american hero

apparently superman has threatened to renounce his US citizenship ... i was never aware he had one to begin with ...
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love it

this is awesome ...

one word

why?

mile high

An estimated 12,000 to 15,000 people all exhale marijuana smoke as the clock hit 4:20pm during the 4/20 event on Norlin Quad at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado April 20, 2010.
REUTERS/Mark Leffingwell

daddy's little girl

(AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Julia Lira, 7, dances during a rehearsal by the Viradouro samba school in Rio de Janeiro late Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010. The tiny dancer will be at the helm of the Viradouro samba school's parade at the upcoming Rio carnival. The Viradouro samba school has been known in the past for having local superstar actresses at the front of their shows.
A judge is considering blocking Julia's participation. A state agency that defends children's rights says she's too young to take on a traditionally sexy role. But the girl's father, who happens to be the president of the Viradouro group, says Julia is a natural who can easily samba through the 80-minute parade route in Rio's sweltering summer heat.
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3arab

The organizers behind acclaimed Barbadian singer Rihanna’s planned concert in Abu Dhabi on New Year's Eve are denying media reports that the star has been told to trade in her trademark revealing, raunchy stage gear for a more wholesome look in her gig at the Emirates Palace Hotel in the emirate.
“The facts and figures recently reported around Rihanna’s Abu Dhabi concert are totally inaccurate,” said concert organizer Flash in a statement quoted by the United Arab Emirates-based English-language newspaper Gulf News.
The wardrobe row surfaced after the British tabloid the Daily Mirror claimed in a report over the weekend that Rihanna had been instructed to dress more conservatively for her show in Abu Dhabi and that the 21-year-old star was “tearing her hair out over what to do" about it.
The article also claimed Rihanna was being paid a whopping $500,000 for her performance, a sum for which the Daily Mirror said the star is likely to leave her latex body suits and extravagant bras in the closet.
So Rihanna’s team is now said to be working around the clock to somehow figure out a way to make Rihanna's daring stage outfits go along with the local traditions in Abu Dhabi, which prides itself as the more mature and conservative brother of neighboring, freewheeling Dubai.
But Rihanna's supposed scrambling for a more wholesome look so as to not upset her conservative fans might prove a challenge.
“She knows that she'll have to compromise her style to fit in with local traditions, but a huge part of her show is her sexy stage gear,” an unidentified source told the Daily Mirror.
Aside from maybe having to cover up in a sweater and a pair of jeans in her planned New Year's Eve gig, the British tabloid also suggested that Rihanna and her crew might also have to ring in the new year with soft drinks and juice instead of champagne, saying the singer may have to obtain a special license to store alcohol in her dressing room during the concert.
The incident is likely to mark this year's last wardrobe row in the Middle East, but it's certainly not the year's first.

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here's a crazy thought ... how about just NOT INVITE HER ...

btw do you like the photo ... i did that myself ...

burka barbie

One of the world's most famous children's toys, Barbie, has been given a makeover - wearing a burkha.
Wearing the traditional Islamic dress, the iconic doll is going undercover for a charity auction in connection with Sotheby's for Save The Children.
More than 500 Barbies went on show yesterday at the Salone dei Cinquecento, in Florence, Italy.

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smelly cat

apparently it's a trend now for guys to wear women's perfume ... at least that's what this guy at work told me ... but the scent shouldn't be too feminine he said ... and i was like what that's not true ... and he was all surprised that i had never heard of this before ... and i was like yeah sure whatever liar ... but he said he wasn't joking and started swearing to god and stuff ... so i was like why ... i mean there's plenty of men's colognes out there that smell great ... so why ... and he was like i don't know but a lot of guys are doing it these days ... has anyone heard of this "trend" before ... it's wrong i tell you ... wrong ...

باب الحارة

i didn't really get what the point of this article was ... but i have to say i found it very amusing ... and i'm sure you will too ... read it ...

Beiruti Parks

this park was extremely close to where i used to live in beirut ...

ذاكرة ستُمحى هو عنوان حملة أطلقتها مجموعة من المواطنين المعنيّين بهويّة مدينة بيروت، احتجاجاً على مشروع بلدية بيروت القاضي بتحويل جنينة الصنائع إلى... موقف سيارات! وستشهد الحديقة التي تعود إلى عام 1908، تجمّعاً احتجاجياً عند العاشرة من صباح السبت، للمطالبة بوقف المبادرات التي تلوّث البيئة، وتشوّه بيروت، وتبتلع ذاكرتها، وتحرم أهلها فسحة أخرى للحلم والأمل

Simpson Stamps

Nancy Cartwright, the voice of Bart Simpson, signs a poster at the unveiling of the new 'The Simpsons' U.S. postage stamps at the Twenty Century Fox Studios in Los Angeles on Thursday, May 7, 2009.

(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Exhibit

Political & Financial Cartoons of Steven Breen:
Winner 2009 Pulitzer Prize

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شاء من شاء و أبى من أبى

Lebanese Politics on Facebook

an interesting and funny article in today's edition of al-akhbar ... click here ...

SAD

i never knew about this until today when someone told me about it ...

apparently there is another holiday that is celebrated on february the 14th ... it's known as singles awareness day (SAD) ...

check out the wikipedia entry ... and the official website ...

Anti-Valentine

You Can't Friend Me, I Quit!

a nice article about facebook ... for those who are bored at work and want something to kill the time ...

WiKi

an interesting article about wikipedia for anyone who's interested ... just something to read if you're bored at work ...

Old Traditions Die Hard

Ceramic figurines called 'caganers' of US President-elect Barack Obama are seen at the Santa Llucia Fair, on December 2, in Barcelona. Statuettes of well-known people defecating are a strong Christmas tradition in Catalonia, dating back to the 18th century.

(AFP/File/Lluis Gene)

that has to be the weirdest christmas .. no make that holiday .. tradition i ever heard of .. more on the subject of caganers here ... i wonder if this tradition was the inspiration for mister hanky .. also .. it doesn't look like obama much does it .. it looks more like fred armisen when he plays him on snl ..