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ok I don't have cable and I'm too lazy to google. But why is there a revolt in Tunisia? Are they mad the Star Wars sets are still there? -- nm

Posted by sycor Jan 14 '11, 10:43

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it all had to do with a certain pissed off Jedi in training who felt conflicted & then went postal on some Sand People,.. - i'm not dead yet ! Jan 14, 10:57
Apparently Wikileaks had a part in it as well. The diplomatic cables provided details of the presidential family's "opulent:" lifestyle. -- nm - not2fast Jan 14, 10:51 2
- It was the tiny giraffes that did it. -- nm - TWuG Jan 14, 10:55 1
  - or the DirecTV. -- nm - not2fast Jan 14, 10:56
University Grad could not get a job, started up a fruit stand, government confiscated it because he did not have permit. Grad killed himself... - Walt_Disney Jan 14, 10:48 1
- *googles immolation* HOLY CRAP! People still do this? -- nm - sycor Jan 14, 10:50
It started with a guy who was harassed by the cops for no apparent reason, and he was reportedly so humiliated he set himself on fire -- nm - con_carne Jan 14, 10:46 2
- Here -- (link) - con_carne Jan 14, 10:50
- well, I think the reason was that he didn't have a "permit". Which, in Africa, usually means he didn't give out a bribe. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 14, 10:50
the president was a tin-horn dictator from the little i've read -- nm - hell comes to pittsburgh Jan 14, 10:45 11
- There are so many little details... eg. *every* establishment must feature a pic of the pres (stores, schools, hotels, etc); Big Brother 4-story poste - Hotkiss Jan 14, 10:52
- tin-horn = bad? -- nm - sycor Jan 14, 10:46 9
  - generally people don't use the word 'dictator' in a positive light. -- nm - Andie Jan 14, 10:47 1
    - fair enough. but not being familiar with the phrase I didn't know if it meant he was a worse than usual dictator. -- nm - sycor Jan 14, 10:48
  - no, those are the good kind of dictators -- nm - hell comes to pittsburgh Jan 14, 10:47 6
    - You joke, but not all dictators are bad -- nm - con_carne Jan 14, 10:48 5
      - mmm, pretty much they are -- nm - hell comes to pittsburgh Jan 14, 10:49 4
        
        I disagree. (nm) - musubi, benevolent dictator for life Jan 14, 10:58 3
        
        If you were that good, you'd win the election fair and square. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 14, 10:59 2
        
        I would never argue that a dictator is good, but sometimes they are necessary after an extended period of lawlessness. The hitch is - TWuG Jan 14, 11:03
        
        People don't know what they want. I'm here to tell them. - musubi, benevolent dictator for life Jan 14, 11:00

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