This & That, Ceci et Cela

Diamonds/Bling warfare: visual update

May 29th, 2006 3:05pm

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Quel prix pour ces diamants (What price for these diamonds)? A self-explanatory, distubingly powerful visual from Amnesty International, France. However, I think there also needs to be more attention drawn to something discussed before; …

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Romanian clergy laid back like that

May 15th, 2006 10:03pm

As reported before, the air must be a bit different in Romania. This certainly bolsters the notion:
Police in Romania say they have caught a thief who stole money from a priest’s car while

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Berlin Brothels launch soccer sex campaign

Apr 30th, 2006 3:13am

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Everyone in Germany is über excited about the upcoming soccer world cup even the hos. Ja; prostitution is legal in Germany, so brothels are in a festive mood. One of the newer ones was launched …

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Datagraphic candy: Africa

Apr 23rd, 2006 12:48pm

Some candy for all infographic/datagraphy pimps out there. Also for those with the ignorant habit of referring to Africa as one country rather than as a continent containing 61 specific countries/territories; school yourself with this …

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Food for thought: world prison stats

Apr 6th, 2006 1:14pm
  • Half of the world’s prison population of about nine million is held in the US, China or Russia.
  • Prison rates in the US are the world’s highest, at 724 people per 100,000. In Russia the …
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    If you can’t beat ‘em…

    Apr 3rd, 2006 3:29pm

    5 fed-up Saudi Arabian women from Riyadh have undergone sex changes in response to their stifling male dominated society:

    Tired of playing second fiddle to men in the conservative, five women decided that if you

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    Seal update: Canadian seals (not the hunters) issue press release

    Apr 2nd, 2006 12:33pm

    Pamela Anderson, who admitted that she has never spoken with anyone involved in the sealing industry is the newest twat on the seal crusade-wanking block. And she’s threatening to cry us a river at the…

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    Canadian Seals give Brigitte Bardot the finger

    Mar 25th, 2006 1:57am

    Dumb is as dumb does; another crusade-wanker joins the seal fray. Brigitte Bardot came over to shed some vintage (71 years old) crocodile tears on the seal hunt protest. Equating animals to humans, she spoke …

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    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 has started calculating fees according to the …

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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 its surrounding stipulations despite several decades …

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