Snapped Shot

I dunno if y'all remember our pro-Palestinian Birthday Clown from a few months back, but it would seem that he's s/he has managed to run across our discussion of himself themself using Teh Google [Ed.:—Can't be too careful about assuming gender in these trying times... ]:

hi!!!
i'm the clown of these photos!! is surprising to find this six months after...

to the sionist first comment... how you can defend a militar occupation of civilian, and left the palestinians without ALL the human rights...

what about the state terrorism (i don't know the name in english...), is the same??? you need to ask yourself more questions...
i go there and take risks for myself when i see the real situation of the daily life in refugee camps..so i don't believe in the media anymore...

freedom for palestine from Catalonia!!

Captainfish, I think Pau might be looking for some kind of reaction from you or something.

And Pau, I think the fact that you were allowed to travel to Palestine, protest against "the eeeeevil Zionist regime," and travel back speaks volumes about how well the Israeli state deals with "human rights." Oh, and it's not like the Palestinians have a stellar track record on respecting those same rights, incidentally.

.... I just stumbled across what could possibly become one of the longest-running blogs in history:

Things Offensive to Islam

ie. St Valentine's Day, Jews, Christians, homosexuals, Baha'is, Ahmadiyahs, Sufis, Hindus, Sikhs, Ex-Muslims, crosses, Star of Davids, Bibles, Torahs, the Veda, Buddha statues, Hindu statues, teddy bears named Mohammed, churches, church bells, temples, synagogues, white socks, uncovered women, women, music, non-halal meat, prawns, things containing pork fat, pork enzymes, pork scratchings, piggy banks AND things containing alcohol, ie. perfume, face cream, disinfectant, etc

As my good friend Rodney "Mountain Dew" P. used to say: "This has much potential!"

Keep up the great work over there, Ali5196—You've definitely been added to my reading list!

I just noticed that Snapped Shot was mentioned as a source in a recent article in Al Jazeera Magazine, but this time, they didn't set themselves up for "teh pwnage." Rather than linking to us directly, like they did last time, the photo here is (conveniently) hosted from Islamic Media City. Is this an up-coming Muslim-only stock photo site? (It's not like there's a shortage of pro-Muslim photography on the other Islamic media site).



Good for them on finally figuring out what the rules of the Internet are—though it definitely takes some of the fun out of it on this end.

Here's a good DIY tip for you:—Always have large trees removed professionally:



As a bonus, here's the most amusing incarnation of "We Are the World" that I've ever seen. And don't bother asking—Of course it comes from Japan.

Once again, I am beaten to the punch, by Aussie Dave this time. Check out this little nugget from the Associated Press:



She is not sorry for trying to blow up civilians, yet she is pushing to bridge the "hostile divide" between the two peoples? Seems to me that all of the hostility is on one side here, but I'll defer to Aussie Dave for the meat and potatoes:

So let me get this straight. A woman so consumed by hatred for Israelis, who does not regret planning to blow up innocent civilians, now plans to “bridge the hostile divide between the two peoples” because “times were different then.” Besides the innate implausibility of such a position - how could someone who is still adamant that blowing up innocent people is fine want to meet up with these people and be “peacemaker” - why were times different then? Nothing has changed. The palestinians still view suicide bombings as legitimate resistance, and they are living under the same conditions if you believe their own news sources.

No, this is propaganda, pure and simple. And the AP is right there as usual, more than willing to help disseminate it.

I know that these sorts of things happen occasionally, but considering the subject and the caption of this particular photograph, one can only wonder if this is the voice of Providence:



Feeling blue, Ali?

I hate being a slowpoke on stuff like this, but Yishai pinged me a couple of days ago, informing me that The Elder had highlighted an interestingly-composed shot of some "unfortunate" Palestinians. I can't really say anything more eloquent about it, so just hop on over and read the details there. (Sorry, still a bit wrapped up here...)

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Things might still be a bit busy around here, so here's a little musical entertainment for you. Just in case.

I ran across this song on one of the FlyTunes radio stations, and while it's just a touch different than my usual fare, I think it's well worth it. So, without further ado, Zwei:



For my handful of European readers, I offer a translation. Hope it's a bit easier to understand!

Wow, I'm not usually taken aback by some of the comments this blog gets from the Middle East and beyond, but this Iranian reader certainly raised the bar on take-backedness. Salman Rushdie, you certainly seem to have a most devoted fan:

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User IP-address: 91.98.134.7
User Name: Sajad
User E-mail Address: sajad.farshad@yahoo.com
User Your Website:

Comments:
f**k salman rushdie fack ur asS salman asSh**e... f**k r u doing salman rushide ... i want to kill u forever... f**k ur mother and ur wife ...

You might be wondering why I dumped the entire backend code for this comment here—and I've got a perfectly good answer for that. Snapped Shot is not your personal army; it's not a bathroom stall. If you want to post death threats here, and they aren't directed towards me, you can expect me to leak any and all information about your visit to this little site in public.

Methinks Sajad might benefit from an advertisement for c1al1s or two. He obviously could use a bit of st3s$ rel1ef.

There are more Mohammeds here than a Saudi Arabian phone book. Perhaps not quite as many as in a London phone book, though...



"Right-wing populist Dutch lawmaker?" Boogedy-boo!

More perpetual anti-Danish rage follows the fold. By my count, this is approximately 13 days of non-stop rage action from our li'l buddies in Pakistan—which is pretty impressive, even for the perpetually outraged.

As another interesting aside, notice that Pakistani Christians, acting in their full capacity as dhimmis, are starting to participate in these little seethe-fests. They just don't seem to be as into it as their first-class overlords are—I just can't imagine why. Continue reading »

According to "progressive" theory, a "proper" education is one of the universal rights of all mankind. (Oops—To my more progressive readers, make that "personkind.") One wonders, then, whether those who adhere to such theory have any problems with teaching children "proper" stuff like this:



For a background on what North Korea's particular brand of humanistic socialism looks like, I highly recommend watching this classic. [Ed.:—Click on the pic to start it. That was written way back before I figured this new-fangled "blogging" thing out!] It's not exactly unique, either:—Cuba does it, Iran does it. In fact, I challenge any of you to identify a secular socialist government that does not infuse its children with a strong sense of quasi-religious propaganda.

How's that old proverb go? "Those who don't believe in God, will believe in anything."

As true today as ever, apparently.

As an aside, if you've ever had a serious case of déjà vu while reading any wire reports from North Korea, there's a very strong reason for it. Every single outsider that has ever visited Pyongyang has been taken on the exact same tour. Spend an hour or so reading here if you don't want to take my word for it.

As the old saying goes:—When in Rome, act Roman. I reckon it then follows that when one is in Kashmir, one must speak rage?



In retrospect, this probably would be the most appropriate counsel for those occasions in which our li'l Rage Buddy gets in trouble... More rampaging lawyer goodness can be found following the fold, as usual.

As an aside, the "human rights" abuses that the Indian government is charged with would presumably include such crimes as Living While Infidel and Denying Jihad Unjustly. Just sayin'. Continue reading »

Sorry for being so busy today—We're rolling a system into production over the next week, so things may be a bit sporadic until things are running more smoothly at the office.

Until I have more time to devote to you, I present what could quite possibly be the most awesome computer ad, ever:



All I can say is, sign me up for five!

Quick bugfix—I just noticed that some sites have problems with punctuation in our URLs here (most frequently "!" and ";"). I've taken a second to hack Serendipity to strip that nastiness out, so hopefully y'all will have an easier time copying and pasting ye olde links around. (h/t Mindstorm for pointing out the little glitch)

It would seem that some of our most outrageously rageous Pakistani friends have finally come up with their ultimate personification of Denmark:



I think it's missing some of the more cultured side of Denmark—don't you?

So how about it:—Can you, the reader, come up with what you think personifies everything about Denmark? If you can come up with something, be it a joyous Photoshop or a truly cultured side of Denmark that most of us might not know, why don't you share it with the rest of us? This way, we can help each other to get to know the real Denmark, rather than the flambéed version that Pakistan seems to be so enthralled with?

Will Pakistan's faux-outrage at the West ever subside? All signs point to "no"... but at least we can do our best to turn this into a truly educational experience, and have a bit of fun with it to boot!

More flambéed fun follows the fold. Continue reading »