Archive for February, 2008
I’ve always wondered about this infatuation we have with license plate numbers. I mean it’s one thing to pay for specialty or vanity plates that have customized words/names, but the idea of paying thousands for just a pretty average number is kind of crazy. It’s been less than a year since license plates were changed [...]
Sixty Five
Sixty Five: The code for international direct dial phone calls to Singapore. Sixty Five: The year Emperor Nero kills his pregnant wife, Poppea Sabina, with a kick to the stomach. Sixty Five: The number of days Saudi blogger Fouad Farhan has been stuck in jail as of today. He is yet to be charged. – [...]
Saudi Arabia Bans The Color Red
I’m as cynical as the next guy when it comes to Valentines day in the Arab world, but this may be going a tad too far, no? It’s funny in a sad way. RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s religious police have banned red roses ahead of Valentine’s Day, forcing couples in the conservative Muslim nation [...]
Sixty Four
Sixty Four: The maximum number of strokes in any Chinese character Sixty Four: The amount of crayons in the popular Crayola 64 pack Sixty Four: In chess or checkers, the total number of black and white squares on the game board. Sixty Four: The number of days Saudi blogger Fouad Farhan has been stuck in [...]
It’s been interesting to note these last couple of days, the heightened interest Jordanians seem to have in US primary elections, especially post Super Tuesday. It’s the kind of attention usually given to the general elections, but I suppose there are various reasons which may explain the sudden interest. First of all, both satellite television [...]
Sixty Three
Sixty Three: The year Augustus Octavius Caesar, the first Roman Emperor, was born. Sixty Three: The atomic number of europium. Sixty Three: The number of days Saudi blogger Fouad Farhan has been stuck in jail as of today. He is yet to be charged. – Forty – Fifty – Sixty One – Sixty Two We [...]
Drinking Qasab In The Balad
After a lengthy discussion with friends last night about the craziness of prices in the country, courtesy of recent oil subsidy disappearances, we decided there was a need to do something inexpensive just to feel that the world still made sense. Hence we drove down to the balad in search of qasab sukar (sugar cane [...]
Sixty Two
Sixty Two: The atomic number of samarium Sixty Two: Age of David Ben-Gurion upon becoming Israel’s 1st Prime Minister Sixty Two: The number of days Saudi blogger Fouad Farhan has been stuck in jail as of today. He is yet to be charged. – Forty – Fifty – Sixty One We Are All Fouads
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