Americans Explain Democracy, Infield Fly Rule to Liberated Iraqis

[YogsVR4]

BAGHDAD, Iraq (DPI) - In the first of many small steps toward creating a freedom-loving democracy in Iraq, American GIs explained democracy and the infield fly rule to baffled Iraqis. "I can see the wisdom in a tripartite government and I'm all for a constitution limiting leaders' powers," said Ahmed al-Ani. "But you're telling me if I pop up with a man on first, I'm out even if the infielder drops the ball? What kind of craziness are you Americans trying to impose on us?" Chastened officials announced that introducing the designated hitter into Iraq has been postponed indefinitely.

(Reported by Ishmael Alighieri)





Note: For anyone who doesn't know and wants to know about the infield fly rule - go here http://thereeds.org/~mark/explicatio/infield_fly.html

[YogsVR4]

Someone else besides me has to find this funny


Must be a baseball fan thing

[taranaki]

must be.Remind me to explain the rules of cricket to you sometime.

[Pick]

Originally posted by YogsVR4
BAGHDAD, Iraq (DPI) - In the first of many small steps toward creating a freedom-loving democracy in Iraq, American GIs explained democracy and the infield fly rule to baffled Iraqis. "I can see the wisdom in a tripartite government and I'm all for a constitution limiting leaders' powers," said Ahmed al-Ani. "But you're telling me if I pop up with a man on first, I'm out even if the infielder drops the ball? What kind of craziness are you Americans trying to impose on us?" Chastened officials announced that introducing the designated hitter into Iraq has been postponed indefinitely.

(Reported by Ishmael Alighieri)





Note: For anyone who doesn't know and wants to know about the infield fly rule - go here http://thereeds.org/~mark/explicatio/infield_fly.html

I got it! Good post.
Nobody knows the infield fly rule, how are Iraqis who can't speak English supposed to learn it?