An itsby-bitsy teeny-weeny yellow polkadot blasphemy

Conservative Hindus took to the streets and courthouses to protest an Australian fashion designer’s new bikini. They are flag-burningly upset that designer Lisa Blue used an image of Laxmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth, on crotch and boob patches. And, they are also upset at The Hindustan Times for allowing them to be outraged by showing the pictures that got them aflutter in the first place.

Now, if only our religious conservatives here in the U.S. would raise the same ruckus against flag and Jesus shirts every time they were aired on Fox News.

Scurry to Meghalaya

Most westerners think people in India have odd sounding names. They have no idea. Over 300 politicians in the remote Indian state of Meghalaya are running for the state legislature. Let’s just say they sound like American write-ins.

This blog’s favorites:

  • Adolf Lu Hitler Marak
  • Frankenstein Momin
  • Britainwar Dan
  • Hilarius Pohchen

Ready for something that will drive you nuts all day? Why is it politicians in a remote Indian state have such pronounceable names, but you can’t find a single vowel in the name of the guy driving your cab?