Friday, November 11, 2005

Headline Hermeneutics of the Week


Headline--Associated Press, November 9th:

Rioting Begins to Slack Off in France


Translation--James Taranto, WSJ's "Best of the Web," November 11th:

The French Work Ethic Kicks In

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From the always brilliant Iowahawk:
Complaining of unsafe working conditions, lack of vacation time, and illegal 40-hour weeks, the French Union of Disaffected Immigrant Youth Rioters declared a general strike today.

“We are going to riot and burn cars every night until our demands are met,” warned Musab Al-Dura, a spokesman for the newly formed labor union.

Many analysts feared the surprise walkout could paralyze France’s all-important riot industry, but riot management spokesman Khalil Hassan said that he had received permission from French labor officials and the EU to hire temporary Belgian replacement immigrant rioters to fill positions vacated by rioting domestic French immigrant strikers.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

There are a couple that can consistently deliver the funny, Iowahawk is one.

It's been a few days since he posted that one and I'm still laughing. And wishing I'd thought of it.