It sounds like an old joke, but according to El Heraldo this really happened. When 300 cops staged a raid on a known drug den, a parrot sounded the alarm by screeching “Run, run or the cat will get you!” At a loss for prosecutable suspects, the police had little choice but to arrest the bird.
Poor Kazakhstan, still smarting over Sacha Baron Cohen’s bumbling Borat character. Four years later, a Kazakhstani filmmaker is striking back with his own unauthorized sequel, “My Brother Borat.” Erkin Rakishev’s goal is to “show the real Kazakhstan.”
Mr. Wiggles takes a roadtrip
If you’re an out and proud Grammar Nazi, why not take a trip to Singapore? Bring plenty of Sharpies and Post-It Notes, because the government there actually wants you to correct its citizens’ bad English. It’s part of their latest Speak Good English campaign.
You may be tempted to throw the racist card at the latest “Animated News” from Taiwan’s NMA.tv. But keep watching, and you’ll find yourself applauding their artists’ handiwork.
“It’s that guy, got it? Not me. That guy. Over there. Him.” —From the Phuket Gazette
If it’s August, it must be fringe time. This year, the Edinburg Fringe Festival welcomed nearly 900 comedy performances to its stages over the wildly popular monthlong event. Here are the festival’s 10 funniest jokes, as judged by real comedians.
Not long ago, Butthole Surfers frontman Gibby Haynes appeared at a comedy showcase, along with a prop he referred to as his “negro baby doll leg.” Things went south from there.
In Burma, protesters used the Team America version of North Korea’s Kim Jong-Il on their posters — as seen in a Reuters wire service photo.
You want to be a travel writer? Sure it sounds like a dream job. But then you run into assholes like Ned Dawson, whose ego is simultaneously massive and fragile. Enjoy this story of jerk meets jerk — where everyone else suffers for it.
Expect to see many panties get bunched up when these ads inevitably enter the cable news network dialogue. No surprise, but I think they’re brilliant. And someone better call Glenn Beck about this one… —Humo: The Wild Site —The Most Offensive Ad Ever? | Buzzfeed
Each year, performers from around the world descend on the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, ostensibly to set the stage afire with their wicked wits and progressive performances. There’s also a public vote for the festival’s best joke. This year’s winner plays perfectly to the British sense of humor, which is largely based on puns. Hold onto [...]
As with so many wacky news items, this one probably isn’t funny if you’re involved. From afar, though, it’s hilarious. From the Orlando Sentinel: Lisa Kantorski took the call from the person who claimed to be a front-desk clerk about a gas leak in their hotel room near Orlando International Airport.
If you’ve ever wondered why in-flight magazines aren’t usually worth reading, let this email exchange shed some light on the industry. Dear Mr. Koyen, Good day! I am a researcher for Eastgate Publishing in the Philippines. We publish Mabuhay, Philippine Airlines’ inflight magazine, and are coming out with a new quarterly travel magazine called Mango [...]
It’s a pity Tesco has so far failed to penetrate the American market. We’re missing out on their latest retail innovation: The Tesco Banana Hammock. From the Guardian: Tesco has come up with a display device which could herald the end of the bruised banana. From today, shoppers at 618 of the chain’s largest stores [...]
