well since his citizenship hasnt been established yet, its still possible that it would need to be fie. maybe plastic swords are all they have in indonesia.
how is this for a caption: says obama: this IS an fie saber. joe wilson: you lie! tim: youre right, mr. wilson, but please be quiet or nancy pelosi will try to impeach you.
or: obama: this IS an fie saber. tim: no its not. obama: apologize! (stabs him)
... FIE sabre?
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On a semi-related note, one of my friends (who doesn't fence, and doesn't know anything about fencing) posted this picture to his facebook with the caption: "YO BARACK, I'M REALLY HAPPY FOR YOU, IMA LET YOU FINISH, BUT MACE WINDU WAS ONE OF THE BEST BLACK MAN WITH A LIGHTSABER OF ALL TIME"
Not saying it's anything particularly clever, but it appears as though more than just fencers are having fun with that picture.
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The article is about the recent decision to have Obama visit Copenhagen as part of the last-minute lobbying prior to the IOC vote on the host city for the 2016 Games.
Apparently the visuals with Tim and Daria from a couple of weeks ago are good enough that we're starting to become the signature image when news media thinks of Obama and Olympic Sports.
-B
"Oh but you can't expect to wield supreme executive power just because some watery tart threw a sword at you!"