A Bush fire is at best, understood as a double entendre: one, an ember laden fury levied by nature and the other.... a buffooned wonder, well pickled in war generated oil .
Baffled beyond despair ? Read on....
While for time immemorial, students of the text are familiar with the Australian variety, an ire of nature, the all American Bush'f'ire, is a logic constipating phenomenon that has ignoble beginnings in,around and beyond the state of Texas.
Aptly titled, the 'F' word lays well pivoted between the buffoonery ridden name on one side and the befitting personality on the other.
For the infectious past and the spurious concern, the caricatured goat eared wonder and his wisdom devoid utterances......
"They misunderestimated me."(Bentonville, Ark., 06 Nov 2000)
"I know how hard it is for you to put food on your family." (Greater Nashua, N.H., Chamber of Commerce, 27 Jan 2000)
"I am here to make an announcement that this Thursday, ticket counters
and airplanes will fly out of Ronald Reagan Airport." (Washington,
D.C., 03 Oct 2001)
"We spent a lot of time talking about Africa, as we should. Africa is a
nation that suffers from incredible disease." (Gothenburg, Sweden, 14 June 2001)
''Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream.'' (LaCrosse, Wis., 18 Oct. 2000)
"Tribal sovereignty means that; it's sovereign. I mean, you're a........you've been given sovereignty, and you're viewed as a sovereign entity.
And therefore the relationship between the federal government and tribes
is one between sovereign entities." (Washington, D.C., 06 Aug 2004)
"Yesterday, you made note of my .....
the lack of my talent when it came to dancing. But nevertheless, I
want you to know I danced with joy. And no question Liberia has gone
through very difficult times." (speaking with the President of Liberia, Washington, D.C., 22 Oct 2008)
"I didn't grow up in the ocean..........as a matter of fact..... near the ocean.....I grew up in the desert.
Therefore, it was a pleasant contrast to see the ocean. And I
particularly like it when I'm
fishing."(Washington D.C., 26 Sept. 2008)
"I'm coming as the president of a
friend, and I'm coming as a sportsman."(on his
trip to the Olympics in Bejing, Washington, D.C., 30 July , 2008)
"And they have no disregard for
human life." (on the brutality of Afghan fighters.
Washington, D.C., 15 July , 2008)
"And so, General, I want to thank you for
your service. And I appreciate the fact that you really snatched defeat
out of the jaws of those who are trying to defeat us in Iraq."(to Army Gen. Ray Odierno, Washington, D.C., 03 March, 2008)
Here are few more from the great man
ReplyDelete"I promise you I will listen to what has been said here, even though I wasn't here." --at the President's Economic Forum in Waco, Texas, Aug. 13, 2002
"I'm the commander -- see, I don't need to explain -- I do not need to explain why I say things. That's the interesting thing about being president." --as quoted in Bob Woodward's Bush at War
"I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully." --Saginaw, Mich., Sept. 29, 2000
"For every fatal shooting, there were roughly three non-fatal shootings. And, folks, this is unacceptable in America. It's just unacceptable. And we're going to do something about it." --Philadelphia, Penn., May 14, 2001
"Goodbye from the world's biggest polluter." --in parting words to world leaders at his final G-8 Summit, punching the air and grinning widely as those present looked on in shock, Rusutsu, Japan, July 10, 2008
"There's an old saying in Tennessee -- I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee -- that says, fool me once, shame on --shame on you. Fool me -- you can't get fooled again." --Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 17, 2002
And this is the best one
"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." --Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2004
LOL He kept us entertained with his gaffes and they even earned a sobriquet - Bushisms.
ReplyDeleteAnd you sketch really well.
:) the monkey man :)
ReplyDeleteand your sketch is brilliantly funny as always...
Brilliant as ever Ravi.
ReplyDeleteMay i request you to do a posting on Mr Chandraswami
@ Pradeep. Thanks for the reinforcement.The one on fatal shootings takes the cake. :)
ReplyDelete@ Purba.'For GB, 'Folly' was a voluntarily adopted middle name.Thank you for the accolade.
@Chintan.Read your stirring a hornets nest with your retributive writing :)The monkey man believes in the theory of regression analysis.
@Slayer. That was gratifying.I have had the pleasure of (dis)honouring Chandraswami in the past.Digging from the archives.. Godman of Fortune : Chandraswami (http://mindlesslampoons.blogspot.com/2011/07/godman-of-fortune-chandraswami.html)
I told you that I loved it, not for the cartoon but as a composition of thought, drawing and the description...:)
ReplyDelete@ saru. That's as holistic as a compliment could get, gee, flattered.
ReplyDeleteHi Ravi
ReplyDeleteGreat entertaining posts and what sketches you have made. fabulous.
@Sushma. Thank you, just what a doc prescribed....
ReplyDeleteFrom the piped tail to the shoed foot :) actually you had me at bush fire!
ReplyDeletehahaha.... pleasure it is...danke
Deleteit's hard not to like this one. a3
ReplyDeleteI spotted this comment rather too late.With due apologies.....and gratitude.
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