Each week we offer a review of headlines that appeared in the world’s press with our own commentary.
Sweden, The Local: “Chocolate Penis Craving Lands Man In Court”
I think the judge drooped the case.
Saudi Arabia, Saudi Gazette: “Remove Sex Curriculum From Schools”
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Each week, we survey the world scene about the ordinary events of life. This entry is about nothing, but, being about nothing, it is about everything.
I saw a sign saying, “Dolls Heaven.” I wonder if gay and lesbian dolls are allowed in Dolls Heaven.
If you see a group of elderly people in the morning having […]

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The history of the Soviet Union was marked by attention as to whose picture hung where, how large was the portrait, who was in the portrait and who was not. The game of picture politicsl appears to have continued into the current era of Putin and President Medvedev. During the Putin presidency, anyone in a […]

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Each week we offer observations on life without any effort on our part to prove the accuracy of these comments. They are the reflections of a 77 year-old kid on what goes on throughout planet Earth.
Don’t you wish you could fling a five dollar bill on the counter of a gas station and say, “fill […]

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Putin Russia is a free country and any newspaper can express its opinion provided it does not cross the line of what Putin thinks is allowable expression of opinion. The eXile, a Moscow based satirical biweekly apparently cross the line and it will disappear from Moscow newstands. The Moscow biweekly which has been publishing for […]

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The man read his London Times oblivious to the individual sitting next to him who was gazing off into the wide blue yonder. It wasn’t until his fellow passenger had left that the man noticed a packet of papers had been left behind. He opened the packet and found pages stamped, “UK Top Secret” and […]

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There apparently are those who do not recognize the important battle being waged on the American home front to protect our fighting men and women from potential dangers that are posed by forces of pornography. Many anti-pornography groups are alarmed that formerly banned Penthouse and Playboy are now back on the shelves in PX newstands […]

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Each week, we offer comments about the state of the human condition on planet Earth.
I have never used text messaging. Exactly how has my life suffered?
People leaving a movie theater immediately put a cell phone to ear. Are they interested in telling friends about the movie or are they concerned the Earth has been destroyed […]

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Nobody Asked Me But,
I nver pay more than $2 for an umbrella. It if doesn’t work, I get wet. Big deal.
I frequently am confused in modern libraries. I only feel calm when I touch the books.
I miss the old days when Irish politicians ran the Democratic Party. At least there was a sense of loyalty […]

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The recent story which hit the world media about sale of “Hitler dolls” in the Ukraine is a classic example of how the media spreads misinformation. The story began two weeks ago when Andriy Kapustin wrote an article in a Ukranian newspaper under the deliberately shocking headline: “Undress Hitler or BarbieFuhrer as a gift.” He […]

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