I think I know what's up with Idol.

[Barbarossa]

I dunno, the ships parted and everyone did the splits?

[mjmacky]

It involved getting some much needed boots out to the troops, 10,000 boots in fact, they were packed on two ships, 10,000 left boots on one ship, and 10,000 right boots on the other. Take a wild guess what happened next?

They danced kinda funny?

[mjmacky]

Dammit Barb, you're stealing my magic.

[Barbarossa]

War has always interested me, more the politics behind the war, than the wars themselves, although some of the gaffs along the way have been truly marvelous too. One of my all time favorites was a little logistical gaff from the crimean war. It involved getting some much needed boots out to the troops, 10,000 boots in fact, they were packed on two ships, 10,000 left boots on one ship, and 10,000 right boots on the other. Take a wild guess what happened next?

Both ships got raided by 100 angry giant centipedes?

[Artemis]

Well I did say a wild guess....many thanks to the peanut gallery.

[Barbarossa]

It involved getting some much needed boots out to the troops, 10,000 boots in fact, they were packed on two ships, 10,000 left boots on one ship, and 10,000 right boots on the other. Take a wild guess what happened next?

I assume one ship sank leaving 10,000 soldiers hopping mad ...

[Artemis]

It involved getting some much needed boots out to the troops, 10,000 boots in fact, they were packed on two ships, 10,000 left boots on one ship, and 10,000 right boots on the other. Take a wild guess what happened next?

I assume one ship sank leaving 10,000 soldiers hopping mad ...

Except for the amputees,obviousment.

[mjmacky]

It involved getting some much needed boots out to the troops, 10,000 boots in fact, they were packed on two ships, 10,000 left boots on one ship, and 10,000 right boots on the other. Take a wild guess what happened next?

All the troops were dead when they arrived, and were buried in new boots.

[mjmacky]

It involved getting some much needed boots out to the troops, 10,000 boots in fact, they were packed on two ships, 10,000 left boots on one ship, and 10,000 right boots on the other. Take a wild guess what happened next?

They were all in women's sizes.

[Barbarossa]

It involved getting some much needed boots out to the troops, 10,000 boots in fact, they were packed on two ships, 10,000 left boots on one ship, and 10,000 right boots on the other. Take a wild guess what happened next?

It was ironic because they'd ordered 10,000 spoons? (but really only needed a knife)