I previously defined boredom as "the impatience for something - anything - to happen" which seems to be pretty accurate in the real world.
but what about "boring" what is boring? are you boring?
If not, why not?
Is boring a bad thing?
Feminists and politicians protest after anti-capitalist Olivier Besancenot fields Muslim woman who covers her hair
Olivier Besancenot, the postman-turned-revolutionary at the helm of France's anti-capitalist movement, has been fiercely criticised from all sides of the political spectrum for fielding a headscarf-wearing candidate in forthcoming elections.
Ilham Moussaid, a 21-year-old Muslim woman who describes herself as "feminist, secular and veiled", is running for the far-left New Anti-Capitalist party (NPA) in the south-eastern region of Avignon.
It's official: if you're feeling a bit down in the dumps, then filling your face with chips will cheer you up, according to boffins at Aston University’s School of Life and Health Sciences.
The team, led by Dr Mike Green, showed 60 adults a short film on the aftermath of the Hiroshima atom bomb, which unsurprisingly induced "mild dysphoria".
Half were then given chips, and reported "a 10 and 13 per cent increase in calmness and cheerfulness respectively" as well as an "eight per cent decrease in anxiety after eating chips".
I have heard that 12th - which seems to be the popular number currently was not the one historically favoured by the scholars and historians?
Australia race politician Pauline Hanson moving to UK
Australian former anti-immigration politician Pauline Hanson is selling up and heading to Britain, according to an interview with an Australian magazine.
She told Women's Day that Australia was no longer a land of opportunity and she had "had enough" of living there.
Ms Hanson built a career on claims that Australia was being "swamped by Asians"
She was jailed briefly for fraud before the conviction was quashed. Her efforts to stage a political comeback in recent years have failed.
"I'm going to be away indefinitely. It's pretty much goodbye forever," said Ms Hanson, 56.
"I've really had enough. I want peace in my life. I want contentment, and that's what I'm aiming for."
I think it is Islam Awareness Week, this week. Wohoo!
So it has been well advertised around Uni and so forth.
There are a list of lectures and other talks that will be delivered everyday of the week.
My friend who is a Christian, out of nowhere grabbed my shoulders last week and after a very enthusiastic hello said:
'How on earth is Jesus a Muslim?'
Me: Well...
Her: He can't be. He himself said he was Jewish.
Me: He did?
Her: Yes.
Me: Well..you should come along to the lecture and find out why he's really a Muslim.
Her: You're useless.
Me: I know.
And then we sat down...and then I got a text saying:
'So because Mother Teresa completely devoted herself to God, does that mean she is a Muslim too?'
So now the BNP has changed its rules to allow anyone to join and is no longer a "whites only" party.
So.. the important question is... will you join?
Maybe become a part of its policy committee and undermine their racist viewpoint on stuff?
11 people were arrested for Disrupting (a former?) Israeli Ambassador's Talk:
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If there were no consequences for the students (which I hope there are not), then this warms the heart - agents of oppression should be challenged everywhere.
There once was a village in Muslimistan, where a young boy called Wali Nuteen lived. He was a kind, fun-loving adventurous boy, who was Sunni, practicing, tall, with a fair complexion, steady job and a healthy respect for Shia people, without appearing dogmatic. In fact, just the kind of description any Muslim lady scouring adverts on Muslim matrimonial sites would be happy with.
One day, Wali was walking along the main street of his village when he spied a beautiful lady. In an instant, he fell in love. The girl was called Begum; she was from a rival tribe. She was 23 years his senior, and already married. But he still, Walis love for Begum knew no bounds.
