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...
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,'”...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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.
