BLUNDER News


While the loyal subjects of the Roman Catholic Church are still mourning for the death of their dear beloved Pope, the rest of the citizens of the world continue to labor and toil.

Let’s hear some blundered ego’s...

Blunder News last week: SPEEDING BLUNDER

Aha, another Flitspaal (Police Camera) under attack in the south of the Netherlands!

Firemen busy extinguishing a Flitspaal on fire.

The Flitspaal Haters Club is a big lethal and rambunctious group in the Netherlands. And I dont think you and me are going to stop them, haha.

But I do know many people who are glad of these type of news.

The Flitspaal Hater Club main objective: BURN and DESTROY all the Flitspallen in the country.

How courageous. These mean spirited Flitspaal Haters can make Football Hooligans look like sissy chickens.

Blunder News this week: BOOZE BLUNDER

The Dutch cabinet is on the roll again.

Popular mix-drinks such as Passoa Orange, Bacardi Breezer, and Smirnoff Ice are not going to have a rosy sales future. The irony is: even though they prized double than a beer, teenagers still want them.

My favorite is the Vodka Lime.

The government's new plan is to increase its price and lower down the alcohol content. The focus of the deliberation was about young kids getting hooked to these kind of trendy drinks when its alcohol content is higher than a glass or bottle of beer.

Therefore, the easiest way of controlling the issue is by putting additional levy on it. The solution is really classic, very European and typically Dutch.

An additional € 0,60 per bottle is currently underway in the discussion table of the Dutch cabinet, and a paltry additional of €0,02 for a bottle of beer.

Blunder news of all: OIL BLUNDER

“Crude oil prices hit record levels on Friday, with leading investment bank Goldman Sachs warning the cost of a barrel could eventually top $100.” – BBCWorld News

Oil prices have indeed risen: a staggering 30% this year, something the world hasn’t witnessed for the last 20 years.

Another difficulty that is over shadowed by its price increase is its “tight supply” versus a number of critical factors, to name a few a. global economic expansion (China for example) b. violence in the Middle East c. political ego tensions d. speculators speculating e. oh hello(?) OPEC? and d. the juicy Greenpeace conspiracy.

Oil is damn serious honey. I bet so too because our salaries don't sky rocket as high as this.

Comments

  1. elentári7:32 pm

    Hey MissT, I finally read the Da Vinci Code! I don't think I'll post anything on my blog about it though...

    Happily not having to share in the flitspaal agony (we don't have a car), or the booz prices (I don't drink)... But damn that oil rate!

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  2. Jo Travels8:59 pm

    Elja,

    The politie have increased the number of flitspallen last year. They are really serious with it, lol.

    I dont drink Bacardi or those mix drinks because I prefer wine or tequila. In the philippines, mix drinks are darn cheap!!! I love to order the drink, "Cosmopolitan", hehe.

    Da Vinci is quite controversial eh?

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  3. elentári9:40 am

    Re: Da Vinci is quite controversial eh?

    Yeah, it's quite another story than the church tells, but I do recall in my catholic raising to have heard at least once that Jesus had a special feeling or even relationship with Mary Magdalene... I don't know, but I think the book is not so well written, I got a lot of unanswered questions in the end.

    By the way, since I applied to netstat, these have been the key words: queen, sandal, picture! Haha, quite a funny combination!

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  4. Rik11:10 am

    Where do I sign up to join those "camera killers"? They have those in Germany and they suck. At one base in Heidelberg that I go to quite a bit, there's one hidden in a tree. You don't know it until -FLASH!-, then it's too late. I always forget about it and have gotten hit no less than 3 times. The cops aren't playing fair...

    Rik

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  5. Jo Travels11:13 pm

    Elja,

    The Roman Catholics in the Philippines have never said anything about the friendship/relationship between Jesus and Mary Magdalene. It will be a chaos!

    Rik,

    LOL, hidden in a tree. Yeah that sucks big time. Burn em! Next time memorize where these annoying camera's are stationed :-)

    The camera right across the highway where we live is always flashing every night. We are on the 10th floor (topmost) and we notice the flash light. Dang, so many people wants to be photographed whilst driving with their cars, haha!

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