Somebody once told me about this, but words didn’t quite capture the essence. But if this is what it takes to keep two nuclear powers out of war – I won’t knock it!
Recent Comments
 | Eric Kirk on March against Monsanto this… |
 | "Henchman Of Justice… on March against Monsanto this… |
| "Henchman Of Justice… on March against Monsanto this… |
| "Henchman Of Justice… on March against Monsanto this… |
| "Henchman Of Justice… on March against Monsanto this… |
| "Henchman Of Justice… on March against Monsanto this… |
 | moviedad on How does vinegar mix with tin… |
 | That Other Anonymous on March against Monsanto this… |
 | Forest Queen on March against Monsanto this… |
 | Anonymous on March against Monsanto this… |
 | Cookie on March against Monsanto this… |
 | bolithio on March against Monsanto this… |
| Forest Queen on March against Monsanto this… |
 | Mitch on How does vinegar mix with tin… |
| moviedad on How does vinegar mix with tin… |
14 comments
Comments feed for this article
April 7, 2012 at 11:45 am
Mitch
LOVE THE HATS! (Was that for real, or was it a faux documentary?)
April 7, 2012 at 3:39 pm
Anonymous
hmm.
April 7, 2012 at 9:08 pm
Eric Kirk
It’s for real.
April 8, 2012 at 6:53 am
Mitch
I guess Monty Python weren’t as clever as I thought. They just had very rich source material, given that India and Pakistan are demonstrations of what the colonial British instilled as proper military behavior.
April 8, 2012 at 9:01 am
Anonymous@yahoo.com
Think of the tourist dollars if we did the same at Indianola and again at Philipsville. The rest of the world already thinks we’re nut why not make a buck?
I had no idea this went on. Thanks for posting the video, now I want to visit.
April 8, 2012 at 11:08 am
Bolithio
That’s amazing, thanks.
April 8, 2012 at 7:47 pm
Joel Mielke
It’s a prettier form of diplomacy than what happens between New Delhi and Islamabad.
April 9, 2012 at 2:13 pm
Not A Native
Preventing war?? I’d say its more like brandishing a weapon as prelude to an assault. Or provocative incitement to draw a first strike. Kinda reminds me the those large rallies in 1930′s Germany. They were also symbolic war deterring rituals, weren’t they?
Context is everything, India and Pakistan are in a continual low war, despite your fixation on pretty uniforms. US strategic interests are directly impaired as a result and US servicemen deaths have been collateral damage.
Eric, are you now a promoter of international ‘shows of force’ like sailing flotillas of warships into close proximity to borders? Worked out real well with the Puebo, Maine, and Cole didn’t it? And how about establishing military bases outside of sovereign borders as a deterrant? Hows that ‘ritual’ been working as a war alternative?
April 9, 2012 at 11:15 pm
Eric Kirk
I don’t recall that the Nuremburg rallies were held jointly with Germany’s potential enemies.
April 9, 2012 at 11:31 pm
tra
The only part of this ceremony that didn’t strike me as ridiculous came at the very, very end, when the two soldiers from the two countries shook hands.
April 11, 2012 at 8:16 pm
j67k
Well, now I know where Monty Python probably got the idea.
April 12, 2012 at 12:49 pm
Eric Kirk
Monty Python was odd. At the time I thought that maybe I didn’t get it because I wasn’t a grown up. I still don’t get much of it.
April 12, 2012 at 1:16 pm
Bolithio
I think the trick is to not grow up, Eric. And I would go with silly over odd (with the exception of Terry Gilliam)
April 12, 2012 at 1:46 pm
Eric Kirk
Now, was Jabberwocky Monty Python, or did it just have MP actors?