Archive for April, 2005

Reasons to Hate the French #23503

Oh, accursed anti-French neurosis. Why do you afflict me so?   Oh, I know. Because of people like this: A prominent French bishop has warned that any sacrilegious practices by extremist Jews to Al-Aqsa Mosque will create a powder keg in the Middle East.   Speaking to IslamOnline.net, Michel LeLong said the Israeli government would [...]

Board1 to Head1

AP reports: Garry Kasparov, the world’s former No. 1 chess player who quit the professional game last month to focus on politics, said he had been hit over the head with a chessboard in a politically motivated attack.   Kasparov, an outspoken critic of President Vladimir Putin, was not injured Friday when he was hit [...]

Good and Bad Ideas in Marketing

Meet Goodwin, part of the Real Kidz toy line.   Unlike the “perfect” dolls out there, with their perfect blonde hair, perfect figures, perfect families, and perfect houses, Goodwin, and the rest of the Real Kidz line, are said to fill a void in the competitive toy marketplace. Courtney Helm didn’t see any doll that [...]

Those Mature Folks at PETA

When it comes to PETA activists, the wheel is still spinning, but the hamster is well and truly dead. While the results of the research are preliminary, scientists at the Diminutive Male Genitalia Disorder Research Organization have discovered a genetic link between small penis size and the thrill of the hunt. The organization recently began to [...]

Separated at Birth

Serial protester pest Lazer and Dame Edna.  

dAWk and the Double Standards

dAWk laments the lack of courtesy amongst bloggers, manifest by the countless bloggers not “tracking back” to bloggers they are speaking about. What I don’t get are the people who can’t step up and let you know when they’re talking sh*t about you.  For those not familiar with blogging, there’s a simple tool called a [...]

Keeping Busy

Ynetnews reports: Hizbullah General Secretary Hassan Nasrallah said yesterday that his group was prepared to discuss giving up its weapons.   In an interview with the French paper Le Monde, Nasrallah said, “We are fully prepared to discuss any topic with the Lebanese political parties, including weaponry held by the organization.”   “Resistance isn’t our [...]

UNLoved

As Annan walked smugly through the crowd, he was sure no-one had heard his slight, flatulent indiscretion. He was wrong.  

Norway Says No-No to Vanunu

The Jerusalem Post reports:   Norway rejects asylum application from Vanunu   That’s a real shame. I mean, he really does belong there…in the asylum, that is.

Caption Contest – Results

  Winning entry: Melvyn Queen (thinking): My God! She has a coconut wrapped in blue chiffon balanced on top of her head. Must bite tongue. Must bite tongue. 2nd place: Anonymous Mummy, this is no time to do your Michael Jordan impression! 3rd place: Scott Chaz: “Mummy, don’t look so bleeding happy to be here..” [...]