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July 18, 2006

Sometimes the most revealing parts of the newspaper are the ads.

Byron Horton, an intern for Amideast who is stuck in Beirut, posted this snapshot from a newpaper in Lebanon today...

Posted by David at July 18, 2006 03:08 PM

Comments

im ashamed it took me so long to get that

Posted by: Charlie at February 14, 2008 02:17 PM

ANG PANGIT NG NEWSPAPER NYO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: camelle at July 11, 2008 09:14 PM

im so very very ashamed cause it took me so long to get that very beautiful newspaper

Posted by: andrew at July 11, 2008 09:18 PM

i dont get it

Posted by: munch at February 12, 2009 05:25 AM

Why would they have an ad written in English, but everything else written in what I presume is Arabic?

Posted by: Gvan at March 29, 2009 04:36 PM

Is it because its talking about explosions in a foreign country as such they are a commonplace?

Posted by: at April 12, 2009 01:11 AM

I have to admit it took me a little while to figure that one out.

Posted by: me at May 22, 2009 03:48 PM

So... They're trying to scare dumb foreigners into buying their product because the local populous isn't stupid enough to buy it?

Posted by: Akrid at July 1, 2009 01:11 PM