Here’s the headline from the Guardian’s blog: “Parents complain Chinese-made novelty rodent is singing ‘paedophile’ to tune of Jingle Bells.”
Over here parents would complain about the strange spelling of pedophile:
A toy mouse has been recalled after parents complained that the rodent sounded as though it was singing “paedophile, paedophile” to the tune of Jingle Bells, the Sun reports.
The Chinese-made novelty is sold in smaller shops and on market stalls. The product’s distributor, Humatt, of Ferndown, Dorset, said the man providing the voice had been unable to pronounce certain sounds; his singing had also been speeded up to heighten the pitch, distorting the result further.
A spokesman told the Sun: “We’ve slowed the song down and it definitely says Jingle Bells.
You decide for yourself here.
{In addition to population increase] another factor is a rise in temperature that’s faster than the global average and its effect on the snow-capped peaks that dominate the skyline.
Researchers say that the glaciers are in dramatic retreat across the tropical regions of the Andes.
When the rate of melting is faster than the accumulation of snow, the glaciers lose mass and no longer produce a steady flow of water.
must be some sort of party game to play with the photos. Too bad we don’t have any parties.
Take the link. It’s an excellent, excellent display. Each photo is accompanied by commentary from the photographer, who calls himself Platon. Jacob Zuma, for example, was laughing at Platon.
Go on, click the link. See how many of these people you can identify before clicking for their identity.
I was able to identify only seven of the photos. Terrible testament to my knowledge of foreign leaders.