Posts archive for: 5 February, 2006
  • Geographical simulacra

    I like looking at maps and sometimes I see a shape that reminds me of something else.

    The southern part of the Italian mainland looks like a boot.

    The shape of the Indian Ocean reminds me of two young children holding hands.

    The coast of Yorkshire looks like a contorted face.

    The island of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) is teardrop-shaped.

    According to the etymological origin of the name, Cornwall is shaped like a horn.

  • If it wasn't so serious (or terrifying); you'd have to laugh.

    On Friday afternoon several hundred angry, militant Muslims were protesting outside the Danish embassy in London. One of the placards one of the crowd was carrying read, 'Behead those who say Islam is violent.' I don't think they'd actually thought through the logic of that particular statement though.

    These [choose your own word] were protesting about some cartoons depicting Mohammed which originally appeared in a Danish newspaper, but have subsequently been republished elsewhere. They've not been published here in Britain yet. I wonder why? They are easy enough to locate on the web though.

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