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hifiguy

(33,688 posts) Mon Nov 16, 2015, 05:20 PM Nov 2015

John Oliver layeth the smacketh down

re: Paris attacks, and in his inimitable style:

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John Oliver layeth the smacketh down (Original Post) hifiguy Nov 2015 OP

As Lord Buckley used to say Turbineguy Nov 2015 #1

Thank you, that was a thing of beauty Warpy Nov 2015 #2

I didn't like the cursing. StrayKat Nov 2015 #3

Turbineguy

(37,337 posts)

1. As Lord Buckley used to say

Reply to hifiguy (Original post)

Mon Nov 16, 2015, 05:25 PM

Nov 2015

"When he laid it down, it stayed there!"

Warpy

(111,267 posts)

2. Thank you, that was a thing of beauty

Reply to hifiguy (Original post)

Mon Nov 16, 2015, 05:26 PM

Nov 2015

Not terribly creative as cussing goes, but the sentiment was spot on, bring a pita to a patisserie fight.

StrayKat

(570 posts)

3. I didn't like the cursing.

Reply to Warpy (Reply #2)

Mon Nov 16, 2015, 06:59 PM

Nov 2015

I think cursing tirades tend to sound hollow and impotent, but lines like, "You just brought a philosophy of rigorous self-abnegation to a pastry fight, my friend" were priceless.

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