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New York, 7:36 AM
Mon Dec 7
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05:42 AM
A father-of-three who was found with a microscopic speck (0.003g, invisible to the naked eye) of cannabis stuck to the bottom of one of his shoes was sentenced to four years in a Dubai prison last year: [www.thisislondon.co.uk]
They also arrest people for over the counter medications: [news.bbc.co.uk]
05:38 AM
Anyway as someone who lives (illegally) in another country I can add these rules.
7. Don't fuck with the local girls. Bothering local girls is the easiest way possible to get beaten up by locals and then arrested by the police if you try to defend yourself. This is true in nearly any country in the world.
8. Don't go to the cops for anything. You'll get put on a list and any time a crime happens and a foreigner who vaguely fits your description is described as the person who did it you'll get hassled. If you are mugged or sexually assaulted go to the US embassy instead of the cops. In general if you were mugged and didn't lose that much money and weren't hurt that bad don't even bother the embassy. Just deal with it.
9. If you are a gay man be very, very careful who you hit on. Many straight euro men dress, look and act exactly like gay American men and are ridiculously homophobic. Your gaydar will not work. They will beat you up and good luck getting any help from the cops in that situation.
10. Avoid cocaine in Europe. For one, it's insanely watered down at this point so you'll have to do tons of it to get buzzed. For another ,the bars have really, really gotten tired of coked up Americans and Brits and will probably turn you in to the cops themselves if you act like a fucking cokehead.
03:57 AM
Seriously, Obama needs to just go on TV once and for all and utter these words: Can everyone please get over the fact that I'm half black? There's so much more going on right now to criticize about Obama and it has nothing to do with the color of his skin. Makes me wonder if all this racist/not a racist bullshit is a cover for both sides to keep us distracted from the real issues at hand.
12:48 AM
12/06/09
"So what should we do?," the voiceover actor asks in a he-man voice. "Fight or Roll Over? Go to Fight or Roll Over Dot Com and tell us."
Dear Time Warner Cable:
Roll over and play dead until you can write an ad that presents something that touches on the issues. Also, reinstate the old channel selection system. Everyone hates the new one.
Happy Holidays,
S. J.
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" I guess (*gulp*) I'm an elitist, intellectual snob!"
For the love of Mike.
12/06/09
It's nice to hear people be honest about themselves, yes?
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[www.hulu.com]
12/06/09
Except this, which just made me giggle:
"Science can do what natural selection never would have done," Mr. Busch said. "She never would have dated me."
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