School Discrimination

I thought that the Dutch were supposed to be some of the most open-minded people on the planet. Those hypocritical bigots disgust me almost as much as this random foot I found on google images...




Smelly footed student wins right to study

A philosophy student with smelly feet has won the right to attend lectures at a Dutch university after a 10-year legal battle.
Teunis Tenbrook was thrown out from the Erasmus University in Rotterdam after complaints from professors and other students that it was impossible to study with the smell from his feet.
But now, after a lengthy legal battle, a court has ruled that having smelly feet is no excuse to ban a student from a university.
The judge said: "Our considered opinion is that the professors and other students will just have to hold their noses and bear it."
Tenbrook told the court: "Although I could no longer attend lectures I tried to carry on by studying in the library, but then I was banned from the library as well."
The university will have one advantage from the ruling - dozens of books that the student had been unable to return because of the ban can now be handed back.
But now the university has announced instead of banning students with smelly feet they are planning to issue fines to tackle such problems.

A Change Has Come

It's good to be liked again...

French President Nicolas Sarkozy: "We are eager for him to get to work so that with him we can change the world."

German Chancellor Angela Merkel: "I want to say that I believe today is a very special day not only for the United States of America but also a special day for billions of people all over the world."

Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero: "Obama gives us hope and his words put us on a better path for a smooth and fruitful relationship with the Spanish government. The arrival of Obama gives us an opportunity we won't pass up."

Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad: "We wish him well and we look forward to active engagement on the part of his administration."



Well, MOSTLY liked again...

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez: "Hopefully the arrival of a new president will mark a real change in relations between the United States and the countries of the Third World, one of respect for sovereignty and the freedom of the people. But nobody here should be under any illusions. This is [after all] the North American Empire we are talking about."

Divorced man wants kidney back

It's good to be back in the good ol' US of A, where litigation is King...

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A US man divorcing his wife is demanding that she return the kidney he donated to her or pay him $1.5m in compensation.
Dr Richard Batista told reporters that he decided to go public because he was frustrated at the slow pace of divorce negotiations with his estranged wife.
He said he had not only given his heart to his wife, Dawnell, but donated his kidney to save her life.

Man, I hate those things

But divorce lawyers say a donated organ is not a marital asset to be divided.
Dr Batista married Dawnell in 1990 and donated the kidney to her in 2001. She filed for divorce in 2005 and a settlement has still not been reached.

He told reporters at his lawyer's office in Long Island, New York, that going public was a last resort.
"There is no deeper pain that you can ever express than betrayal from somebody who you love and devoted your life to," he said.
He said he had been prevented from seeing their three children for extended periods.

The happy couple during happier times...

"I felt humiliated, betrayed, disrespected and disregarded for me as a person, as a man, as a husband, as a father."
Dr Batista's lawyer, Dominic Barbara, said his client was "asking for the value of the kidney" that he gave his wife.
A lawyer for Mrs Batista said: "The facts aren't as represented by Dr Batista. We will be addressing the issues before the judge within the next few days."

The King is back!

Have fun playing with the King himself... Just don't get STRUUNG OUT in the process.

Now in BOOK FORM!

Well, everyone... My articles from Spain have been published in BOOK FORM!

(With, of course, a few changes.)

For those interested, you can either buy it directly from the publisher or on Amazon.

Thanks to everyone who has already read them and I hope to put a smile on the faces of those who will read them in the future!

Keep checking back here for new articles... Hopefully soon from my new-old home in Philadelphia, USA.