2009/02/11 Amsterdam
Survivors
Attention and votes
This paragraph in an article in yesterday’s Times abut the elections in Israel amused me:
“In a bizarre combination that was intended to attract attention and votes — and that some have found distasteful — Holocaust survivors joined forces with alumni of the Green Leaf Party, who advocate legalizing cannabis. The cannabis advocates endorse the survivors’ rights to more benefits. The survivors endorse the younger generation’s right to get high.”
17 comments
Well euh, those who witnessed man made artificial hell can join forces now with those looking for pipe dream artificial paradise.
@Mieke
Sex and drugs! Now they can definitely close down this site in public libraries…
Why euh?
Unfortunately Liberman won 15 mandates, this is sheer horor, somehow one has to find ways to fall into oblivion. One might really want to forget that Holocaust survivors cannot afford to buy food and medications in Israel (maybe the new Messiah had his say also on the Claims Conference? He surely destroyed Wiesental). Anyway if one war day costs 250 million dollars, and a disastrous womb-shape Prime-Minister new residence is now being erected and is going to cost 650 million dollars then suddenly this party is less euhlijk than what's really happening in this state.
Survivor
There is a rather funy episode of 'Curb your enthusiasm' (starring Larry David, one of the creators of Seinfeld and the real life inspiration for the character George on Seinfeld) where Larry David is at a dinner party where two people are arguing who the real survivor is. One is a person who has survived the horrors of Nazi Germany and the other one was a particpant on the US TV-show 'Survivor.' They start exchanging stories about the horrors they have had to endure. I guess it show that for a generation that generally has not experienced real horrors there is a rather different perspective on what can be endured.
Neria
No irony, but my sincere condoleances. I have the feeling that the situation in Israël is deteriorating fast.
Neria
No irony, but my sincere condoleances. I have the feeling that the situation in Israël is deteriorating fast.
condolences in English.
Mieke
Thank you. Kids in Cambodia suffer more.
Reinout Wibier
I very highly recommend the tv show "Curb your enthusiasm". My favorite episode is called "The rat dog".
Oscar
I agree. It is very funny, although I do not know the specific episode you are referring to. I'll check it out.
Wat is het e-mailadres van de assistent(e) van de heer Grunberg?
Veel dank alvast.
Sander
I'm a great sharpshooter but I don't have a rifle. I don't look anything like anyone in this picture.
Neria
Don't be so shy. You look swell.
Mieke
I know I look swell, and we both know that shyness is not my second name, only it's not me in the picture. I'm a beautiful woman who's willing to sell a link to her blog (where my picture appears) to anyone who's willing to write me a term paper (A+).
This article puts a smile on my face
Smile
@Kevino
Don't bogart that joint my friend.