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- Cliches versus Reality
This isn’t something you’d expect out of Germany. It’s currently Carnival time in which people run around in costumes and various festivals and parades are held. Today is Rosenmontag. Parades, which are often political, featured a variety of politicians from America, Germany, France and Iran. In Düsseldorf, quite an uproar occurred because of the following [...]
- Absence
I just want to apologize to readers for being so behind on my blogging. I have about three weeks until I depart on my three month trip and still a long list of things to do. My marriage later in the year presents many a bureaucratic hurdle as do visa issues and a potential last [...]
- Home is where the hook is
Sent to us by Sean and picked up by John is the attempt by torrent site The Pirate Bay to buy Sealand (the micronation which we have talked about before). Apparently you can become a citizen if you donate money. I wonder if they recognize dual citizenship? I could use an extra passport.
- A Nation Mourns
This just in:
P.W. Botha, South Africa’s last hardline white president, died Tuesday, the South African Press Association reported. He was 90.
Known for his finger-wagging confrontational style and nicknamed the “Old Crocodile”Â? for his feared temper, Mr. Botha served as head of the white racist government from 1978 to 1989. Throughout his leadership he resisted mounting [...]
- Lords of Logistics
Totally awesome.
- Lifestyles of the Cruel and Despotic
Grendel sent me a link to a photography series at the German newspaper Die Zeit’s website. On it are 17 photos of the atrocious decorating, design and architecture that the world’s worst loved. The link is in German but you don’t need German to see the pictures and read the names.
This all comes from a [...]
- They’ll Never Learn
Ok, this is it. Sacha Baron Cohen is paying Kazakhstan for all the publicity right? It’s not possible they are just too stupid to stop giving it to him.
Kazakh invite for Borat creator
A top official from Kazakhstan has invited comedian Sacha Baron Cohen – who pokes fun at the country as his character Borat [...]
- Kitty Hawk Caption Contest
In true Gaijin Biker style, it’s time to submit your captions for this picture from the Kitty Hawk Tiger Cruise.
Submit your best caption!
UPDATE: See here for our first caption contest.
- WaPo a year behind Joe and Curzon
Joe points out that the Washington Post is coming a little late to the Koizumi-as-Anakin analogy, but that doesn’t mean we can’t have fun with Fireworks.
(Alternative version here.)
- Good to see that China has a sense of humor
New recruit joins Terracotta Army
A German art student briefly fooled police by posing as one of China’s terracotta warriors at the heritage site in the ancient capital, Xian. Pablo Wendel, made up like an ancient warrior, jumped into a pit showcasing the 2,200-year-old pottery soldiers and stood motionless for several minutes.
Mr Wendel is reported [...]
