Obama Bin Laden

OSAMA BIN LADEN IS TALKING TO A DEPUTY

OSAMA

Oh what a glorious feeling, oh what a glorious day, Jihad is coming my way.

DEPUTY

Why so happy Bin Laden?

OSAMA

I've been looking at all the blogs about me. I'm really popular, and I'm going to be the next president of the US.

DEPUTY

Really?

OSAMA

Yes but they keep misspelling my name. It's Osama Bin Laden, not Barack Obama Bin Laden.

DEPUTY

Sorry glorious leader, that's the Democratic candidate for US President. People compare him to you for fun. Because he's a nice democratic Christian. Not a beardy nut job shitting in the corner of a cave.

OSAMA

Oh well how goes my plan to destroy the hated UK? With cheap poorly maintained nuclear power plants every where?

DEPUTY

Sorry boss Sarkozy beaten you to it again

I'm sorry, Sooty, but making a sketch which involves a obama/osama mix up has been done about a million times over the last year. It was hacky to begin with and it's not got any funnier since.

True but it's current, as he's just appointed a task force to sue bloggers who do it.

I'm always mildly cheered by how unoriginal and safe most satire is.

My favourite was the summer bed linen version.

That's excellent, where could I see it?

There's an Israeli food company called Osem, who make pot noodles.

So I usually think of him as Osem and bin-liners.

I don't know soooty I heard it ages ago, as you do when jokes fly round. I think it was somethin to do with Harrods - getting a double whanmm in with AL Fayed - but I might be making that up in my memory.

Anyway Brendan Behan says talent borrows genius steals.

Yeah, and not always his own.

Yeh it sucks as a punchline.

Oh well, was in a bit of a rush on this one.

Quote: Marc P @ June 10 2008, 3:11 PM BST

Brendan Behan says talent borrows, genius steals.

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So it was George Bernard Shaw who pickpocketed me in Picadilly?

I'm amazed to find no one has retorted with: [SlagA] says "Talent borrows, genius steals" - insert your own names in the appropriate place.

SootyJ, love your stuff, you prodigious minx. This one had a touch too much explanation for me, and although the target has been done time and again, it doesn't stop people from still doing the Dubya Bush cliches that still make it on to TV / radio. So obviously freshness isn't an issue beyond that fabled glass ceiling.

Thought the punchline was good but perhaps a touch too highbrow in a HIGNFY sense - which isn't bad.

I'm just a slave to those edit sheets. Thanks for the feedback, at least it's better than my woeful 99 rap.

May actually be worse than Wham rap.