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Swamp Rat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 12:44 AM
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What if Rupert Murdoch hadn't been born?
Edited on Thu Nov-15-07 01:06 AM by Swamp Rat
Article:

The Buzz: Judith Regan files $100 million suit against Murdoch empire

"Now it gets messy

Remember Judith Regan, canned by News Corp.’s HarperCollins last year after she championed O.J. Simpson’s alleged tell-all If I Did It?

She has filed an explosive $100 million lawsuit in which she accused Rupert Murdoch’s global empire of smearing her to protect Rudy Giuliani’s bid.

The New York Daily News said, “The fiery editrix came out swinging in a 70-page suit,” alleging a News Corp. exec asked her to withhold from the feds information about ex-Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik that could hurt Giuliani.

Kerik, indicted last week, is a former Regan client. He had an extramarital affair with her."

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Video:

A Bit of Fry&Laurie: If Rupert Murdoch hadn't been born... :D

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:D funny video :D

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A Bit of Fry and Laurie



Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie met while they were undergraduates at Cambridge University and members of Footlights. They were introduced to each other by fellow student Emma Thompson.

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Their shared sense of humour immediately clicked, forging a comic partnership that became one of the strongest and most enduring in Britain across the 80s and 90s.


After joining ensemble sketch show Alfresco, alongside Thompson and Robbie Coltrane and following appearances on Saturday Live, in 1987 they landed their own BBC series.

This outlet for their burgeoning writing and performing talents enabled them to explore their particular brand of humour, which readily mixed subtle wordplay with slapstick and maintained an anarchic edge partly thanks to their awareness of, and frequent references to, the set of their own show.

The mix of sketches had a healthy hit-rate and unpredictability, alternating between items recorded in front of the audience and items shot on location.


And as in all great double acts both performers had something individual to offer, be it Fry's love of language and delight in innuendo or Laurie's ability to parody musical genres at the piano (a range of talents not dissimilar to Peter Cook and Dudley Moore).

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/abitoffryandlaurie/index.shtml|BBC Comedy>



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jgraz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 01:00 AM
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1. He was born? I always thought he hatched from a spore.
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Swamp Rat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 01:11 AM
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2. his genetic code is similar to that of the SARS virus:


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BleedingHeartPatriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 01:32 AM
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3. K & R, the Murdoch skit kicks arse! Hugh Laurie, is
f***ing funny!

Blackadder and SNL, plus House. Love him. :loveya: MKJ

:kick:
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Swamp Rat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 02:47 AM
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6. Rowan Atkinson makes fun of conservatives: "Not The 9 O'Clock News - Conservative Conference"
He's plays a Tory ranting about immigrants. :rofl:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFlNyqeeifA

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JackRiddler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 01:46 AM
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4. Life would probably still suck... though not as bad n/t
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Jim Sagle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 02:31 AM
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5. He wasn't born, he was shitted.
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LeftishBrit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 03:21 AM
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7. Ah, what a beautiful thought; and great argument for birth control!
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Swamp Rat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 03:29 AM
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8. Funny homage to the Pythons
Not the Nine O'Clock News - General Synod's Life of Christ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykN-00i7VVs&feature=related
:D
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Swamp Rat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 01:29 PM
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9. kick
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twenty4blackbirds Donating Member (418 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 03:22 PM
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10. k&r
ha ha :-)
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Amanita Donating Member (73 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 04:02 PM
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11. Sadly, I thing hell would have spawned another creatire to do same
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Swamp Rat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 04:03 PM
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12. Welcome to DU!
:hi:


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Swamp Rat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 06:04 PM
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13. Calling all fans of British comedy!
:D



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Swamp Rat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 09:12 PM
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14. Well, maybe the early evening crowd likes British comedy???
:shrug:

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havocmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 11:58 PM
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28. Us late evening westerners LOVE it
Thanks Swampy!
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Swamp Rat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-16-07 12:06 AM
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31. Whew!
I'm glad others enjoy it too.

:hi:
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havocmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-16-07 10:01 AM
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36. Sent the link out to some pals who don't do the DU
Figure it will keep going out from there. :hug:
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LeftishBrit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-16-07 03:41 AM
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33. Bwaha! - good one1
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Moochy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 09:57 PM
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15. So true..
the angel to Rupert Murdoch, whom he just pushed back into the river.... "Twat" :rofl: such a nice, horridly chiefly British epithet.
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Swamp Rat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 10:02 PM
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16. Hey
Edited on Thu Nov-15-07 10:07 PM by Swamp Rat
One more rec.... O8)

Oh, and the "Optimus Rhyme" YouTube video returns an error. :shrug:
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Octafish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 11:00 PM
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17. Murdoch is the Australian Rev. Moon.
Two turds in one head.



Is that Bernays with Goebbels?
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Swamp Rat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 11:04 PM
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18. ¡Gracias a los dioses!
It was getting lonely in here. :D

:hi:


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Octafish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 11:24 PM
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20. Ahora somos dos estupidos.


At least we're not evil.



Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

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Swamp Rat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 11:32 PM
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22. Al resto, ¡bésamelo!
:D



Verdád. Somos angeles O8) O8)

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AuntPatsy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 11:07 PM
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19. I named my cat Murdoch, female, I like the name, don't have to like who else has the name.
she is really mean and doesn't like my other cat or two dogs. She is pretty pushy and demands they stay out of her space, my room, she fights for her space and has gotten it...


So for her pushyness and refusal to play nice by demanding we all adhere to her wishes I named her Murdoch.

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Swamp Rat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 11:29 PM
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21. Speaking of "pushing," did you watch the video I posted in the OP?
:hi:

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AuntPatsy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 11:35 PM
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23. No but I will, I trust you, kind of leery about clicking on links, will yours.
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AuntPatsy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 11:44 PM
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24. That was awesome, Loved it, did you make it?
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Swamp Rat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 11:52 PM
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26. No, I don't know who uploaded it.
If you like Steven Fry and Hugh Laurie (most Americans know the latter as Dr. House), there are a lot of other hilarious Fry and Laurie videos (look in the related videos in the right column).

You may also like their "Jeeves and Wooster" shows, based on the P. G. Wodehouse novels, about upper-class, Victorian English noobs. I bought the first season on DVD two months ago and have already watched it 3 times! :D



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AuntPatsy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 11:59 PM
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29. I realize after I posted that you couldn't have made it, sorry but I did like it alot.
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marmar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 11:46 PM
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25. He's the result of cloning experiment gone horribly wrong.....
:scared:
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lonestarnot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 11:55 PM
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27. I played the end again. Did he say
Edited on Thu Nov-15-07 11:55 PM by lonestarnot
twat? Heh... rupert as a rat...



and tahiti nut tells me she's not dead, just sleeping.
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Swamp Rat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-16-07 12:05 AM
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30. THE HORROR!!!
LALALALALA!!!!! O8) I can't see that!!!! LALALALALA!!!!!




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lonestarnot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-16-07 08:33 AM
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35. Because there is no end!
Edited on Fri Nov-16-07 08:33 AM by lonestarnot
:hug:
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Bright Eyes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-16-07 12:22 AM
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32. k&r
I thought it was hilarious!
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mogster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-16-07 05:34 AM
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34. The world would have been a better place
No doubt. He's done a good job to ruin the press, that's for sure.
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11 Bravo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-16-07 10:11 AM
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37. Sean Hannity and Bill O'Reilly would be bagging groceries at their local Food Lion.
Ann Coulter would be offering $5 blowjobs in a Thai brothel, and Shephard Smith would feel free to come out of the closet.
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