.comment-link {margin-left:.6em;}

Confederacy of Dunces USA

Welcome to the confederacy of dunces usa. This blog is inspired by the effects of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans and the Gulf Coast USA and named after the novel A Confederacy of Dunces by New Orleans native John Kennedy Toole. Certainly the disaster response efforts have been led by the dunces....

Monday, August 28, 2006

Is the Dunce in Chief an Alien?


First off a nerd alert. The following post draws heavily on the revival of Dr Who, the BBC sci fi series many of you will remember from the 60s, 70s and 80s. One of the new adventures set me thinking about the various disasters that have beset the US. I believe the new episodes are currently running on the SciFi channel. It is worth noting that this series aired in the UK before Katrina and other recent revelations about Bush's sense of humour came to light.

What set me thinking was a particular episode in which the British Government pulled out the classified plan as to what to do in case of alien contact. This may be outlandish, but you'd think a government, whether British or American would have a plan for things like a major hurricane (eg Katrina) or a terrorist attack (eg 9/11). Yet it is apparent that no such plan existed--or at least executed--in either 9/11 or Katrina. In one the Dunce in Chief read My Pet Goat for 7 minutes (I'm assuming this book doesn't have the plan hidden in its pages), and for several days following Katrina.

So this is where it gets interesting. In Dr Who, the Government plan was not instituted (sound familiar). This was because the Slitheens (aliens from the planet Raxacoricofallapatorius) had already killed the Prime Minister and were masquerading as the heads of the government and army, squeezing themselves in rubber people skins that looked like the people they were imitating. The process of disguising themselves caused them to fart a tremendous amount, which they naturally found hilarious. Finally, the Slitheens master plan was to destroy life on earth and sell it on the intergalactic black market for its natural resources. So let's summarise:

Slitheen: Don't respond to crisis
Dunce in Chief: Doesn't respond to crisis (9/11; Katrina)

Slitheen: Attempts to start World War III
Dunce in Chief: Started war in Iraq

Slitheen: Focused on raping Earth for natural resources
Dunce in Chief: Focused on raping Earth for natural resources

Slitheen: Find fart jokes hilarious
Dunce in Chief: Finds fart jokes hilarious

The similarities are truly scary. Is Bush really a member of the Slitheen family. It would explain so much. Don't be surprised of you see Bush unzip his forehead sometime soon and an alien monster emerge from inside.

2 Comments:

At 8/28/2006 1:05 PM, Liz said...

Bush exposed - now we know what is behind the curtain, er, zipper....

 
At 8/29/2006 10:12 AM, Loki said...

Fantastic! Wipes tear from geeky eye.

The new series has been an inspiration while back in NOLA, a good example of not bowing to authority when it is in the wrong.

I would love to collaborate with you on an analysis of the situation using the new Dr. Who as a reference point for distribution through the geek community outside nola. I think it would really help spread the word that we are NOT okay.

Email me (humidcity (at)gmail (dot)com), I have the second season fresh from Britain and you are invited.

 

Post a Comment

Links to this post:

Create a Link

<< Home