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Quick Thought to Amuse and Edify

Posted on June 23, 2015 by notwhatyoumighthink

In my reading lately, I’ve come across a few Middle East jokes that I thought I would share: In Egypt, President Gamal Abdel Nasser wanted a vice president dumber than himself, so he chose Anwar Sadat.  After Nasser died, Sadat, … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought to Amuse and Edify

Posted on April 24, 2015 by notwhatyoumighthink

Recently, I’ve been doing research on Syria in the 1970s and ‘80s.  I’ve come across a number of jokes and thought I would share a few of my favorites: In central Damascus, a bright red BMW crashes into a taxi.  … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought to Amuse and Edify

Posted on December 24, 2014 by notwhatyoumighthink

How much do you know about the ways Christmas is celebrated around the world?  I came across an interesting quiz on the Christian Science Monitor about global Christmas traditions.  I only got 60% of the questions right but learned a lot; … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought to Amuse and Edify

Posted on December 21, 2014 by notwhatyoumighthink

I’ve come across a few jokes recently that I thought I’d share here because it takes a certain knowledge of international affairs to understand why they’re funny.  Enjoy! From Foreign Policy (2010): Three teams of astronauts, an American team, a … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought to Amuse and Edify

Posted on October 18, 2014 by notwhatyoumighthink

There are ten countries in the world whose names are only four letters long.  How many can you come up with in two minutes? You can take the quiz at http://mentalfloss.com/article/59501/name-four-letter-countries. I only got six; see if you can do better!

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Quick Thought to Amuse and Edify

Posted on October 5, 2014 by notwhatyoumighthink

I spotted this bumper sticker today (on a pickup truck, of all vehicles) and thought I’d share.  🙂

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Quick Thought to Amuse and Edify

Posted on September 18, 2014 by notwhatyoumighthink

The Onion is a satirical newspaper.  The article below is from yesterday’s Onion and is modeled on newspaper articles about highly recruited high school athletes :).  It tickled my funny bone so I thought I’d share it. “Highly Touted Terrorist … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought to Amuse and Edify

Posted on June 11, 2014 by notwhatyoumighthink

I just came across a current events trivia quiz produced by the World Affairs Council (whose programs I have attended many times 🙂 ).  There are only ten questions but they’re quite varied in topic.  How many can you get … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought to Amuse and Edify

Posted on May 13, 2014 by notwhatyoumighthink

This map shows the most commonly spoken language, other than English and Spanish, in each US state.  There are a few surprises!  I saw it at Mental Floss (http://mentalfloss.com/article/56714/most-commonly-spoken-language-each-state-besides-english-and-spanish), but the map was originally produced by Ben Blatt of Slate.

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Quick Thought to Amuse and Edify

Posted on April 16, 2014 by notwhatyoumighthink

In my reading lately I’ve come across several Middle Eastern jokes and thought I’d share a few of my favorites. From Egypt: “A fox in the Western Desert escaped to Libya, and the Libyans asked, ‘Why do you come here?’ … Continue reading →

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