Blair does "I'm cutting your head" routine from Kids in the Hall

[Dennis Perrin]

> Blair later explained that his gesture had been meant satirically.
>
> "I take it that Mr. Cook has never seen that fine American television
> show, 'The Kids in the Hall'."
>
> "In one particular comedic sketch, a man goes about peering at persons at
> random between his extended thumb and forefinger, and pinches them
together
> while declaring, 'I'm cutting your head.'  He does not actually cut
anyone's
> head off or injure these persons in any way.  I very much regret any
anxiety
> the Honourable Member may have experienced."

First, it's "I'm crushing your head." Second, "The Kids In the Hall" are
Canadian, and their shows were taped in Toronto.

If Blair's gonna bring Western pop culture to Iraq, he better get his
references right.

DP