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As Iraq lurches unsteadily to the polls, and an increasingly defensive George Bush spells out once again why we unilaterally invaded (“Saddam was a threat”, he said. A threat? Yes. To us? No), I choose to see it as a good sign that the Iraqi government’s website hasn’t been updated since September this year. Hopefully it means that they’re far too busy dealing with murderous thugs and zealots “brave resistance fighters”* to hunker down with their HTML manuals.

* © George Galloway and his dwindling band of moon-eyed admirers



Of course it’s possible that the few people able to update their website have all been killed, but, if that were the case, would I still be allowed to find amusing the single scrolling item of news announcing that “The Iraqi PM announces a three day moaning on the victims of the Khadmia Imamain Bridge”?

Northern Station Community Newsletter

The San Francisco Police Department Northern Station community newsletter (PDF) is a straightforward document. It provides useful police numbers, advice on places and behaviour to avoid to minimize the risk of getting mugged, and an update on any recent police actions. Whoever’s been tasked with producing the newsletter, however, fancies themselves as being a little above the job they’ve been allocated:

( Knotting his hands into a pair of hammers, the subject clenched his teeth and spat, “#@&$%*, you better leave, #@%&* or I’ll kick your ass!” )