Australian Prime Minister's Spoof "Apocalypse" Speech Goes Viral In China 225
brindafella writes "Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, recorded a spoof speech about the Mayan calendar apocalypse several days ago, for radio station "Triple J". Gillard said in part, 'Whether the final blow comes from flesh eating zombies, demonic hell beasts or from the total triumph of K-pop, if you know one thing about me it is this: I will always fight for you to the very end.' The speech has been picked up in China on Sina Weibo (China's Twitter) and has achieved well over 23,000 repeats, without anyone picking up the irony." This comes on the heels of the online version of China's Communist Party newspaper picking up an Onion story about North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un being named the "Sexiest Man Alive."
K-pop? (Score:5, Funny)
Shit (Score:5, Funny)
Why did nobody tell me demonic hell beasts were an option. Why am I always last to get the memo? I'm all geared up for zombies, vampires, ice ages, meteorite strikes, pandemics and alien invasions. Now I have to go study Alice Cooper videos for vulnerabilities. Is salt good or is that just ghosts? Damn!
Erm.. (Score:5, Funny)
Im just glad she listened to the right people when it comes to fiber.
Re:Stupid People (Score:5, Funny)
Re:K-pop? (Score:5, Funny)
Op, op op, OP is correct.
Re:A spoof by, not of, the leader (Score:5, Funny)
Don't forget Julie Bishop's effort in outstaring a garden gnome [youtube.com].
Re:Erm.. (Score:5, Funny)
Im just glad she listened to the right people when it comes to fiber.
Indeed, the last thing you want is a constipated PM.
Re:K-pop? (Score:2, Funny)
I for one would rather have the hell beasts. After all, every once in a while you get a succubus.
Re:Shit (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Shit (Score:5, Funny)
Wait, don't you have at least one M82 for anti-alien action?? I thought you were prepared...
Please, my shit is next gen. I've got a powerbook running windows 95 on a virtual PC that I left exposed to the internet for a couple of days.
Welcome to earth!
Re:Humour and irony (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Shit (Score:3, Funny)
What makes you think Intrepid imaginaut is not a cute schoolgirl.
Re:Humour and irony (Score:5, Funny)
Living in China, I found that people here really don't seem to know about irony. They just don't use it and therefore don't notice it. At least that's what I got from the various misunderstandings I've expererienced. I found that being true for Koreans and Malaysians as well, so it might be applicable to whole East Asia.
I hate to tell you this, but all over Europe it is well known that Americans don't understand irony.
No, it isn't anything like silvery or coppery....
aussie pm isn't the only one (Score:4, Funny)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHCSpm2kepo [youtube.com]
Re:Humour and irony (Score:5, Funny)
I hate to tell you this, but all over Europe it is well known that Americans don't understand irony.
No, it isn't anything like silvery or coppery....
I hate to tell you this, but all over the U.S.A. it is well known that Europeans are prone to over-generalizing when it comes to Americans.
Re:K-pop? (Score:3, Funny)
You mean big japanese robots prancing around as if they were riding a horse? That I would like to see.
Re:Shit (Score:5, Funny)
But you're completely ignoring the variety of special strengths and weaknesses demons have. You can't just treat them like a subtype of zombie.
For instance, zombies are generally flammable, and can be dispatched en masse with a flamethrower. Demonic hellbeasts, however, regularly withstand immense temperatures (theologians agree that Hell normally maintains a temperature of 666 degrees, although there is disagreement as to whether this is Celsius or Fahrenheit). Likewise, you should avoid incendiary ammunition, WP grenades, napalm, etc. for similar reasons.
However, they also have certain vulnerabilities. Like vampires, they are vulnerable to religious symbols and holy water (although contrary to popular belief, demons have a non-denominational hatred of religion - even your Pastafarian symbols should work). And like lawyers, they can be bound by contracts, although (like lawyers) they generally get the better end of the deal.