Chinese Youths Crazy for English Alphabet Tattoos : UsedWigs

Hilarious, trendy morons on both sides of the pacific.

“The guy at the tattoo shop told me this means brave and proud warrior in English,” said beaming Beijing teenager Hao Tsang as he pointed to the letters GARF freshly inked onto his left bicep. “It’s perfect for me because I am very bold and confident, yet spiritual.”

Chinese Youths Crazy for English Alphabet Tattoos : UsedWigs

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FAKE TERROR – THE ROAD TO DICTATORSHIP

Excellent read. All truth.

It’s the oldest trick in the book, dating back to Roman times; creating the enemies you need.In 70 BC, an ambitious minor politician and extremely wealthy man, Marcus Licinius Crassus, wanted to rule Rome. Just to give you an idea of what sort of man Crassus really was, he is credited with invention of the fire brigade. But in Crassus’ version, his fire-fighting slaves would race to the scene of a burning building whereupon Crassus would offer to buy it on the spot for a tiny fraction of it’s worth. If the owner sold, Crassus’ slaves would put out the fire. If the owner refused to sell, Crassus allowed the building to burn to the ground. By means of this device, Crassus eventually came to be the largest single private land holder in Rome, and used some of his wealth to help back Julius Caesar against Cicero.

FAKE TERROR – THE ROAD TO DICTATORSHIP

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