Archive for March, 2005

Star Trek XX: Battle of the Has-Beens

In case you are wondering why on Earth I would post a picture of a Star Trek movie poster, don’t worry. I have not become a Trekkie. I merely want to show you a picture of Kirstie Alley and Leonard Nimoy (marked with a yellow circle) together, in peace and harmony. Because the next picture [...]

Separated at Birth

PLO Arab minister and professional liar Saeb “it was a massacre” Erekat and Mahatma Gandhi.     Erekat looks sick. Could he be adopting Gandhi’s tactic of fasting, or perhaps he was the infamous “hyena”?

Barney Martin 1923-2005

The sombre tone of today’s posts continues, as I have just read that Barney Martin, the actor who played Morty Seinfeld, has died of cancer at the age of 82.   (Actually, according to the Internet Movie Database, he died a week ago. But for some reason, this has escaped my radar until today).   [...]

Paul Hester 1959-2005

Former Crowded House and Split Enz drummer Paul Hester has committed suicide, at the age of 46.   By all accounts, Paul was more than just a great musician. He had a wicked sense of humor and was incredibly generous.   But beneath the showmanship and humor, lay depression, which has, tragically, resulted in his [...]

The Things (Stupid) People Do

Been cheated out of money by a scam artist? Forget hiring a private eye, or hitman; hire a mermaid instead! A woman testified that she paid a popular local musician to fly four mermaids from London to Harare to help her recover a stolen car and cash.   Businesswoman Magrate Mapfumo said she paid $5,000 [...]

Israel21c Launches Israelity Blog

Catch the Israel21c article on Israelity, written by anglo-Israel blogging/podcasting extraordinare Harry.

Maya the Star

To those of you who read Ha’aretz online, you may recognize the cute little clown in the Purim Contest banner as my daughter Maya.     Yes, I am extremely proud that she is soooo cute, she has been chosen as the ‘poster child’ for the contest. But I am also happy that a member [...]

Local Hero

Israel has secured a dramatic draw in its World Cup qualifier againat Ireland, thanks to a superb low drive to the left corner of Ireland’s goals in the 90th minute of play.   The hero? Israel Arab Abbas Suwan.   That’s right. The Israel that French goalkeeper Barthez refuses to see is one whereby Jews and [...]

Reasons to Hate the French #23502

French goalkeeper and walking Q-Ball, Fabien Barthez, has obviously realized that being French comes with certain responsibilities. Like being an anti-Semitic jerk. France’s national soccer team top goalie slammed Israel on Thursday, saying he refused to travel with his teammates to a planned match with Israel’s national team next week because of the the Israeli [...]

Happy Purim

To all of my Jewish readers, have a happy Purim. That’s an order.     To my non-Jewish readers who do not know what Purim is, you can find out more here, here, and here. You can also read my post from last year for a brief summary.   I will be celebrating tomorrow, so don’t [...]