Armstrong joins the list of men who make this face:

[dixiegrrrrl]

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I thought it so interesting that there is a distinct common expression to guys who FUBAR.
(forgot the names of a couple of these jokers)

Armstrong
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Sanford:
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David Vitter
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Weiner
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Spitzer
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Ensign
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[Skidmore]

1. LOL! The FUBAR face.

It needs a name of its own. He gave the FUBAR face.

[liberal N proud]

2. That is the I have no answer for my stupidity look.

[HappyMe]

3. Good one!

Instead of deny, deny, deny he could have come clean awhile ago.

[Brickbat]

4. Paul Ryan.

?1347508946

[dixiegrrrrl]

7. ohh..thank you!

shall add it to my collection.
His addition makes me think that the expression is saying " I don't even believe my own BS".

[truebluegreen]

33. the obvious then Vitter, Weiner, Spitzer and Ensign

Hi, dixiegrrrrl!

[dixiegrrrrl]

62. Hi trueblue..thanks!

[lunatica]

14. Paul Ryan has the added look of I'm so innocent eyebrows and droopy eyes looking up

[Buns_of_Fire]

16. There's got to be a medical term for "swallowing your own lips." nt

[sadbear]

25. This is what Paul Ryan looks like when he's smiling.

What a dipshit!

[Maven]

65. No, that's just his normal condescending granny expression

He has no lips.

[Stuart G]

5. About FUBAR....I know it, hard to imagine..Here is a difinition of FUBAR

Some may be too young to to what this means..so here is definition:

FUBAR (fucked up beyond all recognition/any repair/all reason),

[PotatoChip]

13. Seriously?!?

Or did you just make that up? That's pretty funny in/of itself.

-As is the OP. Good catch. I would have not noticed the expression had it not been pointed out.

[NeedleCast]

18. Yup, it's True

Originated (as the story goes) in the military, along with some other excellent acronyms like SNAFU (Situation Normal, All Fucked Up)

[PotatoChip]

21. Oh, I like that one too.

That would well describe my job. Yup. SNAFU definitely fits. Especially today. Oy!

Thanks for the interpretation(s).

[hogwyld]

34. As a former serviceman

Those were some of the first things I learned in boot camp. Another oldie but goodie is:

BOHICA

Bend over, here it comes again.

[PotatoChip]

44. Lol!

Someone ought to create a type of dictionary to capture these service-inspired acronyms for DU to use. I bet they'd all come in handy at some time or another depending on the issue.

Funny stuff. Thanks.

[lunatica]

57. My job often resembles a

Cluster fuck.

[dixiegrrrrl]

63. We live on Fustercluck farm!

Mr. D. named this place after we got the chickens.

[sarge43]

42. Serious. That's the definition.

Ofter accompanied by SNAFU, situation normal, all fucked up.
Murphy's Law was formulated by an Army engineer.

[PotatoChip]

46. Interesting.

My father was in the Navy in the mid/late 50's. I wonder if he would know any of this trivia (including the acronyms) or is it just an Army thing?

[sarge43]

50. Service wide. Sure your dad would know them

Certainly heard them in the Air Force. Another for your collection: FIGMO, fuck it. I got my orders.

[PotatoChip]

51. I'm going to run some of these by him

the next time I see him. Just drop them in a sentence here or there. He always loves an opening to talk about his Navy days.

I'm guessing he never mentioned this stuff only because my mother was strict about not letting him swear when my siblings and I were growing up.

I bet he'll be shocked and impressed that I know these things, lol! Thanks!

[Hassin Bin Sober]

59. Certainly you have heard the term "tits-up" with an old Navy man around?? Yes?

(It means dead, goner. Usually an item. "The motor went tits up&quot

[RoccoR5955]

6. You do realize that Spitzer

was framed by the Bush Administration's Just Us Department, don't you

Admittedly, what he did was wrong, but had he an "R" after his name, they would have pinned a medal on him, made a statue, and even a holiday for him!

[dixiegrrrrl]

8. Point is, the same expression.

[Evergreen Emerald]

27. His wife's expression is haunting.

She is so hurt and ashamed and stoic as she stands by her husband who so publicly betrayed and humiliated her.

[dixiegrrrrl]

28. I would stand there only if I were wearing a Lorraine Bobbit t-shirt

I am sure there are reasons why the wronged wife shows up for the press comference
but
I would not be that wife.

[Evergreen Emerald]

30. haha-- I just choked on my coffee

"Lorraine Bobbit t-shirt."

I agree. I don't think I could stand there either. I wonder how much wives of politicians are conditioned to stand by their husbands and put their needs second to the political career.

Apparently she said in a book: "sex is only one tenth of a marriage and that she was not adaquate so it was her fault."

Wow. She took one for the team!

[AtheistCrusader]

55. Neither he nor his wife actually look upset.

If I had to guess, I'd say they had an arrangement of some sort. Not the sort of thing that conservatives like, but I know several married couples with open relationships, or 'outlets', and they are mutually accepting of it.

I just don't see a political career surviving 'so what, we do that, it's our business' in the Puritan States of America.

[Frank Cannon]

9. Richard Nixon

[lunatica]

15. Nixon has the added expression of 'but I'm gonna get em for this'

[dixiegrrrrl]

20. the poster boy for clamming up about lies.

[malaise]

10. LOL

[dsharp88]

11. David Vitter (R-La.) is #4.

Longtime solicitor of prostitution - first with Wendy Cortez in New Orleans, then with the Canal Street brothel in New Orleans, then with the DC Madam in Washington, DC. Known for diaper fetish.

[kooljerk666]

23. What happened to the list that the MURDERED madam..............

You know Vitters Madam,

sent to ABC news?????????????????


Inquiring minds want to know!

[Erose999]

53. I call him Diaper Dave.

[spanone]

12. fugg him

[Jumping John]

17. McChrystal

[dixiegrrrrl]

22. Makes watching news and hearings that more interesting,

don'tch think?
now that we know the universal expression for "I am feeling guilty as sin".

[NeedleCast]

19. Sad To See Armstrong Falls

Believe it or not, my dad used to ride with him (casually) in the hill country around Austin Texas and until his career really took off, he was something of a family friend. I'll remember him as a nice guy that was always cool to me and my sister. Sad to see things fall apart for him, but he's only got himself to blame.

[derby378]

43. My feelings exactly

Part of me wants to shout in his ear about all the children who looked up to him as a role model. Yes, he survived testicular cancer, and that's a wonderful thing, but that doesn't give him a "doping pass." Now the cycling sport is tarnished, not to mention the Tour de France. All because he doped.

He's not a bad man, but he is complicated. A little too complicated. And that complication is of his own making.

[NeedleCast]

49. Yup - It Hits Home From Knowing The Guy As An Individual

And not just a "famous dude." Granted I was like, ages 8-12 when I saw him on a regular basis. He bought my sister her first "grown up" (12-speed touring) bike when she started to show an interest in cycling. Even after he made a name for himself, he and my dad chatted now and then. I watched all his TDF wins. Gave to LiveStrong. Always took his side vs the doping agencies that I saw as out to get him. I'm bummed that its all true.

[Chorophyll]

24. Oh, THAT face.

No, seriously. It's not funny.

[DanTex]

26. Petraeus

[dixiegrrrrl]

32. Wow...another one for the collection

guilty as sin expressions on all of them...what a significant "tell".

[toby jo]

29. lol

[Emma45]

31. MMM

Have nothing to say look... Thanks for the interesting notice.

[CE5]

35. I guess I'm a better bicyclist than Lance Armstrong.

I've never cheated in a race.

[hootinholler]

36. FUBAR Face...

It's the anti-duck face.

[Greybnk48]

37. Bookmarked. What an interesting observation.

The FUBAR Face--thanks.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

38. One more: Kobe...

with beautiful wife by his side.

[dixiegrrrrl]

64. Look at the stink eye he is getting from her. oooops.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

66. LOL I don't remember if that was before or after...

the gazillion dollar ring.

[NRaleighLiberal]

39. Wait - don't forget these versions! Bush and Dick....

We will call these "The Face" with the evil twist!

[Greybnk48]

40. Brett Favre probably holds the record of number of FUBAR faces

but I don't know how to post pics on here with my Mac. Help!

[lunatica]

60. Start an account in Photobucket

Then you drag and drop the photos onto your desktop. Go to your photobucket account and click on LOAD. It will take you to a box where you can choose what file (I have different files for gifs, misc, Obama Family, etc) to put it in and upload just like you upload anything else.

When you go to your file and choose the photo that you want to insert into DU a box on the right gives you a choice of what kind of link you want to use. Use the Direct Link. You can click on it and the word 'copied' will show up. Then you go to the DU comment and click in the message section and your link will show up. When you choose Preview at the bottom, or Post my reply! it shows the photo.

[Sekhmets Daughter]

41. Ensign of Nevada is the last.

[samsingh]

45. the lady seems amused in the last one

[snooper2]

47. Where did all the Armstrong defenders go?

Siesta time

[jambo101]

56. I like the guy

And thought he did a good job,very proud of the man for his achievements in life.
Unfortunate that it turns out he took performance enhancing drugs but that said it seems they were all taking drugs so it was still a level playing field that he won 7 championships in,it wasnt like all you had to do was pop a pill and then go pick up the world championship trophy,to get where he did required years of heavy training and dedication,the drugs i suspect may have given him some slight advantage over some one who was drug free but its all about the winning and he did what most every one else was doing and handed them their asses 7 times.
I just dont get why everyone is so gleefull and happy to so readily tear to pieces
An American hero.

[catbyte]

48. LOL

[Erose999]

52. You've heard of the "O" face, this is the "Oh shit, I fucked up" face.

[sarge43]

61. Actually, it's the "Oh fuck, I got caught" face.

They really believe they didn't fuck up. You know, that responsibility thang.

[AtheistCrusader]

54. Pinching off a loaf of 'apology'.

[NJCher]

58. these guys are too simple for that

FUBAR is a little too complex for some of these guys, especially the republican ones.

"Repair?" They don't think that far down the road.

I think it's just this simple:

I was caught.

I am sad.


Cher