Good riddance to bad garbage!

Hear hear!

Well,here comes a new load of problems.....

Well, the kittehs have plenty of grenades left.

Ahhh, a revisionist!

Only when it's amusing to do so.

He had a heart?

So the Ministry of Propaganda said. I have my doubts.

I actually did a fencing demonstration for a wealthy Cuban doctor I had been giving lessons to who did a complete party for it. Among the guests was a famous Cuban radio voice and he had known Castro personally while in college. He told me some interesting stories.

What these 'world leaders' all seem to fail to understand is 'everyone dies eventually'.

V.

(nodnods) Indeed. If Fidel had stuck to baseball, say, his passing would be worthy of mourning...

That's an urban legend. He was never good as baseball.

No? I sit corrected. :)

Yeah, there is a legend that he applied for the New York Yankees or something. It's not true.
Baseball is very popular in Cuba, so during the first years of his government he formed a team named "Los Barbudos" (the bearded ones!) and played a few staged games for propaganda purposes. It didn't last long because it was too obvious that nobody dared to throw a curve ball to El Comandante.

Well, not more than once.

*pitcher throws, Castro misses*
Umpire: "Strike 1"
Castro: *upset huff*
*pitcher throws, Castro misses again*
Umpire: "Strike 2"
Castro: *angry growl, looks at pitcher, signals to snipers and points at the pitcher and umpire* "Do that again."
*pitcher throws, Castro misses*
Umpire: "Striii..." *red dot appears on forehead* "...foul ball."
Pitcher: "Yes, very poor throw on my part. Not contesting it."
*Pitcher throws an easy ball, Castro hits poorly, everyone moves away from the ball*
*Castro walks a home run.*
*Presidential security turn to crowd, cock weapons* "Rejoice."
*Crowd goes wild.*

Prezackly!

http://www.snopes.com/sports/baseball/castro.asp

...And there was much rejoicing.

You just know Barkie will have to attend the memorial...unless it interferes with the Hawaiian Christmas Vacation.

Like I said before: I got no problem with Barkie visiting Cuba. I just got problems with him coming back.

Oh, well. It all becomes moot in under two months.

Naughty kitties .... you beat me too it !! ^v^

*Applauds*

(The kittehs take a bow)

A good start!

BOOM! HA HA Ha Ha ha ha ha haaaa! I owe you a cigar.

I likes th' Icon too. "'Ere Mistah Cass-tro. "Ow's a bout a beeg red cee-gar wi' a wick stuckin' outt'n it?"

Full of nitroglycerin! Just the thing for his heart condition!

"Ding Dong 'Del"?

I'm here all week. Try the Cuban sammiches.

THERE ya go!

Fidel-isn't