Thursday, July 26, 2007

Re: What's that now?   [Mark Steyn]

Jonah, it's even more precious than that. Scott Thomas Beauchamp complains that his character has been called into question. Just for the record, here is Private Beauchamp's character in his own words:

“I think she’s f*****g hot!” I blurted out.

“What?” said my friend, half-smiling.

“Yeah man,” I continued. “I love chicks that have been intimate—with IEDs. It really turns me on—melted skin, missing limbs, plastic noses . . . .”

“You’re crazy, man!” my friend said, doubling over with laughter. I took it as my cue to continue.

“In fact, I was thinking of getting some girls together and doing a photo shoot. Maybe for a calendar? ‘IED Babes.’ We could have them pose in thongs and bikinis on top of the hoods of their blown-up vehicles.”

My friend was practically falling out of his chair laughing. The disfigured woman slammed her cup down and ran out of the chow hall, her half-finished tray of food nearly falling to the ground.

In English libel law, Private Beauchamp would be regarded as a man with no reputation to defame.

07/26 10:01 AMShare