Archive for October 19th, 2008
The Macho Men of Iran
Besides their little setback, the Iranians seem to be trying to display a lot of machismo. For instance, in today’s Iranmania, we see headlines such as:
Iran’s show of air force strength
Irran to host World Most Powerful Men contests… (notice the double ‘r’ in Iran..hear them roar!).
On the other hand..
Larijani felicitates Iran’s junior football team …
Don’t [...]
Guinness Gives the Iranians the Bird
You remember Iran’s attempt to smash the record for the world’s biggest ostrich sandwich?
Well, it didn’t go so well. Can you guess why?
A. The Israeli team turned up with their own sandwich, forcing the Iranians to withdraw, complaining of stomach cramps.
B. The judges discovered the Iranians had photoshopped some extra meters on to the sandwich.
C. [...]
Separated at Birth: Sharma Tom Edition
Indian cricketer Ishant Sharma looks like a cross between Tom Cruise and Simba.
Reuters Again Trivializes Israel’s Security Concerns
More anti-Israel bias from Reuters, from a couple of days ago:
Filet mignon menu brightens fearsome West Bank wall
It might be a while before some future U.S. president prevails on Israel to “tear down this wall,” so Palestinian restaurateur Joseph Hazboon printed his menu on it instead…in waterproof colors.When Israel ran a towering concrete “security barrier” [...]
The Inevitable Palestinian Claim of Responsibility
Ma’an News reports:
An unknown Palestinian group inside Israel calling itself Ahrar Al-Lud has claimed responsibility for the Saturday morning attack on the Israeli military camp near the city of Rishon Letzion, south east of Tel Aviv.
The attack saw an Israeli soldier guarding the base lightly injured; his rifle was also stolen.
The group e-mailed a statement [...]
It’s a Dog-Eat-Car World
Welcome to the land Down Under, where women glow and men plunder dogs eat cars.
A Darwin man woke yesterday to discover dogs had eaten his car.
And he says it’s not the first time it has happened.
Clayton Dwyer, 47, of Millner, thought his girlfriend was kidding when she woke him up and told him his work [...]
