Bicycles In The Basement

You know, pretty soon I’m going to have to make a new category of posts, one called “Twilight Zone” or “High Weirdness” or “WTF Shit That Happens In Romania Damn Near Every Day”. Certainly today’s post will fall under that heading because after I read this, I almost lost it. If you don’t speak Romanian, Mariana Campeanu accused Roberta Anastase of hiding thousands of bicycles … Continue reading Bicycles In The Basement

Much Ado About Nothing

I have to confess that I’ve become somewhat addicted to watching B1TV, especially their two-hour long program at 8pm, which features a group of people (usually politicians and/or journalists) sitting around debating, arguing and discussing what’s going on in Romania. Heck, I’ve always liked these kinds of shows ever since I was kid, even though yes they are often tedious, boring and ultimately mostly futile … Continue reading Much Ado About Nothing

Skeletor’s New Cabinet

Well right now it’s just his proposed cabinet but likely future PM Victor “Skeletor” Ponta unveiled his line-up and gave a little speech which I will translate: Today we’re talking about a special government formed under special circumstances, to govern until the elections. Our intention in these next 6 months [until the election] is to do a great job so that the people will vote … Continue reading Skeletor’s New Cabinet

Aflata Intr-un Loc Public

Well even though today has been crazy busy, I almost fell out of my chair laughing after seeing what the Eye picked up just a couple of hours after I posted this morning about “photo averse” people. The Eye fetched me this article in which a local guy here in Unicorn City managed to photograph an expensive SUV parked illegally in a downtown zone. Turns … Continue reading Aflata Intr-un Loc Public