Jan 01 2008
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No one on the Superhero Nation editorial board is pleased with the way football has gone this year.
Jan 01 2008
Why are peace talks held at summits? Because things can only go downhill from there.
Jan 01 2008
One of Superhero Nation’s Google searches today was “why do crocodiles smile?” Our resident mutated alligator, Agent Orange, has some ideas.
Intelligent species have wondered for eons why a species with so little to smile about would give Joker a run for his money. Physically, crocodiles can’t stop smiling because their jaw structure is so demented that their teeth hang out all the time. However, mammals sometimes overlook the more obvious mental explanation that crocodiles just don’t know any better.
Jan 01 2008
Jan 01 2008
It has come to my attention that… [/pretentiousness] I might be able to get a research grant to Iraq. Buzzam!
I wonder what in-country internet access is like…
If accepted, I’d be going for several months this summer to study the evolution of counterinsurgency strategies. (Mainly, the end of major combat operations to the ’surge’). That would give me five months to learn enough Arabic to actually be able to communicate with Iraqis. Salaam. Salaam salaam salaam. Hmm. Shouldn’t be too difficult. As luck would have it, I have access to a film that’s 100% effective at teaching Arabic.
I suspect the research (at least as far as the interviews I would be involved with… I hope!) will focus more on US servicemen in-country than Iraqis. I doubt even Team America could get me up to speed in time.
If you have been to Iraq or are in Iraq*, I’d really appreciate any suggestions about packing tips and uhh, how emotionally distressing the experience is? I’d also appreciate any other comments, particularly along the lines of STAY THE HELL AWAY CIVVIE!
*Google Analytics indicates I have gotten a few hits from the Middle East. I suspect that virtually all of the hits are from Americans, servicemen or otherwise. (With all due respect to Bahrain, I really doubt that native Bahrainis are that interested in an English-language proto-novel about American superheroes).