« More News Like This, Please | Main | Whose Side Are You On? (No. 143) »
March 04, 2006
Pull The Other One, Helen
The British have a saying "Pull the other one!" that they use when they hear something outrageous; I imagine it derives from "You're pulling my leg."
Helen Thomas invoked my use of the term when I read the headline of her editorial in the Houston Chronicle today:
Isn't it time for Rumsfeld to exit his post gracefully?
It took me a while to get over my laughter at the idea of Helen Thomas demanding that anyone retire.
Trackback Pings
TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://www.thebernoullieffect.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-tb.cgi/573
Comments
In fact, she probably has it in her will to be stuffed, mounted, and to continue to occupy her seat in the White House press gallery.
Posted by: Pam at March 4, 2006 08:52 PM
Yeah--she could be the first to discover immortality: if she refrained from issuing a death notice, then no one would ever notice the difference.
Everyone would be so glad she'd finally shut up they'd be delighted to put up with a stuffed Helen in the front row.
Posted by: Jeff at March 5, 2006 03:57 PM
