Queen mentioned in joke

[QUOTE]Did ya spend the $500 you mooched from McD's yet, old Chum?[/QUOTE]

Actually, it's more like $450 after federal tax deductions. And no I haven't spent it all, yet. Next week though I'm going to my mum's out in Eastern Canada for almost two months for my summer vacation, so that's where the money's going towards.

Seems like Dennis Miller is so smart by saying that Queen opened for Leo Sayer.

It's like saying that Led Zeppelin opened for The Osmonds.

Sooooo not the point, Jingles.
I like Miller a lot. Frankin and Maher are so left-wing and rely on political humor so much that they only appeal to a very limited part of the population. I watch Miller's show when I get the chance but one show I'll always watch is Tough Crowd. Now that's funny!

Not to start a new subject, but how many of you saw Queen on SNL (live, not tape)? I did -- I thought then they looked really nervous at first and then loosened up after the first song. I wish they had been on more than once. A real shame they never came back!

......Wish I could see that one.....

Yes, Dennis Miller was funny but that was many years ago when he was on SNL. Back then he would equally make fun of both liberals and conservatives, or depending on which ones gave more inspiration to come up with funny stuff.

That's what comedy is all about, it's about not being able to distinguish when a source of great comedy material comes to mind. Just look at Richard Pryor making fun of a cocaine addiction that nearly took his life. No wonder why he's considered one of the best comedians ever.
Imagine if Bill Maher, Al Franken or John Stewart decided to have some pity on Clinton and not make fun of him during the Lewinsky sex scandal just because the sympathize with him. As far as I'm concerned they didn't miss a beat on that one, and neither they did when Howard Dean started screaming like a pissed off wrestler.

Miller has fallen so low as to support George W. Bush for a re-election. It is truly pathetic to see how hard he tries to make jokes about John Kerry when Bush has pretty much ruined the dignity of the nation. I'm not trying to say that Kerry is supossed to be America's savior, but badmouthing Kerry after the Bush administration has been a disaster makes Miller look like a hypocrite.
Imagine if R. Kelly was badmouthing Michael Jackson and calling him a pervert pedophile.

"the Bush administration has been a disaster."

Except that it hasn't. You know what I think really put Miller into the conservative camp? Clinton. THAT administration was a disaster in his eyes, because it made the presidency, and by extention the nation, a laughingstock. Clinton lied through his teeth. He cheated on his wife. He did not what was good for the country or even the Democratic Party, but what was good for Bill Clinton. He was a self-serving hypocrite. Clinton was EVIL. That's what pushed Miller over the edge. Bush was able to bring some dignity back to the presidency, and Miller appreciates that. You can say, "oh ha ha Bush is stupid ha ha," but that's really reaching and petty and you know it. He's not the greatest man that ever lived and he's not the strongest leader the United States could have and no one is making that claim, but at least he is devoted to a certain set of principles that are not self-serving. Even if you don't agree with those principles, you have to appreciate that fact about him. I think that's where Dennis Miller is coming from in regards to his support of Bush.

Miller makes fun of Bush. Or at least he did on Dennis Miller Live. But his new show isn't comedy so much a real political forum. So he has a side and doesn't attack it too much now because of that. Rest assured, if he was still doing Dennis Miller Live, he would still support Bush, but he would make a lot of jokes at his expense as well. It's just that his new show is a different thing.

Guess he have another one who thinks that lying about a blow job is worse than lying about a reason to go to a war based on empty accusations and that so far has claimed the lives of thousands of innocent people.

[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]FairyQueen wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE]Dennis Miller's jokes are only for the how you say..well educated
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Oh fucking get over yourself.

[QUOTE]"the Bush administration has been a disaster."...Except that it hasn't. [/QUOTE]
So what has the Bush administration achieved?


[QUOTE]THAT administration was a disaster in his eyes, because it made the presidency, and by extention the nation, a laughingstock.[/QUOTE]
As far as I'm concerned the economy grew during the Clinton administration, and that's a fact. But I agree with you, the sex scandal sure was an inspiartion of great jokes on late night talk shows.

Recently Clinton admitted some of the failures of his administration. At least he has the dignity of admitting his own mistakes.

So far Bush hasn't apologized for not finding those WMD.


[QUOTE] Clinton lied through his teeth. He cheated on his wife. He did not what was good for the country or even the Democratic Party, but what was good for Bill Clinton. He was a self-serving hypocrite. [/QUOTE]
And Bush was not?


[QUOTE]Clinton was EVIL.[/QUOTE]
Is your real name Rush Limbaugh by any chance?


[QUOTE]He's not the greatest man that ever lived and he's not the strongest leader the United States could have and no one is making that claim, but at least he is devoted to a certain set of principles that are not self-serving.[/QUOTE]
And those principles are...?


[QUOTE]Bush was able to bring some dignity back to the presidency[/QUOTE]
Congratulations, Farlander. I guess Fatty will no longer be the funniest Queenzoner on these boards.

So, the gist that I'm reading from your posts is that Miller's not funny anymore because you don't like his politics.

According to your previous posts, Miller was once funny, years ago when he attacked conservatives, but now that he supports Bush, he's "pathetic." Just call a spade a spade to begin with and stop trying to misdirect others.

As I mentioned before... Dennis Miller used to make fun of BOTH liberals and conservatives.

Read again before posting.

I did read before posting, Danny. Perhaps you should heed your own advice.

Posted: 6/20/2004 11:26:35 AM
Mr.Jingles79 wrote:
The guy is just a pathetic and completely unfunny comedian. No wonder why he was forced to explain his jokes on his website. What's more pathetic is that when you finally get a Dennis Miller joke by going to his site, you realize that you've just wasted your time finding the meaning of a totally unfunny joke.

Posted: 6/22/2004 12:24:49 AM
Mr.Jingles79 wrote:
Yes, Dennis Miller was funny but that was many years ago when he was on SNL. Back then he would equally make fun of both liberals and conservatives, or depending on which ones gave more inspiration to come up with funny stuff.


Now, first you state that you think Miller is unfunny and pathetic. Then, after several people take umbrage with your assessment, you say he used to be funny when he made fun of both conservatives and liberals.

What's changed in your opinion of Miller to make you think he's no longer funny?

Posted: 6/22/2004 12:24:49 AM
Mr.Jingles79 wrote:
Miller has fallen so low as to support George W. Bush for a re-election. It is truly pathetic to see how hard he tries to make jokes about John Kerry when Bush has pretty much ruined the dignity of the nation.


So, based on my reading of your comments, the reason you think Miller is no longer funny is because he doesn't make fun of conservatives or Bush (though Farlander claims he did on his comedy show, but doesn't now on his more politically orientated CNBC show, an accurate and reasonable assessment to me).

Posted: 6/22/2004 1:45:02 AM
The New and Improved Zeni wrote:
According to your previous posts, Miller was once funny, years ago when he attacked conservatives, but now that he supports Bush, he's "pathetic." Just call a spade a spade to begin with and stop trying to misdirect others.

[QUOTE]So what has the Bush administration achieved?[/QUOTE]

Now I hope THAT is a joke. Or else you haven't watched the news in four years.

[QUOTE]Recently Clinton admitted some of the failures of his administration. At least he has the dignity of admitting his own mistakes.[/QUOTE]

Clinton admits NOTHING that can hurt him presently.

[QUOTE]So far Bush hasn't apologized for not finding those WMD.[/QUOTE]

Bush acted in the only way available to him based on the information that he had. It doesn't matter that the info was clearly wrong (though it obviously would have been better if it had been correct). The fact that Iraq was refusing to allow the weapons inspectors where they needed to be was reason enough to go in. There was no other SAFE choice. It had to be done. The fact that there was nothing found is not something you can blame on Bush or even on the people who gave him wrong information. The blame for that lies squarely on the shoulders of the government of Iraq.

[QUOTE]And Bush was not?[/QUOTE]

No. Bush is clearly doing what he thinks is best for the nation and world. Whether or not you think it is best for the nation and the world is another matter entirely. Frankly, I cannot think of another president or even a serious candidate in my lifetime that was motivated entirely by self-interest. I mean, I think Al Gore is completey wrong in pretty much everything he says and I would never want him to be the president, but if he were, I can tell that he would at least be doing what he thought was best.

[QUOTE]Is your real name Rush Limbaugh by any chance?[/QUOTE]

Negative.

[QUOTE]And those principles are...?[/QUOTE]

Do you know nothing about the man? Have you ever heard him speak? His principles are obvious to everyone in the entire world. You cannot run for president and not have that information splattered all over the place. You may not agree with them, but you know perfectly well what they are.

[QUOTE]Congratulations, Farlander. I guess Fatty will no longer be the funniest Queenzoner on these boards.[/QUOTE]

He never was.

[QUOTE]So what has the Bush administration achieved?... Now I hope THAT is a joke. Or else you haven't watched the news in four years.[/QUOTE]
Yes I have, and the more I watch the news the more I realize that 4 years of this awful administration have been more than enough.


[QUOTE]Bush acted in the only way available to him based on the information that he had. It doesn't matter that the info was clearly wrong (though it obviously would have been better if it had been correct).[/QUOTE]
So it doesn't matter that 846 have (so far) died in this war because Bush received the wrong info? It doesn't matter than thousands of innocent Iraqi civilians have been killed or injured because the Bush administration made a boo-boo?


[QUOTE]The fact that Iraq was refusing to allow the weapons inspectors where they needed to be was reason enough to go in. There was no other SAFE choice. It had to be done.[/QUOTE]
As far as I'm concerned when Iraq received warnings of a possible invasion and then they started allowing inspectors everywhere. Some weapons were indeed turned in, but that still doesn't make Saddam Hussein nor his government good people. He truly deserved to be thrown out, but he wasn't the only one. There are dozens of tyrants in this world just like Saddam Hussein (even some who are a bigger threat to world peace than Saddam himself), but it seems to be like Bush had a special interest in Saddam Hussein. Obviously he had to convince Americans that invading Iraq and over-throwing him was right. That's why he came up with the stories about WMD and the links with Al-Qaeda. Today after more than a year of war, WMDs haven't been found and the only link between Osama Bin Laden and Saddam Hussein is that both of them received weapons and were aided by the Reagan administration during the 80s.

[QUOTE]The fact that there was nothing found is not something you can blame on Bush or even on the people who gave him wrong information. The blame for that lies squarely on the shoulders of the government of Iraq.[/QUOTE]
As usual blaming other people for their own mistakes.


[QUOTE]No. Bush is clearly doing what he thinks is best for the nation and world. Whether or not you think it is best for the nation and the world is another matter entirely.[/QUOTE]
Hitler thought that exterminating the Jews was the best for Germany, Europe and the world. So because the whole world disagreed with him, didn't that matter at all?


[QUOTE]Do you know nothing about the man? Have you ever heard him speak? His principles are obvious to everyone in the entire world. You cannot run for president and not have that information splattered all over the place. You may not agree with them, but you know perfectly well what they are?[/QUOTE]

Let's see what Bush has to say...

- "Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream." —LaCrosse, Wis., Oct. 18, 2000

- "I know how hard it is for you to put food on your family." —Greater Nashua, N.H., Jan. 27, 2000

- "I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully." —Saginaw, Mich., Sept. 29, 2000

- "Rarely is the questioned asked: Is our children learning?" —Florence, S.C., Jan. 11, 2000