(When I arrived in Africa recently, my bags did not. The South African airline that remained in possession of my bags sent me the most amazing apology note, before proceeding to do nothing. This followed after the purser on the flight apologized for the lack of peanuts by announcing his regret that he did not…
BBC NEWS | Americas | A hurricane by any other name?
(One forecaster used to name storms for politicians who “wandered aimlessly and displayed erratic behavior.” Maybe we can revive that tradition…. kg) “If we go beyond Wilma, we’ll use the Greek alphabet,” said Nanette Lomarda, head of the Tropical Cyclone division at the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). BBC NEWS | Americas | A hurricane by…
Your Secret Confession
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India's rent-a-guest wedding agents
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BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Aborigine 'Alco' slur is avoided
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Cuba Creates International Disaster and Epidemic Brigade – Prensa Latina
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Kim Jong Il's second son to inherit Dictatorship
OhmyNews International I guess we’ll have to postpone our reunification celebrations… Kim Jong-il’s Second Son to Inherit Dictatorial Mantle North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has decided to pass the mantle of leadership of one of the world?ì ² most repressive regimes to his second son Kim Jong-chul (23), according to AERA magazine, a sister publication of…
Almost Before We Spoke, We Swore – New York Times
“William Shakespeare, in keeping with traditions of Elizabethan drama, peppered his plays with profanity and celebrated the vulgar as well as the sublime.” Almost Before We Spoke, We Swore By NATALIE ANGIER Published: September 20, 2005 Incensed by what it sees as a virtual pandemic of verbal vulgarity issuing from the diverse likes of Howard…
Fukn.us is being Sued! We've hit the big time!!!
(This is what I’m guessing my mysterious caller looks like…cd) Morning my Beautifuls! I just had the funniest call from a (wo)man who wouldn’t identify herself. She asked me lots of questions and absolutely refused to say fukn instead referring to our lovely site as funkn even when I politely corrected her. When I asked…
granma.cu -Cuba's success in minimising loss of life during Hurricane Michelle
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