45 Years for Being Funny
November 21, 2008
Zarganar pictured above, is a popular comedian in Burma. Catch that? In Burma. Kudos just for that.
He has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for being much funnier than Dennis Miller and because he violated the “Electronics Act” there in Burma. Sound familiar? Zarganar has been very active in the struggle for Democracy in his country and evidently, made fun of too many Generals while he was at it.
Read the entire article right here.
Dennis Miller should thank his dusty wallet condom, that he has not found himself in a President Obama hard labor camp for dissenters.
Perhaps a prisoner swap is in order? Miller for Zarganar?
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The Vigilant Lens 
looks like the Burmese Drew Carey
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is it OK that I laughed at that?
Hello Rangoon! Or Yangon!
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removed from the context of the story…I think your off the hook. Jail for 45 years for telling jokes? Not so much.
Unless he really sucks at being a comedian…
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Tough damn room over there.
Could have been one too many…”so General Than Shwe walks in to a bar”…
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Here you go
http://www.burmesejokes.com/burmese-jokes.html
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Oh man, my ignorance is showing. Should have been a tea room.
But this one, http://www.burmesejokes.com/display_joke.html?id=17
was really good…I think.
Thanks B.O.M.
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I would consider that impressionist comedy
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I paraphrase
“Jailing dissidents is easy. Comedy is hard.”
At least this guy got a trial
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Damn it barman! You always make sense…. and stuff.
Thanks man…
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I’d like to trade Sarah Palin for Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Damn it nobodygirl! You always make sense…and stuff, too!
You know what I’m saying.
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