So Robert Gates is giving President Obama his daily briefing...

[charlie and algernon]

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is there too as President Obama wants to always make sure all diplomatic angles are covered. President Obama listens intently and takes frequent notes as Gates goes over the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan, the plan to withdraw from Iraq, what the Basque Seperatists are doing in Spain, and the various civil conflicts in Africa. As the briefing concludes, Gates says "Oh yeah, I almost forgot, 5 Brazillian soldiers were killed today in Afghanistan." President Obama pauses a second and says, "Well that's just terrible, get me President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on the phone, I want to offer my condolences. And Secretary Clinton, why don't you go to Brasília, we really need to thank them for all their hard work."

[NMDemDist2]

1. ROFL

:yourock:

[skygazer]

2. You know, it's just not as funny anymore

What a relief that is!

[kestrel91316]

3. It's enough to make a person weep - a thinking mind in the driver's seat again....

[Cabcere]

18. President: now available in intelligent.

:D



Edited to add another one:

[Starry Messenger]

25. ooh, nice. I hadn't seen those.

:D

[DarkTirade]

31. If I could rec a comment...

:)

[boobooday]

4. A giant leap for America

A horrible blow to political comedy.

[blondeatlast]

20. Ah, the sweet ironies of life nt

[InvisibleTouch]

5. Not quite the same anymore, is it?

I'm almost going to miss that Brazilian joke. Almost.

[charlie and algernon]

7. yeah, not quite

the Brazilian joke was fun while it lasted.

[Ioo]

6. I wonder how Bush would have answered that? (waiting for it)

[Z_I_Peevey]

10. No one could have predicted how Bush would have answered,

had he been given such a briefing.

[charlie and algernon]

12. "you know, I totally forgot to feed Barney today"

yeah, I highly doubt he would've been given a briefing that covered ANYTHING in Spain or Africa

[Shiver]

8. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Seriously... I find this funnier than the original... :rofl:

[baldguy]

9. k&r

Since our President isn't a joke anymore.

[TZ]

11. Nicely done!

:applause:

[Beacool]

13. The Brazilian joke went over my head..........

:(

[berni_mccoy]

14. It's a new version of an old Bush joke. In the old version...

Bush thinks Brazillian is a number.

[Beacool]

16. Thanks, I had missed that one.

:7

[yellowdogintexas]

26. HOW? nt

[Beacool]

35. Meaning that I had never heard that joke .

:shrug:

[yellowdogintexas]

40. I just wondered how you missed it because that joke has been repeated over and over here many

many times. It was banned, actually and that resulted in it being hidden under false original posts. Sort of like the rickroll thing is now. The inventive ways that people came up with to sneak it in were hysterical!!

[Beacool]

41. I don't know, but I really did miss it.

:-(

[yellowdogintexas]

43. some would say you were fortunate. I am sorry you missed all the red herring

subject lines, deceptive OP's, clever and arty representations.

It was done with photos and caption bubbles, wine bottle labels. posters. you name it, somebody tried it.

it still makes me laugh.

[TooRaLoo]

15. "Oh no! Wait - how many is a brazillion?"

[progressoid]

36. Here's the original...

Donald Rumsfeld is giving the president his daily briefing. He concludes by saying: "Yesterday, 3 Brazilian soldiers were killed."

"OH NO!" the President exclaims. "That's terrible!"

His staff sits stunned at this display of emotion, nervously watching as the President sits, head in hands.

Finally, the President looks up and asks, "How many is a brazillion?"

[underpants]

17. Brillliant

:applause:

[blondeatlast]

19. Bestest. Post. Evah! nt

[Debi]

21. The death of the Brazillian joke

RIP

[charlie and algernon]

22. i killed it!

:woohoo:

[Debi]

23. I am so proud

:hug:

[grantcart]

24. very good

[Danger Mouse]

27. THE BRAZILLIAN JOKE WILL NEVER DIE!!!! FTW!!!

[charlie and algernon]

29. boo!

we want change! we want change!
:rofl:

[RichardRay]

28. So, I read that and burst into hearty laughter...

then I grabbed my phone and called my brother and read it to him. He didn't laugh. He didn't even snort, or giggle.

He'd never heard the original.

It's sorta flat if you've never heard the other one. I had to explain it to him... It still wasn't funny.

So we talked about other stuff, instead.

[WHAT]

30. gates smells like cheney...

he just ain't right.

wanting a lobbyist for 2nd (last thur.), secluded for inauguration, controlling intelligence...

and the joke isn't funny.

[XemaSab]

32. .

:rofl:

[Brazenly Liberal]

33. The Brazilian joke! New and Improved! Better than ever!

Brilliant!

[Kolesar]

34. is that supposed to be funny? eom

[nemo137]

37. it's an anti-joke.

It sets you up for one punchline ("that's terrible! how many is a brazillion?") and continues logically instead.

[progressoid]

38. I find it more reassuring than funny. But this one...

Donald Rumsfeld is giving the president his daily briefing. He concludes by saying: "Yesterday, 3 Brazilian soldiers were killed."

"OH NO!" the President exclaims. "That's terrible!"

His staff sits stunned at this display of emotion, nervously watching as the President sits, head in hands.

Finally, the President looks up and asks, "How many is a brazillion?"

[Kolesar]

39. How many?

Thanks, I get it now. It's a joke on a joke.

[Blue_Tires]

42. bloody brilliant