Archive for January, 2005

Why I Am a Happy Chappy

A picture of “my girls” taken at a friend’s engagement party.  

Does Mahmud Smile?

Mahmud wonders whether there is a gun in his friend’s pocket – does Mahmud smile?   —   Answer: No       (Reuters)

A True Picture of the IDF

For a more accurate representation of the IDF, here is a site I thoroughly recommend: IDF Israel – (Miluim)   The pictures on this site were taken by soldiers on their miluim or reserve duty. They were not staged for eager AP photographers, nor doctored in any way.   And on the topic of reserve duty, Anglo-Israeli [...]

Paying Shmuley (a Visit)

Allison Kaplan Sommer is no fan of Shmuley Boteach, and regular readers will know neither am I.   After reading Allison’s post today, I was inspired to pay Shmuley’s website a visit. Here are some of my observations:   For someone who comes out against sexually explicit images and ‘immodesty’, I find it extremely curious that [...]

They Call Him Bruce

Not so dinky-di hard: A Serbian Bruce Willis lookalike who passed himself off as the star was caught out – because he thought anyone called Bruce must be Australian.   Goran Markovic successfully conned people into thinking he was the Hollywood actor until he was caught using a fake Australian passport and accent instead of [...]

The ABC of Blogging

ABC News Online have an interesting two-part series on blogging. Well worth listening to. Part One [RealMedia] [WinMedia] Part Two [RealMedia] [WinMedia]

Separated at Birth

Potential Australian Labor Party leadership candidate Julia Gillard, and Buffy actress Alyson Hannigan  

Answering the Critics

“It’s pretty cheap for someone who hides behind anonymity to attack the appearance of someone who stand up for justice.” – Angry Scott in the comments   I do not hide behind anonymity to attack anyone. I am anonymous because I post the things I do. I do not post the things I do because [...]

Does Mahmud Smile?

Mahmud wonders whether anyone realizes that he let one slip – does Mahmud smile?   —   Answer: No    

JIB (Jewish and Israeli Blog) Awards – Nominations Closed and Other Issues

Note: This post will remain at the top of the page until the next JIB Awards update   Nominations Closed   Nominations for all categories are now closed.   I will now be checking through all the nominations, deciding on their validity for their nominated category(ies), and setting up the polls. This may take some time, but I [...]