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Ahmandenijad revealed to be jewish - for real!

10/04/2009 at 12:48 PM

Funny, you don't look Jewish? -

A photograph of the Iranian president holding up his identity card during elections in March 2008 clearly shows his family has Jewish roots.

A close-up of the document reveals he was previously known as Sabourjian – a Jewish name meaning cloth weaver.

The short note scrawled on the card suggests his family changed its name to Ahmadinejad when they converted to embrace Islam after his birth.

The Sabourjians traditionally hail from Aradan, Mr Ahmadinejad's birthplace, and the name derives from "weaver of the Sabour", the name for the Jewish Tallit shawl in Persia. The name is even on the list of reserved names for Iranian Jews compiled by Iran's Ministry of the Interior.

Experts last night suggested Mr Ahmadinejad's track record for hate-filled attacks on Jews could be an overcompensation to hide his past.

Ali Nourizadeh, of the Centre for Arab and Iranian Studies, said: "This aspect of Mr Ahmadinejad's background explains a lot about him.

full article here:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/6256173/Mahmoud-Ahmadinejad-revealed-to-have-Jewish-past.html

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much too adorable baby pigmy hippos - photos

at 12:46 PM

the rest are here:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/03/photos-adorable-newborn-p_n_306976.html

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sesame street does Madmen - video

at 12:43 PM

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7 ridiculous attempts at politically correct toys

at 11:45 AM

http://www.cracked.com/article/137_7-hilariously-failed-attempts-at-politically-correct-toys_p1

here's 2 just for starters:

the rest are here:

http://www.cracked.com/article/137_7-hilariously-failed-attempts-at-politically-correct-toys_p1

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Helen Thomas Rules :) - video

10/03/2009 at 10:30 AM

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google wave - took me a bit to wrap my mind around but looks very cool

9/30/2009 at 6:57 PM

coming soon for all us google users - a new kind of group email/chat/blog all in one sort of thingy:

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U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency has trouble with math?

9/27/2009 at 7:33 AM

DEA: 95% of Americans do not use drugs. 2008: More than 6.5% of US population arrested for pot. Apparently they caught every smoker in the country - and then some

http://www.fark.com/cgi/comments.pl?IDLink=4660799&tt=s

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burning man '09 in 2 minutes - time lapse video

at 7:25 AM

Evolution (Burning Man time lapses) from Delrious on Vimeo.

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video of the crazy aussie dust storms this week.

at 7:13 AM

Reuters reported that the first storm on Wednesday, Sept. 23, carried 23 million tons of dust into the eastern Australian city.

video shot by a woman in Broken Hill, Australia, a small, central western mining town about 15 hours from Sydney.

Within seconds, the dust storm totally obscures the sunlight, turning the frame pitch black, and worrying the woman behind the camcorder.

Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/26/dust-storm-video-dust-sto_n_300982.html

The storm, the worst air pollution in 70 years, was a consequence of the 10-year drought that has turned parts of Australia's interior into a giant dust bowl, providing perfect conditions for high winds to whip loose soil into the air and carry it thousands of miles across the continent.

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Peace Dove Celebration: one of them is "sleeping". - video

at 7:10 AM

not the best omen i guess?

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E. Cleveland Mayor In Cross-Dressing Photo Scandal

at 7:01 AM

Politics Buzz Photos of East Cleveland Mayor Eric Brewer dressed in drag and posing in sexy (MySpace-like) positions have surfaced just days before the primary election. Brewer will not confirm or deny whether the photos are of him.

more info and disturbing pics here:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/east-cleveland-mayor-involved-in-cross-dressing-ph

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