, 11:28 AM
You've been spending too much time with Dan Quale, SteamWake. :)
SteamWake
05-29-09, 12:36 PM
You've been spending too much time with Dan Quale, SteamWake. :)


LOL had to think about that one for a minute. :salute:
Platapus
05-29-09, 02:07 PM
I will be very surprised if he gets reelected on 12 June.

I am hoping that Mousavi gets elected. I would have preferred Khatami but he withdrew supping Mousavi.
Sailor Steve
05-30-09, 12:12 PM
You've been spending too much time with Dan Quale, SteamWake. :)
:rotfl:

Exactly what I was thinking.
OneToughHerring
05-30-09, 12:55 PM
:rotfl:

Exactly what I was thinking.

Read about the potatoe-incident, this bit from Dan Quayle's Wiki-entry had me laughing.

Quayle was at one point during his Vice-Presidency accused by the John Birch Society (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Birch_Society) of secretly being a communist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communism) agent working to "further the aims and objectives of the International Communist Conspiracy direct from the White House" and of "taking orders directly from the same individuals from whom the Kremlin take theirs". The Birch Society further claimed that Quayle's bumbling persona was a carefully contrived act on his part to minimize suspicion and that in reality Quayle possessed a "formidable intellect and cunning". Although the Birch Society claimed to have "hard evidence" to back up these claims, they never made any such evidence public. Ironically, Quayle's parents had once been members of the John Birch Society themselves.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Quayle#Vice_Presidency
August
05-30-09, 01:40 PM
There is no E in potato!
Platapus
05-30-09, 01:52 PM
In the 19th century the spellings of potato and potatoe were both recognized. However in the 20th century the spelling of potato was adopted exclusively.

What is interesting is that the spelling of the plural was not changed.

One potato, two potatos?
One potatoe, two potatoes?

No, it is one potato, two potatoes.

There is no requirement for the English language to make sense. :D
Platapus
05-30-09, 01:55 PM
There is no E in potato!

Quite correct

Here is a breakdown of the vitamins in a potato(e).

Thiamine (Vit. B1)
Riboflavin (Vit. B2)
Niacin (Vit. B3)
Vitamin B6
Vitamin C
Calcium
Iron
Magnesium
Phosphorus
Potassium
Sodium

Lots of B's and C's but no E's

Snicker
CastleBravo
05-30-09, 02:10 PM
You've been spending too much time with Dan Quale, SteamWake. :)

Maybe SteamWake IS Dan Quale. :hmmm:
August
05-30-09, 02:25 PM
There is no requirement for the English language to make sense. :D

I think it's all those extra vowels that cost the British their empire!
Platapus
05-30-09, 03:13 PM
Maybe you can explain to me how a word spelled "idea" can be pronounced with an "r" at the end?

Maybe we took some of them extra vowels and consonants from the British and just stuck them on the end of random words?

That has always bothered me. There are some highly educated people who speak like that.
CastleBravo
05-30-09, 03:26 PM
Maybe you can explain to me how a word spelled "idea" can be pronounced with an "r" at the end?

That has always bothered me. There are some highly educated people who speak like that.

I don't hear that particular pronunciation unless someone is trying to be cute.
Platapus
05-30-09, 03:28 PM
It is big up in Boston area. But a friend of mine who grew up in NH also speaks like that.
CastleBravo
05-30-09, 04:00 PM
It is big up in Boston area. But a friend of mine who grew up in NH also speaks like that.

Well then its a regional accent. I don't understand the difficulty though. Many countries outside of the US have this. Germany has Hoch Duetsch and the Bravarians. They seem to get along.
SteamWake
05-30-09, 06:49 PM
Maybe SteamWake IS Dan Quale. :hmmm:

HEY ! enough with the personal attacks ! :O:

You say po tah toh I say put em in a pot and cook em !

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh312/UlteriorModem/POTATOES.gif
August
05-30-09, 06:50 PM
Maybe you can explain to me how a word spelled "idea" can be pronounced with an "r" at the end?

Maybe we took some of them extra vowels and consonants from the British and just stuck them on the end of random words?

That has always bothered me. There are some highly educated people who speak like that.

But they don't spell "idea" with an "R" and that's the whole point.
CastleBravo
05-30-09, 06:58 PM
HEY ! enough with the personal attacks ! :O:

You say po tah toh I say put em in a pot and cook em !

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh312/UlteriorModem/POTATOES.gif

Sorry, Didn't know I crossed the line......won't happen again.
Sailor Steve
05-31-09, 04:50 PM
Sorry, Didn't know I crossed the line......won't happen again.
I think he was joking.:sunny:
SteamWake
05-31-09, 05:44 PM
I think he was joking.:sunny:

I guess the :O:dident give it away.
Sailor Steve
06-01-09, 12:53 PM
I once had a non-Merkin apologize after I said "Hey! I resemble that remark!"

Took me awhile to explain.

[edit] I just remembered an oldie:

What was the best blonde joke ever?

Dan Quayle.