The pond still vividly remembers sitting in an Amsterdam penthouse apartment watching an allegedly hilarious Nederlands TV sitcom.
The pond sat completely bemused, while the pond's host routinely cacked himself and frequently convulsed in laughter. The host assured the pond that it was a major hit, essential viewing for vast swathes of the population. More compelling than Neighbours as comedy. The pond managed a perfect impression of a stone, or perhaps a piece of 2 be 4.
(This wasn't because of a lack of comprehension - there were English subtitles. It was simpler form of incomprehension, and luckily the pond now remembers nothing of the show, but ever since has thought the combination "Dutch comedy" an oxymoron of the first water).
The pond was then made to sit through an English bake-off show, then in its prime.
The bemusement turned to bewilderment. This was what the Dutch did for tellyvisual kicks? (The pond later recanted and became a convert to Max Miller's mix of cooking and history, with Miller notoriously inspired by said bake-off show).
Whatever.
The pond makes no great claim to having resumed its relationship with Dutch comedy and thereby discovered the clip below.
It was featured in the Beast...
INTERNATIONAL JOKE
The show ‘Lubach’ reimagined Disney classics under the Trump regime.
(While at the tabloid Beast also enjoy
YOU'RE DOING GREAT!
A photo from the FBI director’s contentious House hearing reveals he wrote himself an encouraging note.
and
NO CONNECTION
Investigators have yet to turn up evidence that suspect Tyler Robinson was connected to any left-wing organizations.
and also drop in to enjoy
The Department of Defense explains it “remains committed to transparency” but now requires approval before reporting can be published)
And now elbows up, because it's time to go with that jam tart, a sample of Dutch comedy ... (warning, who knew the Dutch could be rude and crude?)
No connection: "Investigators have yet to turn up evidence that suspect Tyler Robinson was connected to any left-wing organizations."
ReplyDeleteSo, does that mean one has to actually be "connected" to a left-wing organisation in order to be designated as "left wing"? Or is it just enough for various members of the right-wing to say that you are ?
It's enough, GB, to say anyone not MAGA is guilty, guilty as hell ...
DeleteTim Calls Out Megyn Kelly’s Dangerous Attempt to Exploit and Divide
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/tim-calls-out-megyn-kellys-dangerous
Yeah, but not even MAGA is a simple unified belief system, it has its contrarians and part-believers such as Megyn. Exploit and divide has been the human way all throughout its documented history as far as I can see. The history of the 'Roman catholic' belief system is a fine example - and of course we know how that fragmented over time.
DeleteThe pond yearns for the chaos of the Catholic belief system, which has provided the pond with years of entertainment, but thus far the fear of overlord King Donald has kept the vast majority in line.
DeleteAll that's left then is the chanting about heretics and heresy, as if the Spanish Inquisition had won. Even the drug-addled both siderists aren't safe ...
MAGA Melts Down Over Maher’s Shooter Take
https://archive.md/B9y0S