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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.

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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...



....

... I mean

That´ll be Turkmenistans first public lavatory on any graveyard that´s made of marble, I guess..

Kazahkstan has cleanest prostitutes in region, except of course for Turkmenistan...

Motz wrote:Kazahkstan has cleanest prostitutes in region, except of course for Turkmenistan...

Reuters have really let their standards slip of late...

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.

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.

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!

Aren't the birds mourning yet?

Really loved that bit when Kim il Sung died!

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.

i've been reading about that recently.. wasn't he in the sunday papers last week?

classic nutter.

emilystrange wrote:i've been reading about that recently.. wasn't he in the sunday papers last week?.

i doubt they were allowed to write about anyone else...

OURS, not THEIRS!

unless he's taken over here. have the names of our months changed?

every four weeks or so....

It'll be the name of the year next...

it's all a bit dated though innit?

hee.. i walked right into that one!

We were reading about him in General Studies.. so the c**t's finally dead? Drinks all around, barkeep!

did anyone read my post?

Yes, Mr B. But it was still the first I'd heard.

It's currently very early in the morning, what gives?

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 )

weebleswobble wrote:It's currently very early in the morning, what gives?

most mornings, i'm nearly at school!

eastmidswhizzkid 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 )

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-line