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Monty Python Member Admits Being ‘Frightened’ About Poking Fun at Muslims

Monty Python Admits Being Frightened About Poking Fun at MuslimsComedian and star of the infamous British television series Monty Python, Terry Jones, admitted that he and the rest of the Python cast would be “frightened” and “think twice” before daring to mock Muslims in a comedic sketch today, due to the politically correct bend of society.

The Life Of Brian star said he still can’t believe his 1979 comedy about Jesus would be as controversial as it was at the time, and when asked if he would make a similarly satirical film about Muslims today, Jones replied, “Probably not – looking at Salman Rushdie. I suppose people would be frightened”:

“I think it’s whipped up by the arms industry. I read an in-house magazine called Weapons Today before the Gulf War and the editorial was headlined, ‘Thank God for Saddam’ and went on to say that since perestroika we have an enemy no one can complain about.

“So in future we look for Islam to replace communism.

“I thought they were joking – the Crusades were 1,000 years ago – but of course that’s what’s happening now.” The star, who has a two-year-old daughter by his 28-year-old Swedish girlfriend, is “amazed” The Life Of Brian still provokes rage. “We’re still discussing it, and I don’t know why,” he says.

Below is a clip from the over three-decade-old film. Caution, it does contain content that some may find offensive. One wonders what public reaction would be if this were a movie depicting Muslims today. In reality, however, such a film probably wouldn’t even be made at all.

Watch Python “look on the bright side of life”:

Comments (69)

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  • Sy Kosys
    Posted on October 12, 2011 at 5:06pm

    The South Park folks, Matt and Trey, dont seem to have a problem equally distributing their genius (current season notwithstanding) to all walks of life

    I thought when folks got older they ceased to care as much about ‘offending’ people…grow a pair will ya?

    Or did they threaten to take your 28yr old caulk-socket away from you….

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  • TheBloodOfTyrants
    Posted on October 12, 2011 at 2:47pm

    I thought we were an autonomous collective!

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  • stumblemouth
    Posted on October 12, 2011 at 2:27pm

    Underneath the humor, notice that he repeated the ******* canard about looking for an enemy to replace communism. He’s afraid of muslims, but the West is the problem because we “need” enemies. Riiiiight. I guess we won’t be seeing “Life of Jamal” anytime soon.

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    • stumblemouth
      Posted on October 12, 2011 at 2:29pm

      ******* is a dirty word, Blaze?

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    • TheBloodOfTyrants
      Posted on October 12, 2011 at 2:49pm

      Shut the ******* up!

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    • mike1127
      Posted on October 12, 2011 at 3:17pm

      We should all be scared of Islam. For a so-called religion of peace, they have put out an obscene amount of violence. Islam hates Western values, and everything the West stands for.

      We may as well call it a Crusade, since that’s what it honestly is. There will be NO peace in the Middle East until Islam is wiped off the face of the earth. I, for one, am looking forward to that day.

      Islam is a infection on our planet, and the sooner we administer the antibiotic, the better.

      Monty Python quote:” crucifiction’s a doddle.”

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  • Yeah_Buddy
    Posted on October 12, 2011 at 1:41pm

    Terry has a 28-yr old Swedish gf? I guess comedy pays.

    You know its bad when even the irreverent Monty Python, who usually makes fun of everything, is scared to mock mooselimbs.

    I still want to pull the troops out of the middle east and only leave special ops with drones to blow these idiots to pieces. Rebuild thousands of schools in Iraq? How about our kids? In my part of California we have furlough days, no music classes and overrun by non-English speakers not paying into the system while in Santa Ana schools have free lunch and dinners…even in the summer when there is no school. That is so awesome I pay through the nose for property taxes and illegals get free school dinners in summer and music class.

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  • BloodyArtist22
    Posted on October 12, 2011 at 11:41am

    Blessed are the peacemakers…”Did he say cheesemakers?“ ”I’m a cheesemaker!”

    But seriously, there’s a reason why people can poke fun at Christians and not die. Because we don’t kill innocents. There’s a reason why people don’t poke fun at Muslims. Because they kill innocents!

    According to them, anyone against their Allah is considered evil and they should be fought and killed. Jones is right about being frightened. He should own a gun to protect his family if he wants to even think about making fun of Muslims. I mean, come on, Christians make fun of themselves. Muslims are just too serious about killing everybody they have no time for love and happiness.

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    • Squ33
      Posted on October 12, 2011 at 12:44pm

      Agreed!

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    • SovereignSoul
      Posted on October 12, 2011 at 2:29pm

      If you had ever been to war, you would see that we do kill innocents,
      Wars, despite numerous advancements in technology and society, have probably become more threatening to civilians over time. . Modern wars involve large numbers of soldiers put forth by large nations, as well as newer technology that is indisputably capable of killing more people. Often, those people are civilians, since the accuracy of older weapons such as swords is far greater than the accuracy of even a “smart bomb.“ These ”advancements” in the way society is structured and the methods it uses to fight its wars have resulted in modern wars that cause more civilian deaths than previous wars ever did.

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    • pavepaws
      Posted on October 12, 2011 at 3:06pm

      Shut up, I keeeeeeeeeel uuuuuuuuuuuuuu.

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    • Snafu777
      Posted on October 12, 2011 at 5:56pm

      @sovereign soul
      Yeah, war is hell and all that. The sad fact is that innocents have died during our recent attacks, but I think you have to admit that these deaths are slightly different than the innocents that die in bombings and other attacks that these terrorists have made. We don’t TARGET innocents. I believe that’s the difference being evoked by bloodyartist in his statement. These Muslim extremist terrorists are specifically targeting innocents all the time. That’s their bread and butter.

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    • Beerbear
      Posted on October 13, 2011 at 2:31am

      Not just Christians. Also Buddhists, Hindus, Taoists, Shintoists, Jews, etc. Why? Cause those usually behave in terms of the 21st century, not the 6th, like islam followers. Sure, there are exceptions, but being a raping, pillaging and murdering barbarian isn’t part of either of those religions. Islam, now that’s a totally different story.

      Kill the infidels where you find them. Mohammed, the wannabe prophet, is considered to be the perfect human being in islamic mythology and every mohammedan must try to be like him. Murder, rape, pedophilia, pillaging and military conquest included.

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    • SovereignSoul
      Posted on October 14, 2011 at 3:13am

      Still…dead is dead. Targeted or not. Whatever eases your conscience, I guess.

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  • GA_dandelion
    Posted on October 12, 2011 at 11:03am

    “Blessed are the cheese makers.” gets me every time

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    • rose-ellen
      Posted on October 12, 2011 at 11:26am

      If americans can stalk and murder people who say things against america then why complain about muslims issuing fatwas?they believe their security is threatened by anti-muslim rhetoric the same way we do when alwaki talks bad about us. Hypocrites!.

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    • Elena2010
      Posted on October 12, 2011 at 12:11pm

      @Rose — that’s more than a bit of a stretch. We don’t hunt down people and kill them as you have said. That’s a lie and you know it.

      We hunted down and killed ADM Yamamoto on WW2 because his naval genius was a mortal threat. We hunted down and killed bin Laden because he was a mortal threat. We hunted down and killed other terrorists for the same reasons.

      Get your facts straight woman before you go off on the US.

      Bottom line — for most of us, “It’s live and let live.” We won’t mess with you if you leave us alone. Mess with us, and we make come back around and snap you off at the stacking swivel.

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    • UlyssesP
      Posted on October 12, 2011 at 4:57pm

      Rose-ellen, if that were true, you’d be dead.

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  • SoonerBorn68
    Posted on October 12, 2011 at 11:03am

    Never be rude to an Arab…

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    • Docrow
      Posted on October 12, 2011 at 1:27pm

      Wonder if Ray Stevens travels to the middle east?

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    • Loki
      Posted on October 17, 2011 at 12:04pm

      and remember what happened after that line in the song :)

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  • gpk
    Posted on October 12, 2011 at 11:00am

    And the “twit of the year” goes to our very own president barry obama.

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  • cemerius
    Posted on October 12, 2011 at 8:32am

    Excuse me Sir, would you care for a breath mint?

    It‘s just a tiny little breath mint couldn’t possibly do you any harm.

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  • SamIamTwo
    Posted on October 12, 2011 at 7:52am

    There were masses of people that were silent about Hitler…and the masses knew what Hitler was doing.

    The ********* study Hitler and his tactics…they move amongst you with ease.

    I would be the one without any limbs and sword in my mouth fighting to the last drop of blood.

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    • Jack of Hearts
      Posted on October 12, 2011 at 11:09am

      Yep, that was the killer rabbit sketch from The Holy Grail. Don’t worry about Muslims, just watch out for rabbits with attitude. By the way – love the way you equate Muslims with Hitler – pure Python.

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    • Beerbear
      Posted on October 13, 2011 at 2:33am

      Hitler liked islam, so did Himmler. Himmler was convinced that mohammedans were aryans and just followed islam. They had their own SS division, which was known to be extremely brutal (for an SS unit that says a lot.) Even today Hitler is popular in the islamic world and his silly little book (which is actually pretty badly written) is still a top seller there.

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  • biohazard23
    Posted on October 12, 2011 at 7:20am

    He has a wife, you know. Do you know what she’s called? She’s called… Incontinentia. Incontinentia Buttocks.

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  • Cat
    Posted on October 12, 2011 at 7:18am

    Tea with Monty Python at 90:

    “I’ve a good mind to strike you with a thunderbolt.”
    “You can do that, you’re not God, and you haven’t a mind.”
    “Then I’ll lop off your head and feed to the Gods.”
    “That’s better … How bout tea.”
    “Don’t like tea.”
    “Then Hossenfeffer it is.”
    “Don’t like hossenfeffer, especially those that go round hoppin all over the place.”
    “I’ll strike it with a mallet, then cook it.”
    “You can’t off a rodent with a bloody fish.”
    “I said mallet, not mullet.”
    “Rather have a merlot than a mullet.”
    “Good God, are you dense?”
    “Dance maybe, but not dense.”
    “Don’t like ballet, more like a series of sexual antics based on megalomania silliness.”
    “Neither does the queen.”
    “She’s not God either.”
    “She can tax you like a thunderbolt.”
    “Who wrote this mess?”
    “It says here, Mr. John Cleese, not to be read aloud.”

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  • biohazard23
    Posted on October 12, 2011 at 7:17am

    King Arthur: I am your king.
    Woman: Well I didn’t vote for you.
    King Arthur: You don’t vote for kings.
    Woman: Well how’d you become king then?
    King Arthur: The Lady of the Lake, her arm clad in the purest shimmering samite held aloft Excalibur from the bosom of the water, signifying by divine providence that I, Arthur, was to carry Excalibur. THAT is why I am your king.
    Dennis: Listen, strange women lyin‘ in ponds distributin’ swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.

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    • BloodyArtist22
      Posted on October 12, 2011 at 11:46am

      Funny….and very true. :D

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    • biohazard23
      Posted on October 12, 2011 at 1:10pm

      “Oh, but you can’t expect to wield supreme executive power just because some watery tart threw a sword at you.”

      I loved that entire scene!

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  • biohazard23
    Posted on October 12, 2011 at 7:16am

    I don’t want to talk to you no more, you empty headed animal food trough wiper. I fart in your general direction. Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries.

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  • grudgywoof
    Posted on October 12, 2011 at 7:08am

    Monty Python is the some of the funniest stuff ever. I loved these guys and have been laughing all the way down the page………….you haven’t got a womb. Where’s the fetus going to gestate? What are you going to do keep it in a box? hahahaha!!!!!!!!!!

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  • HMwHC
    Posted on October 12, 2011 at 6:39am

    Yeah, I think this skit with two muslim men would go over quite well.

    STAN: I want to be a woman. From now on, I want you all to call me ‘Loretta’.
    REG: What?!
    LORETTA: It’s my right as a man.
    JUDITH: Well, why do you want to be Loretta, Stan?
    LORETTA: I want to have babies.
    REG: You want to have babies?!
    LORETTA: It‘s every man’s right to have babies if he wants them.
    REG: But… you can’t have babies.
    LORETTA: Don’t you oppress me.
    REG: I’m not oppressing you, Stan. You haven’t got a womb! Where’s the foetus going to gestate?! You going to keep it in a box?!”

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    • Jack of Hearts
      Posted on October 12, 2011 at 7:46am

      Don’t give up the day job. The first rule of comedy is – be funny.

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    • HMwHC
      Posted on October 12, 2011 at 8:24am

      Hey Jack,
      Didn’t write the skit, Python did it in Life of Brian or The Meaning of Life (can’t remember). I’m simply stating that if Python did this skit as two muslim men and it aired in a muslim country, it wouldn’t go over well, now would it. There are several other skits to choose from, I just grapped this one. To bad your not a Python fan.

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    • Jack of Hearts
      Posted on October 12, 2011 at 10:34am

      @HMWHC
      Apologies for not recognising it – must have been one of their off days. I love Python and always did. Used to live near Graham Chapman (now sadly deceased) and their influence on comedy since the 70′s has been profound. I know they have all moved on to other projects since those days and the sad part is that no-one has ever really been able to replace them. Just watching the old shows makes you realise how poor some of the “comedians” are today. Just look at all the quotes from their old shows on this post and you’ll see how much they are still loved.

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  • Cat
    Posted on October 12, 2011 at 6:36am

    Oh come on Terry, we’re not Mrs. Cut-out …
    Can’t fool us with those bloody statements.
    Sure Harrods London will take your money with a smile.

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  • YepImaConservative
    Posted on October 12, 2011 at 5:57am

    Minstrel: [singing] Brave Sir Robin ran away…
    Sir Robin: *No!*
    Minstrel: [singing] bravely ran away away…
    Sir Robin: *I didn’t!*
    Minstrel: [singing] When danger reared its ugly head, he bravely turned his tail and fled.
    Sir Robin: *Okay, so I did!*
    Minstrel: [singing] Yes, brave Sir Robin turned about, and valiantly, he chickened out.
    Sir Robin: *Ain’t that the truth.”
    Minstrel: [singing] Bravely taking to his feet, he beat a very brave retreat. A brave retreat by brave Sir Robin.
    Sir Robin: “Ain’t that the truth.”
    Minstrel: [singing] Bravely taking to his feet, he beat a very brave retreat. A brave retreat by brave Sir Robin.Sir Robin: “Ain’t that the truth.”
    Minstrel: [singing] Bravely taking to his feet, he beat a very brave retreat. A brave retreat by brave Sir Robin…

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    • biohazard23
      Posted on October 12, 2011 at 6:33am

      Bravely bold Sir Robin rode forth from Camelot. He was not afraid to die, oh brave Sir Robin. He was not at all afraid to be killed in nasty ways, brave, brave, brave, brave Sir Robin. He was not in the least bit scared to be mashed into a pulp, or to have his eyes gouged out, and his elbows broken. To have his kneecaps split, and his body burned away, and his limbs all hacked and mangled, brave Sir Robin. His head smashed in and heart cut out, and his liver removed, and his bowels unplugged, and his nostrils raped and his bottom burned off and his…

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  • Carol Ingian
    Posted on October 12, 2011 at 5:54am

    I hope they change their minds and do create a comedy about Muslims someday.
    But I suppose that someday will be when they won’t have to fear for their life.

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  • biohazard23
    Posted on October 12, 2011 at 5:35am

    Father: The mill’s closed. There’s no more work. We’re destitute.
    Children: Ohhhhh.
    Father: I’m afraid I have no choice but to sell you all for scientific experiments.

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  • grungewehr39
    Posted on October 12, 2011 at 5:24am

    Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam!

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    • 338lapua
      Posted on October 12, 2011 at 7:35am

      (chorous) Wonderful spam, oh wonderful spam…..

      SHUTUP!!!

      I don’t like ANY spam

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    • firstHat
      Posted on October 12, 2011 at 9:08am

      I am so tempted to hit the “Report Post” button and fill in “spam” for the reason…

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    • 338lapua
      Posted on October 12, 2011 at 9:43am

      @firsthat……you could try spam,eggs,bacon and spam. That doesn’t have MUCH spam in it!

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    • BloodyArtist22
      Posted on October 12, 2011 at 11:50am

      Well I just have the spam, spam, spam, spam sausage and spam, but instead of sausage could I just have the spam? “You mean you’re going to have spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, and spam!?”

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  • Latter-Day-Soldier
    Posted on October 12, 2011 at 4:56am

    The “Spanish Inquisition” skits were always among my top favorites.
    “Perhaps you’d like a….COMFY CHAIR!!!” ROFL

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  • Free2speakRN
    Posted on October 12, 2011 at 2:45am

    Cowards will continue to bash Christianity, it’s as safe to them as taking candy from a baby. Hypocrites of comedy.

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    • SamIamTwo
      Posted on October 12, 2011 at 7:47am

      Silence about the Muslims is like silence that was experienced during the days of Hitler. It is not a time of silence anymore…It is becoming a time of action…that is why the ********* are ratcheting it up quickly…they know if the US gets a strong president they are doomed…they have to goose step quickly while they can…thanks to OBAMA!

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    • cemerius
      Posted on October 12, 2011 at 8:34am

      Exactly…..if I was sponsored and had a huge budget I’d make the movie! Be damned to the Muslims let them come!!!!

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  • Chuck Stein
    Posted on October 12, 2011 at 2:16am

    “I think it’s whipped up by the arms industry.” — good one, Terry! But maybe jokes that the ignorant might take as serious should be avoided when talking about militant Islam. I know your job is comedy, and as a Christian, I’m not about to lop off your head for saying something I disagree with or anything like that, but think about the effect your jokes might have on society as a whole. Just sayin’

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    • Falsegods
      Posted on October 12, 2011 at 2:30am

      Listen to the prison planet.com free app
      They spoke with Lord Monckton,
      who talked about the totalitarian EU,

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    • Servant Of YHVH
      Posted on October 12, 2011 at 3:17am

      @falsegods
      Who cares? Wouldn’t be better to comment on the story that you have just read instead of posting advertising?

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  • TXPilot
    Posted on October 12, 2011 at 2:15am

    Well, its a shame they are frightened of Muslims….and I was so hoping that oneday soon they would do an updated version of the “dead parrot sketch”, only with a dead Muslim playing the part of the parrot……..so sad…

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    • 338lapua
      Posted on October 12, 2011 at 9:49am

      Sir…..
      [referring to corpse wired with explosives]
      I would like to return this muslim
      -Can I ask why?
      (protracted silence)
      Ummm, this muslim is dead, he didn’t go off……..
      -He’s not dead.
      CLEARLY this is a LATE muslim……his timer did not ring……
      -He’s just resting
      (props up corpse and makes gestures with corpses arms)
      -see?

      Fill in the ending!

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    • Ben
      Posted on October 12, 2011 at 2:01pm

      That is so spot on… allahsolutely hilarious!

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    • Latter-Day-Soldier
      Posted on October 12, 2011 at 2:19pm

      @ 338LAPUA:

      That is absolutely hilarious!

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