The nose keeps growing
Monday, May 4th, 2009
I’ve two things to talk about. They’re somewhat similar in that they could both very easily be mentioned in the same conversation without too many degrees of separation, but they’re quite different. Doesn’t matter, though. It’s my post.
Through the magic of Facebook, I noticed a friend posted an article from The Onion about the fickle state of mind of American citizens. So, of course, I had to pass this interesting article along. It’s The Onion, though, so don’t go and take it seriously like some other very special people. But I bet it’s not far from the truth! You want to read it now, don’t you?
Okay, this second bit is truer than the not so true first one I mentioned. On a serious note, and along similar lines (really), there’s plenty of corruption in our wonderful world to write stories about. This one comes at you from a friend of mine who lives in the Philippines, and is there any place more corrupt than that? Well, there are a few, but it’s definitely up there! Here we go:
So, say you’re living in a country that’s not one of the creative outlets of our modern world. You’re on your way to your favorite bookstore to see the newest shipment of books. That thrill you get to look upon the newest products of written creativity is simply overwhelming, isn’t it? Well, that’s too bad, because your local customs officials have decided to go against a 50 year treaty and claim that bookstores in your country, which get their shipments from other nations, have to pay a tremendous fee to get their books. That’s not so bad, right? “One bookstore had to pay $4,000 on a $10,000 shipment.” says the article. Yeah… ouch. And it’s all Twilight’s fault. Silly vampires [this link is just a tangent]. Read the article.