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[b
ost_uid0]Woden[/b
ost_uid0]: Once we fix everyone, we're going to destroy the machine.
[b
ost_uid0]Carter[/b
ost_uid0]: But-but-but... um, [i
ost_uid0] medical breakthrough![/i
ost_uid0] Amazing tech!
[b
ost_uid0]Woden[/b
ost_uid0]: It's a relic of Dr. Mengele! Magneto. Mystique. Nirrti. Whatever.
[b
ost_uid0]Carter[/b
ost_uid0]: I guess. [pause] I don't suppose Ben Franklin here'll change your mind?
[b
ost_uid0]Jonas[/b
ost_uid0]: Er, isn't that Wilfrid Laurier?
[b
ost_uid0]Carter[/b
ost_uid0]: Shut up.
Okay, here's the joke, adjusted for wider understanding:
[b
ost_uid0]Woden[/b
ost_uid0]: Once we fix everyone, we're going to destroy the machine.
[b
ost_uid0]Carter[/b
ost_uid0]: But-but-but... um, [i
ost_uid0] medical breakthrough![/i
ost_uid0] Amazing tech!
[b
ost_uid0]Woden[/b
ost_uid0]: It's a relic of Dr. Mengele! Magneto. Mystique. Nirrti. Whatever.
[b
ost_uid0]Carter[/b
ost_uid0]: I guess. [pause] I don't suppose [an American hundred dollar bill] here'll change your mind?
[b
ost_uid0]Jonas[/b
ost_uid0]: Er, isn't that [a Canadian five dollar bill]?
[b
ost_uid0]Carter[/b
ost_uid0]: Shut up.
It was worth it!
~Nan
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