These eggs may have been on the market for some time, but my grocer started carrying them not so long ago. The people responsible for the naming may have been completely out of it. Or maybe they were going for the humorous marketing strategy. They mention on the label that “poo poo” means rooster’s comb [...]
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Here’s a flyer from an extracurricular school. They have reading and writing classes all the way up to university exam preps. They call themselves “Those who tread the path of thought” or something along those lines. They even design prep tests through “algorithms”. Sounds impressive. It’s just that I wonder how much thought they put [...]
This “Mobile Toilet” flyer was posted on our door a while ago. Maybe it’s useful, despite its hideousness, but my problem is mainly with its promoters and their marketing slogans. This creepy contraption is somehow “a new cultural phenomenon in Iran’s ancient culture” according to its title. Here’s what some of the slogans are saying: [...]
I don’t know who these people are, or where they’ve set up shop. I’m assuming they’re not here. There wouldn’t be a need for English here. They’re probably taking advantage of a distant democratic world out there. Azadary means “mourning”. In this particular case, this is a ritual that Shi’ites perform, especially in the month [...]
I have to go check this out. Apparently, everyone has been stumped for two years as to how to get the crane out! Makes you wonder whether we’ve learned anything from 1400 years of building these things.