this reminds me of a sketch on the state where it was something like some high schoolers talking in class and one guy's like, "what?! it's not like i said i'm going to "assassinate the president" or anything!!" and then immediately all these secret service guys bust in and tackle the guy.
it's funnier when you watch it on the tv.
That reminds me of that scene in AIRPLANE! where the older couple are standing by a sign that declared hijacking and terrorism as no laughing matter (I believe it was a recurring problem around that time) and they spot a friend about to go through security, and the woman says "Hey John, isn't that your old friend, Dan, from accounting" and he's says "Yeah it is" and then calls out to him and the friend turns and waves saying, "Hi Jack!" and is suddenly taken away by airport security.
Of course, this joke is more relevant today.
hm, one of many jokes I didn't 'get' as a child. The other day I was recounting how when I first saw Jewel Of The Nile, when DeVito says "Look at this, Colton, no sheep is safe tonight." referring to the fact that the Muslim extremists were in full party mode. As a kid, I saw that they had a fire raging and were all bradishing swords and whatnot and I thought he was implying that they would EAT the sheep.
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