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2008-01-23 India-Pakistan

Country is not a "banana republic", says Perv

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Posted by Fred 2008-01-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top
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#1 Banana Republics are better governed.

Posted by 3dc 2008-01-23 00:26|| 2008-01-23 00:26|| Front Page Top

#2 Banana republics have actual banana trees.

Posted by Mike 2008-01-23 06:39|| 2008-01-23 06:39|| Front Page Top

#3 Banana republics actually produce at least one thing that's worthwhile.

Posted by tu3031 2008-01-23 08:47|| 2008-01-23 08:47|| Front Page Top

#4 Banana republics have a better than even chance of being run by Dole.

Posted by Excalibur 2008-01-23 09:41|| 2008-01-23 09:41|| Front Page Top

#5 Everyone should have a 'banana republic'. Ours is named Louisiana*.

*Obi-Wan:You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-01-23 09:44|| 2008-01-23 09:44|| Front Page Top

#6 Yes they have no bananas.

Posted by eLarson 2008-01-23 09:50|| http://larsonian.blogspot.com]">[http://larsonian.blogspot.com] 2008-01-23 09:50|| Front Page Top

#7 Yes, we're all very much aware your country is no ~~banana~~ republic.

Posted by Besoeker 2008-01-23 09:52|| 2008-01-23 09:52|| Front Page Top

#8 But banana clips, yes we have those.

Posted by swksvolFF 2008-01-23 11:20|| 2008-01-23 11:20|| Front Page Top

#9 Yes they have no bananarama.

Posted by Crusader 2008-01-23 11:46|| 2008-01-23 11:46|| Front Page Top

#10 So if Dortmunder was right, and there is an Afghanistan Banana stand, where did the Afghans get the bananas?

Posted by Gabby Cussworth 2008-01-23 12:00|| 2008-01-23 12:00|| Front Page Top

#11 Not only do they have no Bananas but the term Republic doesn't really apply does it?

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-01-23 13:35|| 2008-01-23 13:35|| Front Page Top

#12 More of a Dirt Dictatorship if you ask me.

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-01-23 13:35|| 2008-01-23 13:35|| Front Page Top

#13 #5 Everyone should have a 'banana republic'. Ours is named Louisiana*.

Only south of the Red River, Obi-Wan. The northern third of the state actually has some sane people in it - plus many of my relatives. In a few instances, I even have sane relatives.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2008-01-23 15:41|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2008-01-23 15:41|| Front Page Top

#14 My relatives were saner, they moved out of Louisianna in the 50's, now live in North Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia, none in Louisianna now.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2008-01-23 18:13|| 2008-01-23 18:13|| Front Page Top

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