Hu is the new leader of China

August 1, 2005 6:47 PM

Hu is the new leader of China. George: That's what I want to know. Condi: That's what I'm telling you. George: That's what I'm asking you. Who is the new leader of China?
posted by caddis (18 comments total)

I liked this. It won't be as memorable as the original, but still, quite nice. I wished all of those people out there writing bad poems would work on something entertaining like this!
posted by jmccorm at 7:02 PM on August 1, 2005

Awesome. Thanks.
posted by SeizeTheDay at 7:06 PM on August 1, 2005

Free Republic during the Clinton Presidency = MetaFilter during the Bush Presidency
posted by Steve_at_Linnwood at 7:08 PM on August 1, 2005

...
<Thumb> do you know of any major organizations that are similar the CDC?
<Lucent> who?
<Thumb> center for disease control
<Lucent> i said WHO
<Thumb> what? i'm asking you
<Lucent> World Health Organization
posted by delmoi at 7:10 PM on August 1, 2005

Free Republic during the Clinton Presidency = MetaFilter during the Bush Presidency

Please. Our vocabulary is at least twice as big.
posted by delmoi at 7:11 PM on August 1, 2005

He can't be the new leader of China, surely he's too busy ... Who's on first?
posted by kaemaril at 7:18 PM on August 1, 2005

Email received four years ago=new post today on Metafilter.
posted by Mo Nickels at 7:38 PM on August 1, 2005

[this is lame]
posted by mosch at 8:11 PM on August 1, 2005

Disclaimer: I did not write this. I do not know who wrote it.

I do. It was Johnny Carson, and it was a lot funnier when it was about Reagan. Get some new material, dipshit.
posted by yhbc at 8:22 PM on August 1, 2005

actually, I think it's more like:

New Republic during the Reagan Presidency = Metafilter during the Bush presidency
posted by luriete at 8:28 PM on August 1, 2005

When Hu visited D.C. for the first time, in May 2002, "Who's Hu?" was the headline of every think tank piece, of every independent analyst's white paper, of a ton of newspapers, etc.

/old
//still kinda funny
posted by gemmy at 9:02 PM on August 1, 2005

Who's on Frist?
posted by soyjoy at 9:51 PM on August 1, 2005

1: Who's that awful singer from American Idol last year? You know, "She Bang, She Bang" and all that?
2: He's Hung.
1: Yes, yes. But what was his name?
posted by jmccorm at 10:35 PM on August 1, 2005

hey, I have a collection of some pretty funny stuff from '99, can I start posting now?
posted by Laotic at 2:13 AM on August 2, 2005

I suspect (totally without proof) that "Who's on First" is easily the most parodied comedy bit of all time. Quite a feat, really.
posted by anastasiav at 5:27 AM on August 2, 2005

Another, and one of my favorites: Who's on Stage? (self-link, Animaniacs transcript):

Skippy and Slappy are at Woodstock. Roger Daltrey is onstage singing…

SLAPPY: Skippy, what is the name of that group playing on stage?

SKIPPY: Who.

SLAPPY: The name of the group.

SKIPPY: Who.

SLAPPY: The group on stage.

SKIPPY: Who.

SLAPPY: The group playing on stage.

SKIPPY: Who.

SLAPPY: You're starting to sound like an owl, Skippy.

posted by djwudi at 9:56 AM on August 2, 2005

Saturday Night Live AND NPR did it, as well.
posted by tkchrist at 12:43 PM on August 2, 2005

Who's on Frist?

Mrs. Frist?

alternatively: I'm not sure who the statues on the front of Frist are supposed to be.
posted by oaf at 1:20 PM on August 2, 2005