Originally Posted by Dyze

Funny. I am not from the US but I know about the Cold War and the Cuban Missile Crisis. It is just strange that most history books forget to mention the US missiles in Turkey. History is written by the winners and a good, old black and white picture of good and evil is much easier to accept.

Originally Posted by dlishsguy

for those who laugh at an old man..i say boo to you

for those that talk about how close the americans were to a war...look at how many wars you have had since then...i dont think wars have much meaning when your a superpower since you just go blow up under developed impoverished nations to smitherines.. ..and besides...i dont see what the cuban missile crisis has anything to do with an old guy fallin over..

oh, and by the way, im not anti american!

Originally Posted by jalora

Heh... I always liked Fidel. He kicked the mob out of Havana and told the corrupt U.S. Government to go fuck itself.

Originally Posted by JumpinJesus

From a purely comedic perspective, it's classic physical comedy and therefore funny to see.

From a realistic standpoint, I have a grandmother who is elderly and falls a lot, which I do not find funny since she has received some fairly serious injuries from her falls.

When I laugh, I'm not laughing <i>at</i> Fidel, I'm laughing <i>about</i> him.