· April, 2007

Stories about Humor from April, 2007

Cuba: Cousins Make Dozens

“I think it’s a given that if you’re Cuban, you’ve got a cousin (or twelve) somewhere,” writes Babalu Blog. “Along those same lines, there is no way you can mention...

20 April 2007

Guyana: Do The Chicken!

The Jolly Spectator reports that the enthusiastic, fun-loving attitude of Irish cricket supporters (not to mention their team's unique dance moves) have made the Irish the darlings of the Caribbean:...

19 April 2007

Guyana: Parent-Child Relationship

“Everyday, in between silly mother-daughter struggles, we insist on taking care of one another…sometimes we appreciate, sometimes resent because it feel so over-protective; other times, we take it for granted.”...

18 April 2007

Bangladesh: Khaleda and her hair

Biting wit at imperfect world 2007 on a politician being expelled from the country. “Well the big news is that the country is going to expel Khaleda. The main reason...

17 April 2007

Trinidad & Tobago: Salt Fish

Thebookmann takes a detour from his Caribbean Fruit theme to photograph saltfish (salted cod), a popular regional dish that has also been the subject of double entendre in some of...

17 April 2007

Japan: Will Day

Joe Jones blogs about the April 15 Will Day and Japanese Will Law in Japan Law Blog. The day is designated by the Japan Federation of Bar Associations.

16 April 2007

Russia: Namesakes

Stepping away from the drama and farce of Ukrainian politics, here is a story about namesakes, posted by Chechen journalist Timur Aliev (LJ user timur_aliev).

11 April 2007

Russia: Spring

The Turkish Invasion celebrates his one year in Russia and, with some unfortunate delay, the arrival of spring.

11 April 2007

China: On Wang Xiaobo ten years later

Blogger and Life Weekly editor looks back at another renowned cultural critic—Wang Xiaobo, on the tenth anniversary of Xiaobo's death, how he relates to works from someone a generation older...

10 April 2007

Slovenia: 35 Facts About Slovenes

The Glory of Carniola posts “35 facts about Slovenes” – which “seem to be written from the perspective of second-generation Slovenian immigrants, presumably in the U.S. (The big clue being...

9 April 2007

Bangladesh: The Cricket Fan

a bengali in TO comes up with a list of likely give-aways of a person being a Bangladeshi cricket fan. “You also harbor grand delusions that no matter how bad...

9 April 2007

Aruba: Shopping, Aruba-style

Arubagirl gets nostalgic about La Linda , which, to her, represented the glorious disorganization of the Aruban shopping experience: “If one would want an old-fashioned kitchen appliance, La Linda would...

9 April 2007