Fitna (Friday 28th of March 2008 12:44:00 PM)
The Wilders movie is finally there... Rumors had it that the movie didn't even exist, but
yesterday at 7PM Dutch time, Geert Wilders posted it online at Live Leak. During the evening it
became impossible to watch it at full speed because there were millions ...
(more)Touchy (Saturday 15th of March 2008 09:11:00 AM)
The topical issue this week: what a comedian can and cannot say. On Tuesday, audience members
walked out of a show by Dutch comedian Micha Wertheim, after he purportedly offended a
handicapped man and reduced him to tears. The owner of the theater where ...
(more)Snitch (Tuesday 11th of March 2008 12:46:00 PM)
This country is sinking ever lower. Apparently it has become perfectly decent behavior to just
call the authorities on people you think do something wrong. Of course, if you know someone is
a lowlife pedophile who preys on children, your own children ...
(more)Deep Throat (Friday 22nd of February 2008 02:34:00 PM)
Sunday night's the night. Christian groups are still trying to stop it from happening with
prayer marathons, but they don't stand a chance. Deep Throat, the popular porn flick from the
1970's will be aired on Dutch television. On public television. That ...
(more)They're on a roll (Monday 11th of February 2008 03:27:00 PM)
Only Sunday last week SBS6 Television exposed him whose name must not be spoken on my blog any
longer. The dust has barely settled and already their next sting operation has made headlines
in this country. Apparently security at our national airport, ...
(more)When the lady smiles (Tuesday 29th of January 2008 12:51:00 PM)
Last week there was a report on Dutch TV about the dodgy choices presidential candidates make
for their campaign songs. You all probably know about this at least as well as I do, but now
there is a case that got us Dutch people chuckling. ...
(more)The next Uri Geller (Monday 28th of January 2008 12:42:00 PM)
I'm pretty much allergic to talent shows on TV. Whether that be America's Next Top Model, Idol,
Dancing with the Stars, ... I can't watch it. Last Saturday, there was a new one (at least new
to my country) I did manage to watch for ...
(more)HTC further responds to video driver issue, will improve future products (Friday 25th of January 2008 11:53:00 PM)
Filed under: CellphonesIt's pretty clear HTC deal and Engadget readers both are none too
impressed with the manufacturer's decision to omit the drivers necessary to enable metalware
video acceleration on a number of their Qualcomm MSM 7xxx-based devices. ...
(more)Geert Wilders strikes again (Friday 18th of January 2008 12:31:00 PM)
We're facing imminent danger from the Muslim world, or so the papers cried on Wednesday. On
January 25 all our embassies in the Middle East will be on full alert, cities and towns across
the nation have received a letter saying they must keep a ...
(more)You racist! (Friday 30th of November 2007 03:20:00 PM)
Funny news. A man named Michael Forsythe has been convicted of racism in Wales. Happens all the
time you say? Sure, but the crime he committed was nothing more than calling a Welsh woman
English. The former truck driver from Northern Ireland had an argument ...
(more)Be careful what you post... (Tuesday 27th of November 2007 01:45:00 PM)
Your boss may be reading. The London Underground reminds us again of the possible risks of
posting certain stuff on our blogs. Emma Clarke, whose voice is well-known from Tannoy messages
in London's subway system (American English mind you), will not ...
(more)Saint Nicholas confusion (Friday 23rd of November 2007 12:49:00 PM)
To stay with the end of year holidays, there's some news about Saint Nicholas. He's landed in
the Netherlands only last Saturday, but children across the country are deeply confused. A few
years ago, a TV station started filming the preparations of Saint ...
(more)The tree survives (Wednesday 21st of November 2007 12:52:00 PM)
At 7 PM local last night, the judge has spoken: the tree is to remain in place. We can rest
assured, other countries will not think we're all that insane now. Or are we? I mean, I'm not a
rainforest preservation fundie, but the public ...
(more)Last chance for Anne Frank's tree (Tuesday 20th of November 2007 01:15:00 PM)
During the time that Anne Frank spent in hiding there was only one object outside the house she
could look at: a chestnut tree. This chestnut tree is going down tomorrow, if a judge doesn't
decide otherwise today. The decision to take it down was ...
(more)One hoax too many, or are some people really that sick? (Tuesday 13th of November 2007 01:41:00 PM)
A Dutch travel agency, Lolita Travel, will start selling really cheap sex vacations for
pedophiles to South East Asia on Thursday. At least, that's what it says in a press release.
Apparently a student website have managed to get some information from ...
(more)Perfect storm (Tuesday 06th of November 2007 12:48:00 PM)
We have a very mild climate in this little country. Summers are hot, but nothing compared to
the ones in places like the US and Australia, our winters aren't too cold, and our storms...
Well, I don't think we ever even got a category one ...
(more)The latest ringtone hoax (Tuesday 30th of October 2007 02:48:00 PM)
Just in case this hoax hasn't occurred in your country yet, here's what happened in my country:
someone advertised in a newspaper with a 'Hitler Germany ringtone - 100% free'. Such a
ringtone, with Hitler screaming at you, didn't exist before, but it ...
(more)Saint Nicholas (Wednesday 24th of October 2007 03:16:00 PM)
It's still well over a month away, but the first Saint Nick controversy is here. American-owned
chocolate maker AMD, a big player in the Dutch chocolate market don't want to have anything to
do with Saint Nick's helper, Zwarte Piet, who is black. They ...
(more)Being Dutch (Tuesday 02nd of October 2007 02:36:00 PM)
The Dutch identity is a hot item in this country lately. You know how everywhere immigrants are
blamed for social problems, etc. Well, it's the same here. Two politicians, Geert Wilders and
Rita Verdonk actually thrive on this issue. The wife of our King-to-be ...
(more)Gsus indahouse (Tuesday 25th of September 2007 03:13:00 PM)
Catholic church leaders across Belgium are outraged. French-language TV station RTL are airing
a promotional video for a new show, depicting Jesus Christ having a good time in a nightclub.
He performs miracles like making a bottle of whiskey appear on ...
(more)Saskia's Story (Saturday 15th of September 2007 09:15:00 AM)
This is the story of Saskia, 31. She's an anorexic. Dutch doctors have given up on her, and her
family are desperate to rescue her. They hear of a special treatment in Sweden, that is very
successful in these cases. Problem? The treatment costs $210,000 ...
(more)About time... (Saturday 15th of September 2007 09:00:00 AM)
I'm sure in America you know these games as well... Bimbos hosting daytime games on TV with
really simple questions, and all you have to do is call their number (at high rates) and you
win thousands of dollars. Well, in the Netherlands something is ...
(more)The latest political row in my country (Wednesday 12th of September 2007 03:43:00 PM)
A few weeks ago, political badboy Geert Wilders made a case for outlawing the Qur'an. Most
other politician were outraged at this, and now our Culture Minister, Ronald Plasterk, wants to
do the exact opposite of what Geert Wilders proposes. Geert Wilders ...
(more)Art that delivers (Monday 03rd of September 2007 01:17:00 PM)
Quite a situation, in the town of Gorinchem this weekend. During an end of summer festival a
suspicious package was found, the band that was playing, Rowwen Hèze, were taken off the
stage by the police and thousands of festival goers were told ...
(more)TV Kidney Show a Hoax (Saturday 02nd of June 2007 09:00:00 AM)
Well, all is well that ends well. The TV show last night was a hoax. Interestingly, to Dutch
viewers, and the Dutch media gathered in the studio this became pretty clear right away. I've
heard that the first thing they did on the show, was ...
(more)Who is to live and who is to die? You, the viewers decide. Text A B or C to ... (Friday 01st of June 2007 12:36:00 PM)
Yes, the Netherlands have made international headlines again. Tonight on a show on public TV a
woman with an incurable disease is giving away one of her kidneys to one of three contestants.
I don't know many of the details, but apparently the viewers ...
(more)They eat horses don't they? (Wednesday 23rd of May 2007 12:37:00 PM)
England in a state of shock. The famous TV chef Gordon Ramsay, of Hell's Kitchen fame,
organized a barbecue at a horse racing course to promote the consumption of horse meat. This is
simply not done for half of the English population, so proud are ...
(more)The Dutch in the Second World War (Friday 04th of May 2007 12:59:00 PM)
Today is Memorial Day in my country, and I thought it would be a good idea to tackle the
controversial subject of the Dutch during the war. One of the late additions to my list of
things you know you're Dutch by was: "You were ...
(more)Concept for a new TV show, soon to appear on Dutch TV (Wednesday 12th of April 2006 01:23:00 PM)
Here's a concept for a new TV show, that is soon to appear on Dutch TV station Talpa. I'd like
a few opinions... The title would be De Gouden Kooi, or The Golden Cage in English. Here's the
deal: several people move into a house, ...
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