Archive for December, 2005

Droidel Droidel Droidel

Be excited, Jewish Star Wars fans! Because now you can own your very own Droidel.   Just follow these instructions and your in business.   Batteries not included.

Sharia Gone Wild

One year on from the Tsunami that devastated parts of Asia, the mystery of its cause has been solved. Forget global warming, or climactic change. The answer is..scarveless women. MARLUDDIN JALIL, a Sharia judge who has ordered the punishment of women for not wearing headscarves, was uncompromising: “The tsunami was because of the sins of [...]

Why Marriage in Egypt Can Be a Real Drag

Reason #1: Drag-racing wedding convoys Cairo traffic police have launched a crackdown on joyriding wedding convoys they say add to the already considerable perils of the Egyptian capital’s streets.    A police official told AFP Saturday that traffic agents had been posted at strategic spots across the city to catch offenders and strip them of their [...]

Monkey Magic

Being a child of the seventies, I was a huge fan of Monkey. With fantasy plots, dubbed voices, and a catchy theme song, how could I not like it?   And it is not just me. Ask many people of my generation, and they’ll tell you the same thing – Monkey was magic. But, alas, [...]

Happy Chanukah to My Jewish Readers

  ..and I’ll be back after I eat one or two sufganyot

Quote of the Day

“I hope you will eat sufganiot or latkes, but don’t overdo it.” – Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.   Otherwise, you may end up looking like him.

The Goat That Could..and Did

There once was a man named Mugabe Who was the corrupt leader of Zimbabwe He was approached by a goat Which then pierced his scrot G-d bless that lil’ goat from Zimbabwe A billy goat did some rough, instant justice to the President when his motorcade stopped to refuel en-route to the eastern resorts of [...]

Merry Xmas to My Christian Readers

..and since I do not celebrate this holiday (Chanukah is tonight), there will be some Israellycool bloggie goodness for you today

More on Munich

As I discuss on this week’s Israellycool Podcast, Anti-Defamation League National Director Abraham Foxman crawls so far up Steven Spielberg’s tuchus, that he needs a miner’s lamp (kind of like the canary in the coal mine, in fact)   In response to claims that the film may not be historically accurate, Foxman states: “This is [...]

Separated at Birth

Some old Likud voter, and Uncle Junior from The Sopranos.