Iraq Drafts Comedian to Drum Up Enthusiasm for Elections

[kskiska]

Reuters 2004/12/1

Iraq has drafted in a local comedian to star in a series of adverts designed to drum up enthusiasm for elections due next month.

The set of four TV spots, launched on Wednesday, feature a popular Iraqi comic encouraging Iraqis to think positively about their elections and ensure they are registered to vote.

In the first one the comedian, known as Udai, is talking to his much taller girlfriend who mischievously reminds him that he'd said things would get better after the elections.

Employing plenty of innuendo, Udai tells her Iraq's recent difficulties have been keeping him down but after the elections are successful he'll grow much bigger.

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[htuttle]

1. Penis jokes on US-controlled Iraqi TV?

Sure to be a big hit with the Shia!

[KingChicken]

2. Wait, i thought this whole war was a joke?

I started to watch the news again for some quick laughs, better than Leno....

[UpInArms]

3. oh yeah, that ought to do the trick

it will have all those Iraqis just laughing their arses off over their dead relatives, destroyed homes, shattered lives. :eyes:

[VegasWolf]

4. only bushco could come up with this. n/t

[central scrutinizer]

5. I just flew in from Fajullah

and boy are my arms tired.

Take my wife, please.

Have you heard the one about the torturer and the mercenary?

Should be a laugh riot but I imagine there are about 1257 families in this country that aren't laughing about much right now.

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[saigon68]

6. "How do you kill women and children " ? YUK YUK YUK

"You aim a little lower" !!!!! YUK YUK YUK


SICK MOTHER FUCKERS.

[gatorboy]

7. They should hire Yakov Smirnoff ...

"What a country!!" YUK! YUK!