Fabricated anti-Semitism in Spain

Good fisking by John Chappell of a completely nonsensical piece by a troll who calls himself Ignacio Russell Cano and who publishes in the Jerusalem Post. Has the author ever visited Spain? I doubt it, but there’s a considerable volume of native anti-Zapatero lying to deal with as well–check out RMF at fum i estalzí…

Free call service called "Phony"

The Moroccan Report has a fine example of the increasing global use in advertising of Angloisms by and for those whose understanding of its nuances is limited. Since half the population still can’t read, maybe it doesn’t matter.

Blair betraying Freddie?

Almighty personalised Google is having problems with syndication widgets: No 10 denies ‘secret email’ claims 1/26/07 Australia cruise to nine-wicket victory. says the Guardian feed. Norm suggests voting for Blair, so I did, but only twice.

Me cago en la suegra de tu cuñada

Heard on the bus, “I shit on the mother-in-law of your sister-in-law”, a fine new interpretation of the popular Spanish profanity, “Me cago en tu madre”, “I shit on your mother”.

Fart thee not

Mr B has been struck through and through by gastric flu. Let that be a lesson.

Troglodytes

Great Lord Bus SL, from Cerdanyola del Vallès. Great lords may travel by palanquin, phaeton or Pullman, as well as on occasion by tumbril, but they don’t do buses, even when visiting casinos.

64%

So this will be left at that.