Stories about Humor from October, 2006
Guyana: Reality Shows
Providence Stadium puts forward a few ideas for Guyanese reality shows.
The Week that Was – Bolivian Blogs
Cartoon used by permission from artist Worries concerning a possible civil war in Bolivia have simmered for now. However, cartoon blogger (for a lack of a better term) Joaquin Cuevas was celebrated for his recent parody of the campaign for the Constituent Assembly, which originally said “Todos Juntos Hacia la...
Arabisc: Protests, Human Rights and Cultural Repression
With labour union elections coming up soon in Egypt, Manal and Ala are reporting about labour strike in Ain Shams University, where salaries were almost halved. على خلفية الصراع الطبقي اللي محتدم في البلد بقاله 5 سنين و اللي وصل ذروته السنة دي كع اقتراب موعد انتخابات المقابات العمالية بدأ...
Thailand: Bangkok's Latest Shopping Mall
In a city obsessed with shopping malls, Mike at bangkok.metblogs introduces the latest addition.
China: translation for Olympic
In order to prepare for the Olympic, the Beijing city has to double check its English signposts and other instructions. Sohoxiaobao has posted some translation jokes(zh): “folk culture village” is translated into “racist park”; a fired chicken dish is translated into “government abuse chicken”; and the word “dry” in Chinese...
South Korea: nuclear cartoons
Kotaji blogs about nuclear cartoons from local newspapers in South Korea.
Guyana: Mondegreen Queen
Guyana-Gyal's cousin Analis is the “master of mondegreens.”
Guyana: Invasion of the four-leaf clovers
Contrary to popular belief, in Guyana-Gyal's garden, four-leaf clovers aren't so rare. . . .
Japan: Samurai village on sale
Kaishin in Japundit reports that a samurai theme park is on sale now, and the price is roughly: USD$8,200,000.
Bermuda: The sound of independence
Valentine Michael Smith reports on a meeting convened in Bermuda to discuss the subject of independence, where 23% of the attendeed were “confused expats thinking they were attending a screening of The Sound of Music”.
Trinidad & Tobago: Double-agent graphic designer?
Nicholas Laughlin is convinced that an advertisement for a meeting of Trinidad & Tobago's opposition party was designed by a double-agent from the ruling party. He supports his claim by annotating a copy of the ad posted at caribbeanfreephoto‘s Flickr page.
Let's Go Save the Poor Congolese
At his blog, Alain Mabanckou, a Congolese writer living in California, gives a rather comic account of a conversation he had with his landlady after she sees a story on television about “the poor Congolese” (or maybe they were Africans from some other country whose “president has a long name”)...
A Groundnut Western?
Senegal is considering building a rail line that would pass through Casamance, inspiring Blog Politique du Senegal (Fr) to imagine a new kind of Western involving a train heist and a wagon car complete with saloon girls, an upright piano, poker and a bar brawl, with the Movement of Democratic...
South Korea: foreign actors deported
South Korean immigration authorities have handed down deportation orders for actors David Anselmo and Clinton Morgan, both of whom appeared in blockbuster “The Host,” for violating Article 20 of Korea’s immigration law. Robert Koehler's advice is: next time you engage in activities outside of your visa status in Korea, make...
Poland: Czech Flag Faux Pas
Warsaw Station reports on how Polish foreign ministry welcomed the Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov with a Czech flag.
Serbia: “Aphorisms”
Dictionary of the Serbian Mess translates some pretty hilarious political statements. Here's one: “This government unites the nation. Everybody is against it. – Zoran Stanojevic.”
Slovenia: Parking Habits
The Glory of Carniola posts a note with a funny exchange on some Slovenians’ parking habits.
Russia, Georgia: Unfriendly Relationship
A Tbilisi, Georgia, spice seller: “I was taking some photos in the Tbilisi's market and this lady, instead trying to sell me something, she asked me a portrait.” – by tomaradze Georgia (population approx. 4.4 million) arrested four Russian soldiers last week, charging them with espionage. Russia (population approx. 142.4...
Japan: outlook service
Want to look tidy and sharp? There is a new service in Japan that can help – JP in Japundit has the report.
Lebanon: Men, Women and Post-War Issues
The Lebanese blogosphere keeps growing day after day. Rampurple, who is a member of the Lebanese Blogger Forum and who maintains the Lebanese Aggregator in addition to her own blog states that the total number of Lebanese blogs in the aggregator have reached 287 so far. This makes the task...
Latvia: “Vote Smart” Video
All About Latvia posts a “vote smart” video, addressing the voters in the upcoming Saturday election.
