Posted By:  deane034 Posted On:  Jun 19, 2008	The Ultimate Inconvinent Truth
Yet another one of those global warming hypocrisies, this time from the patron saint himself. In the year since Al Gore took steps to make his home more energy-efficient, the former Vice President’s home energy use surged more than 10%, according to the Tennessee Center for Policy Research....... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  May 25, 2008	Martí’s Immortal Ideas
Reflections of Fidel: JUST a few days ago, a friend of mine sent me the text of a report from Gallup, the well-known U.S. opinion pollster. I started to leaf through the material with the natural lack of confidence given the lying and hypocritical information usually used against our...... [view]

Posted By:  mydemand Posted On:  May 21, 2008	School uniforms encourage rape, apparently.
From Marina Mahathir’s blog : KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian group condemned the uniform worn by girls at government schools, saying it encouraged rape and pre-marital sex. “The white blouse is too transparent for girls and it becomes a source of attraction,” National Islamic...... [view]

Posted By:  deane034 Posted On:  Nov 7, 2007	No Sir, No Porn!
Bike Uncle : No Sir, No Porn! hondata ballanna.. Police Uncle : hmm.. ehemada? (is that so) , now put down your trousers, we have had reports that you have a concealed weapon between your legs used for immoral purposes.... [view]

Posted By:  deane034 Posted On:  Oct 21, 2007	Bandulanomics : How to control Cost of Living.
Now why didn’t anyone think of this.. From the Daily Mirror : Prison sentences without bail will be included in the new Consumer Affairs Act (CAA) due to be presented as an “Emergency Act” to Parliament soon. The government announced these fresh measures yesterday in a bid tocurtail...... [view]

Posted By:  deane034 Posted On:  Jun 17, 2007	Today's WTF article : No abductions. people are just going away with 'hora' wives.
There have been many explanations given for the Colombo Abductions by this government. First they said the whole 'White-Van' thing is just crap (some of them were blue- but isn't that a bit too obvious!?) and then they claimed some of the so called 'abducted' are appearing in France and other...... [view]

Posted By:  deane034 Posted On:  Jun 15, 2007	President commended on human rights front
These days the DailyNews is the paper to read. GENEVA: President Mahinda Rajapaksa who arrived in Geneva on Wednesday to attend the 96th ILO conference, held discussions with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louis Arbour. President Rajapaksa came in for...... [view]

Posted By:  deane034 Posted On:  Jun 13, 2007	Be Lankan, Buy Lankan but don’t Be Stupid
The editorial of last week’s Sunday Times , was probably the worst socio-economic analysis I’ve read in a long time. The editor seems to be highly taken up by a JVP-inspired campaign which encourages Sri Lankans to buy locally manufactured goods over foreign ones via ‘awareness campaigns...... [view]

Posted By:  cherrie Posted On:  May 26, 2007	Idiocracy
Brian Tamaki is such an idiot. [ article ] So anyway, the phrase "Christian-based" intrigued me, so I found out that NZ ( from 2006 census ) was 1/3 "not religious". I just find religion so interesting because it probes the psychology of an individual and a group and an individual in a group....... [view]

Posted By:  deane034 Posted On:  May 1, 2007	Shall we kiss?
Shilpa Shetti seems to have a knack of getting herself into the spotlight. Previously, she was involved in the infamous ‘ big brother ’ fiasco; the latest incident involves Richard Gere (the guy from the movie, shall we dance) when he kissed her in public during an Aids Awareness event....... [view]