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15 februari 2006Normaal gesproken blijven Witte Huisfunctionarissen de verantwoordelijkheid ontkennen lang nadat de rest van de wereld de verantwoordelijkheid al haarfijn weet te plaatsen, maar zowaar:
"Leader: Well, sir, we aim to please. Just a little firing squad joke there, sir! You see, sir, we take pride in the terminatory service we supply. So, is there any particular area you'd like us to go for, hmm? We can aim anywhere.
Edmund: Well, in that case, just above my head might be a good spot.
Leader: You see, a laugh and a smile, and all of a sudden the job doesn't seem quite so bad after all, does it sir?
Squad man 2: No, and a lovely roomy forehead.
Squad man 3: A good pulse and jugular, there as well.
Edmund: Look, I'm sorry, I know you mean to be friendly, but I hope you won't take it amiss if I ask you to sod off and die.
Leader: No, no, no, no, no, no, no, fair enough, 'course not, sir. No one likes being shot first thing in the morning, do they? No, no, no. So, look foreward to seeing you tomorrow, sir. You'll have a blindfold on of course, but you'll recognize me. I'm the one that says, "Ready, aim, fire!"
Edmund: Can I ask you to leave a pause between the word "aim" and the word "fire"? Thirty or forty years, perhaps?
Leader: Ahh, wish I could pause, sir. I really wish I could, but I can't, you see, cos I'm a tabler, you see."
(uit: Blackadder IV: Corporal Punishment)
Je moet bejaarden ook niet met wapens laten spelen. Dat gaat vroeg of laat een keer fout.
Geplaatst door: Schavuit op 16 februari 2006 04:47