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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad & REM

erikalbany

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad & REM
June 02, 2012 12:55PM

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To pick up on our recent Onion conversation. . .

[www.theonion.com]

"Recently, aides confirmed Ahmadinejad's relationship with Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei, who agreed with the president's remarks that Israel should be wiped off the map, had been strained after the ayatollah issued a fatwa declaring R.E.M. had "totally sold out" with the release of Green."

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rhettlawrence

Re: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad & REM
June 03, 2012 12:40AM

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Pretty hilarious. I like this one:

"I was already into the Replacements, Hüsker Dü, and Pylon, but R.E.M was like the perfect mixture of jangle pop and college rock, plus they had this really atmospheric quality that was all their own," said the man the terrorist group al-Qaeda once blasted for spreading conspiracy rumors about the 9/11 attacks.

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HollowbodyKay

Re: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad & REM
June 05, 2012 08:29AM

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I guess expecting him to be into A Flock of Seagulls would have been too obvious?

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rhettlawrence

Re: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad & REM
June 05, 2012 11:28AM

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Took me a minute, but yes - well played, Kay.

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Delvin

Re: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad & REM
June 05, 2012 10:32AM

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And The Cure? Too implausible/ironic.

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erikalbany

Re: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad & REM
June 05, 2012 10:35AM

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"I guess expecting him to be into A Flock of Seagulls would have been too obvious?"

Now that there is a good one.

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Delvin

Re: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad & REM
June 05, 2012 01:12PM

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Okay, I admit, I'm the slow one today. Erik, Rhett, can you toss me a clue here?

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breno

Re: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad & REM
June 05, 2012 01:15PM

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Sing the chorus of their first big hit to yourself and you'll get it.

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erikalbany

Re: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad & REM
June 05, 2012 05:11PM

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"I ran so far away..."

I didn't get it at first either, Delvin; Kay lobbed a comedy grenade.

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breno

Re: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad & REM
June 05, 2012 08:57PM

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I actually did think the song was "Iran" the first time I saw the track listing of the album when it came out.

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mats84

Re: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad & REM
June 06, 2012 06:38AM

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There had to be an opportunity for some kind of a "World Leader Pretend" joke in here somewhere Onion staff. Geesh.