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Hair Salon opens up in ABC toilets

Posted by finkployd in Mobile
Friday, December 18. 2009

some things you only see in Lebanon,
take for example this girl 'straightening' her hair in the ABC Achrafieh ladies room - yes, with a flat iron plugged into the wall!

Hair Salon in ABC toilets

i had a quick chat with her, during which i learnt that she had a valid excuse for the absurdity of her situation - no i wont go into details - but this begs the question, "Is it pure coincidence that she just happened to be carrying a flat iron at the right time, or are we just going overboard with appearances, unwilling to be ungroomed for the slightest moment?"

tags: beirut, lebanon, lebanese, girl, lady, toilet, bathroom, hair salon, flat iron, straightening iron, abc, achrafieh, mall, department store, absurd, only in lebanon, photo, image, picture, ladies room

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Poetic Justice

Posted by finkployd in Mobile
Thursday, October 8. 2009

tags: st george hotel, solidere, stop solidere, hariri, lebanon, beirut, downtown, illegal, corruption, justice, injustice, campaign, poster, banner

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Opening Reception - The Future of the Arab City

Posted by finkployd in Mobile
Friday, October 2. 2009

tags: beirut, hamra, crowne plaza, transnational tides, future of arab city, yale, arab alumni, lebanon, lebanese, reception

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To Serve and Protect - Lebanon's Finest

Posted by finkployd in Mobile
Tuesday, September 29. 2009

tags: police, idf, posing, girl, woman, hot, sexy, photo, image, picture, serve and protect, lebanon, beirut, downtown, humor, funny, lebanese

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Parking Meter Dyslexia

Posted by finkployd in Mobile
Wednesday, September 23. 2009

tags: parking meter, Lebanon, Beirut, English, Arabic, French, photo, image, picture, funny, humor, odd, dyslexia

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Rue d'Armenie - Liberating Armenia on Independence Day

Posted by finkployd in Mobile
Wednesday, September 23. 2009

Before: sticker covers the word "Armenie"

After: a partially-successful attempt at "liberating Armenia"
(those stickers are tough!)

tags: armenia, armenie, rue, road, street, sign, freedom, independence, kataeb, nadim gemayel, sticker, vandalism, elections, lebanon, beirut, gemmayze, photo, image, picture

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Sun, 21.02.2010 18:58

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Thu, 11.02.2010 20:55

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Khaled Itani about Humor: Choose a Mayor of the Lebanese Tweeple (UPDATED) (UPDATED)

Thu, 11.02.2010 19:06

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Thu, 11.02.2010 18:08

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alex about Humor: Choose a Mayor of the Lebanese Tweeple (UPDATED) (UPDATED)

Thu, 11.02.2010 17:47

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Khaled about Humor: Choose a Mayor of the Lebanese Tweeple (UPDATED) (UPDATED)

Thu, 11.02.2010 16:47

ur funny the total number of votes 182+153 is 335 .. so ur bad at mathematics its not big deal but im sure twitter has more than 350 users in Lebanon much more about elections well yo [...]

fink about Humor: Choose a Mayor of the Lebanese Tweeple (UPDATED) (UPDATED)

Thu, 11.02.2010 16:31

it wouldn't be a proper election without post-election fallout - w mouzaharat w fer2ay3 hehe keeping it civil is paramount :)

mich1mich about Humor: Choose a Mayor of the Lebanese Tweeple (UPDATED) (UPDATED)

Thu, 11.02.2010 16:25

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Platter about Humor: Choose a Mayor of the Lebanese Tweeple (UPDATED) (UPDATED)

Thu, 11.02.2010 16:23

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Thu, 11.02.2010 16:05

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Thu, 11.02.2010 16:00

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Thu, 11.02.2010 15:58

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fink about Humor: Choose a Mayor of the Lebanese Tweeple (UPDATED) (UPDATED)

Thu, 11.02.2010 15:46

it's all about the patterns walid. when votes come in 'odd' patterns - there's generally a concern over the legitimacy of the votes :) that's how fraud is detected in real world elections.

Platter about Humor: Choose a Mayor of the Lebanese Tweeple (UPDATED) (UPDATED)

Thu, 11.02.2010 15:46

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walid about Humor: Choose a Mayor of the Lebanese Tweeple (UPDATED) (UPDATED)

Thu, 11.02.2010 15:34

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Thu, 11.02.2010 15:14

Is this comment for fun?;) I mean apart from the fact that finkployd is one of the candidates? :P

fink about Humor: Choose a Mayor of the Lebanese Tweeple (UPDATED) (UPDATED)

Thu, 11.02.2010 15:13

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Walid about Humor: Choose a Mayor of the Lebanese Tweeple (UPDATED) (UPDATED)

Thu, 11.02.2010 15:00

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