Modern crusade weapons
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I read something on Omar’s blog today (post mainly in German), caught myself IM’ing all and sundry about it and thought “What are you doing there? You’ve got a blog yourself. Publish something!”
For all of you who - like me - never considered pig’s trotters as food (Anyone for a nice knuckle sandwich? 
) but are loath to simply always throw everything away, here’s a real novel idea for a different use: as a modern weapon for our Christian values.
How (and probably why) so, you ask? Aha! Norway is showing us the way.
In the Norwegian city of Bergen the Muslim community will be without a mosque for a time as the old one will close at the end of this month, while the building of the new one is apparently behind schedule.
Labour Party politician Jerad Abdelmajid suggested that the city’s Muslims should hold their Friday prayers in Torgallmenningen, Bergen’s central square, from then on.
Now, that might indeed prove a nuisance if it is a big community, but I suppose that the new mosque had been promised to be finished on time, and would say that it is the Muslim community’s right to express their unhappiness about this problem by peaceful means. (I distinctly remember people saying that “they” should learn peaceful protest instead of setting flags on fire and becoming violent after some of the Muslim over-reactions to the cartoon scandal… And what better way of peaceful protest than public prayer?)
But of course in a civilized country «Muslims having their Friday prayers with their butts in the air in the city center is no solution» (Vidar Kleppe, leader of the “Demokratene”, an extreme populist party) and in turn calls for a civilized response.
City council representative «Kenneth Rasmussen told newspaper Dagbladet’s web site that Bergen residents should hang up pig’s feet and play pig squeals over loudspeakers to scare off Muslims, and claimed these tactics worked when he was a soldier for the United Nations in Somalia and Lebanon in the 1990s.» (quotes and general info taken from The Aftenposten)
As an aside, this throws a very interesting light on what United Nations soldiers are doing over there in foreign countries. (Or on what Mr Rasmussen was smoking while being there.)
The Iraqi Konfused Kid summed the reason for a (real or imagined?) success of this tactic up pretty well in a chat I had with him today:
Konfused Kid: That’s oversimplification surely
Konfused Kid: They weren’t probably scared of the pig’s feet
Konfused Kid: but of the crazy squealing dude with the gun
Who wouldn’t be…?
Just close your eyes and picture the scene, if you will…. Armed persons (United Nations soldiers or no) running at you, waving pig’s feet and squealing (Hey, that reminds me of Braveheart)….
Or an army vehicle hung with pig’s feet driving down your street, playing squeals from a speaker…
On a more humorous note, here’s the start of our conversation on this topic:
Melantrys: *waves a pig’s foot at you and squeals*
Melantrys: So what’s your instinctive reaction to this?
Konfused Kid: huh?
Melantrys: Er, seriously, in Norway some politicians consider this a way to “fight” Muslims praying in the middle of the street
Konfused Kid: Death to the infidels!
P.S.: Make sure to watch the video on Omar’s post as well….
March 5th, 2007 at 2:26 am
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how come us Muslims have Hamstrings? isn’t Ham forbidden in islam?
guess it should be renamed as Beefstrings ala “Beef”Burger.
Idiots.
let’s just hope this doesn’t turn into another fiasco like last year’s.
March 5th, 2007 at 4:58 am
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I’m not much of a foot eater, but I love bacon and honey roasted spiral sliced ham!
Btw, the foot and squeal tactic would work against Orthodox Jews, as well. Interesting, that Jews and Muslims may have more in common with each other than they think!
March 5th, 2007 at 6:11 am
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Hey there,
and claimed these tactics worked when he was a soldier for the United Nations in Somalia and Lebanon in the 1990s.
So typical !!! And so stupid !!! lol
Interesting, that Jews and Muslims may have more in common with each other than they think!
David, you can’t imagine how much Islam is closer to Judism than other relegions. I have some Jewish friends who tell me things that really surprise me, like the Kosher thing for instance.
March 5th, 2007 at 12:10 pm
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…squeal……?
March 5th, 2007 at 4:29 pm
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Melantrys: *waves a pig’s foot at you and squeals*
Melantrys: So what’s your instinctive reaction to this?
Quick, get the butterly nets and the straightjackets! lol! I hope that guy wasn’t serious.
Why doesn’t someone lend the Muslim community a hall until the mosque is done? Or are there too many people? Isn’t it a little chilly in Norway right about now to be having open air gatherings?
March 5th, 2007 at 5:22 pm
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Kosher Food, and Circumcision. (can’t remember more right now)
Out-of-Scope Question:
What’s eating Ann Coulter?
seriously, i am asking this in earnest.
March 5th, 2007 at 8:30 pm
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Even beyond Kosher food and circumcision, historically, Muslims and Jews worked together in many countries to build better societies. For centuries, Jews were persecuted by Christians, but they were welcomed by Muslims. Unfortunately, Israeli government policies have poisoned this centuries old symbiotic relationship.
March 5th, 2007 at 11:50 pm
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@ aNarki: Well, as long as the Bergen Muslim community simply does their Friday prayers with “concerned Bergen citizens” waving pig’s feet in the air and squealing, it’ll be “the other side” for a change to create bad publicity….
David, you will burn in hell for eating pork!
@ Treasure: Well, that’s why I just had to write about this.
Kosher…… hm…. I still have this yummy kosher (and vegan!) chocolate left from my last order….. *drools onto keyboard*
Mafdet….. Medication. Now.
Lynnette, I’m afraid he was dead serious.
I have no clue how large the community is. Googling the stuff threw up too many blogs and places where people were applauding Rasmussen and raving about the need to fight Islam for me to wanna keep searching…
“Come to my tent / I’m gonna circumcise you.” Ever listened to Coal Chamber, aNarki?
Ann Who? Ok, I googled her, but that only makes me repeat the question. Sounds like a person I wouldn’t wish to meet. And what exactly does your question mean, dear?
David, there’s one dude doing research on Muslim aid for Jews who fled the Nazis. I sent some link to Chikitita once. Remind me to look it up when I’m less tired.
Does anyone wanna have my throat infection? It’s annoying and won’t go away. Someone take it, pleeeeeease!
March 6th, 2007 at 12:17 am
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Anarki,
Ann Coulter? She’s extreme right-wing. I try not to listen to her too much. Just like I try not to listen to the extreme left. I have no idea what’s she’s going on about now.
David,
… but they were welcomed by Muslims.
Unfortunately, I don’t think that is quite accurate.
March 6th, 2007 at 4:24 pm
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Mel: Ann Coulter, extreme right-wing commentator and author of several books that makes even hardened right-wingers say they’re sorry she’s on their side.
the sort of person who won the perennial Foot-in-Mouth award. (see: Michael Savage)
idiots are fascinating, really very so!
(Here There be Idiots. esp on our side, it seems)
i said i was commenting off-topic, didn’t i?
i asked HERE cuz i rarely talk politics, and this here says its host to political opinions..
Coal Chamber.. : wasn’t that the band who made “I will be heard” ? my younger cousin listens to them a LOT. sorry but i can’t sustain anger enough to listen to them
good heavy stuff, tho.
David and Lynnette: well, yes, it wasn’t the case everywhere, but, Andalusia (what David referred to, i guess) was a very good example.
and for Palestine: both sides could have lived there in peace. both sides bungled it up. as for who started it, i’m not THAT political-minded to start THAT discussion.
another liner note:
Many arabs nowadays have admiration for Hitler and the Nazis, on account of killing jews.
stooopid.
Hitler was NOT against jews, he was against SEMITIC PEOPLE.
we arabs -semitics indeed- would have been next, if his “jew-cleansing campaign” was finished properly.
some people WERE given shit-for-brains.
March 6th, 2007 at 4:35 pm
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Hatebreed -> I will be heard. sry.
(not very informative regarding anything that doesn’t have Solo’s)
my cousin does listen to Coal Chamber, tho.
March 6th, 2007 at 8:18 pm
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Anarki,
Thanks for referring to Andalusia. I knew something about the history of Jewish people in southern Spain, but I didn’t know the name of the region. Prior to the creation of the State of Israel, and the first of the Arab/Israeli wars, there were very large Jewish populations in many Arab countries. As I have mentioned before, some of my ancestors are Jewish. My paternal family name was once Turkat, which basically translates as “the Turk”. This name dates back about 300 years to the time that my ancestors spent living in Turkey. Later they immigrated to Russia and Ukraine. I know that Egypt, Iraq, and Iran all had very large Jewish communities that date back many centuries. Indeed, the Iranian Jews can trace their ancestry all the way back to the Persian Emperor Cyrus the Great who freed them from slavery in ancient Babylonia. This community is probably the most ancient group of Jews. They have lived in Iran for more than 2500 years. Even today, at least 30,000 Jews remain in Iran, however, their lives have been made more difficult by the Islamic Revolution. Anyway, if anyone is interested, check out this link which discusses the history of Jews in Arab countries:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mizrahi_Jew
March 6th, 2007 at 8:53 pm
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aNarki, well, yes, I did say I googled her, right?
Still I don’t get your “What’s eating her?” question. I mean, did you just discover her and wonder what her problem is, or are you a long standing “fan”, and she has changed…? What? 
Besides, it says that I am posting about polititcs. Doesn’t say anywhere that my readers are allowed to talk politics…..
What, what, what anger???? Coal Chamber always make me happy. (The only thing about them that makes me angry is that they were better than Devil Driver, but that it seems that Dez prefers screaming for Devil Driver to screaming and singing (hhhhhm, that voice….
) for Coal Chamber 
). You should listen to “Amir of the desert” someday. It’s a weird….. song.
Ok, Lynnette, David, aNarki, I dug up the links I sent to Chikitita.
Satloff revisits the Holocaust to document the role that Arabs played in saving Jews, as a way of helping to bridge the divide among Arabs and Jews. Satloff, director of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, calls his book “part history, part travelogue, part memoir” (Politics & Prose)
Satloff talking about his book “Among the Righteous”, long version (almost 52 minutes) or short excerpt on YouTube.
March 7th, 2007 at 3:31 am
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urgh… no, but i usually expect a theme from extremists. they shouldn’t just rave randomly. no ma’am. sorry (for myself) that i even brought this up.. urgh.
Amir of the Desert, Come to my Tent, your visit to the ME really affected you :))
and sry, nooo wayy am gonna DL a speech. will go look for a transcript or a book-sample or something..
its good to know someone is speaking well of us these days. hm.
and what’s wrong with being Scottish i ask you? (Walking Moslawi Joke)
A. “Scrooge” McDam..etc :))
March 7th, 2007 at 3:31 am
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:)) =
March 7th, 2007 at 6:15 am
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Mel, I’m not patient enough to download You Tubes!
However, thanks for mentioning the book “Among the Righteous”. Maybe I’ll look into that. 
Btw, can you add a “remember me” button to the “leave a reply” area? It might help delay the onset of carpal tunnel!
March 7th, 2007 at 9:03 pm
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Hm, David, dear, Frenzie says my blog remembers him. And that WordPress remembers people by default.
Anybody else not being remembered?
March 8th, 2007 at 9:32 am
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Wait a minute! Where is the kid from this argument?
Mel, try this…. It’s a blogbar search, copy and paste it to your site:
Blogbar
March 8th, 2007 at 9:34 am
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Mmmm.. IT DIDN’T SHOW UP!
Try the link anyway
March 8th, 2007 at 9:56 am
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Happy Women’s Day, btw!
March 8th, 2007 at 7:49 pm
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Caesar, habibi, you’re a spammer!
The kid? Which kid? The Kid?
Hhhhhhm, I don’t need/want that blogbar thing, sorry.
Thank you, I guess.
March 9th, 2007 at 2:15 am
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David: i really did forget to post a “Thank You” up there, i am sorry.
(i knew Jewish peoples left Babylon in the Exodus, and Egypt later, as well, but not the who or when or how)
thanx for the link and the useful info
March 9th, 2007 at 5:33 am
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Anarki, you are welcome my friend!
Mel, please come to my blog and sign the petition. Thanks. Btw, its still March 8th here, so Happy Women’s Day!
The Wordpress remembered me this time. 
March 9th, 2007 at 10:12 am
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you must really like me.
March 9th, 2007 at 10:56 am
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@ David: Eh? I already signed and hit 10 other people (that I know of) with a stick until they did the same.
@ Kid: Who, what, why? Cos I quoted our IM convo in two different places? Well, other people agreed that your answer was funny, so I did right.
Akismet likes you very much as well. It tried to keep you. As spam. I hope it doesn’t take three comments of yours to make that thing realize I mean it if I de-spam comments, like with aNarki….
March 11th, 2007 at 12:27 am
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Hey, you didn’t hit me with a stick, stop spreading lies.
March 11th, 2007 at 12:31 am
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Well, maybe you ducked in time then.
March 11th, 2007 at 1:15 am
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I think I had to sneeze just when you wanted to hit me, therefore I ducked. I’ve got a cold.
March 13th, 2007 at 7:39 am
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Ah, I am a spammer now!
Ok, habibti! If you have some problems concerings html script, I can give you some help
13, you’ve watched “letters from Iwo Jimma”?
March 13th, 2007 at 2:52 pm
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Pentra: not yet.. but i intend to soon, as soon as it hits dvd. i don’t want to watch a pirated camera copy.. why, have you? DON’T TELL ME THE DETAILS!
March 13th, 2007 at 6:21 pm
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Hi Mel, just writing to say hello. My computer is still f’ed-up! I can’t even read my email at the moment. I’m not on my computer right now, btw. Hopefully, within a few days, I’ll get the old dinosaur working again!
Wish me luck. 
March 14th, 2007 at 4:14 pm
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Anarki,
and for Palestine: both sides could have lived there in peace. both sides bungled it up.
You said it. I agree. And they just keep on screwing it up.
as for who started it, i’m not THAT political-minded to start THAT discussion.
I know what you mean. I’ve got into some of those. Admittedly some started by me.
But it is interesting to see the different viewpoints. Some are pretty predictable.
I’ve been reading more books on Middle East history. *sigh* What a mess. I think I’m going to have to go back to trashy romances.
March 14th, 2007 at 11:47 pm
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Tom Clancy is always a good read. just make sure its a book written by HIM, not “Clancy’s …etc.”
i like him because
which is a great thing nowadays..
a) he’s very well researched on subject matter.
b) he is fair to us Arabs. or more accurately, neutral.
so: talking books and stuff: why not try Pratchett as well? this comes better off from Mel herself, but i’m now officially a devoted fan.
March 15th, 2007 at 10:06 pm
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I don’t know, Anarki, I’ve kind of soured on Clancy. The last few have been almost cartoonish. His best were the first ones. And no, I don’t care at all for the ones he writes with someone else.
I can’t help but wonder sometimes if Khaled Sheikh Mohammed isn’t a Clancy fan. The airplane plot is right out of a Clancy novel. One of my co-workers used to be a big fan of Clancy’s until he came out with that book where someone flew a plane into the Capital building. He quit reading after that because it sounded too un-realistic. Hmm…
I’ve gotten into Vince Flynn. Of course I’m probably a little biased as he’s a Minnesota author.
Another good Minnesota author, if you like murder mysteries, is William Kent Kruger.
Pratchett? Only one name? I will have to “Google” him.
Currently I’m reading Michael B. Oren’s “Power, Faith and Fantasy”. I can see why people in the Middle East are so paranoid about the imperialsim thing. I’m also reading a book by Greg Iles. I like to switch off.
March 15th, 2007 at 10:11 pm
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Okay, now I see why you like him. Which book or books do you recommend to start?
March 15th, 2007 at 10:24 pm
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Not one of the first. Definitely not one of the first. If you become a Pratchett fan you should read them eventually, but he was still struggling to find his style and create and populate the Disc, so they rather suck compared to the later ones.
I, personally, started with “Reaper Man” which was a pretty good start. All books with Death in are good.
A list of my faves:
Pyramids
Guards! Guards!
Reaper Man
Lords and Ladies
Men at Arms
Feet of Clay
Hogfather
Jingo
Night Watch
Thud!
It’s a series you can enter at any point, but of course you can see characters evolve and events build up on each other, so even if you can understand the later books without having read the older ones it’d still be advisable to start “early”, like with “Pyramids”, or “Guards! Guards!”.
He also writes books for younger readers, the newest of which are set on the Discworld as well. “The Wee Free Men” is really good, for instance. But you should start with a regular one, I guess.
March 15th, 2007 at 10:46 pm
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Mel, what’s the name of the Pratchett book where Vimes goes back in time? I saw that book once, didn’t buy it at that time, then it was gone later. It sounded like a fun story.
Btw, blogging from the public library is you are wondering about my location.
March 15th, 2007 at 10:50 pm
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That’d be Night Watch, dear.
It’s funny, but it’s also kind of… dark. I read a review criticizing that darkness as an unforgivable style change, but I see it as development instead. His sense of humour is rather dark anyway.
The point of all my blabbering: Go, get it, it’s brilliant!
March 16th, 2007 at 6:01 pm
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Thank’s Mel. I’ll look for them. Probably starting with the earlier ones in your list. Although not all at once. Gotta see if I like him first.
I get tired of reading the same genre all the time. And a little humor, even if dark, would be a nice change.
March 16th, 2007 at 6:55 pm
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When my used book store gets another copy, I’ll buy it.
Btw, I bought a copy of “Among the Righteous” on Ebay. I am awaiting delivery from Canada. It will probably take a month to get here!
March 17th, 2007 at 8:48 pm
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David, you’re such a patient guy. I see a shiny cover and I’ve got to have it!
Instant gratification.
Mel,
I bought “Pyramids”.
March 17th, 2007 at 8:54 pm
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Hee hee hee.
Tell me how you like the scene in which Pteppic is preparing for his night run. It may be the cheapest kind of slapstick humour, but I just love this scene. It’s pretty much at the beginning….
March 17th, 2007 at 11:57 pm
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Actually Lynnette I can be quite impatient! However, I am really frugal! The urge to save money is stronger than my desire for gratification!
Also, I have far more books than time to read them.
March 18th, 2007 at 12:05 am
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He meant to say he has a few books and is a very slow reader…..
*runs*
March 18th, 2007 at 4:43 pm
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Nightwatch, for me, is the best yet!
its dark, yet its so.. Pratchett! maybe cuz b4 it all i read were the more humorous stories..
a close second is Feet of Clay (HUGE Robocop/Terminator fan here, so bias is present!)
BUT: i recommend reading Men At Arms before either, as it lays the foundations of the Watch characters
Lynnette: yep, definitely Clancy’s early works were his best: i started with Red Storm Rising and that kinda set the scene for the “epic” scale of his stories..
his later works were NOT co-authored with him: i’m referring to Tom Clancy’s Netforce, SysOps (? OpSys?) or such other book titles which have a subtitle to them..
they were all written by OTHERS, under license from Clancy -> henceforth, are not 10% as good.
you can spot most of them right away tho: just follow these two simple rules:
1. check if book WIDTH is less than 1.5 inch, that’s a dead giveaway, in ebooks, under 400 pages.
2. check the cover: if the title has a subtitle, walk away, RUN away!
there are a few exceptions.. i can’t charge my brain fast enough to remember tho
Red Storm Rising is very good, so is Rainbow Six, Red October obviously, the “Jack Ryan in USSR” books are very good as well.
March 18th, 2007 at 4:43 pm
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Width = thickness
March 18th, 2007 at 4:45 pm
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a very good (and very short) Pratchett book is
The Last Hero (?)
starring Cohen the Barbarian
try to get the illustrated version, if not, i’ll provide an ebook link for one (i hope its not dead)
March 18th, 2007 at 8:13 pm
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Gone, it’s gone! It ate my comment again. Why does it doooo that?!
Also, I have far more books than time to read them.
I know what you mean, David!
Imelda Marcos had shoes and I have books. 
Mel,
It might take me awhile because I’m still slogging through a couple of books now. But I’ll let you know.
Anarki,
My favorite was Red October. Although I liked Red Storm Rising. I didn’t care too much for Rainbow Six. Anyhow I don’t rush out and buy him anymore like I used too.
Yup, you’re right about the other series. I was being sloppy in my comment.
If you like pure adventure, try Clive Cussler. His earlier books where he wrote alone, not the later ones where he writes with someone else.
The movie “Sahara” is based on one of his books. The Dirk Pitt character is great. Course I’m a woman, so I would say that.
Okay, if I’m going to get any reading done, I better get going.
March 18th, 2007 at 8:23 pm
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@ aNarki: damn, why doesn’t Akismet stop you anymore?
@Lynnette: Well, at least it got eaten in a natural way. You did not get caught as spam or anything. Talking of which… I get more spam bots than readers. Like…. 20 times more spam bots….
March 19th, 2007 at 7:34 am
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Actually, I have a lot of books, but I not an Imelda scale collector.
Yes, I read slowly, but I also read very thoroughly and remember lots of details! *does not pursue* 
March 19th, 2007 at 4:49 pm
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Okay, so I read the first 18 pages of “Pyramids”. I had to peek.
Now I am officially reading three books at once. *sigh*
*whispers softly* Don’t tell anyone.
And they are all at interesting points. The history book is just on the eve of WWI. The Iles book is at the point where the main character, along with someone who I assume will be his love interest, is in a car being chased by the NSA. And in the Pratchett book poor Teppic is in the process of falling 80 feet because of a missing plank. I will assume that he survives, since I know you would not recommend an author who kills off the main character in the first few pages. Right?
March 19th, 2007 at 10:44 pm
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@ David: 1. I forget all kinds of things. If it’s something I read, it doesn’t matter if I read about it quickly or not.
2. Well, at least that gives me the time to read a book 5 times or more.
@ Lynnette: Forbidden peeking is only if you read the ending first….
Weeeeeell, on Discworld, death is an interesting thing as you’ll meet Death, so you’ll never know with Pratchett……
March 20th, 2007 at 3:12 pm
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Ahhh, yes, Death. I peeked a little at some of his cast of characters. Now I know where your friend got the “Granny Weatherwax” tag.
I always wondered about that. But I haven’t peeked at the ending. I’ve learned not to do that. 
Spoils things.
Even with only reading a few pages I’m understanding why you like him. His sense of humor is wonderful. The fantasy stuff reminds me a little of Harry Potter(though I’ve never read the books, just seen the movies).
March 20th, 2007 at 9:58 pm
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Hm, I so totally did not like the first Harry Potter book that I borrowed from Granny, er, my sis.
March 21st, 2007 at 5:23 am
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Hey, I got the Satloff book from Canada today. It only took five days to get to me! The author said he got the idea for the book right after 9/11 while walking the streets of New York City. Then he moved the family to Morocco for a few years while he researched the book. Probably wont read it right away, but the interviews with eyewitnesses should be fascinating. I wouldn’t be surprised if a movie is made based on the book.
March 21st, 2007 at 8:05 pm
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5 days? Not bad. I ordered a book through Borders once and I ended up waiting something like 6 weeks. It was out of stock at the publishers and had to be re-ordered. Still haven’t gotten a chance to read it.
Mel,
I tried reading the first couple of pages in the first Harry Potter book and didn’t like it. But I do enjoy the movies. I love the talking hat.
March 21st, 2007 at 10:53 pm
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Have you been over to Kid’s or Anarki’s lately? I don’t know what they’ve done, but everything is kind of squished together. The sidebar stuff is overwriting the posts. Or is it just me?
March 21st, 2007 at 11:00 pm
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No, it’s not just you. Only at aNarki’s it only cuts off half of the right row of actor photos for me…… if I look at their pages while using my bookmark sidebar in Opera. (Which I use of course while doing my blog round without wanting to switch it on or off.) If I’m looking at the pages in full screen they’re fine. Still, they shouldn’t do that. They should fit the display size. A case of bad coding in the wonderful new Google Blogger? *smirks*
March 22nd, 2007 at 5:35 am
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I love the Harry Potter movies too! I haven’t read the books though. Maybe some day. Has anybody besides me heard about Daniel Radcliff’s nude scene in the new London stage production of “Equus”? Maybe there should be a new book titled “Harry Potter and the Magic Flute”!
March 22nd, 2007 at 8:02 am
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Dude, that’s been all over the VIP related news sources….
March 22nd, 2007 at 11:07 pm
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Harry Potter and the Magic Flute”!
March 22nd, 2007 at 11:12 pm
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Pshshshshsht, don’t encourage him and his dirty mind…..
March 23rd, 2007 at 2:14 am
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This post is really becoming Spam Central!
How about a new post?
Ok, maybe I exaggerated a bit. How about “Harry Potter and the Magic Piccolo”
March 23rd, 2007 at 6:13 pm
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What?! Spam?
No, no, I thought our goal here was to get it up to 100 comments.
Not always easy to do when no one is arguing.
*sigh* I’ve got to look up some new smiley commands. I’m starting to feel real limited in my vocabulary.
Flute
Oh I see, “delusions of grandeur”.
March 23rd, 2007 at 6:50 pm
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Pshshshshsht, don’t encourage him and his dirty mind…..
Sorry, I couldn’t help it.
And there is no hope for the Kid’s blog.
March 23rd, 2007 at 10:28 pm
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Okay, I left messages on both Anarki’s blog and the Kid’s regarding the squishing problem.
March 23rd, 2007 at 10:41 pm
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@ David: is not Spam Central. What Akismet has been grabbing off the blog a few days ago was Spam Central….
*sighs* I know, I know. I want, I want. But when I’m not busy tearing off my nails I’m feeling so
.
@Lynnette:
Well, there’s some kinds of arguments that I don’t really need to have here. 
100, hm? Well, not that far anymore. We can do it!
Well, let’s hope the guys (can) do something about it. They know more about that kinda stuff than I do; that’s for sure…. I do vaguely recall reading about stuff like that on some coding page. There’s a command that either makes the page fit itself to the viewers’ browser windows…. or doesn’t. Guess that squishing effect has to do with this.
March 23rd, 2007 at 10:49 pm
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Hhhhhm, the Squishing Effect. I kinda like that term. Let it be known that its copyright lies with me henceforth.
The Squishing Effect ©
March 24th, 2007 at 2:33 am
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“A case of bad coding in the wonderful new Google Blogger?”
Hurmph. OPERA USERS. i think you guys (all three of you) should switch to Firefox
:alien::alien::alien::alien::alien:
no worry, i’ll re-do the template. i want to help my other readers (just the one, in iraq) who suffer but for different reasons, low bandwidth.
maybe i’ll work on sumthin?
and yeah, the new template’s 3rd party JavaScript/HTML support is sucky. to say the least.
i’ll just squish go squish change squish it squish now squish, squish i squish hope squish.
squish
squish
March 24th, 2007 at 2:34 am
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March 24th, 2007 at 2:34 am
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aha
squish.
March 24th, 2007 at 6:29 am
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Hey Anarki, watch what you are squishing! You almost squished Harry’s Magic Woodwind (he’s worked his way up to a clarinet, btw)!
Just doing my part to get to the 100th!
March 24th, 2007 at 8:04 am
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Something weird is going on in Jordan, I think…
Well, without the actor pics bar the site looks fine for me again of course. But your comment pages don’t work now…. but that’s probably just the new and improved Blogger at work as usual and will pass again in a few hours…
By the way, I don’t think Lynnette uses Opera? Lynnette?
Oh, and sorry; I lied (I am senile, I had to see it again to know…). On the Kid’s blog it’s only the right sidebar that overwrites the first post for me…
See, Lynnette, that’s what I meant. I told you not to encourage David.
March 24th, 2007 at 4:25 pm
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David: i don’t like Mr.Potter much…
(notorious PS fanboy, ever since Final Fantasy VII)
well.. its more cuz J K Rowling or whatsherface once bashed the playstation and/or its players, so no love here
Still, i guess the stories ARE good, otherwise they would not have been accepted world-wide.. hm.
March 24th, 2007 at 4:25 pm
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Freddie Mercury - Freddie Mercury - Freddie Mercury - Freddie Mercury
nothing, nothing.. just had a FLASHback to that hilarious/campy/silly/brilliant Flash Gordon movie.. “Flllllaasshhhh.. AAAAAAHHH… he’ll save everyone of us!”
March 24th, 2007 at 4:27 pm
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are we there yet? aha, with this its only 24 comments till that dazzling 100!
and hey, i’m not spamming, i’m NOT!
These wheels keep on turnin’.. !
March 24th, 2007 at 6:49 pm
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I remember the movie Flash Gordon quite well, having seen it several times. Beware the Bore Worms!! Queen was an awesome band and Freddie rocked the world!
Btw, Anarki, I think you completely missed my innuendo regarding Harry Potter. Harry has decided to get a steel reinforced case to protect his magic oboe from your squishing attacks!
March 24th, 2007 at 9:16 pm
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Mel,
Believe me, there are some kind of arguments I wouldn’t want to see here either! There are commenters out there who can really ruin a comments section. :((
Wait a minute…that squishing was MY idea first! Thief! Okay, okay, you diiiiid add the word effect and capital letters. But, really I think we should share the copyright on that.
I just checked over at Kid’s and Anarki’s and on this computer both sites look fine. The test will come when I use my computer at work.
Nope, I don’t use Opera. I’m using Internet Explorer on both computers.
Ohhhhhh, now I see what you mean about David, Mel! But he does go on with some leading words…steel reinforced case indeed!
Anarki,
You and the Kid must have worked your magic. All’s good in the blogworld now.
March 24th, 2007 at 9:35 pm
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Testing, just testing.
:O
(D)
(8)
:I
(:
:*
(S)
March 24th, 2007 at 9:37 pm
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Okay, Mel, where did you get the emoticon commands that work here? I give up(and I’m lazy).
And we’re closer to 100.
March 24th, 2007 at 10:56 pm
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@ aNarki: Damn, I should try to find out why those two aliens between the three have been “unmasked”…. but I have no clue why they’re not working!!!!!!!!
Screw Harry Potter…. which kinda brings us to what David can’t stop going on about: the actor is having a nude scene in some theater play he’s in.
Creedence?
@ David: You should really stop this before people will get the impression that you would like to play Harry Potter’s magic clarinette…
@ Lynnette: Hm, the Kid’s blog is still messed up for me?
Oh, and… go here, why don’t you?
I used the default WordPress ones and added a few from a forum and quite a lot from yahoo. I made up most names for my custom smileys myself, sorry.
March 25th, 2007 at 4:40 am
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Mel, I am strictly a guitar aficionado. I have never taken an interest in any sort of orchestral instrument!
What Harry does with his personal “Magic” is his own business. 
March 25th, 2007 at 6:16 am
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well……. 83!
March 25th, 2007 at 6:19 am
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actually David i knew what u hinting at, i just reacted in my usual way:
i. e: you say tomatoes are red, i say: what a nice bicycle i’m thinking about!
85….getting there…come on people.. else i’ll rig this and post the rest ALL by myself
March 25th, 2007 at 6:19 am
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85 indeed
March 26th, 2007 at 3:56 pm
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86…
March 26th, 2007 at 4:36 pm
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Anarki,
i. e: you say tomatoes are red, i say: what a nice bicycle i’m thinking about!
Ahhhh, you play it safe!
Always the gentleman. 
Mel,
Thanks for the smiley info. Don’t worry about the names, I’ll probably use most of them here anyway.
I’ll go see if the Kid’s blog works on this computer.
87?
March 26th, 2007 at 4:53 pm
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Anarki still looks good, but the Kid is squished again(although not as bad as before).
March 26th, 2007 at 6:19 pm
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Anarki, I hope you enjoy riding your bicycle!
As for me, I’d rather fly! Perhaps I will try a bit of broom riding. 
March 26th, 2007 at 8:16 pm
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Lynnette: Thank You
DAVID LOOOOOLLL!! :))
you know? once my dad was watching Charmed (???? yeah i know, i think he does it for Alyssa Milano) and he commented something like: why do witches ride broomsticks?
when i explained it to him he was like: stop making things up!
yet however it is so clear once you really open your eyes and SEE..
Arab Witches dont do broomsticks, we get more of the “Tia Dalma” type, without the hinted AWESOMENESS.. (beneath all that grime, there is an attractive actress)
March 26th, 2007 at 8:54 pm
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@ David: *wonders what you mean with “guitar” after all that “flute” talk…*
@ aNarki: Fucking spammer….
Can’t even count….
@ Mafdet:
@ Lynnette: Anarki (…) Ahhhh, you play it safe! Always the gentleman.
Nah, he’s just plain weird.
Glad you seem to like my smileys, no matter what they’re called.
Anarki still looks good
(no offence to the ‘Narki-Man; the sentence is just so hilarious in its double meaning)
but the Kid is squished again (although not as bad as before).
Ouch…. the poor man. As if he hasn’t been through enough lately…
@ David:
Hhhhhhhhhhhm, first all that flute talk and now you want to ride a broomstick…? 
@ aNarki: Maybe we should let David explain about broomsticks (and about his… interest… in them) to your dad.
March 27th, 2007 at 12:20 am
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Mel,
I love the smileys, now that I know the code, I’ll be smiling a lot!
Yeah, I liked that line too.
I know, I’ve just been over to the Kid’s. I was able to read the post, even in it’s squished format. (Sounds like it’s the resolution that’s the problem for me.) I didn’t realize he had such problems with his Dad. Although I remember him mentioning something before. *sigh*
Anarki,
Awww, anytime…:hug:
David,
I understand the guitar, but a broomstick…?? Hmmm…
March 27th, 2007 at 12:21 am
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Heeeyyyy, my hug didn’t work…>:D
March 27th, 2007 at 12:21 am
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>:D
March 27th, 2007 at 12:21 am
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Oh never mind.
Night all.
March 27th, 2007 at 12:47 am
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Wow, more smiley freaks.
Yeah, the resolution answer is the one the Kid gave me as well. He said that was his guess at least and, well, he wasn’t exactly in the mood to look for faults.
Lynnette, you forgot to leave a space between the … and the
:hug:.And as for the other one, well, you forgot his other arm
Want me to sneak in and heal your smileys?
March 27th, 2007 at 4:33 am
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Anarki, I have seen Charmed a few times. The show does have a certain appeal.
Arab witches? Please tell us more!
Mel, Freud once said, “Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.”
Broomstick riding, Harry Potter style, looks like it might be quite painful! I would have to install a proper seat first. 
Lynnette, have you ever heard of the book, “Fear of Flying”? I had that book in mind wrt my allusion to flight. The broomstick was simply a flying device associated with H.P. Now, if you understand guitars, perhaps you could enlighten Mel.
March 27th, 2007 at 4:19 pm
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Ohhhhhh, let me try again…I didn’t know it was picky about spaces.
And I could have swore I put in his other arm…oh well.
Nah, might as well leave sleeping smileys lay.
David,
Thanks for the broomstick clarification.
Nope, never heard of that book. And the guitar thing is alllllll yours.
March 27th, 2007 at 5:07 pm
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wasn’t Fear of Flying an Erica Jong book?
i dont remember much flying inside it..
@Lynnette: i really dont think its the resolution:
first:
You use HIGHER res. than US, so, if anything, WE would see it squished, YOU would see it spaced far in between.
second: like i said: its mostly when Images are used in conjuncture with Blogger’s crappy HTML support..
i’ve seen this problem pop up in Picture HTML, and JavaScript HTML.
@Mel:
well, what can i say? i always look good
March 27th, 2007 at 5:09 pm
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now…
guess what number THIS comment is???
I WIN I WIN I WIN!
(What did i win? i THINK my prize will be getting banned from commenting anymore)
March 27th, 2007 at 5:15 pm
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i stand corrected @ Erica Jong..
thing is, i was like 14 or 15 when i read it, and for me it was all about
“TEH SEX!!!!!!”
or something close to that anyway..
101 comments.. they should make a movie about me, starring Glenn Close (?) scrub that, in my movie i want Molly Ringwald.
March 27th, 2007 at 7:35 pm
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Anarki, I haven’t actually read Fear of Flying (I learned of the book while studying psychology), however, I do applaud your well-readness!
As I recall, the title is suggestive of sexual inhibition. The idea is that if one is not afraid to “fly”, one has overcome such inhibitions. Mark my words, Harry Potter will be riding a Nimbus 9000 Stratocruiser in the next movie!! 
March 28th, 2007 at 12:04 am
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Blog owner’s note: I edited this comment and left only about one 3rd of its original amount so as to not have my dial-up modem readers die of old age before the page has finished loading.
March 28th, 2007 at 12:06 am
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March 28th, 2007 at 12:10 am
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March 28th, 2007 at 3:48 pm
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