Not ska?

Are you listening to the same music that the rest of us are?

On the planet that the rest of us live on that type of music is called ska.

What do they call it on your planet?

I've never seen "mannequin" spelled like that. I learn something new here just about every day!

I think it was Peter Coyote, too.

They taste like horseshoe crabs.

sw:

Good catch! I've added a warning for people who are frightened of breasts.

Yes - "P" is what the call crystal methamphetamine in New Zealand.

I don't think anyone knows for sure why P is the nickname, but several websites I looked at advance the theory that it stands for "Pure."

72 hours in a year?

I think they're missing a couple of zeros.

I commuted into Boston/Cambridge/Waltham, Massachusetts for a number of years. Some quick math reveals that I spent 500+ hours per year stuck in traffic.

Thank god for NPR.

1. My comment has nothing whatsoever to do with "Jews."
2. I don't doubt for a moment that the story is true - that some crazy person somewhere in the Islamic world has condemned Micky Mouse. Remember the gay Teletubbies scandal in the US?
3. The problem with MEMRI is that it cherrypicks Arab/Persian media for stories that make Arabs/Iranians look like either fools or killers. Try to find a MEMRI story about a Muslim's kindness or a Palestinian saving the life of an Israeli who accidentally ends up in Gaza after making a wrong turn. MEMRI isn't in the business of translating articles like that for the English-reading world's consumption.

It looks like their campaign has some sympathizers here on this thread! Notice how they lash out at me for suggesting that perhaps the 1.4 billion Muslims in the world aren't all medieval savages.

"The truth hurts, eh, Adam?" - you mean the version of the "truth" that says that implies that Muslims are stupid, petty and mean? Yes, Evil Pundit - I do find that particular variety of "truth" to be quite hurtful.

Finally, as for you, Stephanie: Shame on you for implying that I'm an anti-Semite because I've pointed out the negative bias of the organization responsible for this particular set of "news."

Rest assured, Stephanie - if a known clearinghouse for anti-Jew, anti-Israel or anti-Zionist propaganda ends up being responsible for a story that gets play here or elsewhere, I'll be sure to point that out as well.

The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) is widely considered to be an anti-Muslim, anti-Arab, anti-Persian "hate" organization with both overt and covert ties to Israeli military intelligence.

A review of the stories MEMRI translates and makes available reveals that most if not all of them fall into the "Muslims are fools" or "Muslims suck" categories.

MEMRI stepped into the propaganda breach in the wake of 9/11 supplying English readers with a cornucopia of negative stories in English reinforcing negative stereotypes about the Muslim world.

Thank you, Johnny Cat. You may present me with my crown in the throne room.

I couldn't find it on BB just now.

It was on Boing Boing? I thought I was so clever for digging this up.

Maybe I beat them? I'm going to check.

I got some weird results...

For "Wang" it didn't include China at all.

For "Hussein" no country in the Middle East was included, nor was Pakistan - but India showed up.

My guess is that their database has big holes in it.

I can hypnotize clams.

I've personally witnessed chicken hypnosis.

Guyliner.