• May 27, 2012

All Deposed Arab Dictators Are Now In Comas For Some Reason

by Jack Stuef  12:59 pm February 18, 2011

Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali – whose ousting as Tunisian president triggered the popular uprisings across the Middle East – is in a coma in a Saudi hospital, a family friend said yesterday.

First Mubarak, now this guy. What is it with these guys and comas? Is it the Middle East’s way of falling on your sword? Ben Ali and Mubarak will now hold a coma summit with Ariel Sharon in the name of peace, and also because it’s funny when you put three coma guys’ beds next to each other and say they’re holding a summit. [The Australian]

{ 49 comments }

ManchuCandidate February 18, 2011 at 1:08 pm

Buster Bluth style "Coma"?

Mahousu February 18, 2011 at 1:30 pm

Yeah, who among us has not spent a couple of days in a "coma" after being laid off from a job? At least, so far as we can remember?

ifthethunderdontgetya February 18, 2011 at 1:09 pm

Is it the Middle East’s way of falling on your sword?

I think it's the Middle East's way of getting out of town with your hard-looted petrodollars.
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arcane_allusion February 18, 2011 at 1:09 pm

Dictator in a coma. I know, I know, it's serious.

Troubledog February 18, 2011 at 1:41 pm

#win :)

lalalils February 18, 2011 at 2:04 pm

And if they wake up and start singing, "I am the son and the heir," it's *really* serious.

lalalils February 20, 2011 at 9:56 pm

And if they wake up and start singing, "I am the son and the heir," we'll know it's *really* serious.

Tommmcatt February 18, 2011 at 1:13 pm

I wish our right-wing would go galt like that.

LionelHutzEsq February 18, 2011 at 1:14 pm

Look at the wonders it did for Gabrielle Giffords popularity. At this point, I expect John Boehner and the Gov. of Wisconsin to be in convenient comas before the end of the month.

Redhead February 18, 2011 at 1:16 pm

It's just a sugar coma, from all the comfort food (cakes, cookies – it's Girl Scout Cookie season, after all) they've been eating as they worry about losing their dictatorships.

Barbara_i February 18, 2011 at 1:19 pm

Grrr, not the Girl Scouts. Little lying bitches and their "thin mints" Those aren't weight loss supplements. I found out the hard way.

Sparky_McGruff February 19, 2011 at 5:12 pm

Being a father of a girl scout, I can honestly say that if you buy three or four of the boxes from the pile on my kitchen table, it will work just like Viagra. Just try it, PLEASE! Just a few boxes! (sob)

DaSandman February 19, 2011 at 8:52 pm

Maybe next time you'll buy the fucking cookies :)

Rarian Rakista February 18, 2011 at 8:19 pm

They used to have scouting across the Middle East. Maybe they can bring them back?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Scout_Organizat...

nounverb911 February 18, 2011 at 1:16 pm

"All Deposed Arab Dictators Are Now In Comas For Some Reason"
Bush and Cheney too?

littlebigdaddy February 18, 2011 at 1:21 pm

Haha…what's the Middle East's favorite vegetable?

Oblios_Cap February 18, 2011 at 1:25 pm

If we had just waited Saddam out, he would be in a coma now and we could have saved all those lives and dollars.

Stupid Bush!

BornInATrailer February 18, 2011 at 1:26 pm

Go Go Secret Government Coma Ray!

horsedreamer_1 February 18, 2011 at 1:33 pm

But what about his famous chili?

MinAgain February 18, 2011 at 1:33 pm

The daunting prospect of democracy in the Middle East rendered them unconscious. If only it would do the same for Glenn Beck.

Oblios_Cap February 18, 2011 at 1:33 pm

Oh. I thought they were commas. Never mind.

freakishlywrong February 18, 2011 at 1:39 pm

Coma? Or Karma? Hopefully, that despot in WI will soon succumb. I know, I know, fucking civility.

weejee February 18, 2011 at 1:52 pm

Coma, karma, kama, sutra??? No, karma and then sutchers.

freakishlywrong February 18, 2011 at 2:01 pm

something something coma chameleons.♪

Troubledog February 18, 2011 at 1:42 pm

Job-related comas qualify for L&I.

mereoblivion February 18, 2011 at 1:48 pm

"Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali – whose ousting as Tunisian president triggered the popular uprisings across the Middle East –"
Ousting–that's like outing, right? No wonder Tunisia turned on him, some of them Afrika nations ain't known for their tolerance.
But man, why head to Saudi Arabia? If I were planning a coma on my way out of Tunisia, I'd sail to Palermo or Cagliari–someplace where you can wile away the coma-hours with a nice dish of pasta and a fruity zinfandel.

jim89048 February 18, 2011 at 3:35 pm

Sounds better than chianti and fava beans, anyway.

SorosBot February 18, 2011 at 1:52 pm

They've all drunk themselves into a stupor in depression over their ousting, but as it's against their religion's rules don't want to admit it.

PresBeeblebrox February 18, 2011 at 2:00 pm

They're just spending a year dead for tax purposes.

mull_man February 18, 2011 at 2:02 pm

What's the punchline?

Two muslims and a jew go into a coma…

hagajim February 18, 2011 at 2:18 pm

Coma…it's the new asylum.

Hatrabbit February 18, 2011 at 2:19 pm

Glenn Beck juju.

Mumbletypeg February 18, 2011 at 2:20 pm

Hear the screams from Tripoli to Manama
Loud enough to bust your brains out
The opposition's tongue is cut in two
Keep off the streets cause you're in danger

The police are out there in the streets
Make sure their favorite laws are not broken
The rad militia has got itchy fingers
All the way from Wisconsin back to Africa

Coma baby!
Keep it all out of sight
Coma baby
Sleep with all out of sight
Undercover
Keep it all out of sight
Undercover of the night

LetUsBray February 19, 2011 at 4:31 pm

'80s Stones for the win!

Guppy06 February 18, 2011 at 2:23 pm

Why didn't his family send him here to receive the best healthcare in the world (TM)? I'm sure we could drain that Swiss bank account in under a week.

not that Dewey February 18, 2011 at 2:23 pm

Didn't Barrington Womble spent a year in a coma, as a tax dodge?

Oblios_Cap February 18, 2011 at 2:56 pm

Ken Lay's still in one!

Natl_Indecency_Cmdr February 18, 2011 at 2:34 pm

those 3 guys in a coma summit = peace in the middle east!

EatsBabyDingos February 18, 2011 at 2:48 pm

Coma coma
Coma coma
Everybody's got something to hide
Except for me and my monkey.

One_who_wanders February 18, 2011 at 2:51 pm

In related news; Generalíssimo Francisco Franco is still dead.

Giveusabob February 18, 2011 at 2:55 pm

"We had a choice, steak or fish." – "Yes, I remember. I had lasagna."

Good advice to keep in mind, next time you order meals from your autocratic state's catering service.

jmarsh04 February 18, 2011 at 3:14 pm

Much like how photosynthesis provides for plants, power and money provide nutrients too, but for the lizard people. Take it away abruptly, and their central nervous system goes into shock, sending them into a coma.

It's science, actually.

Maman February 18, 2011 at 3:37 pm

Who knew that coma was catchy

mavenmaven February 18, 2011 at 5:10 pm

They are freezing themselves for the right moment to unleash themselves upon humanity again! Call Austin Powers!

Numbat_Dundee February 18, 2011 at 5:14 pm

When they're deposed the CIA removes the batteries from the back of their necks – for re-use. It's a budgetary thing.

NadePaulKuciGravMcKi February 18, 2011 at 8:28 pm

spill the beans quick
it will keep you alive

iburl February 19, 2011 at 1:34 am

musta had the wrong soup.

Negropolis February 19, 2011 at 2:29 am

Someone get these gentlemen their smelling salts. Surely, these are just the vapors. This too shall pass. You shall not pass. Wait, wah?

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