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September 26, 2006

Thanks for the Inspiration, Larry (King)

APPARENTLY Steven Tyler has Hepatitis C. I know this is upsetting for Aerosmith fans, but wouldn’t it be a bigger story if Steven Tyler did NOT have Hepatitis C?

FROM THE “In Case You Missed it File...” Last week, an Istanbul Court acquitted Elif Shafak, a leading Turkish author (who also happens to be an assistant professor at the University of Arizona) of “insulting Turkishness” in a novel that touches on the mass killings of Armenians during the waning years of the Ottoman Empire. Ms. Shafak was prosecuted under Article 301 of Turkey’s penal code, which apparently isn’t down with insulting all that is Turkey. The Turkish Prime Minister – though pleased with Shafak’s acquittal (so he says) – tacitly approved the law by stating, “Criticism is one thing, insulting is another.” To quote Romy (or was it Michelle?) from that horrible movie, “Umm, okay!” Some Turkish lawyers (these are lawyers, so presumably they are educated and actually have jobs) burned a picture of Shafak in protest of her acquittal outside the courthouse. Building a giant dome around the entire Middle East never seemed so feasible! This would be a good service project and should be done right after we build a fence along the Mexican border.

SPEAKING of the Mexican border, did you catch Desperate Housewives on Sunday? I did and it left me feeling quite optimistic about this season. In fact, it left me with the exact opposite feeling that I have about the Middle East. On that cheerio note, toodaloo! (Click the word in case you don't know how to use toodaloo in a sentence).

Posted by fool on September 26, 2006 01:13 AM

Comments

Posted by: First Year at September 26, 2006 07:48 PM

Posted by: Meg at September 27, 2006 09:27 AM