Stories about Humor from August, 2007
Syria: How Do You Feel?
Abu Fares shares his feelings with this clip that he shot in an art exhibition in Venice.
Guyana: Rainmaker
Guyana-Gyal wants to be a rainmaker…
Slovenia: Genealogy
The Glory of Carniola writes about the Slovenes’ indifference towards genealogy.
Serbia, Russia: Parliamentary Football
Anegdote writes about a football game that the team of Serbian parliament members lost to the team of Russian Duma deputies.
Serbia: SMS Templates
Anegdote shares a joke on the default SMS templates localized for Serbia; here's one item: “Turn on the news, a war is starting.”
Bahrain: Poetry Slammed!
This week Bahraini bloggers express their concerns about the country's electronic identity cards. With the school year about to begin, education is a hot topic. Be careful what you write when you send a job application – you might unwittingly become one of the new superheroes, The Employables! We finish with some strong opinions regarding the literary scene in Bahrain.
Jamaica: Musical Island
“Jamaica is a country of music” – and it fascinates Francis Wade.
Brazil: Ad campaign compares bloggers with monkeys
A traditional Brazilian newspaper launched an advertising campaign to promote its new website, and the core message of all video and visual pieces was based on a humorous approach of blogs as bad sources of information. One video piece went far enough as comparing bloggers with monkeys. As expected, the local blogosphere took it personally.
Tanzania: let's talk about textmessaging
Let's talk about textmessaging in Dar es Salaam:“And then comes the theme of this story. Somewhere along the route going at eighty kilometres per hour, the driver decides to send a text message. His eyes dart between the road and his deftly held cell phone. I am thinking, here I...
Guyana: Blogging Mojo
Guyana-Gyal is desperately seeking her blogging mojo…
Singapore: Senseless Records
DK is not amused by the world records that Singaporeans are happy breaking.
Trinidad & Tobago: Lawful CD ROM?
“Holy crap! $5,000 for a CD ROM?” wonders Manicou, on learning about a new CD Rom of the Laws of Trinidad and Tobago.
China: China Daily Messed Up Copy-and-Paste Job
ESWN has screen-shot the story of China Daily being mistakenly copy and paste Reuters’ sentence describing June 4 incident in Beijing Olympic report.
Bermuda: The Right Timing
Paradise Found “would like to institute a new timekeeping standard for Bermuda”…
Japan: Urban Legend
Mari Kanazawa listed out various urban legends that spread through Japanese society.
Bulgaria: “Something Cultural”
A wonderful story of an attempt to experience “something cultural” in the middle of “a mostly peasant summer” in Sofia – from Petya of Bighead: “Nothing can make a falafel taste better than a little bit of violin in the background.”
Slovenia: Slovinglish, etc.
A link to the post on “Slovinglish” as well as other picks – in this week's Best of the Slobs roundup at The Glory of Carniola.
Belarus: Eternal Flame
Eternal Remont takes a guess at what might be Russia's reaction to the following incident: “…last night, three drunk Belarussian youths have done what the Germans could not 60 years ago, by extinguishing the Eternal Flame dedicated to World War II soldiers in Minsk's Victory Square.”
Tunisia: Baklava Newspapers
Tunisian blogger Boudourou ridicules a paper in this Arabic post, for publishing an ad which urges readers to subscribe in return for a package of almond baklava.
Puerto Rico: Catchy New Slogan?
Gil The Jenius has come up with a new slogan for Puerto Rico: “Finally! A slogan We can relate to and that the rest of the world can grasp in a nanosecond. Refreshingly honest, but with a touch of hope that warms the heart.”
Trinidad & Tobago: That is the Question
“Now I think I'm someone of at least average intelligence, but for the life of me I can't figure out how to answer this question”: Manicou is stumped when filling out an application for a Trinidad & Tobago birth certificate.
