Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder
Today at work I conducted a transaction with some tourists entirely…
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Today at work I conducted a transaction with some tourists entirely in Russian! It was great! I'm still basking.
I'm listening to some World Music on KALW right now. I can't tell whether it's in Russian or French or something else. I can sort of understand it, but I don't know why.
Okay, it's French with an African accent.
A few days ago, in a group discussion, the question "why do people sexually harass others?" came up. I ventured, "Well, the pope has recently spoken of the mystery of evil..." and got a good laugh.
Leonard kindly made me a tape of most of the 2000 Prairie Home Companion joke show, which reran a few days ago. I've been listening to it while driving. Yo mama's so fat, she walks into the Gap and she fills it!
Ah, Salon. "John Ashcroft's jihad against attorney-client privilege"? His submission to the will of God regarding attorney-client privilege? Oh, wait, not the Qu'ranic meaning.
Update: My joke was amiss; I had forgotten that "Islam," not "jihad," means "submission to the will of God." "Jihad" means "struggle" or "striving". Thanks to Leonard for catching that.
