This & That, Ceci et Cela

Put your money where your lard is

Mar 15th, 2006 10:58am
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Your German hotel bill (if staying at the Ostfriesland): 34p x your weight. From the same nation that just brought you tailor-made condoms comes this:

A German hotel…

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China Kettle 1, US Pot 0

Mar 9th, 2006 1:11pm

pot calling kettle black

The international committee of People Who Give A Shit (PWGAS) have released a report expressing concern that the US government is still yet to grasp the pot-kettle-black theory and…

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France’s first Noir newsman

Mar 8th, 2006 12:30pm

France has a lot of catching up to do… Crazy to hear that in the year 2006, the land of fromage, vin et ménage à trois (cheese, wine, & shagmeisters) has only just appointed its…

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Missed Dubai? Get Qatar then!

Mar 6th, 2006 1:00am

Qatar due to overtake Swiss per capita GDP

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Boutique Viticulture: Mexico’s renaissance

Mar 5th, 2006 11:37pm

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The wine industry in Mexico is undergoing a renaissance which is manifesting itself in the form of boutiques wineries in Baja California.  Some say its the next Napa…

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Canada to McCartneys: lay off our seals!

Mar 4th, 2006 9:33pm

Sometime yesternight, I paused by the living room where the TV was on and Larry King and Danny Williams (Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador province) yelled out “yo Geekette, you might wanna get in…

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Mistaken ID: Ford Mondeo or Benz wannabe?

Mar 3rd, 2006 11:02pm

And to think Ford paid the Bond franchise £14 million to get this car used by Bond who’s usually seen in an Aston Martin. Making the Casino Royale hype stinks worse than…

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Shitty Swiss; sewage plant now to produce caviar

Mar 2nd, 2006 9:35pm

Gives the concept of “shitty eggs” a whole new meaning…

A former sewage plant in Switzerland is to start producing caviar.  Fish expert Daniel Brunner has bought the building in Baeretswil ,near Zurich, and plans…

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Tailor-made condoms? Leave it to the Germans.

9:29pm

These days Forbes now counts billionaires instead of millionaires.  Likewise, the bar for pimpdom just got raised again.  So forget your tailor-made suits or bespoke shoes, this is really what tell…

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Silly gits; the muttaween superstars strike again.

10:42am

The Religious policeman contains the satirical reflections of Alhamedi on his dear nation Saudi Arabia and the superstars within it, especially the Muttawas/Muttaween. The latter are religious policemen/zealots; you know, the not-so-friendly dudes that may…

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