Those who do not understand history are doomed to repeat it... on YouTube

Those who do not understand history are doomed to repeat it… on YouTube

Date:	July 11, 2007 / year-entry #251
Tags:	non-computer
Orig Link:	https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20070711-01/?p=26053
Comments:	15
Summary:	What happens if you build a wooden horse, put some soldiers inside it, and then ask security guards if you can leave it overnight inside their complex?

What happens if you build a wooden horse, put some soldiers inside it, and then ask security guards if you can leave it overnight inside their complex?

Comments (15)

Ben says:

July 11, 2007 at 11:09 am

The Chasers are an awesome comedy group. One of the many things that I miss about home…
TraumaPony says:

July 11, 2007 at 11:39 am

Yes indeed :D

I haven’t laughed so much in the last month as I did just now

Strange, I don’t recall seeing this episode though.
coldacid says:

July 11, 2007 at 1:29 pm

Oh, that’s just brilliant! My best friend just stated that we should give it a shot ourselves.
Trojan Horse : DougWeb says:

July 11, 2007 at 1:50 pm

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kibibu says:

July 11, 2007 at 5:52 pm

Site for these guys: http://abc.net.au/tv/chaser/war/
Peter says:

July 11, 2007 at 6:22 pm

Suppose we build a wooden badger…

(sorry, someone had to say it)
Merus says:

July 11, 2007 at 9:06 pm

There’s some great stuff from the first season of War on Everything.

This one asks some hard questions of airport security: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FkYPV7Iwu4

They do a couple of crashing-news-conference segments; in one, they ask the politician/celebrity ten questions of varying relevance without letting them get a word in until they’re done. (Here’s Jimmy Wales being subjected to it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-6F8GN8eXI ) In another, they ask them a question from Trivial Pursuit. (Here’s one where they ask New Zealand prime minister Helen Clarke: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uu5Nn5cMBF8 )
Matthew says:

July 11, 2007 at 9:20 pm

The Chaser is very popular here in Australia. All of this years series and much of last years can be downloaded from http://abc.net.au/tv/chaser/war/ .

Some of it will only make sense to Australians (since Americans likely won’t recognise our politicians, and won’t be aware of our current affairs), but much of it will make sense to anyone.
Gerald Brandt » Funny History Lesson says:

July 12, 2007 at 7:33 am

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William Tell says:

July 12, 2007 at 3:40 pm

I thought this one was funny:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgXl97HTw3w&mode=related&search=
Escoria.org - Those who do not understand history are doomed to repeat it says:

July 13, 2007 at 9:31 am

PingBack from http://blog.escoria.org/PermaLink,guid,effbc6d0-7349-4e62-8881-a648c9eb6a9e.aspx
Trojan Horses : Bob Plankers, The Lone Sysadmin says:

July 13, 2007 at 9:55 am

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Matts Meanderings says:

July 14, 2007 at 11:17 am

Build a giant wooden horse, stick some soldiers in it, and see how many security guards repeat history…
J says:

July 17, 2007 at 3:47 pm

This video is ancient in more ways than one. It was posted on VideoSift almost two months ago.

[You forget how long my article queue is. This post sat in the queue so long that the original YouTube link was mistakenly taken down, and I had to go find a new one. -Raymond]
Eric Gunnerson's C# Compendium says:

July 19, 2007 at 4:37 pm

The Trojan Horse (from Ray )

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