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15 years ago @ Brave New Traveler - Buddha Booze: The Prac... · 0 replies · +1 points
15 years ago @ Matador Nights - Tattoo Show - Buenos A... · 0 replies · +1 points
15 years ago @ Matador Goods - Timeless Classics at P... · 0 replies · +1 points
15 years ago @ Matador Trips - 4 St. Patrick's Day Ce... · 0 replies · +1 points
I just want to throw in a mention for Newfoundland -- St. Paddy's may not be a national holiday there (since those Republic of Newfoundland types haven't gotten their way...yet! ha), but it *is* a provincial one -- and a huge party.
I know some Irish people hate the way St. Patrick's Day is celebrated around the world, but for me it's one of those really fascinating cultural fusion/diffusion phenomena.
15 years ago @ Matador Pulse - Obama\'s Gift Gaffe · 0 replies · +1 points
I don't really think any of it matters, but who knows? If it was an insult, maybe it was deliberate. After all, Brown was in the cabinet when Tony Blair served as Bush's chief ally/enabler in the Iraq debacle. (Saddam's 45 minute warning, anyone?) Maybe Obama was saying his respect needs to be earned. :P
15 years ago @ Matador Nights - This is the most creat... · 0 replies · +1 points
15 years ago @ Matador Pulse - Iraqi Shoe-Throw Journ... · 0 replies · +1 points
(In all seriousness... as I recall he faced possible "assault" charges, but nothing really came of it? Of course, he actually hit Chretien with a pie. At worst, the shoe-thrower should get "attempted shoe assault".)
15 years ago @ Brave New Traveler - Hey Baby! How To Manag... · 0 replies · +1 points
And a perfect, powerful photo at the top, too!
15 years ago @ Matador Change - New Report: World Stil... · 0 replies · +1 points
15 years ago @ Matador Pulse - Iraqi Shoe-Throw Journ... · 0 replies · +1 points