
Makmende n. someone who thinks he’s a superhero, popular Kenyan terminology from the 90s.
Proof that this here recession has been causing all kinds of creativity:
From HeraldNet:
Everett WA — Five baristas are accused of engaging in prostitution at an Everett bikini espresso stand following a two-month undercover…
Belgian dairy farmers protesting falling milk prices by dumping 3 million litres on their fields in addition to marching outside the EU headquarters in Brussels. Via BBC.
Comedian Wanda Sykes qualifies Rush Limbaugh’s criticism of and hope for the Obama administration to fail as treason. “… he musta been the 20th hijacker, but was too strung out on…

It has all come to a head; Icelandic Prime Minister announced the Icelandic government’s collapse yesterday. He probably wanted to avoid finding out what else could happen after having his…
Revealing reasoning on why *nothing* is being done about the unfolding tragedy in Burma (via Znet):
The image was stunning: tens of thousands of saffron-robed Buddhist monks marching…