According to the Washington Times, former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega isn’t happy that he’s portrayed as a bad guy in Activision’s latest iteration of the video game “Call of Duty; Black Ops II”;
The suit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court against Activision, alleges that Noreiga is “readily identifiable in the video game,” and he’s “portrayed as the culprit of numerous fictional heinous crimes.” In the game, he’s also referred to as “Pineapple Face,” the same nickname given him by Panamanians, because of his many acne scars….
My late mother-in-law went to school with Noriega and she told me that they called him “Little Boots” then because of his tiny feet, so maybe he’d like that name instead. When I was imprisoned (on a trumped-up charge for kidnapping) in Panama my mother-in-law went to him to secure my release and he refused. Of course, that was before he was the leader of Panama. So I get a small measure of satisfaction that he’s an international punchline.
Is his lawyer from Oregon?
California, from what I hear. Oregon lawyers are decent and respectable people and only allow the same into their ranks.
And they don’t fuel up their airplanes? Over.
My late mother-in-law went to school with Noriega and she told me that they called him “Little Boots” then…
“Little Boots” is the meaning of the nickname “Caligula”….
and we all know the old wives’ correlation with little feet
And once again, ol’ Manny is proving it to be true.
Little Shoes?
I thought they called him ‘Pineapple Face’, not Caligula.
He was, among other things.
They did, but about twenty centuries ago old Gaius Whathisname liked to play soldiers as a boy…so he got the nickname “little boots” (“Caligula” in Latin)…which ended up as a synonym for “batshit crazy dictator.” A rich coincidence.
According to the Washington Times article, his rights have been violated “by portraying him in a bad light in a video game.” A bad light? He needs to become pen pals with Shannon Richardson. She’s not a bad person either. (Hey, if he wins, can you imagine what his prison canteen fund will look like?)
Noriega doesn’t have any rights as he is not a US citizen.
My claim to fame was collecting his overdue $900 plus Fort Amador Officers’ Club bill and living to brag about it. Actually, one of his colonels sent a lieutenant over to the club with a bag full of money begging my manager to take it, after I told him we were going to tell la esposa she would have to pay cash for the PDF wives’ luncheon that day because his club bill had not been paid in over 3 months. Met the prick only once and he was one short mean looking sucker
Noriega…now there’s an ass hat for you. If he sues for being called pineapple face in the U.S. He needs to sue all the folks back home too. I am sure this will get tossed as an attempt to gain money from any source. Time for Noriega to roll over and die already.
My platoon took down Renacer Prison during Operation Just Cause. Funny to think I probably stood in the cell he calls home now.
My company the 511th MP took over security at Torrijos Tocumen Airport. This is where he had a little apartment. Got the opportunity to check it out. He is one twisted dude. He seemed to be heavily into voodoo by what I saw there.
What do Jesse Ventura and Manuel Noriega have in common?
Niether one have been to Vietnam?
Worst video game of that series. I can’t believe I wasted my money on that piece of shit. Jonn, that’s a pretty crazy story about you and Noriega. I bet that Panamanian prison was pretty swank. One of these days you’ll have to tell us that story.
I did;
Oh, my bad. Must have missed that one. The Dos Equis guy ain’t got shit on you Jonn. “Most interesting man in the world,” my ass. You’ve got some pretty cool stories.
Yeah, but all Jonn has is some cheap ass (is it) rum or brandy while the Dos Equis guy has Dos Equis and all of the bimbos.
I have Ron Abuelo and Belgian Beer.
Pass a bottle of the rum along if you want a professional organoleptic evaluation :>))