the fundamental rule of the sopranos: no one lives forever

στις 12 Μαρτίου ξεκινάει το έκτο season των sopranos στο hbo. ευτηχώς θα έχουμε κι άλλο ένα season, δυστηχώς όμως θα είναι και το τελευταίο.

εν τω μεταξύ, το new york magazine έχει αφιέρωμα στους sopranos. όποιος είναι fan,
check it out

hands-on experience with prez clinton

after leaving office, president clinton set up the clinton foundation. the foundation is "looking to hire interns for a hands-on experience.
why does it come as no surprise that during their time together, both the president and interns were all smiles?

"We put our cigarettes out on him because he was a Jew."

may he rest in peace

what's even more worrying is "the probable involvement of relatives and neighbors, beyond the immediate circle of the gang [of kidnappers], who were told about the Jewish hostage and dropped in to participate in the torture." (nidra poller, thursday's wall street journal)

here come's the bride...

there is a saying "one man's trash is another man's treasure". in this case it's more like "one man's goat is another man's treasure"

a cure for insomnia

διάβασα πριν λίγο καιρό ότι θα πωλούνται οι ταινίες του θ. αγγελόπουλου σε 2 dvd box sets. επίσης, τις προάλλες σε ένα video club είδα προς ενοικίαση τις ταινίες του. απλώς απόρησα ποιος θα αγόραζε ή θα νοίκιαζε τις ταινίες του αγγελόπουλου. δηλαδή, γιατί θεωρείται τόσο καλός σκηνοθέτης? βρίσκω τις ταινίες του ανόητες και ατελείωτες, ένα μονότονο και βαρετό σκηνοθετικό έργο. αναρωτιέμαι ποιος θα πλήρωνε για να τις έχει ή για να τις δει...

koran for the (m)asses

a german court on thursday sentenced this guy to a year in jail (which was suspended) accusing him of insulting islam by printing the word "koran" on toilet paper and offering it to mosques read about the poor guy here

i think the west needs to lighten up a little

in the name of tolerance...

following a complaint by a muslim employee, novelty pig-related items (including toys, porcelain figures, calendars, and even a tissue box featuring winnie the pooh and yes, piglet) have been banned from a council office in the uk (benefits department at dudley council, west midlands) -- in order to not offend muslim staff.

the ban of piglet follows another incident at burger king in the uk, where bk withdrew its ice-cream cones from its british restaurants because another muslim complained that the swirl on the lid resembles the word "allah" in arabic script.

one is to wonder: is banning piglet or the abstract swirl on burger king's ice-cream a victory for tolerance? if muslims want to live in the west shouldn't they learn to coexist with piglet and the bk swirl? and if they can't coexist with these fictitious and abstract innocent images how are they ever going to accept a pluralist western society?

image makeover

hitchens: stand up for denmark!

an excellent article about denmark, the cartoons, and the implications.

"The incredible thing about the ongoing Kristallnacht against Denmark (and in some places, against the embassies and citizens of any Scandinavian or even European Union nation) is that it has resulted in, not opprobrium for the religion that perpetrates and excuses it, but increased respectability!"

read the article here

who's more deadly: the birds or the birdbrains?

bird flu deaths 3 years: 91 people
bird flu deaths in jan-feb '06: 15 people

cartoon deaths in 2006 from feb.6th-18th: 43 people

this mohammed is sweet

iran, following the extremely inane example set by the u.s.a. with "freedom fries", has decided to rename danish pastries "mohammed" pastry.

this definitely raises the crisis to a whole new level.

what i find interesting is that islamic tradition prohibits images of allah and the prophet mohammed; but in iran i guess all these religious lunatics don't get offended if someone says "i always have mohammed after lunch" or "mohammed looks delicious" or even "i can't talk now, i have mohammed in my mouth".
makes it all sound very kinky

suicide girl

for all those who have the delusion that hamas is something other than a terrorist organization who starts training at a young age. read this for more

if you can't beat 'em, join 'em

first, we take mcdonald's, then we take berlin

"Ah you loved me as a loser, but now you're worried that I just might win
You know the way to stop me, but you don't have the discipline
How many nights I prayed for this, to let my work begin
First we take McDonald's, then we take Berlin"
(lyrics, first we take Manhattan, l.coen)

quiz

can you spot the animals?

the second coming of christ

"and he will appear a second time not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him" (hebrews 9:11,28)

what a dick...

always knew to not trust vice-president dick cheney. he actually shot someone on a duck-hunting trip. what's ironic is that dick's voted against every gun control initiative he's examined. maybe this little incident will shake some sense into him

the paradox of choice

this...



or this...

νέο παιχνίδι...

θα είχε άδικο η lego (δανέζικη εταιρία παιχνιδιών) αν έβγαζε αυτό?

every revolution goes better with coke

η σύγκρουση των πολιτισμών...

we're # 2, we'll now have to try harder...

παγκόσμια έρευνα (33 χώρες) του bbc world service αναδεικνύει το ιράν ως "the nation with the most countries giving it a negative rating". αυτή τη θέση στο παρελθόν την είχε η αμερική...

σκέφτομαι ότι ίσως τα πράγματα να ήταν διαφορετικά αν η ελλάδα ήταν στο δείγμα των 33 χωρών...

stop the lunacy

the mustafa shag

wait till the muslim rioters find out about this depiction of their prophet. (mustafa was one of the names given to prophet mohammed)

things to make you think

οι μουσουλμάνοι ως ποσοστό του παγκόσμιου πληθυσμού:
2000: 19%
2025 (πρόβλεψη): 30%

αριθμός σημαντικών βίαιων συγκρούσεων:
1991: 58
2005: 22

ποσοστό λατινοαμερικάνων που θα προτιμούσαν έναν δικτάτορα από μια δημοκρατία αν τους βελτίωνε τις συνθήκες που ζούνε:
50%

αριθμός αμερικάνικων φορολογικών δηλώσεων των οποίων η επεξεργασία γίνεται στην ινδία:
2003: 25,000
2005: 400,000

απορία

γιατί όποτε συμβαίνει το οτιδήποτε στην ελλάδα ζητείται είτε η επέμβαση του κράτους είτε η επέμβαση του εισαγγελέα;

διαπίστωση

στις ηπα έχουνε τους neocons, στην ελλάδα έχουμε τους neocomms...

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