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· March, 2006

Stories about Humor from March, 2006

Pulse of the Saudi Blogosphere

Mohsen Al-Awaji was freed after 11 days of detention, and Aya thinks this action by the government is a tangible lesson for Saudis: “Don’t you dare to criticize the government...

Written by Ahmed Al-Omran
30 March 2006

Russia: Soviet Humor

Lyndon of Scraps of Moscow translates a Soviet-time joke on how people in the West viewed people in the Soviet Union. The joke's still relevant today.

Written by Veronica Khokhlova
27 March 2006

Haiti: You Know You're Haitian When…

AyitiCheriConnexion posts (FR) an english language 35-point list of things that make one Haitian sent to her by a Haitian born outside of Haiti. AyitiCheri tacks on seven slides of...

Written by Alice Backer
26 March 2006

Bermuda: Awards scheme?

The Limey has a bit of fun at the expense of the promoter of an awards ceremony to which Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Halle Berry and others were allegedly invited.

Written by Georgia Popplewell
22 March 2006

Guyana: The phone conversation

Guyana 360 has received their copy of the recording of a phone conversation between the police commissioner and a member of parliament. Living Guyana doesn't seem to have received theirs,...

Written by Georgia Popplewell
22 March 2006

Cayman Islands: Grammar

Fed up with the quality of the writing in his comment thread, Cayblogger urges the people of the Cayman Islands “to unite in your indignation of all things grammatically incorrect,...

Written by Georgia Popplewell
21 March 2006

South Korea: Shamrocks and kimchi

The Asia Pages, who identifies herself as Korean-Irish-American in honor of St. Patrick's Day, makes a striking case for similarities between Irish and Korean men, particularly the inhabitants of Busan....

Written by Luisetta Mudie
17 March 2006

China: If at first you don't succeed

Need a fake mainland Chinese household registration card, marriage or divorce certificate, Hong Kong or Macau ID card, birth certificate, driver’s license or university degree? CSR Asia has the details.

Written by Luisetta Mudie
14 March 2006

Dating the Diaspora

Oranckay picks up on a very specific post by a Chinese American businesswomen and wannabe wife and mother on an online dating site, drawing a variety of comments from visiting...

Written by Luisetta Mudie
14 March 2006

Russia: “Preved, omerekancheg!”

A Chicago-based LJ user angstzeit encounters a Russian-speaking bear and through a flashmob of Russian commenters learns about the Preved!-mania. John Lurie's original drawing; hundreds of followups at ru_preved LJ...

Written by Veronica Khokhlova
13 March 2006

South Korea: The realm of the Mothers

The Asia Pages relates a long and intense debate about parental sacrifice and obligation with a Korean man on-line. In the end, she is told, she doesn't understand because she's...

Written by Luisetta Mudie
13 March 2006

Syrian Blogsphere in a week

The Syrian blogsphere took a very important step this week, launching Syria Planet. The first online portal for All Syrian bloggers. Encouraged by the blogging boom Syria witnessed this last...

Written by Yazan Badran
12 March 2006

Pulse of the Saudi Blogosphere

So, what's the most interesting stuff Saudi bloggers have been talking about in the past seven days? Let's take our weekly tour in the Saudi blogosphere to find out. Aya...

Written by Ahmed Al-Omran
11 March 2006

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