Archive for June 3rd, 2007

A Sigheh of Relief

From the country that brought us “Let’s wipe Israel off the map” comes “Let’s get married and divorced real quickly so I can have as much nookie as possible.” Iran’s hard-line interior minister is encouraging temporary marriages as a way to avoid extramarital sex, a stance many in this conservative country fear would instead encourage [...]

Lies

The Sydney Morning Herald reports: Canada has ousted Australia as the world’s friendliest nation and – to rub it in – China has knocked us out of the top 10 index that rates a nation’s brand name value. The Anholt Nations Brand Index (NBI) poll has found Canadians have overtaken Australians as the world’s friendliest [...]