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Monthly Archives: December 2013
Uncle Trouble
Chubby’s aunt’s hubby, who was Chubby’s mentor and the second most powerful man in North Korea after Chubby himself, probably pissed Chubby off so much that he was labeled “human scum, worse than a dog” and executed. Yup. Liquidated. Honestly … Continue reading
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Three New Babies
A two-star Moretti at the top. Igino Moretti’s son-in-law is none other than Marco Biagini. The bottom two are by Matteo Stefani, a lawyer in Italy who carves pipes trademarked Don Florian.
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Let’s Not Shoot from the Hip
The lamentable riot attracted lots of stupid comments. Racial tensions can fan the flame of very destructive societal upheavals. Let’s not contribute to bigotry and anarchy. A lot of people will politicize and sensationalize what happened on Sunday night. Let’s … Continue reading
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An Advice to Young Men Looking for a Wife
They say when you go for a long drive with a girlfriend, remember to buy a pack of groundnuts. If she shells them for you and feeds you, that’s a keeper. They say when it comes to prawns, if she … Continue reading
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Unwrap Your Mind about Giving
This is the season for giving but have you wondered why you give? Someone I know once told me that gifts are often for the giver. We give to show we care, the size of our gifts or the monetary … Continue reading
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A Few More On My Shit List
I had a friend who wanted to buy me dinner; he asked me to wait for him and he would swing by to pick me up. After picking me up, he spent the next 30 minutes berating me and telling … Continue reading
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Sawadee Crap
King-makers in Bangkok were resentful that people actually win elections. They were disappointed and shocked that elections have resulted in someone whom they intensely disliked garnering enough votes to win. Later, they almost had a fit when this same person, … Continue reading
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Dim Sums
A huge swathe of mainly international airspace above the East China Sea was on November 23rd declared by China to be its Air Defense Identification Zone or ADIZ. All aircraft intending to fly through had to file flight plans with … Continue reading
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