A surprise visit by US President George Bush to Iraq turned really surprising.

In the middle of the news conference with Mr Maliki, an Iraqi television journalist stood up and shouted “this is a goodbye kiss from the Iraqi people, dog,” before throwing a shoe at President Bush.

In traditional Mideast culture, the foot is considered the filthiest part of the human body. And showing the soles of shoes to someone is a sign of contempt in Arab culture.

Unfortunately for the man, Bush was quick to dodge the shoe.

Hurling his second shoe, the journalist shouted, “this is for the widows and orphans and all those killed in Iraq.” But he missed again!

Too bad for the guy, he had the marksmanship of a penguin.

Bush joked afterwards, “If you want the facts, it’s a size 10 shoe that he threw.”

I wonder if this incident will cause tighter security measures for all journalists covering news conferences. Will all news crew be strip-searched and made to leave their shoes at the door ?

You can watch the video here.

Let’s have a laugh for a change.

I got this  email, and I don’t know yet if this is an urban legend or not. If anybody knows who originally wrote this, please send me a message so I can credit him – this really made my day!

Hmm… anybody wants to try to do this at SM Hypermart? mwahahah!

This is why women should not take men shopping against their will.

After I retired, my wife insisted that I accompany her on her trips to Wal-Mart. Unfortunately, like most men, I found shopping boring and preferred to get in and get out. Equally unfortunately, my wife is like most women – she loves to browse.

Yesterday my dear wife received the following letter from the local Wal-Mart:

Dear Mrs. Samsel,
Over the past six months, your husband has been causing quite a commotion in our store. We cannot tolerate this behavior and have been forced to ban both of you from the store. Our complaints against Mr. Samsel are listed below and are documented by our video surveillance cameras.

1. June 15: Took 24 boxes of condoms and randomly put them in people’s carts when they weren’t looking.

2. July 2: Set all the alarm clocks in house wares to go off at 5-minute intervals.

3. July 7: Made a trail of tomato juice on the floor leading to the women’s restroom.

4. July 19: Walked up to an employee and told her in an official voice, ‘Code 3 in housewares. Get on it right away.’

5. August 4: Went to the Service Desk and tried to put a bag of M&M’s on layaway.

6. August 14: Moved a ‘CAUTION – WET FLOOR’ sign to a carpeted area.

7. August 15: Set up a tent in the camping department and told other shoppers he’d invite them in if they would bring pillows and blankets from the bedding department.

8. August 23: When a clerk asked if they could help him he began crying and screamed, ‘Why can’t you people just leave me alone?’

9. September 4: Looked right into the security camera and used it as a mirror while he picked his nose.

10. September 10: While handling guns in the hunting department, he asked the clerk where the antidepressants were.

11. October 3: Darted around the store suspiciously while loudly humming the ‘ Mission Impossible’ theme.

12. October 6: In the auto department, he practiced his ‘ Madonna look’ by using different sizes of funnels.

13. October 18: Hid in a clothing rack and when people browsed through, yelled ‘PICK ME! PICK ME!’

14. October 21: When an announcement came over the loud speaker, he assumed a fetal position and screamed ‘OH NO! IT’S THOSE VOICES AGAIN!’

And last, but not least.

5. October 23: Went into a fitting room, shut the door, waited awhile, then yelled very loudly, ‘Hey! There’s no toilet paper in here!’

I might just be singing this song soon…

Too good to pass up

The Weekly World News reported that North Korean leader Kim Jong Il was seen ar a record store in Athens, Georgia.

People are not about to close down their bank accounts (yet) but over in Paris, when news of a financial meltdown raised concerns over where best to keep one’s investments, people seemed to turn to the old way of keeping their money in a safe.

There has been a 30-40 per cent increase in the sale of safes, according to one manufacturer!

Oooo… time to check if there’s a similar rise in the sale of “baul” –those wooden chest where Grandma used to keep her bandana, jewelry, money, tabako, apog and nganga.