[dighton]

[BradyLS]

Some Black Adder skits set in Iran by this troupe would've started a full-scale riot, I'm sure! Rowan Atkinson bump!

[parsifal]

"beating their chests in a traditional Shi'a sign of disapproval,"

I like our way of showing disapproval much better. Massive B-52 strikes. parsy.

[Cachelot]

For a moment I thought Mr. Bean had introduced a new punishment, "face flogging". Which I certainly would have inflicted on any bearded jihadist trying to impersonate me, as well as their opponents.

[IronJack]

Woo hoo! Sounds like a great place to take a date. I guess this is what passes for fun in quarters where laughter is never heard.

[jellybean]

The leader of Ansar-e Hezbollah, Hamid Ostad, was sentenced to five months in jail and 25 lashes, while his accomplice, Ali-Reza Rezaie, was sentenced to 92 days in jail and 15 lashes, Judge Mohammad Shams-Gilani told IRNA.

I'd say they got off easy. Bean attacking should be a capitol offense!!

[leadpenny]

If the fanatical freaks are going to go berserk over the beautifully benign humor of Mr. Bean, is it any wonder they will never accept the rest of western culture?

[Rocko]

Scrappy Doo strikes again.

[Consort]

Name: Rowan Atkinson

Anagram: NATO knows Iran

[Genesis defender]

I know you don't want none of this, punk!!!

[jlogajan]

The leader of Ansar-e Hezbollah, Hamid Ostad, was sentenced to five months in jail and 25 lashes, while his accomplice, Ali-Reza Rezaie, was sentenced to 92 days in jail and 15 lashes, Judge Mohammad Shams-Gilani told IRNA.

Well, that's one way to handle theatre critics.

[VOA]

An Iranian court has sentenced two members of a revolutionary group to flogging
and jail terms for disrupting a performance by an Iranian version of the
British comedy character Mr Bean.

Yep, Iran is THE superior civilization and culture.

[Gorzaloon]

The group disrupted Water hole, beating their chests and flinging feces in a traditional Shi'a sign of disapproval, the agency reported.

[adversarial]

wait a minute
in order to protest....they flogged their own face?

and somebody stopped them?

[Jonathon Spectre]

"Both were tried for (the crime) of disrupting the social order," the judge was quoted as saying.

Disrupting the social order.

Sorry, at a loss for words.

[dighton]

If I have two beans, and then I add two more beans, what do I have?

[piasa]

fyi