Stories about Humor from October, 2008
Brunei: Cell phone cake
A birthday gift for whatiate2day from Brunei: a cell phone birthday cake
Guyana: Working It
Guyana-Gyal gives an example of the “true, true story that some watch while you labour in the heat, then they sneak in cool, cool and reap.”
Barbados, U.S.A.: Sorry, I Misspoke
Living in Barbados has a chuckle at the incorrect grammar being used in the media in recent weeks.
Trinidad & Tobago: In a Vacuum
This Beach Called Life writes an entertaining post about the fact that “the largest appliance parts store in Trinidad and Tobago discriminates against vacuum cleaners.”
Paraguay: Explaining the Global Economic Crisis with Monkeys
Muna posts an anonymous parable she says is the perfect analogy for the stock market nowadays. It explains the Wall Street Crisis with monkeys, and can be found both in Spanish and in English.
Hungary: Budapest's Colbert Bridge
Central Europe Activ writes about the urban development, environment and the Megyeri Bridge (aka Stephen Colbert Bridge) in Budapest.
Bahrain: Comedy without borders
Bahraini blogger Ammar, who runs the site Bahrain Talent, has just seen the Axis of Evil Comedy team perform in Bahrain – and was pleased that local comedians were able to hold their own on stage: “The act also introduced local talent; five comedians from Bahrain, unknown to most, but...
Venezuela: Socialist Shoes Seem Oddly Familiar
Simón Bécquer from the Alternative Reality blog in his post The Converse Shoes of the Socialist Youth [es] shows us the images for the new campaign for Venezuela's Socialist Youth, in which young people are asked to step into socialist shoes. However, these shoes, modelled and shown by President Chávez...
Grenada, Jamaica, U.S.A.: The VP Debate
Grenadian Blah Bloh Blog and Can a Jamaican take Cali sound off about last night's US Vice-Presidential debate.
Guyana: Cartoonist Passes On
Living Guyana acknowledges the passing of retired Stabroek News cartoonist Hawley Harris.
Hong Kong: Banned Halloween Ads
Every year, the Ocean Park in Hong Kong would organize Halloween party for attracting visitors. However, its advertisements faced a lot of complaints from the public. This year, some of its clips were banned. But one of the the banned clip is now circulated via youtube and has attracted a...
