tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9457805.post5457651604466403943..comments2024-01-06T10:31:34.575-08:00Comments on Across Difficult Country: News Fruit & Misc.C. Van Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09918883799053031223noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9457805.post-32971792449794708732014-08-29T10:31:18.202-07:002014-08-29T10:31:18.202-07:00"He later claimed he was a “misunderstood ani..."He later claimed he was a “misunderstood animal lover” and refused to resign. But that explanation failed to convince the prosecutor of Bergamo, who ordered him to stand trial for defamation aggravated by racial discrimination. The trial is ongoing.<br /><br />After a spate of bad luck - including undergoing six operations, losing his mother and last week finding a 6ft snake in his house - Calderoli told the weekly gossip magazine, Oggi, that African spirits have plotted against him in revenge for the insult."<br /><br />He also might get prosecuted for killing that snake, which animal rights activists claim is a protected species.C. Van Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09918883799053031223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9457805.post-56182569682999119462014-08-28T12:50:08.296-07:002014-08-28T12:50:08.296-07:00this one was made for ADC:
An Italian senator is...this one was made for ADC:<br /><br /><br />An Italian senator is seeking an exorcist after being "cursed" by evil African spirits in revenge for calling Italy’s first black minister an orangutan.<br /><br />a<br />http://www.thelocal.it/20140828/ive-been-cursed-by-evil-african-spirits-top-politicianGarlandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9457805.post-59835428419890245982014-08-21T09:55:35.930-07:002014-08-21T09:55:35.930-07:00Fez: Stealthily blanketing an area with jackfruits...Fez: Stealthily blanketing an area with jackfruits at night could be effective. I know it would scare me if that's what I awoke to.C. Van Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09918883799053031223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9457805.post-49822464057214208282014-08-21T06:34:08.985-07:002014-08-21T06:34:08.985-07:00Alas, since a blackened face is so integral to the...Alas, since a blackened face is so integral to the art form, it would be difficult for a minstrel to sustain his minstrelry after being beheaded. <br />A jackfruit "surge" might be more successful, although I fear our enemies abroad would just use them for target practice.american fezhttp://www.stephenesque.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9457805.post-73120419542336051642014-08-19T10:06:24.264-07:002014-08-19T10:06:24.264-07:00The men of Khesiya village must be really, really,...The men of Khesiya village must be really, really, lazy. Maybe I should move there, I would fit right in.C. Van Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09918883799053031223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9457805.post-15690636299038684572014-08-18T09:53:18.116-07:002014-08-18T09:53:18.116-07:00That's true. I often pause and think "If ...That's true. I often pause and think "If only there were a program sending minstrels and jackfruits into trouble spots," then I go back to drinking.C. Van Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09918883799053031223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9457805.post-6831756388473521322014-08-18T07:52:43.410-07:002014-08-18T07:52:43.410-07:00If only a black-faced Fawcett had travelled to Ukr...If only a black-faced Fawcett had travelled to Ukraine bearing jackfruits. The world would be a different place today, and a better one.american fezhttp://www.stephenesque.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9457805.post-11288511730616348592014-08-14T10:30:17.776-07:002014-08-14T10:30:17.776-07:00I've been trying to interest the Ukrainians in...I've been trying to interest the Ukrainians in the indelible, edible 'jackfruit', so far with no success.C. Van Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09918883799053031223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9457805.post-11018133305780308252014-08-13T22:11:54.918-07:002014-08-13T22:11:54.918-07:00My Dear Sir - I always come to you to see the news...My Dear Sir - I always come to you to see the news that no one else is willing to print.Mercurius Aulicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130901970855873480noreply@blogger.com