John “Sidney” McCain. Hmm — Sidney. Does that remind you of something?
It reminds me of that big honking outback city in that socialist-leaning island, Australia. Can you imagine having a President Sidney? Imagine what kind of crazy commie policies President Sidney would implement! God forbid!
What else comes to mind when you hear “Sidney”?
If you’re anything like me, you might think of William MacDonald, Australia’s first serial killer. According to Wikipedia, Williams would “lure [his victims] into dark places, violently stabbing them dozens of times about the head and neck with a long bladed knife, before severing the victims’ testicles and penis.”
Where did this happen? Sydney.
Any connection? I don’t know, but can we really afford to take the chance?
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Update: For those that had the “Oh, please” reaction — that’s what I was hoping for. This is satire (notice it’s in the “humor” category). It’s ridiculous to link someone to anything because of their name. McCain supporters do this with Obama because his last name sounds like “Osama” and his middle name (Hussein) reminds them of Saddam Hussein. It’s ridiculous. I’m trying to draw attention to how stupid it is.
And don’t worry, I have nothing against Australia (though I do have something against serial killers).
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Sydney is home to the Sydney Opera House, which is the most pinko commie building in existence!
Sydney is the girl who goes to my school.
According to Wikipedia, Williams would “lure [his victims] into dark places, violently stabbing them dozens of times about the head and neck with a long bladed knife, before severing the victims’ testicles and penis.”
Holy crap.
Genius!
Fish from Sydney Harbour have dangerous levels of mercury is this what you want fo the united state?
This is taking it a bit far. It’s one thing to ridicule McCain supporters for their poorly veiled racism, it’s another to say that the word ‘Sydney’ makes you think of a serial killer from Australia, hence Sydney McCain is untrustworthy. I can see that you are trying to make it clear how ridiculous arguments based on names are, but only because I’ve been reading your blog/thing previously.
Had this been the first post of yours that I read, it would not have made a positive impression. Doesn’t help much that I’m Australian either (don’t think I’ve ever defended it before though).
John McCain’s middle name is Sidney, not Sydney.
Oh, please. I come here for intelligent discussion about religion and atheism, not political word-association bullshit.
@Proto: This was completely satire. I have nothing against Australia! (Though I do have something against serial killers.) I’ve put an update on the post for those that didn’t understand.
Thanks for your understanding and patience!
@Dan: I agree this is bullshit. That’s my point! Hopefully the “intelligent discussion” will continue soon.
And don’t forget “John.” King John of England was so awful that the royals haven’t named anyone John since the 1200s so they wouldn’t have another one.
Phew, glad you put the update in. The gullible fool that I am, I nearly removed my RSS subscription. I thought it seemed a little out of character for you to write something like that :-D
@Andy: Now I’m really glad I added the update! I guess my satire isn’t as obvious as I sometimes think it is!
I laugh! I also completely agree! It’s so stupid what people say sbout names. They have nothing to do with the people.
Well done sir.