Stories about Humor from March, 2006
The Week That Was in Bahrain..
While Haitham Sabbah's pledge to add Palestine to Blogger, Yahoo and MSN has met with huge success, Mahmood continues to battle the demons with Mullas against a new Personal Law in Bahrain!
Trinidad & Tobago, UK: Pretend Carnival fete
Franka P. and her London friends pay homage to “that staple of Trinidad Carnival – the All Inclusive Fete” by organizing the “Carnival Saddos Pretend All Inclusive Fete”. Everything turns...
Philippines: Cappucino Revolutionaries
An oppositionist group's “Black Friday” protest against Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo – which involved wearing black, buying a drink, and hanging out at a local Starbucks – has earned...
The Balkans: A Joke About Radovan Karadzic
Meaghan of American For Hire shares a joke about Radovan Karadzic told by a cab driver in Belgrade.
Belarus, Slovakia: Lukashenko Cartoons
Lemuel Kolkava of Deleted By Tomorrow writes about the Slovak cartoonist Martin “Shooty” Sutovec and his initiative to use cartoons “for something meaningful”: “[…] I appeal [to] all cartoonists to...
Pakistan: A page in Bush's journal
Pakistan: A page in Bush's journal
Russia: Communist Party Card Loss
Laurence Jarvik retells a post-Soviet tale about the consequences of losing one's Communist Party card.
Russia: Olympic Cheburashka and Russian Hockey
Sergey Belyakov of RUBLog posts a cartoon of a really sad-looking Cheburashka, Russia's Olympic team's mascot, and lists the reasons for disappointment: the performance of the Russian hockey team, step...
