Author Archives: Andreas Moser

About Andreas Moser

You will most likely find me in the forest, next to the lake, reading a book. Just follow the cigar smoke!

Another Housing Bubble Burst

Posted on 22 May 2013

News from Oklahoma: another housing bubble burst. (Hat tip to Titanic for the bad taste in humour.)

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Did you notice the Irony? (8) FEMEN vs. Barbie

Posted on 16 May 2013

I didn’t even know that this ugly Barbie doll was still alive, but now she apparently got a big house in Berlin, probably financed by prostitution her sugardaddies. If you need an overdose of bad taste and pink you can visit … Continue reading →

Posted in Germany, Feminism | Tagged , , , , | 7 Comments

“The Life of Pie”

Posted on 15 May 2013

In my house, The Life of Pie is “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short”, as Thomas Hobbes would have put it. Well, this was definitely better than the film which had no pie in it at all.

Posted in Books, Films, Food, Philosophy, Photography | Tagged , , , , | 14 Comments

Child Safety in America

Posted on 14 May 2013

A nice campaign by Moms demand Action for Gun Sense in America: Having grown up in Germany, I had Little Red Riding Hood (or rather “Rotkäppchen”), dodgeball and of course Kinder surprise eggs in my childhood. I didn’t have any assault … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, USA | Tagged , , , | 9 Comments

Easily Confused (26) Feminism

Posted on 13 May 2013

Feminism, as seen by women: Feminism, as seen by academics: Feminism, as seen by men:

Posted in Books, Feminism, Human Rights | Tagged , | 4 Comments

UN: Eat more Insects to fight World Hunger

Posted on 13 May 2013

The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) writes that eating more insects could help fight world hunger. I am doing that already: UN, FAO and world hunger, you are welcome for my help!

Posted in Food, Health | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Easily Confused (25) Castro Brothers

Posted on 13 May 2013

Castro brothers (innocent): Castro brothers (not innocent):

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Did you notice the Irony? (7) Guantanamo

Posted on 12 May 2013

When it comes to the future of the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, I always wonder why those who are against it are running a campaign called “Close Guantanamo”. I looks to me like Guantanamo is already rather … Continue reading →

Posted in Human Rights, Language, Law, Military, Terrorism, USA | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Easily Confused (24) Converters

Posted on 11 May 2013

Useful converter: Useless converter:

Posted in Language, Religion, Technology | Tagged , | 4 Comments

Charles Ramsey is Burma Jones

Posted on 9 May 2013

My most favourite character in literature is Burma Jones. The only black, the only sane, possibly the smartest and yet the funniest person in A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole, he works for “minimal wage” – not his only mispronunciation … Continue reading →

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