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Raydyo Not-Pronouncing-Able Misspells Its Name Again
September 14, 2011 4:00pm
Introducing a New Unpronounceable Feature: MÉLANGE OF A MILIEU
This week we profile Turkmenistan, a perfectly functional central Asian country with scarcely any corruption problems, unusual politics, or bizarre infrastructure. Since president-for-life Türkmenbaşy (father of all Turkmen), a former electrical engineer and Soviet orphan died in 2006, many welcome changes have arrived. People are permitted to move about the nation on subsidized $5 flights. Government employees are no longer required to to take a 37km "health walk" annually in this, the hottest Asian country. All vodka bottles do still bear his likeness, however, while beards, gold teeth, dirty cars and opera remain a faux pas.
Say it with me: Mélange! A mixture of unrelated parts!
All together now: Milieu! A social or cultural setting!
Meanwhile, GUESS THE COUNTRY gets harder and harder... here's some real toughies:
* Kangaroo apprehended for stealing panties
* Man forgets 9 pounds of meth at grocery store checkout
* New lawn sign: "please do not defecate on dead hedgehogs"
* Gov't likes idea of answering census topless, wearing lingerie, holding whip
* Prime Minister pulled from foreign substitute teacher pool
Here are many other STORIES OF UNPRONOUNCEABILTY we have the newsroom chasing up:
* Journalists not liked in Nigeria, I suggest they stop stealing penises
* Malaysia still smells bad
* Despite reprimands, Orangutan finds nicotine patches useless
* How do you even get 110 pounds of lamb meat into a suitcase?
* Controversial lunar no-fly zone enacted... no word if Christmas on the Moon still possible
* Scientists bored of searching oceans turn to local fish markets to discover new species
* Seriously!! Let us tell you about these yellow Greek mafia donuts!!!!
Last & somewhat least, now that I think about it, I used to play so much, man we should really play more MUSIC OF INCOMPREHENSION
* Don't worry. I mean, I've got stuff. Good stuff.
* Hey, YouTube has stuff
* Here's some cool pictures from Flickr. I know that's unrelated but I needed more bullet points: http://www.flickr.com/photos/orinrobertjohn/galleries/72157627536568499/
This week we profile Turkmenistan, a perfectly functional central Asian country with scarcely any corruption problems, unusual politics, or bizarre infrastructure. Since president-for-life Türkmenbaşy (father of all Turkmen), a former electrical engineer and Soviet orphan died in 2006, many welcome changes have arrived. People are permitted to move about the nation on subsidized $5 flights. Government employees are no longer required to to take a 37km "health walk" annually in this, the hottest Asian country. All vodka bottles do still bear his likeness, however, while beards, gold teeth, dirty cars and opera remain a faux pas.
Say it with me: Mélange! A mixture of unrelated parts!
All together now: Milieu! A social or cultural setting!
Meanwhile, GUESS THE COUNTRY gets harder and harder... here's some real toughies:
* Kangaroo apprehended for stealing panties
* Man forgets 9 pounds of meth at grocery store checkout
* New lawn sign: "please do not defecate on dead hedgehogs"
* Gov't likes idea of answering census topless, wearing lingerie, holding whip
* Prime Minister pulled from foreign substitute teacher pool
Here are many other STORIES OF UNPRONOUNCEABILTY we have the newsroom chasing up:
* Journalists not liked in Nigeria, I suggest they stop stealing penises
* Malaysia still smells bad
* Despite reprimands, Orangutan finds nicotine patches useless
* How do you even get 110 pounds of lamb meat into a suitcase?
* Controversial lunar no-fly zone enacted... no word if Christmas on the Moon still possible
* Scientists bored of searching oceans turn to local fish markets to discover new species
* Seriously!! Let us tell you about these yellow Greek mafia donuts!!!!
Last & somewhat least, now that I think about it, I used to play so much, man we should really play more MUSIC OF INCOMPREHENSION
* Don't worry. I mean, I've got stuff. Good stuff.
* Hey, YouTube has stuff
* Here's some cool pictures from Flickr. I know that's unrelated but I needed more bullet points: http://www.flickr.com/photos/orinrobertjohn/galleries/72157627536568499/
