Blogging Forecast For Week
I’m off to Germany today on a business trip for a week. Blogging will be light to non-existent, with chances of occasional drizzling dribbling.
Archive for January 18th, 2004
Shooting Yourself in the Foot
By Michael Jackson Lesson 1: After pleading not guilty to a series of serious child molestation charges, do the following: 1. Exit the courthouse. 2. Climb on the roof of your car. 3. Show off some dance moves. 4. Invite everyone back to your ranch for a party.
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She Had Problems
I first read about this over on Imshin’s. Now I see it on IMRA. Yediot Ahronot reports this morning that 22-year-old Reem Al-Reyashi, the mother of two who blew herself up at the Erez Crossing from the Gaza Strip to Israel, murdering four Israelis and injuring ten on 14 January, was pressured by her husband [...]
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University Anti-Semitism
Tex elaborates on the incident that upset him a few days ago. For the last five years, I’ve had my own office at the Australian National University. I’ve always decorated the door (and office) with posters (usually of motorbikes), Dilbert comics, Ren & Stimpy pics, and so forth. At the ANU, one of these images [...]
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And The Winner Is..
The winning caption of the Come-Up-With-A-Caption contest is… “That’ll be $26 please including sales tax”. The winner is the Expat Egghead. Well done! Stay tuned for more caption contests.
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Mazel Tov
I am sure you have already read about the actions of Zvi Mazel, Israel’s ambassador to Sweden. Basically, he “went medieval” on a very offensive “piece of art.” In my opinion, Mazel displayed an extraordinary amount of courage by his actions. How dare the Swedes be so insensitive as to display the offending “art.” The [...]
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