Sooo. Saddam. Sentenced to death by hanging. I suppose if you absolutely have to go, that’s the best way really. I don’t care much for the electric chair. Why do they even have that? It’s so American isn’t it? ‘Must waste energy to my last breath’
I wonder if you’re a green, energy saving sort of killer you can ask to be buried alive or be fed to endangered species or something like that instead.
There are two things about this whole Saddam thing that I would really like to find out about and would be very grateful if someone could help me with. Firstly, what was Ben Kingsley doing judging Saddam’s trial? And secondly, whatever happened to all those other Saddam Husseins? You know, all those look-alikes that he had that made it very tricky to catch him because every time the Americans walked into somewhere and asked for Saddam Hussein, a load of guys that looked exactly like the man himself would stand up and go, ‘I’m Saddam Hussein.’
‘I’m Saddam Hussein.’
‘No I’m Saddam Hussein.’
Where are they now? They used to show them on telly all the time at the beginning of the war.
‘Here is Saddam Hussein attending a children’s party in Kabul. At that exact same time, he is visiting a jam factory in Basra and also enjoying a relaxing evening in his hot tub at his palace in Baghdad, sipping Martinis with Donald Rumsfeld.’
Course the poor look-alikes don’t get much airtime these days on account of them being “so yesterday”. I feel sorry for them really. I expect being able to be Saddam Hussein is a bit of a niche skill that accordingly has a very small market, especially at the moment. And then of course there is always the danger of being hanged by mistake. Oh life is hard these days for the poor Saddam look-alike and to think that it all started with answering to a small ad in a national newspaper.
Call my personal assistant Zobeideh on 07986578 to make appointment. In interview your will be tested on your moustache growing skills and all your body parts will be measured (I don’t know what that has to do with anything but Mrs Saddam has insisted on it).
Time wasters will be shot.
I wonder if you’re a green, energy saving sort of killer you can ask to be buried alive or be fed to endangered species or something like that instead.
There are two things about this whole Saddam thing that I would really like to find out about and would be very grateful if someone could help me with. Firstly, what was Ben Kingsley doing judging Saddam’s trial? And secondly, whatever happened to all those other Saddam Husseins? You know, all those look-alikes that he had that made it very tricky to catch him because every time the Americans walked into somewhere and asked for Saddam Hussein, a load of guys that looked exactly like the man himself would stand up and go, ‘I’m Saddam Hussein.’
‘I’m Saddam Hussein.’
‘No I’m Saddam Hussein.’
Where are they now? They used to show them on telly all the time at the beginning of the war.
‘Here is Saddam Hussein attending a children’s party in Kabul. At that exact same time, he is visiting a jam factory in Basra and also enjoying a relaxing evening in his hot tub at his palace in Baghdad, sipping Martinis with Donald Rumsfeld.’
Course the poor look-alikes don’t get much airtime these days on account of them being “so yesterday”. I feel sorry for them really. I expect being able to be Saddam Hussein is a bit of a niche skill that accordingly has a very small market, especially at the moment. And then of course there is always the danger of being hanged by mistake. Oh life is hard these days for the poor Saddam look-alike and to think that it all started with answering to a small ad in a national newspaper.
Wanted
Me look-alikes, willing to undergo some plastic surgery if necessary. Must hate Kurds and enjoy gassing people.Call my personal assistant Zobeideh on 07986578 to make appointment. In interview your will be tested on your moustache growing skills and all your body parts will be measured (I don’t know what that has to do with anything but Mrs Saddam has insisted on it).
Time wasters will be shot.
posted by Shirin at 8:17 PM
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Two small observations:
The judge looks more like Parviz Kardan
http://www.parvizkardan.tv/images/504_kardanweb1_copy.jpg
and the children’s party was in Kirkuk (not in Kabul)!
;)
I stand corrected AA the children’s party was in fact in Kirkuk and not Kabul. Saddam Hussein has done many strange things in his life but going all the way to Afghanistan just to attend a children’s party was not one of them. Must have got the names mixed up. Silly me!
I disagree with you on the issue of the judge though. While he looks a lot like Parviz Kardan (the nice man posing by the waterfall) I still think he is that Sexy Beast, Ben Kingsley.
I found some of them. they're here http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/2991909.stm
Shirin joon, honestly sometimes I think what if this guy is one of the look-alikes and the real Sadaam is somewhere with his family. He could have been promised that his family will be well taken care of for the rest of eternity if he pretends to be him!!! Sounds like a science fiction movie ... but who knows what's going on behind closed door.
You’re absolutely right Shirin. Just look at Ben Kingsley in, The House of San and Fog (Jennifer Connelly, Shohreh Aghadasloo,) at http://www.dreamworks.com/houseofsandandfog/index_nofl.html
Thanks Anonymous, so that’s where they got to!
Tima joon, or maybe they said, ‘if you don’t do it, we’ll take care of them.’ Mafia style. If you know what I mean ;-)
Yes Bijan, first he plays an Indian, then an Iranian and now an Iraqi. He is very versatile really!
Last I heard all the Saddam look-alikes are currently undergoing major plastic surgery revamps in anticipation of the next British General Election where their party, consisting of Sylvester Stallone look-alikes, will stand for government. They were going to do this in the US but they think with the Arnie look alike already there people may catch on.
Sylvester Stallone look-alikes? Sounds a bit farfetched. Are you sure? If it’s true those poor guys will have to undergo a lot of surgery. I wonder why they didn’t just go for Gordon Brown. They wouldn’t have to change much; just shave the beard, work on their Scottish accent a little and they would be attending children’s parties again instead of the prime minister in no time. Well actually in this case in no time means in about thirty years when Tony Blair finally leaves office.
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