Category Archives: Politics
Will the real Osama please stand up?
There’s an interesting article over at Kuro5hin about how there are notable differences in the CNN and Al Jazeera translations of the latest Osama bin Laden taped speech.
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Cheer Up
Who will win the presedential election? Things seem to be leaning in the direction of the world’s most accomplished terrorist, George Bush, but we may yet be surprised. Even if Kerry wins, however, it looks like W has the popular … Continue reading
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Irony
After an entry on sarcasm, here’s one on irony. The Google adverts down the right-hand side of this page are now proudly trying to encourage you, the humble blog reader, to depart this site in favour of those extolling the … Continue reading
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Sarcasm in the American press: Shock! Horror!
Europeans often tell me that Americans have no appreciation for or even perception of sarcasm. Indeed, I have noticed that many people here will sometimes say, “I was being ironic”, when they wish to indicate that they were attempting to … Continue reading
Freedom of religion
The British Royal Navy now allows Satanism to be practised on board its vessels. This seems to have caused quite a stir, which is rather odd, if you consider that the Church of Satan preaches the tenet of vengeance instead … Continue reading