I loved the echoing “khara” at 1m5s!
Category: Lebanon
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Another vibrator ad from the 1960s
Looks like these “massaging devices” were quite popular back in the 60s! You can check another ad I posted last year here.
Even though selling sex toys is considered illegal in Lebanon, I always spot some vibrators on display at some pharmacies like Mazen in Cornishe El Mazraa.
I guess legalizing these toys will definitely ease the tension between the sexually frustrated fighting militias nowadays!
via Pure Nostalgia
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Mobile and twitter usage pattern in Lebanon
I just stumbled upon this cool website that made use of more than 280 million tweets to reveal geographic mobile and twitter usage patterns.
The above screenshot shows the usage pattern in Beirut. But looking at Lebanon map, you can notice that most mobile twitter users are located in or around Beirut, and the majority of these people use either iPhone or Android.
Thank you Mireille
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The sorry state of Lebanon
The below video sums up pretty much the current situation in Lebanon. Slowly but surely, gunmen all over the country seem to gain more control on the ground, while the army is appearing weak and helpless.
Back when I wrote that the army should be firmer when dealing with these militias, everyone and their mothers started attacking me and called me ignorant, and I admitted back then that calling for bombing Ersal was too extreme from me. So I really want to know what do these people suggest to stop such groups from hijacking entire towns and areas whenever they please! -
Donner Sang Compter’s Mobile Blood Bank
Check this new explainer video by Wezank introducing Donner Sang Compter’s new mobile blood bank that aims to eliminate the “replacement donation” system in Lebanon, and save a lot of time and effort for all those who will be in need of blood in the future.
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Wassim Nasser breaks Lebanon’s long distance swimming record
Following his failure to break Lebanon’s long distance swimming record last year, Wassim Nasser broke that record yesterday by completing a 45Km swim from Beirut to Amchit!
The previous record was held by Abdel-Latif Abu al-Hauf who swam 42Km back in the 1960s.
Photo via Mobi’s page on Facebook.
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Beirut Duty Free – La Casa del Habano ad
The girls should have been topless with a QR code on each boob. Fard marra ya3neh.
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The one Lebanese town that feels like the rest of the world
Believe or not, Kherbet Selem, a small village in south Lebanon, now enjoys 24/7 electricity after it used to suffer from up to 12 hours power cuts!
The municipality there simply bought its own diesel generators that switch on automatically when the power cuts, and the village is now having 24/7 electricity for the first time in history. So basically that’s the only place in Lebanon that feels like the rest of the world!
Meanwhile, our government has been failing to fix the electricity sector in Lebanon for more than 20 years now, and will definitely keep on doing so for at least the next 200 years.
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Update: De Prague to remain open for at least a couple more months
Looks like tonight will not witness De Prague’s closure as the owner Raed Habib decided to give the place another shot over the next couple of months following a demonstration that was organized by around 70 of his loyal customers near his house. You can read all about it here.
I never knew the bar meant a lot to so many people. The whole thing makes you wonder if it was a publicity stunt since it got 3 articles on The Daily Star website in a couple of days, and they were overwhelmed with customers today who wanted to say goodbye to the place!
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Man saved from drowning in Ain El Mrayseh
Those who jumped into the water to save the drowning man are some very brave guys indeed!
