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31 August 2006

The Fancy Times



You know, there's something about a nice suit that makes people take you a little more seriously, even when you shouldn't. Sometimes a suit is the only thing that separates powerful people from the common, ordinary street lunatic.

For example, if a man wearing five coats and a shoe on his head came up to you and said "God told me to invade Iraq" you would get scared and yell for help. But if someone in a suit says "God told me to invade Iraq," people apparently take them seriously. Remember that? Ah, the good old days.

12 Comments:

propa said...

Ha-ha, the good old days. Before the world went crazy loco insane. Remember the 90's? such an innocent time it seems...

31/8/06 01:08  
Fentook said...

The 90s? When Rico Suave had the number one song in the country?

"I f--k them raw like sushi!" Truly the Dylan of the 90s (am I talking about Bob Dylan or Dylan Thomas OH IT DOESNT MATTER!)

31/8/06 01:13  
Dusty Lens said...

“The 90’s were strange times. In the midst of the .com bubble the firing of Lamborghinis from custom cannons was the day to day of the every-man rather than the exclusive province of choice celebrities. People were generally depressed, but no one could really say why. Titanic was an allright movie.

Then things started to happen very quickly.”

-Excerpts from a history book, taken from the far future.-

But man, what fun it would have been to be a fly on the wall during those conversations.

“George? George who are you talking to?”

“Quiet Laura! It’s God! Wait lemme get a pen... ok... Iraq... gotcha... Palestine... Ok, cool. Got it.”

“I love you too God. You’re my best friend.”

31/8/06 02:13  
Cos Ryan said...

I always wear a three piece suit. It makes things a whole lot more dignified, and people offer you all kindsa stuff.

31/8/06 05:25  
yikes! said...

i am still dumbfounded that GWB got a second term. i found my jaw agape at this ridiculous "God told me to do it" story of his. He also once said he saw the soul of Angela Merkel (the German prime minister). How odd it must be to be GWB. Did he tumble down the rabbit hole or what?

31/8/06 06:27  
Spiderbaby said...

When I wear a suit, people call me "Sir." People are strange.

31/8/06 09:18  
jared743 said...

The worst thing in the world is religion. Spirituality is Fine, but religion just messes everything up.

31/8/06 11:36  
bazooka radio said...

That's funny. I remember God saying, Love your neighbour, turn the other cheek, if someone asks you for your cloak give them your cloak and your shirt as well. God doesn't usually say, "Kill Civilians including mothers and babies for oil and money."

But maybe I'm just crazy from eating too much pineapple.

31/8/06 11:48  
Codycod said...

I wonder if George went into spasms when he "talked to god", I'd love to see that, he's just snorting a line of coke then 'BAM', he hits the floor, rolls around for a bit with the whites of his eyes showing and his eyelids fluttering, pawing at the air like a puppy having a nightmare, then he gets up with a start and says, "god just told me to send our people across the sea to kill people in a country where we don't belong just so we can advance the country's secret agenda to take over the world. Mwahahahaha!"

Religion isn't a bad thing, organized religion is what's horrible, it's just a mafia with the head honcho being called "God" instead of "Don".

I totally agree with your comment Bazooka Radio, you are crazy from eating too much pineapple.

31/8/06 12:45  
Scooter said...

Hmm. I think it's the buttons on the undershirt. People see that you can correctly button yourself, so they immediately have a piece of info that the shoe wearing man lacks; the suit wearer can button...

31/8/06 13:29  
Dusty Lens said...

I wonder if suits were created to serve as a deterrent for confrontation between people in authority. This way you can, say, quote God and get away with it.

Because when two suited men confront one another there is a moment where they wonder: "I see he can button his shirt, but are my own buttons buttoned? Do I dare confront this man lest he reveal my secret shame?"

31/8/06 14:57  
FatNeo said...

Imagine it from St. Dubya's POV. God keeps popping up like the great Gazoo, telling him how to do his job.
That would get annoying.

31/8/06 22:00  

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