This & That, Ceci et Cela

Crank factoid of the day: fact that most Lithuanians have never seen Black people before sells a lot of flowers!  Hence the "black hussar" marketing gambit: "The flower shop in question, Tarp Geliu (Between Flowers), was advertising a Valentine's Day offer, charging 40 litas (12 euros or 8pounds) for its black delivery man dressed up as a hussar to deliver a bouquet of flowers. However, the same ...

Bremerhaven Zoo introduced the female penguins to try and establish more breeding pairs in its penguin pens. The zoo has far too many male penguins, while Kolmarden Zoo in Sweden has an oversupply of females. At Bremerhaven, the birds, which find new mates every year, form all-male pairs and adopt pebbles as if they were eggs. Last year, officials said the ...

"Fur-lined underwear has been banned in Uzbekistan after authorities deemed it too sexy. Sales of the furry slips have rocketed in temperatures that have hit the region of below minus 20C. But the government has now banned the lingerie saying they want to protect citizens from "unbridled fantasies" caused by wearing the soft fabric." Obviously, freakiness in ...

Captured on camera. Talk about road rage. Apparently, the motorist threw food out of window and the bike courier picked up the food and threw it back in his car. Then he charged out and dumped coffee on her and she keyed his car a bit. Then he goes gets to stomping on her bike and scuffling ensues... When the photographer followed the motorist back to his car ...

Let it snow; Snowmen across America stage march to protest global warming.

Snowmen from across the nation gather at the Washington Monument to protest global warming. "According to organizers of marches in Washington, Atlanta, Montreal, Berlin, London, Reykjavik, and Moscow, global warming is the primary cause of the steep reduction in the snowman population throughout the Northern Hemisphere. Demonstrators ...

"BEIJING- Migrant workers in south China are wearing adult diapers on packed trains heading home for the Lunar New Year holiday because they have no access to a toilet, state media said Tuesday." (Reuters)

Malaysian police law includes making detainees doing squats naked: "A Malaysian inquiry has called on the police to stop forcing some suspects to strip and perform naked squats. The inquiry, ordered after a video emerged of a naked woman doing squats in a Malaysian police station, said the practice infringed human rights. Complaints by Chinese tourists of similar treatment sparked a diplomatic row with Beijing. The video caused ...

All you movie-goers gotta love this one! What & how Arnold et al really get paid, practically tax free!  Goes to show you ain't nobody without a goood lawyer!  Interesting to see how Schwarzenegger gets paid $30 million for terminator 3 whether or not the movie gets made.  And that doesn't include contingent royalties compensation.

After finishing the course, it has just occurred to me that the best way for me to learn French/any foreign language is to take lessons in that language simultaneously with English language classes. Why? The Anglais class refreshes grammar rules while supporting acquisition of the new language which is based on a similar grammatical structure. E.g. it is easier to learn adverbs en Fran?ais when you are ...

Mm-mm-mm.  Is he cheating on you? To find out, go to this website.   Billed as an "online resource for women who have shared the experience of dating a no-good man"!  Fully equipped with a database and search engine of alleged cheaters, liars and cads.  If you've been played, add your own tale with the perp's picture to help warn everybody else.