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Is he dead? "I wouldn't say that" (Arafat)
Old Gray Hag | 11-8-04

Posted on 11/09/2004 11:55:50 AM PST by tallhappy

The French Foreign Minister, Michel Barnier, clarified Arafat's status, as reported in the Paper of Record, the Old Gray Hag, yesterday:

Asked if Mr. Arafat was dead, Mr. Barnier answered, ''I wouldn't say that.''

Quite difficult to give a us or no answer if someone is dead or not.

Nuance, you know....


TOPICS: Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: arafat; dead; franch; kindadead; notdead
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This is hilarious. Must credit Dennis Prager for reading this on his show this morning.

Article the quote is from is:

P.L.O. Aides Cancel Visit to Arafat Doctors

By STEVEN ERLANGER

NY Slimes, yesterday. Here's the whole paragraph.

On Sunday night, the French foreign minister, Michel Barnier, told LCI television that Mr. Arafat was alive but his circumstances were complicated. ''I would say he is in a state that is very complicated, very serious and stable at the time we are speaking,'' Mr. Barnier said. Asked if Mr. Arafat was dead, Mr. Barnier answered, ''I wouldn't say that.''

1 posted on 11/09/2004 11:55:51 AM PST by tallhappy
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To: tallhappy
Nuance
2 posted on 11/09/2004 11:56:40 AM PST by Shermy
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To: tallhappy
I would say he is in a state that is very complicated, very serious and stable at the time we are speaking

Old joke:

Doctor emerges from operating room, saying "I have good news and bad news"
Wife: "What's the good news?"
Doctor: "His condition is stable."
Wife: "What's the bad news?"
Doctor: "He's dead."

3 posted on 11/09/2004 12:00:12 PM PST by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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To: Shermy
This is getting ridiculous. Go ahead and pull the plug already! Scared To Death
4 posted on 11/09/2004 12:00:51 PM PST by cartan
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To: tallhappy
Asked if Mr. Arafat was dead, Mr. Barnier answered, "I wouldn't say that."

He's just not trying.

5 posted on 11/09/2004 12:03:19 PM PST by theDentist (Proud Member of FreeRepublic 's "Pyjama-Hadeen")
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To: cartan
This is getting ridiculous. Go ahead and pull the plug already!

Or press the GFI test button for his hospital room...

6 posted on 11/09/2004 12:03:51 PM PST by gov_bean_ counter (If it talks like a liberal, votes like a liberal and spends like a liberal, it's a liberal.)
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To: tallhappy

Yasser and Suhar were married for 13 years, even though they hated each other. When they had a confrontation, screaming and yelling could be heard deep into the night. Yasser would scream, "When I die, I will dig my way up and out of the grave, away from my 72 virgins and come back and haunt you for the rest of your life!"

People feared him. They believed he practiced black magic because of the many strange occurrences that took place in their neighborhood. Yasser reveled in the fact that he was feared.

To everyone's relief, he died of a AIDS after lapsing into a coma when he was 75. Suha had a closed casket at the wake and after the burial, she went straight to the
local bar and began to party as if there was no tomorrow.

Her family and friends, concerned for her safety, asked, "Aren't you afraid that he may indeed be able to dig his way up and out of the grave and come back to haunt you for the rest of your life?"

Suha put down her drink and said, "Let him dig. I had the old fart buried upside down......."


7 posted on 11/09/2004 12:07:09 PM PST by lilylangtree (Veni, Vidi, Vici)
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To: tallhappy

"'E's not pinin'! 'E's passed on! This Arab is no more! He has ceased to be! 'E's expired and gone to meet 'is maker! 'E's a stiff! Bereft of life, 'e rests in peace! If you hadn't strapped 'im to the bed 'e'd be pushing up the daisies! 'Is metabolic processes are now 'istory! 'E's off the twig! 'E's kicked the bucket, 'e's shuffled off 'is mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisibile!! THIS IS AN EX-ARAB!!"


8 posted on 11/09/2004 12:08:02 PM PST by RichInOC ("...and now for something completely different.")
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To: tallhappy

Really, is Mr. Bernier's statements all that different than Kerry explaining his position on Iraq?


9 posted on 11/09/2004 12:08:35 PM PST by Shermy
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To: Shermy

More nuance. These cheese-eating surrender monkeys wouldn't know honesty if it bit them on the leg.


10 posted on 11/09/2004 12:10:14 PM PST by Malleus Dei ("Communists are just Democrats in a hurry.")
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To: tallhappy

Kirk: Well Bones, what's the verdict?
McCoy: He's dead Jim!
Spock: Actually, without asertaining the whereabouts of his bank accounts, that call may be premature.

11 posted on 11/09/2004 12:10:51 PM PST by UseYourHead (Smith & Wesson: The original point-and-click interface)
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To: tallhappy

12 posted on 11/09/2004 12:17:27 PM PST by Arnold Zephel
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French law sez the spouse controls the output of all information. He 'wouldn't' say that, because he 'can't' say that.


13 posted on 11/09/2004 12:21:25 PM PST by 68 grunt (3/1 India, 3rd, 68-69, 0311)
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To: tallhappy

Not until they figure out where to bury him...


14 posted on 11/09/2004 12:23:14 PM PST by stuartcr
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To: 68 grunt
French law sez the spouse controls the output of all information.

You have explained it.

15 posted on 11/09/2004 12:23:40 PM PST by tallhappy (Juntos Podemos!)
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To: tallhappy

MORTICIAN: Here -- he says he's not dead!

CUSTOMER: Yes, he is.

DEAD PERSON: I'm not!

MORTICIAN: He isn't.

CUSTOMER: Well, he will be soon, he's very ill.

DEAD PERSON: I'm getting better!

CUSTOMER: No, you're not -- you'll be stone dead in a moment.

MORTICIAN: Oh, I can't take him like that -- it's against regulations.

DEAD PERSON: I don't want to go in the cart!

CUSTOMER: Oh, don't be such a baby.

MORTICIAN: I can't take him...

DEAD PERSON: I feel fine!

CUSTOMER: Oh, do us a favor...

MORTICIAN: I can't.

CUSTOMER: Well, can you hang around a couple of minutes? He won't be long.

MORTICIAN: Naaah, I got to go on to Robinson's -- they've lost nine today.

CUSTOMER: Well, when is your next round?

MORTICIAN: Thursday.

DEAD PERSON: I think I'll go for a walk.

CUSTOMER: You're not fooling anyone y'know. Look, isn't there something you can do?

DEAD PERSON: I feel happy... I feel happy. [whop]

CUSTOMER: Ah, thanks very much.


16 posted on 11/09/2004 12:27:20 PM PST by steve in DC
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To: steve in DC

That depends on what your definition of "DEAD" is.


17 posted on 11/09/2004 12:29:51 PM PST by Armedanddangerous (Kimber Gold Match 1911 fan)
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To: tallhappy; All
"Is he dead?"

Is it possible that he is in "articulo mortis;" neither alive nor dead.

In his short story "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar," E. A. Poe described a situation wherein M. Valdemar was mesmerized (read that hypnotized) as he was making the transition from life to death (articulo mortis). The effect was that M. Valdemar was suspended in his transition for approximately six months.

"The Facts..." is an interesting read and was, in reality, a hoax perpertrated by Poe. He later explained in an "oh by the way..." missive that "The Facts..." was a work of fiction.

Could it be that Yassir was mesmerized in "articulo mortis" and will be around for some time to come? Let us pray that it is not true.

I heard a news report several days ago and, in that report, the Israeli Justice Minister was asked if the burial of Yassir Arafat would be permitted in Jerusalem. His response (paraphrased), "Jerusalem is where Israeli Kings and not Arab terrorists are buried." I only heard this response once and, to my knowledge, this statement was never repeated on any newscast.

I suggested to friends that the Justice Minister might strike a compromise. Permit him to be buried on the outskirts of Jerusalem but only if he is wrapped in a pigskin.

18 posted on 11/09/2004 12:35:46 PM PST by davisfh
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To: Shermy
Nuance

Voted to be dead before voting to be alive...

19 posted on 11/09/2004 12:37:13 PM PST by 69ConvertibleFirebird (Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.)
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To: tallhappy

I would love for this French guy to come out one night and say:

"'eeez not dead. 'eeez just pineeng for the fjords".

LQ


20 posted on 11/09/2004 12:40:16 PM PST by LizardQueen
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