This is the headline of a piece in Foreign Policy. I haven’t read it yet, so apologies for the link if it’s crap. But I cannot in all honesty apologise for the following, crap or otherwise:
Q. What makes a Muslim radical?
A. His totally excellent skateboarding, dude!
Nyuk nyuk nyuk.
(Ahhh, the International Criminal Court’ll be after me for that one…)
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3 comments:
I have a nice comforatable shed out here in sunny Romford if you need to lie low for a decade or two!
Romford or the International Criminal Court? Romford or the International Criminal Court? Mmmm, nope, can't decide...
Didn't the US Senate refuse to ratify Romford?
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