Tuesday, November 09, 2004

Possible Scene from Arafat's Hospital Room
  • Reporter: Is he dead yet?Suha Arafat: No, he's resting.
  • Doctor: He is pinin' for the fjords.
  • Suha: He is taking a rest after a long sqwak.
  • Yassir Arafat: I'm not dead yet.
  • Reporter: Yes you are.
  • Doctor: That will be nine pence.
  • Yassir Arafat: I think I’m getting better.
  • Palestinian Official: You are so dead. Now be quiet.
  • Suha: That lovely headscarf. Remarkable fringe, don’t you think?
  • Palestinian Official: E's not pinin'! 'E's passed on! This parrot.. er.. leader is no more! He has ceased to be! 'E's expired and gone to meet 'is maker! 'E's a stiff! Bereft of life, 'e rests in peace! If you hadn't nailed 'im to the perch 'e'd be pushing up the daisies! 'Is metabolic processes are now 'istory! 'E's off the twig! 'E's kicked the bucket, 'e's shuffled off 'is mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisibile!! THIS IS AN EX-PARROT!!
  • Doctor: Well, I can’t take him if he isn’t dead. That’s against regulations.
  • Palestinan Official: He will be dead in a moment.
  • Yassir Arafat: I feel happy…. so happpyyyyy.
*the lights go out and we hear a thud*

  • Doctor: Alright. Thank you for your business, Sir. Please come again.
*loads Yassir Arafat into a wagon as the bell clangs “BRING OUT YER DEAD!” *
  • Reporter: But is he really dead……? Or will we hear "it's just a flesh wound." And "Come back here Ariel Sharon! I will bite your ankles off!"
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The Original: The Holy Grail: Scene 2 and Scene 4 and The Parrot Sketch.

A purr to Vox for the inspiration.