Out of The Ordinary Suitcases
Web Urbanist has a great post featuring 15 spectacular suitcases. While the one above has a distinct political message about human trafficking, not all of them do. Some of the bags are just really artistic or neat looking.
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Man Ripped Politician's Wig Off, Got Jail Time for Depriving His "Freedom To Look Pretty"
Politics in Taiwan have always been rough, but this is downright dirty. A man was sentenced to 5 months in jail for tearing a wig off Taiwan legislator Chiu Yi. The sentence was for depriving Chiu of the "freedom to be pretty."
Yes, you read that right:
The Taipei District Court sentenced Huang Yung-tien, 50, to jail for snatching the toupee off the head of ruling Nationalist Party lawmaker Chiu Yi. Chiu has become a household name for his media-friendly offensives against the political opposition.
"The judge thought Chiu Yi had the freedom to wear what he wanted, and Chiu felt the wig made him look prettier," court spokesman Huang Chin-ming said. "The judge thinks that to remove it intentionally was to take away that right."
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Japanese Cute Ambassadors
These three girls are the first official ambassadors of cute for Japan. In an effort to compete with China and other world super powers, Japan has decided to exploit their status as one of (if not the) cutest countries in the world. To reach this goal, they’ve hired the girls above. The one on the left is a school girl. The one on the right is a Japanese Lolita girl. The one in the middle makes up her own style, but has become a semi-celebrity in the trendy Harijuku district.
As fun as this idea is, do you really think cute ambassadors will help Japan compete in a world market?
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Chimps Are Born Politicians
Humans are not the only political animals. Mark Foster, an undergraduate at the University of Minnesota, discovered that while big, aggressive males rely on physical force to dominate, smaller and more mild-mannered chimps use politics to gain higher social standings:
The finding was gleaned from 10 years of observing dominant male chimpanzees in Gombe National Park, Tanzania, looking at behaviors they used to compete for alpha male status relative to their size.
Analysis showed that larger males relied more on physical attacks to dominate while smaller, gentler males groomed other chimpanzees, both male and female, to gain broad support.
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Staten Island Chuck Takes a Bite Out of Mayor
Obviously upset about the proposed budget cuts to New York City’s zoos, Staten Island Chuck let Mayor Michael Bloomberg know exactly how he feels.
As reported by the Staten Island Advance, the mayor tried several times to lure the petite prognosticator out of his home, tempting him with delicious ears of corn. This resulted in Chuck grabbing the corn, and hastily returning to his den. At some point in their back and forth, Chuck bared his wood-cutting teeth and went to work on the mayor’s finger.
Personally, I would be upset too if some strange guy tried to pull me out of bed at 7am.
Thankfully the Mayor was not badly bit and Chuck was still able to perform his prediction duties: No shadow, early spring!
“His hand was nicked,” a Bloomberg spokesman said. The mayor is up to date on his Tetanus shot, so he simply washed his wounded finger and put on a bandage.
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The bite happened just before Chuck made his prediction that spring is coming, as the mayor bravely reached into the groundhog’s cottage, and tried to coax him out with some of his favorite snacks.
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First Political Campaign Television Ad Ever
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1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) v. Adlai E. Stevenson (D)
This campaign was very unique. The two candidates used radio and television ads effectively and fought a long hard campaign . Ike or Eisenhower (R) was a war hero (Supreme Commander of Allied Forces WWII), so Stevenson was reluctant to attack him directly, and the Republicans had a difficult time attacking Stevenson because he had not been part of the previous Democratic administrations. Eisenhower went out and traveled over 33,000 miles during this campaign.
The campaign's television ads were most effectively used by Eisenhower, who used short ads to promote his popularity. In contrast, his opponent Stevenson used 30 minute speeches as a way to capitalize on the television market.
Eisenhower's short ads:
- were substantially easier to remember
- more likely to be watched by viewers
- played more often.
- Political ads were defined by these first ads on television.
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Keeping Tabs On The President
Whether you love Obama or hate him, you’ll be happy to know there is now a tool to track how he has lived up to his campaign promises.
The Obameter has a compiled list of about 500 promises he made during the election run and it records if he: kept the promise, compromised, broke the promise, stalled the promise, is in the works on the issue or has not taken action on the promise. So far he’s stalled one, compromised on one and kept five, but it will be nice to see how he does in the long run.
I wish we had these for every president. I’d love to know how Kennedy, Lincoln or Andrew Jackson did on their promises.
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No Saggy Pants For You
At least, not if you live in Jackson, Mississippi. Although the city council voted down his proposition to outlaw saggy pants, Mayor Frank Melton has declared he will illegalize the fashion style by use of executive order. I wonder how the council will take this, since they said it was an unconstitutional thing to implement.
“I certainly respect the Constitution,” Melton said, “but we have some issues that are much bigger than the Constitution.”
I know Neatorama tries to stay unpolitical, but it is crucial for all of us to stand up and declare our rights to sag our pants.
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PETA Opts to Change "Fish" To "Sea Kittens"
Whether you love PETA or hate them, you still may find the humor in their new campaign to change the word for “fish” to “sea kittens.” Maybe they took the word “catfish” a bit to far, but you have to wonder is a fish still a fish by any other name?
Personally, I find this to be further discrimination against ugly animals. If they con you into thinking fish are like adorable little kitties, will it really get you to stop eating more fish? As for me, go ahead and dish me up some delightful meowing sushi, I’m hungry.
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Tacky Hillary Memorabilia
In an effort to ensure this site isn’t biased towards the left, I thought you may all appreciate these silly Hillary Clinton items. Although, to be fair, now the site seems sexist against women politicians, so I assume everyone will still be unhappy.
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Sarah Palin Toilet Paper
I know Neatorama isn’t a political blog, (yet another thing I love about it), but I just couldn’t resist the chance to share this special Sarah Palin toilet paper. Regardless of your own political affiliation, you have to admit, it takes a special person to have a toilet paper printed with your face on it.
Maybe you never liked Palin, maybe you’re just upset at her for losing the election, but whatever your reason for wanting to buy this, it’s still going to run you a pretty hefty $9. So I guess you’d better really want it.
Also, if this floats your boat, you may enjoy the John McCain punching bag for the same reason.
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Uncle Jay Explains 2008 in Song
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Uncle Jay wraps up the entire year to the tunes of your favorite Christmas carols. -Thanks, Duke!
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Stalin's Juggling Body Double Finally Tells His Story
The story of how Felix Dadaev came to be Stalin’s body double is somewhat similar to the plotline of the movie “Dave,” except set in Soviet Russia and with a larger dose of paranoia. According to the Daily Mail:
Felix Dadaev, a dancer and juggler who, amid the desperate defence against Hitler’s invading armies, was ordered to the Kremlin to work as Stalin’s body double. For more than half a century, Dadaev remained silent, fearing a death sentence should he dare to open his mouth.
But at the age of 88, and with the apparent approval of the Putin regime, he has finally come forward to tell a quite remarkable story. It takes him from the ruined streets of Grozny all the way to Yalta on the Black Sea coast for the historic three-powers showdown, where Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt fought to determine the shape of post-war Europe. Dadaev’s new autobiography explains that he was one of four men employed to impersonate the supreme leader, taking his place in motorcades, at rallies, on newsreel footage and wherever – as at Yalta – Stalin feared he was in particular danger.
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