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Great leaps of faith….

‘Allah meat’ astounds Nigerians

"When the writings were discovered there were some Islamic scholars who come and eat here and they all commented that it was a sign to show that Islam is the only true religion for mankind," he said.

"Supposing only one piece of meat was found then it would be suspicious, but given the circumstances there is no explanation," Dr Yakubu Dominic said.

I love accents

But, unlike my mate Scotty, I’m not so good at doing them (truth be known, neither is he)…

Amy Walker however is truly amazing:

I like the way her facials change along with the accent. I remember when in the UK that the banks did a study to work out which accent people felt was the most trustworthy. The northerners got the nod.

Monkeys are smart

Needed in Amsterdam

Truly Awesome Robotics: The Big Dog Pack Mule

Chinese moving in on the Nigerian Market

Got this SPAM today:

From:
Zhang Zu
Beijing china .
Date: March/17/2008
Dear,
I want to respectfully solicit your attention to receive funds on my behalf.
Please send me a reply with your consent to proceed and I will send you the full details and more information about myself and the funds. I assure you that it is a legal and safe proposal.
My personal email is: zhangzu@yahoo.com.sg     and     zhangzuzu@gmail.com

Thank you
Zhang  Zu
Reply Email:
zhangzu@yahoo.com.sg
            or
zhangzuzu@gmail.com

Does this mean the Chinese are now moving into the, up until now, Nigerian dominated scam email market? If so, they certainly have a long way to go, this one didn’t even come close to tricking me. It does leave me wondering just how many people do read this and say:

“Well, he was respectful, there is no harm in giving him consent to proceed, shouldn’t make a decision without the full details. And have have his email addresses, both of them, just in case.”

Maybe this is a new minimalist approach, the simplicity of which we somehow equate with honesty. Certainly if it was a scam they would have tried harder?

There is nothing Aussie here

cheesefries

The 20 Worst Foods in America

Just because it got number 1 doesn’t mean it really is Aussie.

2,900 calories
182 g fat 240 g carbs

Even if you split this “starter” with three friends, you’ll have downed a dinner’s worth of calories before your entree arrives. Follow this up with a steak, sides, and a dessert and you could easily break the 3,500 calorie barrier.

Bigger muscles than me

Romeo, the world's smallest bodybuilder

Romeo Dev, the world’s smallest bodybuilder

What have I become…

Don’t worry, this blog is not going to deteriorate into some sort of LOLcats rip-off. IT’s just this video cracked me up.

I’m not sure if it is the way the cat looks back at the owner as if to say “Aren’t you going to DO SOMETHING!”, or the casual way the Racoon grabs handfuls of food under a barrage of cat slaps. Slaps which are identical to those Phe delivers on me!

Victims of Terrorism

An interesting project that collects together the x-rays from victims of terrorism.

Inside Terrorism – The X-ray Project

It makes no sense.