My favourite dictator, the benevolent Saparmurat Niyazov, aka "Turkmenbashi", or leader of the Turkmen. He's been presiding over one of my favourite "stans" (second only to Iraquistan), for many years now, but popped his immortal clogs yesterday.
Full story here
In the Independence Square of the capital city of Ashkhabad, a
golden 95-metre-tall statue of Niyazov turns to follows the sun so
that a shadow never falls on the dictator's face.
The despot not only set up monuments and portraits to himself
throughout his realm, but in 2001 he revealed to his subjects his
very own bible - "the Ruhnama" - the knowledge of which is required
even for a driver's license.
He even had his own vodka...
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... I mean
currently mourning...
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Reuters have really let their standards slip of late...Motz wrote:Kazahkstan has cleanest prostitutes in region, except of course for Turkmenistan...
There's a man with a mullet going mad with a mallet in Millets
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What seditious talk. Surely it is the sun which, by divine preordination, follows its ancient course only to grace the Great Leader's face with the same light as he was to his people.boudicca wrote: In the Independence Square of the capital city of Ashkhabad, a
golden 95-metre-tall statue of Niyazov turns to follows the sun so
that a shadow never falls on the dictator's face.
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He pegged it on Thursday Missus, yer a bit late, shall I save last week's Sunday Times supplement all about him for you?
I do have it, honest!
I do have it, honest!
"And when you start to think about death, you start to think about what's after it. And then you start hoping there is a God. For me, it's a frightening thought to go nowhere".
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Aren't the birds mourning yet?
Really loved that bit when Kim il Sung died!
Really loved that bit when Kim il Sung died!
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my wife, she is dead. she died err in err,in a field. it is alright! ihave a new one.
this stan geezer with a dick for a potato was prob borat to death.
this stan geezer with a dick for a potato was prob borat to death.
Well I was handsome and I was strong
And I knew the words to every song.
"Did my singing please you?"
"No! The words you sang were wrong!"
And I knew the words to every song.
"Did my singing please you?"
"No! The words you sang were wrong!"
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i've been reading about that recently.. wasn't he in the sunday papers last week?
classic nutter.
classic nutter.
I don't wanna live like I don't mind
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i doubt they were allowed to write about anyone else...emilystrange wrote:i've been reading about that recently.. wasn't he in the sunday papers last week?.
Well I was handsome and I was strong
And I knew the words to every song.
"Did my singing please you?"
"No! The words you sang were wrong!"
And I knew the words to every song.
"Did my singing please you?"
"No! The words you sang were wrong!"
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OURS, not THEIRS!
unless he's taken over here. have the names of our months changed?
unless he's taken over here. have the names of our months changed?
I don't wanna live like I don't mind
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every four weeks or so....
Well I was handsome and I was strong
And I knew the words to every song.
"Did my singing please you?"
"No! The words you sang were wrong!"
And I knew the words to every song.
"Did my singing please you?"
"No! The words you sang were wrong!"
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it's all a bit dated though innit?
Well I was handsome and I was strong
And I knew the words to every song.
"Did my singing please you?"
"No! The words you sang were wrong!"
And I knew the words to every song.
"Did my singing please you?"
"No! The words you sang were wrong!"
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hee.. i walked right into that one!
I don't wanna live like I don't mind
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did anyone read my post?
"And when you start to think about death, you start to think about what's after it. And then you start hoping there is a God. For me, it's a frightening thought to go nowhere".
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It's currently very early in the morning, what gives?
‎"We will wear some very loud shirts. We will wear some very wrong trousers."
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i'm sorry weeble-dude but half-eight isn't very early in the a.m.
i've been able to buy "frosty jack'" for 29 minutes and the kids will be exploding into pre-presents frenzy any second.
(of course -i haven't slept since tuesday )
i've been able to buy "frosty jack'" for 29 minutes and the kids will be exploding into pre-presents frenzy any second.
(of course -i haven't slept since tuesday )
Well I was handsome and I was strong
And I knew the words to every song.
"Did my singing please you?"
"No! The words you sang were wrong!"
And I knew the words to every song.
"Did my singing please you?"
"No! The words you sang were wrong!"
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most mornings, i'm nearly at school!weebleswobble wrote:It's currently very early in the morning, what gives?
I don't wanna live like I don't mind
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I was up since 6 but needed my gothabix (I've tried explaining how wonderful bed is to Wee Logan but he cares not a jot) before going on-lineeastmidswhizzkid wrote:i'm sorry weeble-dude but half-eight isn't very early in the a.m.
i've been able to buy "frosty jack'" for 29 minutes and the kids will be exploding into pre-presents frenzy any second.
(of course -i haven't slept since tuesday )
‎"We will wear some very loud shirts. We will wear some very wrong trousers."