Bored in Kuwait, thinking about balls

This one goes out to my darlingest wittle bwother who is being subjected to long, long days of welding and concrete and is getting delusional under the Gulf sun. He regressed to singing the jingles of decades-old children’s games and, somewhere, from the dim dusty corner of his attic of memories, he found this gem with the dirtiest jingle I’ve ever heard… Lyrics below, or you can watch the commercial on http://youtube.com/watch?v=73CeugDTQjA

That's right, I'm Mr. Bucket!
I'm Mr. Bucket toss your balls in my top
I'm Mr. Bucket out of my mouth they will pop
I'm Mr. Bucket!
We're all gonna run!
I'm Mr. Bucket! Buckets of fun!
Announcer: The game's Mr. Bucket! The first to get their balls into Mr. Bucket wins! But look out, the balls will pop out of his mouth!

I'm Mr. Bucket, balls pop out of my mouth
I'm Mr. Bucket, a ball is what I'm about
I'm Mr. Bucket!
We're all gonna run!
I'm Mr. Bucket! Buckets of fun!
Kid: I win!

Buckets of fun!
Announcer: Mr. Bucket, from Milton Bradley

YOU WIN, METRO!!

In celebration of cerebra

Here's to happy, healthy brains!

How do you say “OUCH” in Thai?

Today was a sad day for Dubai. We bid adeiu to Thiwa, the Thai masseuse / sadist par excellence. Goodbye, Thiwa! I will miss your iron-capped elbows and brutal thumbs…

I’ve been paying Thiwa to hurt me on a near-weekly basis since I moved here and I fear my trips to the Bliss Relaxology dungeon of excruciation and involuntary yelps will never be quite the same. I’ve been kneaded by the other masseuses and, though their sweet giggles mask no small measure of cruel delight in their ability to dig fingers in non-existant crevices between muscle and bone, none have quite the effect of Thiwa. He pulls me apart limb from limb then pats me back in shape. Kind of like a pulled pork bbq sandwich. Or like a potato in the utter joy it feels upon metamorphising into a delicious mound of mashed potatoes. Mmmm…. pulled pork bbq sandwich and mashed potatoes…

Eek, did I just catch myself being nostalgic for North Carolina?!

I love MP Galloway!

This is hands-down the most fabulously articulate political commentary I've ever seen on an english-speaking media channel. Please watch it!

http://news.sky.com/skynews/video/videoplayer/0,,31200-galloway_060806,00.html