Monthly Archives: June 2007

Man City may lose Sinatra

June 12, 2007 – 11:21 pm

Man City supporters have enjoyed the mangling the name of the club’s potential owner. Shinawatra fast became Sinatra. The fun may be short-lived, as the Thai court has frozen the assets of the Thaksin Shinawatra family. 73 Billion baht comes from the disputed Shin Corp sale to Singapore. The Thai banks insist that over 58.8 billion […]

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Paris Hilton banged back to Jail

June 9, 2007 – 3:43 am

This week Paris Hilton was unexpectedly granted a change of venue for her jail sentence. 42 days at home wearing a Gucci arrest anklet. Fox News screamed that this leniency was sending another negative message to the youth of America and called for her return to LA County Jail. Today they got their wish. Judge […]

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Old Blue Eyes

June 9, 2007 – 2:04 am

Thaksin Shinawatra’s comeback bid suffered a near-fatal setback this week, when the Constitutional Tribune dissolved the Thai Rak Thai Party. Loyal members have been issued a 5 year ban on any political activities. While Thaksin was not asked to step down as head of the Thai PGA, the ruling military junta has suggested that the […]

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Monks Dog-Eating Frenzy

June 9, 2007 – 12:23 am

At the debut of Gulf War One I was on the Spice Island of Ternate. Muslim men paraded about the streets, shouting out support for Saddam. The word amok or ‘going bloodmad crazy’ comes from the Indonesian language. As the only American within 500 miles I opted to wait out these manifestations before leaving the hotel for […]

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Pirates Of the Carribean – Part 3

June 7, 2007 – 11:34 pm

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN originated from a Disneyland ride. Moving figures portrayed a bucolic pirate raid on a seaside town. All fun and games with a ho-ho-ho and a bottle of rum. Reality had blood running in the streets and screams filled the ears of the hunted and hunters. Even worse Long John Silver liked […]

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