Comments on: Essential headgear of the revolution http://boingboing.net/2011/02/04/essential-headgear-o.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Tue, 21 May 2013 06:26:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: nitpicker http://boingboing.net/2011/02/04/essential-headgear-o.html#comment-1018112 nitpicker Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1018112 Wait. Planet Money <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2011/02/01/133403007/protests-and-the-price-of-bread#commentBlock">told me</a> bread had nothing to do with this uprising. Bastards! Wait. Planet Money told me bread had nothing to do with this uprising. Bastards!

]]> By: Ugly Canuck http://boingboing.net/2011/02/04/essential-headgear-o.html#comment-1017346 Ugly Canuck Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1017346 And here's Robert Fisk's latest comments: http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/fisk/robert-fisk-mubarak-will-go-tomorrow-they-cried-as-rocks-and-firebombs-flew-2203896.html It's a moving world, it is. And here’s Robert Fisk’s latest comments:

http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/fisk/robert-fisk-mubarak-will-go-tomorrow-they-cried-as-rocks-and-firebombs-flew-2203896.html

It’s a moving world, it is.

]]> By: Paul Keller http://boingboing.net/2011/02/04/essential-headgear-o.html#comment-1017352 Paul Keller Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1017352 german website spiegel online has a whole picture gallery of improvised helmets: http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-64316.html german website spiegel online has a whole picture gallery of improvised helmets: http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-64316.html

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/02/04/essential-headgear-o.html#comment-1018888 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1018888 The reason people keep emphasizing the broad base of this movement is that there are some in the US (on the Right) who insist that the protests are some operation of the Muslim Brotherhood or whoever, intent on turning Egypt into a clone of Iran circa 1979. That is the current trope. The reason people keep emphasizing the broad base of this movement is that there are some in the US (on the Right) who insist that the protests are some operation of the Muslim Brotherhood or whoever, intent on turning Egypt into a clone of Iran circa 1979. That is the current trope.

]]> By: Mark Dow http://boingboing.net/2011/02/04/essential-headgear-o.html#comment-1017368 Mark Dow Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1017368 I think the intent is partially protective headgear. Maybe Super Bowl players/spectators could wear these on Sunday in solidarity. If I had a bag of bagels and concrete chunks were flying, I might do the same. I think the intent is partially protective headgear. Maybe Super Bowl players/spectators could wear these on Sunday in solidarity.

If I had a bag of bagels and concrete chunks were flying, I might do the same.

]]> By: funkwit http://boingboing.net/2011/02/04/essential-headgear-o.html#comment-1017893 funkwit Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1017893 Nice work, jlongstreet, funniest comment I've seen in a long time. Nice work, jlongstreet, funniest comment I’ve seen in a long time.

]]> By: LogrusZed http://boingboing.net/2011/02/04/essential-headgear-o.html#comment-1018151 LogrusZed Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1018151 Your argument is invalid because I have bread taped to my head. Your argument is invalid because I have bread taped to my head.

]]> By: ROSSINDETROIT http://boingboing.net/2011/02/04/essential-headgear-o.html#comment-1017896 ROSSINDETROIT Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1017896 The Internet was supposed to bring humanity together, fostering mutual understanding. Some days that happens a little bit. Other days a guy festoons his noggin with baked goods and I have no frikkin reason why. The Internet was supposed to bring humanity together, fostering mutual understanding. Some days that happens a little bit. Other days a guy festoons his noggin with baked goods and I have no frikkin reason why.

]]> By: Robert http://boingboing.net/2011/02/04/essential-headgear-o.html#comment-1017141 Robert Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1017141 I'm guessing this is a sarcastic pun that makes sense in Arabic? Or is it the Yemeni version of long cat? I'd like to know more. I’m guessing this is a sarcastic pun that makes sense in Arabic? Or is it the Yemeni version of long cat? I’d like to know more.

]]> By: knoxblox http://boingboing.net/2011/02/04/essential-headgear-o.html#comment-1017143 knoxblox Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1017143 Well, whatever works. I don't think I'd make it over to Lowe's before they sold out of hard hats if this kind of thing went down in my neighborhood either. Luckily, I ride motorcycles, and my mom used to work for a construction corporation. We're both covered in the headgear department. Well, whatever works.

I don’t think I’d make it over to Lowe’s before they sold out of hard hats if this kind of thing went down in my neighborhood either.

Luckily, I ride motorcycles, and my mom used to work for a construction corporation. We’re both covered in the headgear department.

]]> By: Sinchy2 http://boingboing.net/2011/02/04/essential-headgear-o.html#comment-1017146 Sinchy2 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1017146 When you are too poor to afford meat helmets then it really is time for revolution. Too bad the bread bowl hasn't made it to Yemen yet. And I don't suppose the police are carrying baguette truncheons. When you are too poor to afford meat helmets then it really is time for revolution.
Too bad the bread bowl hasn’t made it to Yemen yet. And I don’t suppose the police are carrying baguette truncheons.

]]> By: jlongstreet http://boingboing.net/2011/02/04/essential-headgear-o.html#comment-1017147 jlongstreet Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1017147 WHERE'S YOUR BREAD HAT where's your bread hat where's your bread hat-at-at-at-at-at WHERE’S YOUR BREAD HAT

where’s your bread hat

where’s your bread hat-at-at-at-at-at

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/02/04/essential-headgear-o.html#comment-1019196 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1019196 This is SPARTA!!! This is SPARTA!!!

]]> By: Ugly Canuck http://boingboing.net/2011/02/04/essential-headgear-o.html#comment-1017149 Ugly Canuck Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1017149 Cryptome has good fotos of the Egypt fighting, and people need to protect themselves from the violence of the Government. See the foto at Cryptome of an Egyptian using water bottles as a makeshift helmet to protect himself from the violence of the State: http://cryptome.org/info/egypt-fights/egypt-fights5.htm Cryptome has good fotos of the Egypt fighting, and people need to protect themselves from the violence of the Government.

See the foto at Cryptome of an Egyptian using water bottles as a makeshift helmet to protect himself from the violence of the State:

http://cryptome.org/info/egypt-fights/egypt-fights5.htm

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/02/04/essential-headgear-o.html#comment-1018687 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1018687 At least the guy's using his loaf! At least the guy’s using his loaf!

]]> By: urbanhick http://boingboing.net/2011/02/04/essential-headgear-o.html#comment-1017152 urbanhick Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1017152 Shouldn't that be "essential BREADwear"? Ar ar. Shouldn’t that be “essential BREADwear”?

Ar ar.

]]> By: Vasco http://boingboing.net/2011/02/04/essential-headgear-o.html#comment-1017153 Vasco Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1017153 Not to diminish on what's going on in Egypt, but a little attention should perhaps be paid to events in Yemen, Jordan, and Algeria over the last few days. No matter the outcome of today's huge protest in Cairo, these revolutions are only just getting started. Not to diminish on what’s going on in Egypt, but a little attention should perhaps be paid to events in Yemen, Jordan, and Algeria over the last few days. No matter the outcome of today’s huge protest in Cairo, these revolutions are only just getting started.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/02/04/essential-headgear-o.html#comment-1018178 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1018178 It's obviously a protest about the public not getting enough food//living in poverty, while the government//dictator//who ever the hell is in charge, is feasting. It sort of reminds me of "Let them eat cake.".. I don't know. It's sad.): The world has enough resources to be more then enough for everyone, yet there are such wide spread differences among places in poverty. Even in the U.S. people are starving, but for some reason we always get the ads on the television showing the little kids in Africa starving. I might only be fourteen.. But to me this message is spoken crystal clear. It’s obviously a protest about the public not getting enough food//living in poverty, while the government//dictator//who ever the hell is in charge, is feasting. It sort of reminds me of “Let them eat cake.”.. I don’t know. It’s sad.): The world has enough resources to be more then enough for everyone, yet there are such wide spread differences among places in poverty. Even in the U.S. people are starving, but for some reason we always get the ads on the television showing the little kids in Africa starving.
I might only be fourteen.. But to me this message is spoken crystal clear.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/02/04/essential-headgear-o.html#comment-1091650 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1091650 After 2 months I still think of your post and smile. After 2 months I still think of your post and smile.

]]> By: Bruno Lucena http://boingboing.net/2011/02/04/essential-headgear-o.html#comment-1017156 Bruno Lucena Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1017156 I thought he was a Sport Club do Recife supporter... LOL I thought he was a Sport Club do Recife supporter… LOL

]]> By: Bahumat http://boingboing.net/2011/02/04/essential-headgear-o.html#comment-1017158 Bahumat Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1017158 @jlongstreet: YOU MAGNIFICENT BASTARD. :D I'm going to have that in my head all day now. @jlongstreet: YOU MAGNIFICENT BASTARD. :D

I’m going to have that in my head all day now.

]]> By: Deidzoeb http://boingboing.net/2011/02/04/essential-headgear-o.html#comment-1017163 Deidzoeb Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1017163 "Honey, I know you want a divorce. Here's my compromise: when I die, I won't mind if you remarry." #Mubarakstrategy “Honey, I know you want a divorce. Here’s my compromise: when I die, I won’t mind if you remarry.” #Mubarakstrategy

]]> By: thecheat http://boingboing.net/2011/02/04/essential-headgear-o.html#comment-1017167 thecheat Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1017167 I have a question; if all these demonstrations lead to overthrowing the governments of their respective countries - will women all of a sudden get human rights? There was a story a few days ago about a female reported (I think?) who remarked on how much less groping there was as she walked through the crowds in Cairo. I have a question; if all these demonstrations lead to overthrowing the governments of their respective countries – will women all of a sudden get human rights? There was a story a few days ago about a female reported (I think?) who remarked on how much less groping there was as she walked through the crowds in Cairo.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/02/04/essential-headgear-o.html#comment-1026385 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1026385 Crusty kind of guy, isn't he? Is he hoping a cute woman will walk up to him and "Oh, nice buns!" or is he just loafing around? Although with all the noise from the protest, I think he'll barley hear her .... Crusty kind of guy, isn’t he? Is he hoping a cute woman will walk up to him and “Oh, nice buns!” or is he just loafing around? Although with all the noise from the protest, I think he’ll barley hear her ….

]]> By: Ugly Canuck http://boingboing.net/2011/02/04/essential-headgear-o.html#comment-1017171 Ugly Canuck Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1017171 Al-jazeera has good coverage of the immense protests happening now throughout Egypt: http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/ Maybe some of the posters above will notice more things to laugh at and denigrate. Al-jazeera has good coverage of the immense protests happening now throughout Egypt:

http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/

Maybe some of the posters above will notice more things to laugh at and denigrate.

]]> By: Talia http://boingboing.net/2011/02/04/essential-headgear-o.html#comment-1017174 Talia Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1017174 Breadlocks? Breadlocks?

]]> By: sickstep http://boingboing.net/2011/02/04/essential-headgear-o.html#comment-1017175 sickstep Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1017175 Can anyone explain why he has bread taped to his head? I would like to know. Can anyone explain why he has bread taped to his head? I would like to know.

]]> By: Snig http://boingboing.net/2011/02/04/essential-headgear-o.html#comment-1017179 Snig Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1017179 It's a trivialization of a man fighting for freedom without getting his head broke open, but it just reminds me of an RPG's low level armour. Better defense than raggedy felt but not quite as good as cheese rind. It’s a trivialization of a man fighting for freedom without getting his head broke open, but it just reminds me of an RPG’s low level armour. Better defense than raggedy felt but not quite as good as cheese rind.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/02/04/essential-headgear-o.html#comment-1019741 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1019741 i want a tf2 bread hat. i want a tf2 bread hat.

]]> By: Ugly Canuck http://boingboing.net/2011/02/04/essential-headgear-o.html#comment-1017182 Ugly Canuck Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1017182 Weirdly, Egyptian State Television has broadcast an telephone interview with someone who purports to be an organizer of the protests: that person claimed that Facebook, Freedom House in the USA, Israel and the Muslim Brotherhood are the jointly organizing this revolution. Bizarre. Nevertheless, Al-Jazeera has put other international news orgs to shame with their extensive coverage of these momentous events. Weirdly, Egyptian State Television has broadcast an telephone interview with someone who purports to be an organizer of the protests: that person claimed that Facebook, Freedom House in the USA, Israel and the Muslim Brotherhood are the jointly organizing this revolution.

Bizarre.

Nevertheless, Al-Jazeera has put other international news orgs to shame with their extensive coverage of these momentous events.

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