Jul 25, 2007

mutarjim

فنط عبد اسود من فوق الشجره الى الارض وصار في الحال عندها وشال سيقانها ودخل بين اوراكها

Jul 22, 2007

bad news for socerers in kuwait

this comes from the daily star newspaper in kuwait:

Tougher measures against sorcerers

KUWAIT: MP Waleed AlـTabtabaie on Wednesday put forward a new proposal calling for more stringent penalties against those engaged in witchcraft sorcery.
The legislator proposed a penalty of ten years imprisonment and a fine of at least 5,000 Kuwaiti dinars for anyone caught practicing any form of sorcery.
In the same vein, the Islamist MP has called for similar penalties against potential accomplices, noting that anyone found to be engaged in the importation, possession or sale of materials used in sorcery should be subjected to a fiveـyear jail sentence as well as a fine of 3,000 Kuwaiti dinars.
Dwelling on the dangers of sorcery, he argued that this practice has enormous physical and mental ramifications on people with potentially fatal effects. ـ Agencies

Jul 10, 2007

its misuse of the day, it's amazing

from the international herald tribune and associated press comes "it's" misuse of today:

The Navy confirmed the departure of nuclear-powered USS Enterprise from it's home port of Norfolk, Virginia, with about 5,500 sailors and marines.

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/10/africa/ME-GEN-Gulf-US-Navy.php

Jul 4, 2007

who put the pepper

what does this song mean? where are these people putting vaseline and why? seriously?

WHO PUT THE PEPPER IN THE VASELINE
WHO PUT THE PEPPER IN THE VASELINE
WHO PUT THE PEPPER IN THE VASELINE
OH LORD HE CAN'T TAKE THE PAIN

WHO PUT THE PEPPER IN THE VASELINE
WHO PUT THE PEPPER IN THE VASELINE
WHO PUT THE PEPPER IN THE VASELINE
OH LORD HE CAN'T TAKE THE PAIN

TWO SISSYS LIVING HERE IN AN APARTMENT
WEEKS GO BY THEY NEVER PAY NO RENT
THEY NEVER LEAVE THE MAID A SOLITARY CENT
SHE PUT PEPPER IN VASELINE AND AWAY SHE WENT
(YOU SHOULD HEAR THEM)

WHO PUT THE PEPPER IN THE VASELINE
WHO PUT THE PEPPER IN THE VASELINE
WHO PUT THE PEPPER IN THE VASELINE
OH LORD HE CAN'T TAKE THE PAIN

SOLO

WHO PUT THE PEPPER IN THE VASELINE
WHO PUT THE PEPPER IN THE VASELINE
WHO PUT THE PEPPER IN THE VASELINE
OH LORD HE CAN'T TAKE THE PAIN

WHO PUT THE PEPPER IN THE VASELINE
WHO PUT THE PEPPER IN THE VASELINE
WHO PUT THE PEPPER IN THE VASELINE
OH LORD HE CAN'T TAKE THE PAIN

THEY CALLED THE POLICE TO COME INVESTIGATE
FOUR OCLOCK IN THE MORNING AND THEY'RE KNOCKING AT THE GATE
ONE WAS RUNNING IN, ANOTHER WAS RUNNING OUT
OH LORD HE GOT SOME PEPPER ON HIS MOUTH
(WHAT A MESS)

WHO PUT THE PEPPER IN THE VASELINE
WHO PUT THE PEPPER IN THE VASELINE
WHO PUT THE PEPPER IN THE VASELINE
OH LORD HE CAN'T TAKE THE PAIN

SOLO

WHO PUT THE PEPPER IN THE VASELINE
WHO PUT THE PEPPER IN THE VASELINE
WHO PUT THE PEPPER IN THE VASELINE
OH LORD HE CAN'T TAKE THE PAIN
OH LORD HE CAN'T TAKE THE PAIN

Jul 3, 2007

coffin joe

One summer a bunch of us at UCB rented a sublet from some grad students on Dana Street in Berkeley between Haste and Channing across the street from a church.

It was a cool pad, a three bedroom furnished with a balcony overlooking the street.

Overall I think there were about 6 different people living there that summer off and on.

My bedroom at one point was downstairs (later it was in the living room, I think because I was paying less rent). The wall to the bedroom downstairs bordered the garage, where the laundry machines and two parking spaces were.

A homeless man had made it his sleeping area too. I think he just pulled up the garage doors and went inside. He used to sleep right on the other side of the wall from me. He was a youngish (30-40) white guy with really greasy brown hair and a moustache. He looked like he could have been someone's strange brother in Ohio who wandered away one day. He always wore a gigantic backpack and would leave the garage fairly clean (apart from his presence).

He had bronchitis or something chronic and would cough all night, right next to my head.

Our household dubbed him "Coughing Joe" and he became a fixture in our lives for a short period of time. We never thought to kick him out or do anything about it, and for some reason the noise didn't bother anyone. Maybe we were just young.

Sometimes we'd go into the garage to do laundry and he would get up, scared, looking at you, his mouth was always open and he was drooling a lot, he never said anything, but if you just ignored him he wouldn't bother you, and he wouldn't mess with your clothes either, at least I hope he didn't.

He used to shave in our garage before heading out somewhere.

The other tenants in the building brought up the fact that they were uncomfortable with him in the garage and would we mind if they called the police on him. In our house we were all surprised because we never thought of that before but we let them call the cops who showed up one day and kicked him out with all of his stuff.

Later, silver padlocks were fastened to the garage and then all was very quiet and we felt bad.

Coughing Joe went out and did something else and then we did too.

The End