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Throw The Linguist Down the Well!
Posted by Chris on 10/30/07 (Shite)
I thought i was pretty much acclimatized to the genius of the Ali G/ Borat schtick, but this still somehow managed to make me laugh.
Remember, i live in a bubble.
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Comment by everyoneisdoomed on October 30th, 2007 at 9:47 am:
oh chomsky. what a gracious and patient man. so busy, and yet so willing to humour ali g.
fucking hilarious.
Comment by saoirse on October 30th, 2007 at 11:39 am:
Weirdly, this is the second time I’ve stumbled across this in as many days. I suspect someone is leading a double-bubble life..
Perhaps predictably, I think this is pretty funny:
http://uk.youtube.co.../watch?v=VJMvMcEJdMc
I especially like how someone tagged it as: “Britain Catholics Potatoes”. Seems fair.
Comment by muva2003 on October 30th, 2007 at 3:07 pm:
“Big up yo’self.”
*Chomsky nods*
Comment by asshole on October 30th, 2007 at 9:37 pm:
Funnily, I speak a language someone made up. I’m now semi-fluent in Esperanto. Do a wikipedia search. Oh, and listen to the words of this wise man.
http://nz.youtube.co.../watch?v=_YHALnLV9XU
And, for the hordes of G7 esperantists…
Mi ne scias kion mi devas diri ĉi tie, sed la sole grava aftero estas ke mi skribas iu esperante. Ne verŝajnas ke iu parolas aŭ komprenas ĝin, do mi verŝajne parolas al mi mem. Mi tre bezonas novan ŝatokupon. Dankon por via atento.
Comment by citizen stefish on October 31st, 2007 at 3:55 am:
i have seen that and always wondered how in the hell he managed to secure an interview with chomsky in the first place.
speaking of interviews, i really enjoyed chris (indirectly) referring to fat mike as the “king” of fat wreck chords in this month’s Z magazine.
Comment by muva2003 on October 31st, 2007 at 3:07 pm:
I must’ve missed that article, citizen stefish. Got a link?
Comment by citizen stefish on October 31st, 2007 at 3:56 pm:
it is in the print magazine, near the back (where you would expect stuff about propagandhi to be). in the reviews. as of today they hadn’t put the magazine online yet.
Comment by muva2003 on October 31st, 2007 at 4:00 pm:
Ahh, thanks. I’ll look out for it.
Comment by English Tony on October 31st, 2007 at 8:08 pm:
Hahaha, parachute! People, fuckin look at this, my jaw is still on the floor.
I can’t think of the word “biting” in the same way.
Arnie visits Brazil http://www.youtube.c.../watch?v=uerFZ2Z42nc
“One of the most beeeuaaadiful cities in de world”
Comment by citizen stefish on November 1st, 2007 at 1:38 am:
the most terrifying thing about this shitworm is that he is going to be “elected” president in 2012. as jello said on one of his spoken word things, when this happens, “there WILL be ovens.”
on an unrelated note (although it does become related later on), i went to see the lawrence arms and american steel tonight. it was actually pretty good. chicken from dead to me/western addiction was there sporting a “teen wolf” basketball jersey complete with the hairy arms and legs. he won the costume competition. it was tight. i wore my propagandhi “bringer of greater things” shirt. this asshatter in front of me (wearing a “get up kids” shirt) asked if i had ever heard the album “how to clean everything”. i said no. then he went off on chris leaving the band, and this new guy glen lambert, but it is ok because they have a new guitarist too, and the next album will probably be waaaaaay better than the last one. it’s a real shame that weapons aren’t allowed in that club.
Comment by muva2003 on November 1st, 2007 at 11:22 pm:
I don’t know how I found this, as I don’t search “Chris Hannah” on internet search engines, but this is so wacky and strange that it’s kind of funny.
http://uncyclopedia....rg/wiki/Chris_hannah
“They say the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, but that’s because capitalist swine are too lazy to chase after apples”
~ Chris Hannah on parenthood
Don’t shoot the messenger
Comment by Sebast on November 2nd, 2007 at 8:41 am:
Esperanto is incredible, even without ever having studied it I believe to understand 50%. Talking it is another thing…
10min. a day for 3 months and that’s it, huh? Well it’s better than playing Sudoku on the bus (whilst driving it).
On a more enviromental sclae, I just got this in the mail (as many other opf you must have):
Hi friends,
Europe’s top environment politician, EU-Commissioner Stavros Dimas, enraged agro-chemical companies last week when he refused to allow the cultivation of two varieties of genetically modified maize (Bt 11 and 1507).
He said GM crops should not be approved until new methods have been developed for assessing long-term risks and the effects on birds and butterflies. This is wonderful news!
Other European Commissioners are siding with the industry though, and want to vote on the matter within the next few weeks in Brussels.
We have only days to show our support for the Environment Commissioner’s brave stand — and to let the other politicians know that he speaks for us all.
Can you send a message to Stavros Dimas, to Manuel Barroso (the President of the European Commission) and the Commissioners taking the industry’s side Kyprianou (Health and Consumer Protection) and Fischer-Boel (Agriculture).
TAKE ACTION NOW
Comment by asshole on November 3rd, 2007 at 4:34 am:
Yup, it doesn’t take long at all to learn. I ’studied’ it for a month alone, and just read magazines and web pages in esperanto, and with a dictionary, you are surprised at how quickly you learn. Like really surprised. It is incredibly easy to think in as well. I still often say “kio?” when people call me, without realizing I am speaking another language.
http://www.lernu.net for starters!
Comment by DickShit on November 9th, 2007 at 12:27 pm:
This clip makes me laugh: http://video.google....search&plindex=1
Now, FUCK OFF!
Comment by benlopez on November 12th, 2007 at 12:03 am:
This was a total waste of time. Thanks for nothing, Christopher.
Comment by diddee on November 14th, 2007 at 1:56 pm:
Hehehe… i think ‘aul Noam had lost the plot on this one. The vid was ok but i prefer “Borat” to “Ali G”..
Has G7 ever thought about starting one of those JelSoft (sp?) forums? Those things are pretty sweet in that you can moderate new or suspicious members while letting trusted folks post at will.
It’s hard to have a decent discussion in this format.
And i’d like to point out that G7 hasn’t done a newsletter for quite some time. Hopefully the next one is super funny* to make up for the lapse.
*i especially like G7s brand of sneering, caustic humor
Comment by DickShit on November 16th, 2007 at 6:42 pm:
If you haven’t done so yet, check this out: http://www.g7welcomi...403c3d1024896a8ad93c
It’s the description of The Rebell Spell, and proof that Hannah has literally lost his mind.
Support the Troops…
p.s Speaking of stinkin’ poops, do you know how the yellow ribbons we see everywhere with that cute little sentiment “support the troops” on it were originally derived?
I believe it was 1949 — John Wayne made a movie with John Ford called She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, and the tradition of those yellow ribbons is that the cavalry that would go out to kill Indians, before they left, they would take that yellow kerchief off, tie it in their wife or their girlfriend’s hair, and say, “You wear this until I come back safely from killing Indians.” So the Indian wars continue even in these little icons. That’s hegemony. It’s so impervious — I mean, it’s so pervasive in this society that we don’t even recognize it.
So there. Beyotch.
Comment by DickShit on November 16th, 2007 at 6:46 pm:
F.Y.I, that bit on the ribbons was by Glenn Morris: http://www.democracy...de=thread&tid=25
Yeah I’m fat, I like to party…