Rule 21

Huh… the Dems have apparently thrown the Senate into a closed secret session for discussion of Plame/Rove/Scooter related matters. Steve Clemons of New America Foundation is following the situation as it develops.

Comments

[Shem]

Are they going to put the Republicans under double-secret probation? One can only hope.

[kwais]

I give, what is rule 21?

[SR]

Based on the CNN account, it sounds as though the Democratic leadership might be seizing on this moment to reposition themselves against the war on Iraq: http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/01/senate.iraq.ap/index.html

[kwais]

Belay my last, I just googled it. It is a baseball rule. I figured it would be a movie refference or something.

[kwais]

Democratic leadership might be seizing on this moment to reposition themselves against the war on Iraq:

I think that they are wrong. But I guess if we are to have a two party system, we might as well have two parties that are in some way different.

[thoreau]

There's only one rule of the secret Senate session: WE DON'T TALK ABOUT THE SECRET SENATE SESSION!

[zach]

this is it... where the Illuminati will finally take power openly.

damn it, i tried to warn them! why didn't they listen? why???

[boyz only]

There's only one rule of the secret Senate session: WE DON'T TALK ABOUT THE SECRET SENATE SESSION!

Yeah! And no girls allowed!

[Evan]

But I guess if we are to have a two party system, we might as well have two parties that are in some way different.

Yeah, because, if you can convince the country that your supposed "differences" are important and consequential, then they'll forget the similarities---like, say, their collective goal of bigger government, more control, more theft, and more power. But, hey, why should that matter? At least they disagree about the war, right?

[Akira MacKenzie]

Commander, execute order 68.

[Some SW Geek]

You mean order 66. Order 68 was for a pastrami sandwich.

[NoStar]

Kwais,
Perhaps it refers to rule 21 regarding the cleaning of balls. And all know how important that is.

http://golf.about.com/cs/rulesofgolf/a/rule21.htm

[Julian Sanchez]

Akira-
I almost used that as the headline, but thought it might be too geeky. Clearty not...

[M1EK]

"But, hey, why should that matter? At least they disagree about the war, right?"

Yeah. Fighting a war based on lies is so trivial. I don't know what people are thinking.

[Don Weber]

"The Senate closed the hearing so they may provide the public a more contextual perspective."

[thoreau]

Since they're all locked in there, what if somebody just threw away the key by mistake?

[NoStar]

This just in. A super secret communication from the Democrats to the Senate Republicans has been intercepted:

"All your base are belong to us."

[Hakluyt]

All your Senate are belong to us.

[Rich Ard]

Wouldn't it be easier just to take everyone out for lunch?

By the way, good call thoreau.

[Hakluyt]

Rich Ard,

The first rule about Rule 21 is...

[booty0]

Let's ask Carpet Humping Man...

Me: Hey, CHM, your thoughts?

CHM: Beware the dangers of a closed, secret Senate session...

Me: Thanks CHM, you rawk!

[Stephen Macklin]

Just imagine the mad dash for the microphones after the doors are opened. All of those hours with no cameras! Some of them will no doubt be having convulsions in the aisles as they suffer form media withdrawal.

[Quagmire]

I thought Rule 21 was that if she says she's 21, and she looks 14, then she's probably over 18 and therefore fair prey.

Giggidy Giggidy!

[thoreau]

OK, I give up, what are all these references to "All your base are belong to us"? What is that from?

[Stevo Darkly]

Commander, execute order 68.

You mean order 66. Order 68 was for a pastrami sandwich.

All your Senate are belong to us.

Move every ZIG!

FOR GREAT JUSTICE!!!

[Tom Crick]

Grinding on the Bush Administration's cause for war bullshit is so 2004. I suspect it's too late for that to resonate with the general public now.

...but like my predictions regarding Iraq's fragmentation, I hope I'm wrong about that.

[Hakluyt]

thoreau,

Dude, look it up. Oh, as a clue clue, note that its one of the more notorious examples of "Engrish."

[Syd]

It's about freaking time.

[JD]

Holy cow! We found him! We found the one guy who still hasn't heard of AYBABTU! thoreau, just google it.

[Hakluyt]

Stevo Darkly,

You have no chance to vote make your time!

[Hakluyt]

JD,

He listens to Eminem but doesn't know what AYBABTU means? 🙂

[thoreau]

JD-

OK, I found wikipedia article. So, a badly tlansrated video game phrase that are caught on?

I get not it. What the big dear is?

[Hakluyt]

thoreau,

You could ask the same question of 100% of popular culture. 🙂

[Tom Crick]

It's funny in the same way that the Leeroy Jenkins film is funny. ...but less so.

[Hakluyt]

thoreau,

Have you eaten at "Shitty Wok?" 🙂

[zach]

Aybabtu is the name of the alien conqueror who secretly controls the Illuminati.

[smacky]

I heard there's a restaurant in one of the Asian countries called "Poop Dick". It was supposed to be a pirate-themed seafood restaurant, I think, but they mangled the 'poop deck' translation.

I think we should have the next Reasonoid gathering there.

[Happy Jack]

Frist was on tv talking about a "slap in the face."

I take it I missed the caning.

It appears the beef is about the lack of an intel investigation that was promised by Pat Roberts.

[Akira MacKenzie]

You mean order 66. Order 68 was for a pastrami sandwich.

Gah! You're right. At least I did't say "Order 69."

BTW, for the funniest Revenge of the Sith parody I've ever heard, take a listen here: http://www.geekson.com/audio/Star_Wars_Ep_3.mp3

I almost used that as the headline, but thought it might be too geeky. Clearty not...

Never underestimate the power of pop culture, Julian.

[Daniel Montiel]

Thoreau,
If you haven't found a link to where it all started yet, send me your email addy and I will send you the original AYB piece.

Take off every zig...

[Fred Gillette]

Closed door session because all 99 of the other Senators are planning on beating the shit out of Schumer.

[kwais]

I think we should have the next Reasonoid gathering there.

I don't know Smacky Santorum would be all over that one.

[Eric the .5b]

OK, I give up, what are all these references to "All your base are belong to us"?

You probably found a description of the ultimate source, but it's a popular saying because some guys made an amusing Flash video around a techno song based on that dialogue. Google will take you to it.

Launch every Zig.

[smacky]

kwais,

Please don't ever juxtapose the words "smacky" and "Santorum" again...in fact, please don't use them in the same sentence.

[Eric the .5b]

Oh, I'll save you the trouble: http://www.planettribes.com/allyourbase/

[kwais]

There should be a comma between Smacky and Santorum

[kwais]

lease don't ever juxtapose the words "smacky" and "Santorum" again...in fact, please don't use them in the same sentence.

My apologizes

[smacky]

There should be a comma between Smacky and Santorum

Whew! That was a horrible typo. For a second I had nightmares of some unspeakably horrible mistake bastard I had somewhere along the line...

[thoreau]

Closed door session because all 99 of the other Senators are planning on beating the shit out of Schumer.

I can just see that one!

McCain: I move to table my anti-torture bill and just plain stomp on his ass.

Lieberman: If the gentleman will yield, I would move to amend my honorable colleagues proposal, including a provision for bitch slapping the distinguished senior Senator from New York.

Frist: The motion is accepted by unanimous consent. Are any other amendments offered?

Byrd: I would like to appropriate $2 billion in funds so that the stadium for this event can be built in West Virginia.

[Jason Ligon]

Hak:

I lived in Osaka for a couple of years. I lived near the shopping center Namba City, which katakanized quite nicely to Namba Shity. There were annual Shity Sales, and signs that read "Shity Food" this way and "Shity Clothes" that way.

It was awesome. I never got tired of it. My favorite from the grocery was the chocolate snack cake called Choco Bouchee, the package of which read "Delight Bouchee- Its deliciousness can not be contained, even with two hands"

[bubba]

All we need now is a reference to lotion and a well. Nothing creepier than having "It puts the lotion on its skin" recited by a cartoon baby in Family Guy.

[Travis Bickle]

Q: Who will win in the DeathMatch between Santorum and Schumer?

A: Everybody (unless one of them manages to survive)

[Ron]

Thoreau, Jason , Travis: I'm laughing hysterically at all this. It must be getting late...

[ralphus]

Does anyone outside of DC give a flying fuck?

[Sean]

thoreau! too much! lmao! thank you!

[Travis Bickle]

On a more serious note, I suppose that Santorum would be more likely to be carrying a concealed handgun, if you assume that Schumer is not a hypocrite.

So much for that idea.

Travis

[NoStar]

Whew! I thought I was the last one on the AYB bus. Here Thoreau, in honor of Rosa Parks you can have my seat.

[Adam]

Travis - A hypocrite like Pistol-packin Dianne Feinstein? Nah, they're all straight-shooters on the left.

[kwais]

That star wars thing was great, now I am reminded of executive order #66. And thus I get ya'lls comments.

Oh, and my Santorum joke would have been really good if I had remembered the comma.

[joshua corning]

thuro err what ever..

"all your base belong to us" is a referance to a quote in a console video game that no one has ever played. appaertnly it was made in japan and then they had it translated (badly) into english.

no one can seem to rememeber what video game it was on or what platform it was on...there are rumers that the game never actually existed and it was just a flash presentaion created by the kkk and other neo-nazi groups in an attempt to bring back fears of japan economic domination.

[kwais]

Is that the same episode where the Japs dropped their pants and showed their little penuses so that Americans would not feel threatened, and thus were taken unawares?

[Shem]

all your base belong to us" is a referance to a quote in a console video game that no one has ever played

It was Zero Wing. For the Sega Genesis. My cousin picked it up somewhere and I played it when I was a young 'un. It's actally a solidly made sode-scrolling shooter, once you stop laughing at the awful translations and start paying attention.

Wow. I feel like the world's largest geek now. And an old man, which is worse...

[Hakluyt]

kwais,

No, the phrase "Shitty Wok" comes from the episode where Jarod from subway is featured and they do home made liposuction on Butters.

[Hakluyt]

Threadjack (since this thread was already jacked):

I'm surprised that the folks at Hit n' Run haven't had a write-up about the nasty bit of rioting that has been going on in Parisian suburbs for the past week or so.

[Ruthless]

Hakluyt,
I noticed the Parisian rioting thing.
As an urban pioneer in the belly of Sinincincinnati, it caught my eye.
What's up over there? Burka burka or durka durka?
Has anyone alerted Team America?

[kwais]

I haven't heard anything about the rioting, and I am watching Fox and MSNBC right now.

What is going on?

[Stevo Darkly]

On a more serious note, I suppose that Santorum would be more likely to be carrying a concealed handgun, if you assume that Schumer is not a hypocrite.

Chuck Schumer, gun nut.

Since they're all locked in there, what if somebody just threw away the key by mistake?

Better yet, surround the place with Branch Davidians in tanks...

[Hakluyt]

Ruthless,

Well, the riots aren't anywhere near the Eiffel Tower or the Louvre, so Team America doesn't need to be called in. 🙂

This isn't the first riot in the ethnic ghettos that exist in France. They've been happening off and on since the early 1980s.

Anyway, what touched off this latest round of rioting (which like rioting in the U.S. essentially involves folks burning their own neighborhoods down) was the deaths of two kids in a substation. They live in shitty neighborhoods, with very high unemployment, have few oppurtunities, face all manner of informal barriers to entry into the workplace, etc. (the French refer to these areas as banlieues - though the term itself simply means suburb). Much of this is of course exacerbated or created by the French labor laws, which have many negative unintended consequences like screwing over poor people.

[Jared]

So the Dem's are debating why we went to war?

Man they are on the ball. Maybe they can get around to gettin an agenda for the 2004 election soon. Or condemnding those responsible for september 11th.

[thoreau]

Better yet, surround the place with Branch Davidians in tanks...

Stevo, that was the funniest suggestion I've heard on this forum in some time.

Jared-

The Dems are hard at work learning the lessons of their devastating electoral defeat at the hands of Eisenhower.

If only we had a native Frenchman to give us first-hand reporting on the Parisian riots. 🙂

[Hakluyt]

thoreau,

Most Frenchmen (except those in involved in the riot or those charged with putting it down and perhaps reporters) wouldn't go near the areas these riots are happening in, riot or not. Hell, in "normal" times the police essentially ignore them (which is explains why many scandalous acts of anal rape committed against women have been until recently been allowed to happen without anyone outside the community giving a fuck).

[Hakluyt]

thoreau,

Though I don't always agree with this blog, it has a good sampling of pictures re: the riots: http://trans.voila.fr/voila?systran_lp=fr_en&systran_id=Voila-fr&systran_f=100000000000&systran_url=http://www.france-echos.com/actualite.php?cle=7421

[Twba]

Perhaps it refers to rule 21 regarding the cleaning of balls. And all know how important that is.

I'm not tall enough to comfortably use the ball washer at the golf course I usually play.

[Steven Crane]

thuro err what ever..

"all your base belong to us" is a referance to a quote in a console video game that no one has ever played. appaertnly it was made in japan and then they had it translated (badly) into english.

no one can seem to rememeber what video game it was on or what platform it was on...there are rumers that the game never actually existed and it was just a flash presentaion created by the kkk and other neo-nazi groups in an attempt to bring back fears of japan economic domination.

Comment by: joshua corning at November 1, 2005 08:08 PM

I have heard much AYBABTU lore, but the "rumer" that it was a fabrication of the KKK/other racist groups is totally new to me. Also ludicrously false.

Where do people get this stuff?

[[e-mail]]

Rule 21? Isn't that the rule that prohibits Senators from wearing fuzzy bunny slippers while in session?

[smacky]

It was Zero Wing. For the Sega Genesis. My cousin picked it up somewhere and I played it when I was a young 'un. It's actally a solidly made sode-scrolling shooter, once you stop laughing at the awful translations and start paying attention.

Wow. I feel like the world's largest geek now. And an old man, which is worse...

Shem,

Didn't you say you're like, 21 or thereabouts on another thread? If I'm correct, then you're not allowed to say your old because that would make me old and that's simply not possible.

[Twba]

Smacky,

I have socks older than you.

[Eric the .5b]

Where do people get this stuff?

My guess? There's an ISP out there that blocks all the search engines that would allow people to look things up in five seconds. All those people use that ISP.

[Eric the .5b]

Where do people get this stuff?

My guess? There's an ISP out there that blocks all the search engines that would allow people to look things up in five seconds. All those people use that ISP.

[Shem]

I think the fact that I find myself telling "when I was your age" stories is a pretty bad sign for the remaining balance on my youth clock. I have a bad mental image of my not-too-distant-future-self yammering to a bunch of teenagers about "You kids today and your 'emotion engines' in your 'Playstations:' when I was your age, we only had 8 bits, and we were damn happy to have even those."

I'm also wondering when they're going to implant the chip that prompts old men to make lewd comments to young girls like Smacky.

There smacky, feel better?