Stories about Humor from May, 2008
India: Dr Binayak Sen and the Government
Break All Chains on the case of Dr Binayak Sen, who is a public health specialist and currently jailed in India on charges of being associated with the Naxalite movement.
Zimbabwe: Taking your power back
Taking power back to the people in Zimbabwe: “As Zimbabweans, we also have to start taking our power – from the politicians and unelected ministers and military authorities who are running the country instead of the democratically elected parliament.”
Guyana: And The Winner Is…
Guyana-Gyal reveals the secret to winning and getting away with it.
Kuwait: Zero Hour for Elections
Kuwait is all set for its National Assembly elections on Saturday (May 17). A total of 246 male candidates and 27 female candidates are running for 50 seats in the hotly contested elections. Abdullatif AlOmar brings us a selection of posts on the elections and other matters from the Kuwaiti blogosphere.
Serbia: Future Coalition
A skit on the prospects of coalition-building in Serbia – at Anegdote.
Guyana: Hot Like Pepper
Guyana-Gyal‘s mother is making her famous pepper sauce – and asks her to go out and buy the “Secret Ingredient”.
Lebanon: The Lighter Side of War
Breaking the silence, Moussa Bashir, from Lebanon, shares some jokes he has translated from Arabic on the current explosive political situation on the ground.
Trinidad & Tobago: Maxi-ing Out
“Like politics, maxi travel has a morality of its own”: Ramblings and Reason provides a few tips on surviving travel by “maxi-taxi” in Trinidad and Tobago.
Lebanon: Laughing in adversity
“There are heavy gun-shots going on near us, and my roommate made me laugh amongst the shootings: ‘these are crazy mother-******s, i am happy to be as normal in comparison,'” writes Razan in Beirut.
Brazil and Orkut: made for each other?
Orkut, Google's experiment on Social Networking Services, is extremely popular in Brazil. More than 53% of Orkut users is Brazilian -- even more, if you take into account the Brazilian's profiles that don't show their country information and the profiles of Brazilians living abroad -- and more than 70% percent of Brazil's Internet users are actually profiled and active in the network. Daniel Duende takes a look on what are all these Brazilians doing there.
Russia: Putin Out, Medvedev In
On Wednesday, Dmitry Medvedev became Russia's third post-Soviet president. Bloggers discuss the outgoing president's legacy, the political situation in Russia, and the traffic situation in Moscow on the day of Medvedev's inauguration.
Malaysia: Different types of lecturers
Kampua Talk describes the different species of lecturers in Malaysian schools
Zimbabwe: Hey there! Mugabe is using Twitter
Online political jokes: So, Mugabe is twittering!: “meetings, meetings, meetings. very boring. 12:03 PM April 04, 2008 from web Ooooo, nervous morning. Sending the wife shopping. She is getting on my nerves. Thinking of shutting the electricity down for laughs. 09:21 AM April 01, 2008 from web”
Jamaica: The Right Answer
Francis Wade says that there are four types of information available in Jamaica – and only one of them counts.
Kazakhstan: Chaplin in Kostanai
Nurgeldy writes that a monument to Charlie Chaplin has appeared in Kostanai last week, which is a pretty ironic sign, as the only movie theatre in the city was demolished in 2007.
Benin: Election results, if Benin were the United Nations
Babilown [Fr] puts Benin's local election results in perspective: “[it's as if] the opposition won China, Russia, Brazil and Mexico, while the ruling party snatched up Belgium and even Canada, but also Crete, Malta, the Cayman Islands, the Vatican, Albania, Haiti, Barbados, Cap Verde, Estonia, Lithuania, Israel, Jordan, Rwandan, Saint...
Russia: “Putinisms”
Scraps of Moscow writes about “Putinisms” (and “Bushisms”).
Russia: Political Cartoons
Sean's Russia Blog writes about political cartoons in Russia.
Ukraine: Political Joke
A contemporary Ukrainian political joke – at Ukrainiana.
Trinidad & Tobago: The Business of Coffee
KnowProSE.com enjoyed most aspects of the Trade and Investment Conference in Trinidad and Tobago – except for the coffee: “Good coffee in the world means good business; it is the ink that flows through the hearts of business to the hands that sign the contracts. It is the PG universal...
Saudi Arabia: Imprisoned in the Office
Have you ever found yourself working late in the office? From Saudi Arabia, Ar6abon [Ar] shares with us this fascinating story about how he was locked up in his office one night.
