Me: Are you a fan of Djokovic?
Amma: No, I don’t like Serbs.
Me: Why not?
Amma: Because they are racist!
KermitTheFrog: It’s the same reason she doesn’t like Israel
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Dear All,
Anyone noticed how there is not a single non-white person on Neighbours except for an extremely stereotypical “Asian exchange student”? No Vietnamese, Sri Lankan, Indian, Singaporean, Chinese, Lebanese, Sudanese characters.
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The federal parliament in Sri Lanka is located in a castle with a moat referred to as a “lake”. It may, in fact, have a drawbridge, and some portcullises, god only knows!
What it does in fact have is dragons crocodiles in the moat. You know, to stop any tigers from swimming across…
It seems that the country of Australia upon which I dwell has taken a step towards the eventual emancipation of those who are referred to as “Redheads”.
As noted previously, the state of Greece shall at some point breed these delectable curiosities for sale to the households of the future upon an island. This island shall elect a leader […]
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Dear Friends,
I come here to speak of you of the death of romance, that elusive dream. That wide-eyed idealism which brings us awake with the fire of passion. The romance of democracy.
A portal of overwhelming information, a bastion of freedom of information, a testament to the manner in which ants can build a kingdom– that is Wikipedia. And […]
For some unknown reason (*cough*examstress*cough*), I feel that my life is perhaps less interesting than I had hoped. Due to my recent attacks of morbid jealousy of people with “interesting” lives, as well as being inspired by recent events, I have decided to embark upon a new plan for my life:
I somehow find a part-time job in the best paying brothel […]
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