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2003-04-30 India-Pakistan

International inspectors visits Pakistan fertilizer plant

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2003-04-30 10:51 am|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 In fake news today:

4/30/2003
IRNA -- A three-member team of international inspectors visited a fertilizer factory in Karachi on Tuesday to verify that it is not producing chemical weapons, a Foreign Office official said. "It is, however producing very bad movies. We have recovered two reels of some mess called 'Manos: The Hands of Fate.'"

Okay - that's a joke relying on an extremely obscure reference. Pat yerself on the back if you figure it out!

Posted by FormerLiberal 2003-04-30 11:07:58|| 2003-04-30 11:07:58|| Front Page Top

#2 Harold "Hal" Warren, a fertilizer salesman in El Paso wrote, directed, and starred in "Manos" The Hands of Fate, a film that would come to be the yardstick by which all bad movies are measured.

Posted by Steve 2003-04-30 11:16:33|| 2003-04-30 11:16:33|| Front Page Top

#3 Steve:

Either you're quick with Google, or you're another MST3k fan. In either case, excellent!

Posted by FormerLiberal 2003-04-30 11:19:39|| 2003-04-30 11:19:39|| Front Page Top

#4 FormerLiberal: I can see you siting home with your black robes with big red hands on them, typing away, waiting for the slow motion chick-fight to ensue. *sigh* That movie hurt me on so many levels.

Posted by Tadderly 2003-04-30 11:36:28|| 2003-04-30 11:36:28|| Front Page Top

#5 You mean it displaceed "Plan 9 from Outer Space"?

Posted by Fred 2003-04-30 11:47:07|| 2003-04-30 11:47:07|| Front Page Top

#6 Hey, yeah... And what about "The Forbidden zone" starring (sort of, starring, if any acting was going on on anyone's part) Herve Vilachaise (sp?) as the emperor and Danny Elfman as Satan?

Posted by Tadderly 2003-04-30 11:49:41|| 2003-04-30 11:49:41|| Front Page Top

#7 Thanks Steve, I had almost erased Manos, Hands of Fate from my memory until you broght it up. All those years of therapy wasted! Joel and the bots were never the same either.
"Press the button Frank"

Posted by Rex Mundi 2003-04-30 12:55:56|| 2003-04-30 12:55:56|| Front Page Top

#8 Your chance to remark!

Torgo: "The dog goes where the master goes."

Bots: [fill in the blank, folks!]

Posted by FormerLiberal 2003-04-30 13:05:57|| 2003-04-30 13:05:57|| Front Page Top

#9 Oh - for the record, there is no right answer. It's a line that got buried by other dialogue and was missed entirely. Have fun!

Posted by FormerLiberal 2003-04-30 14:15:55|| 2003-04-30 14:15:55|| Front Page Top

#10 Sorry FormerLiberal...you should get the hat-tip....er I mean blame.

Posted by Rex Mundi 2003-04-30 14:37:55|| 2003-04-30 14:37:55|| Front Page Top

#11 Servo: "Well, that explains the condition of the carpet."

[rim shot]

Posted by FormerLiberal 2003-04-30 14:58:27|| 2003-04-30 14:58:27|| Front Page Top

#12 You've all failed to mention the all-time, worst science-fiction (shudder - kinda, sorta) flick ever made, "When Worlds Collide". It's so bad it's condsidered a classic, must-see film by which all others are to be judged. I'll swear the props were made of cardboard - and it shows!

Posted by Old Patriot 2003-04-30 19:52:56|| 2003-04-30 19:52:56|| Front Page Top

#13 ..Brilliant political commentary AND MST3K fans....this has got to be THE greatest blog on the planet.

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2003-05-01 00:21:15|| 2003-05-01 00:21:15|| Front Page Top

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