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James5 is a site about stuff that matters. Environmental friendliness, social justice and left-of-center politics is what you can hope to find here. Posts are on a wide range of topics including international law, trade, politics, development, aid, climat
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Romantic nigerian text messages
Nigerians have interesting ideas about romance when it comes to text messages. For example: “I swear, I will make sure I give you HIV…H is for Happiness and joy forever with an I: Incompar...
Is the drought caused by daylight saving?
David Zetland has an hilarious post of a letter to the editor in Albury-Wodonga. Quote: “I believe that this one hour extra sun is slowly evaporating all the moisture out of everything. Why can&...
National Hydration Council? You’re kidding right?
From the world of insane corporate lobby names comes…the National Hydration Council! A collection of water bottlers who want to promote “the environmental, health and other sustainable ben...
For a bailout, press ‘one’
Alan Neff has funny piece on the recent bailouts over at WaPo “If you want your check automatically deposited into your company’s bank account, press or say ‘one.’ If you want ...
Common Law Driver’s Licence?
Very funny post from Gans on “common law driver’s licences” and the freedom of movement under the Charter. UPMART, an “association for human rights and much, much more” t...
Blattman on addressing foreigners in Africa
Chris Blattman has another excellent post based on his experiences in Africa, this time on how the children call out to foreigners. It seems “Mzungu!” (white man) has given way to “C...
James5 Wordle
Finally got round to do a Wordle of James5. It’s obviously very dependent on what’s on the front page, near the top, rather than the site overall. ShareThis...