http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/feb/27/italy1

I feel like saying a eulogy for Italy.

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http://www.miamiherald.com/news/columnists/andres_oppenheimer/story/406216.html

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Cameron Diaz has issued an apology after 'insulting' locals on a visit to Peru by carrying a bag emblazoned with a communist slogan. The Being John Malkovich actress was visiting the Inca city of Machu Picchu on Friday using an olive green bag with a red star and the words "Serve the People" written in Chinese. The message was seen by many as a ( Read more... )

A band of Neo-Nazis finds a very elderly but sprightly Hitler hiding somewhere in the mountains of Paraguay.

"You must come back, Fuehrer, and lead us to glorious victory in a Fourth Reich", they say.

Hitler thinks for a while, and says:

"If you insist, I will do so. But this time -- no more Mr. Nice Guy."

If at first you don't succeed, you really should give up skydiving.

Today I valiantly stapled six hundred forms for five bucks an hour. I plan to repeat this glorious task tomorrow.

'Hispanic' and 'spaniard' are not the same thing. They are not synonyms. 'Spanish' and 'hispanic' are not synonyms either. Here's a diagram ( Read more... )