Sniper/Wookie
April 24, 2009 3:54 PM   Subscribe

How to tell an Iranian sniper from a Wookie.
posted by Stephen Elliott (10 comments total)

This post was deleted for the following reason: This is pretty dang thing for posting material. -- cortex



 
I posted this on my site this morning but I had to share with more people. I love it too much.
posted by Stephen Elliott at 3:56 PM on April 24, 2009


yes, you do.
posted by kuujjuarapik at 3:57 PM on April 24, 2009 [3 favorites]


Easy: the Iranians are hairier!

(I'm Pakistani, I'm allowed to make that joke.)
posted by exhilaration at 3:59 PM on April 24, 2009


Ha!
posted by Night_owl at 4:00 PM on April 24, 2009


I wish that supposedly serious news organizations would do a better job of categorizing their shiznit. This is not News -> World news -> Iran. This is Comment -> Humor. Saying otherwise weakens your brand.
posted by East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 at 4:06 PM on April 24, 2009


Easy: the Iranians are hairier!

(I'm Pakistani, I'm allowed to make that joke.)
posted by exhilaration at 3:59 PM on April 24 [+] [!]

My Iranian friend sitting next me: "No, you don't."
posted by Lacking Subtlety at 4:07 PM on April 24, 2009


Pretty thin, but I'm glad I learned that there's something called Wookieepedia.
posted by dersins at 4:07 PM on April 24, 2009


those are ghillie suits (aka as yowie suits)

they are not specific to Iranian armed forces... in fact, they're Scottish in origin
posted by jammy at 4:14 PM on April 24, 2009


take two: (a.k.a. yowie suits)
posted by jammy at 4:16 PM on April 24, 2009


MetaFilter: I'm Pakistani, I'm allowed to make that joke.
posted by jimmythefish at 4:21 PM on April 24, 2009


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