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**Erin** · 09-24-2002, 10:02 PM

When I saw this on TV the first time, I thought it was a joke. It's real, though. This link is working. Fast foward to 0:50 to see it.

Not working any longer: ~~http://msnbc.com/m/mw/mw.asp?0mw=xh63&id=nn_mitchell_iraq_020917&subid=& sl=&subid=&name=&sk=&pl=&cp1=1~~

Let me know if you don't understand any part of it. Again, it's really, really funny.

synthia · 09-25-2002, 07:18 AM

Hey Erin,

I didn't get the funny part?? It seems to be a News broadcast.But that's it. Wot else was there to it??!!?

raghuveer_v · 09-26-2002, 11:26 AM

Am I hearing it correctly or,....

Isn't the President saying ...

"There's an old saying in tennesse ,..... i know tennesse is in texas ? probably,...
...
shame on you ..... you fooled me, you came to fool again."

**Erin** · 09-27-2002, 05:35 PM

Well, first of all, the old saying is (and you might have the same saying in your languages):

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.

So "Dubya" (what many people call Bush here), is trying to use this saying, but he seems to forget in the middle. He often has this problem, by the way. So, in the middle, it seems that he's making something up, but it's not the right saying.

I will watch the video again and transcribe it for you. It's pretty funny to me.

raghuveer_v · 09-28-2002, 01:40 AM

BTW,

Does "Dubya" mean anything?

and, is the (correct) saying he's trying to quote, apt?

**Erin** · 09-28-2002, 01:53 AM

Okay, here's what Bush says. Remember, he's in Nashville, Tennessee, not in Texas (where he's from).

There's an old saying in Tennessee -- I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee -- that says fool me once...

[probably trying to remember what he was saying...]

shame on...

[seems to be trying to remember how the rest of the saying goes]

shame on you.

Ih-- fool me, you can't get fooled again.

What makes this really funny is his hand gestures.

Actually, I don't mean to pick on Bush, it's just so funny.

"Dubya" refers to his middle initial "W" for "Walker," which is different from his father's middle name, "Herbert." So, to distinguish the two "George Bushes," people call the younger one "George W." And finally, in Texas, where Bush was governor, the local accent would often pronounce this letter not "double you," but "dub ya."

raghuveer_v · 09-28-2002, 03:58 PM

Great!

Vaya · 09-29-2002, 07:14 AM

How this kind of person could become the president?

raghuveer_v · 09-29-2002, 05:47 PM

Erin and his friends voted for him

**Erin** · 09-29-2002, 07:09 PM

I saw a funny bumper sticker a few months ago. It said:

Re-elect Gore.

09-24-2002, 10:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
Erin So many things to do... Forum Admin Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: USA Posts: 8,303	When I saw this on TV the first time, I thought it was a joke. It's real, though. This link is working. Fast foward to 0:50 to see it. Not working any longer: ~~http://msnbc.com/m/mw/mw.asp?0mw=xh63&id=nn_mitchell_iraq_020917&subid=& sl=&subid=&name=&sk=&pl=&cp1=1~~ Let me know if you don't understand any part of it. Again, it's really, really funny. _ _ _ _ SIG _ _ _ _ [Say 'hi'!] [Google Interviews Erin] [San Francisco Chronicle Interviews Erin]

09-27-2002, 05:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
Erin So many things to do... Forum Admin Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: USA Posts: 8,303	Well, first of all, the old saying is (and you might have the same saying in your languages): Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. So "Dubya" (what many people call Bush here), is trying to use this saying, but he seems to forget in the middle. He often has this problem, by the way. So, in the middle, it seems that he's making something up, but it's not the right saying. I will watch the video again and transcribe it for you. It's pretty funny to me. _ _ _ _ SIG _ _ _ _ [Say 'hi'!] [Google Interviews Erin] [San Francisco Chronicle Interviews Erin]

09-28-2002, 01:53 AM	#6 (permalink)
Erin So many things to do... Forum Admin Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: USA Posts: 8,303	Okay, here's what Bush says. Remember, he's in Nashville, Tennessee, not in Texas (where he's from). There's an old saying in Tennessee -- I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee -- that says fool me once... [probably trying to remember what he was saying...] shame on... [seems to be trying to remember how the rest of the saying goes] shame on you. Ih-- fool me, you can't get fooled again. What makes this really funny is his hand gestures. Actually, I don't mean to pick on Bush, it's just so funny. "Dubya" refers to his middle initial "W" for "Walker," which is different from his father's middle name, "Herbert." So, to distinguish the two "George Bushes," people call the younger one "George W." And finally, in Texas, where Bush was governor, the local accent would often pronounce this letter not "double you," but "dub ya." _ _ _ _ SIG _ _ _ _ [Say 'hi'!] [Google Interviews Erin] [San Francisco Chronicle Interviews Erin]

09-29-2002, 07:09 PM	#10 (permalink)
Erin So many things to do... Forum Admin Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: USA Posts: 8,303	I saw a funny bumper sticker a few months ago. It said: Re-elect Gore. _ _ _ _ SIG _ _ _ _ [Say 'hi'!] [Google Interviews Erin] [San Francisco Chronicle Interviews Erin]

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09-25-2002, 07:18 AM	#2 (permalink)
synthia Within my grasp! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: India Posts: 212	Hey Erin, I didn't get the funny part?? It seems to be a News broadcast.But that's it. Wot else was there to it??!!?

09-26-2002, 11:26 AM	#3 (permalink)
raghuveer_v TestMagic Guru-in-Training Join Date: May 2002 Location: India Posts: 902	Am I hearing it correctly or,.... Isn't the President saying ... "There's an old saying in tennesse ,..... i know tennesse is in texas ? probably,... ... shame on you ..... you fooled me, you came to fool again."

09-28-2002, 01:40 AM	#5 (permalink)
raghuveer_v TestMagic Guru-in-Training Join Date: May 2002 Location: India Posts: 902	BTW, Does "Dubya" mean anything? and, is the (correct) saying he's trying to quote, apt?

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raghuveer_v TestMagic Guru-in-Training Join Date: May 2002 Location: India Posts: 902	Great!

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Vaya TOEFL Essay Guru Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: NYC Posts: 730	How this kind of person could become the president?

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raghuveer_v TestMagic Guru-in-Training Join Date: May 2002 Location: India Posts: 902	Erin and his friends voted for him

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