Archive for March, 2007

Another Endangered Species

The buck stops here…and I bet it wishes it hadn’t. A 20-year-old man received probation after he was convicted of having sexual contact with a dead deer. Gives new meaning to the words “Yes, deer.”

Predictable Developments

You had to know this was coming. Police are treating the death of Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer as suspicious and cricket officials say they believe he may have been murdered. Jamaican police announced today investigations had provided “sufficient information” to continue probing the coach’s death. Pakistan Cricket Board spokesman Pervez Mir said: “The police [...]

Danger, Danger!

I think humankind has just about hit rock bottom. (Hat tip: Ocean Guy)

Separated at Birth: Bad Toupe Edition

You may recall the wild hair of music producer/murder suspect Phil Spector, which made him look very much like someone else in trouble with the law.  Now it seems as though he has opted for a different toupe and a new look. There’s just one problem.

G-d Bless

Please keep Cathy and Maia in your prayers. And thank you Cathy for enriching so many lives through your writing.

Holyland Hooters

Hooters are expanding into Israel. U.S. restaurant chain Hooters, known for waitresses in low-cut blouses and short skirts, will open its first branch in Israel this summer, in the Mediterranean seaside city of Tel Aviv. “I strongly believe that the Hooters concept is something that Israelis are looking for,” Ofer Ahiraz, who bought the Hooters [...]

The Shame

AP reports on today’s terrorist attack (the shooting attack that wounded an innocent Israeli man, not the suicide bombing that was averted): Hamas shooting embarasses Palestinians Hamas militants shot and wounded an Israeli civilian near the main cargo crossing between Israel and the Gaza Strip on Monday, embarrassing the Palestinians’ new government and laying bare [...]

The Fighting Cocks of Iran

Last week, Iran were not too happy with the Hollywood war epic 300: Effects-laden war epic 300 has been criticised as an attack on Iranian culture by government figures.The Hollywood film, which has broken US box office records, is a retelling of a battle in which a small Greek army resisted a Persian invasion.   [...]

Death of a Coach

Updated (see below)   A day after Pakistan’s shock loss to Ireland (on St Patrick’s day, no less) in the Cricket World Cup, Pakistan’s coach Bob Woolmer has died after being found unconscious on the floor of his hotel room. Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer – a former England Test batsman – has died after being [...]

What About Bobby?

Looks like the Black Zionists Who Support Israel blog missed someone. Israel Singer and Bobby Brown were fired Wednesday from their posts at the World Jewish Congress. I’m guessing he wasn’t quite suited to the job. You know, his recent problems with the law, the not being Jewish part. It all added up. Good luck, [...]