Tag Archives: politics

The fall of walls

Posted on Saturday, 9. November 2019 by hmvh

It was thirty years ago today that the Berlin Wall fell. The Iron Curtain had been breached, the Eastern Bloc was beginning to crumble. This most cruel of social experiments had finally run its course. A peaceful revolution was under way, and there was no stopping this tide from turning. The world was evolving. Even in a country as far away as South Africa, the developments made headlines. Continue reading →

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New Dickhead of State

Posted on Thursday, 6. November 2008 by hmvh

Well, well! So Obama’s the new head of state. The election circus is finally over; MILF Palin will be packing her bags and knocked-up teenage daughter and heading back home, close to the frigid border of Siberia. It’ll also be business as usual for McCain, except he’s returning to a far drier state. Continue reading →

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The story of Dean Hamer and George Michael

Posted on Wednesday, 21. May 2008 by hmvh

As a fellow “uitlander” it was therefore inevitable that we struck up a bit of a friendship, and that’s how I came to have copies of recordings from Power 96 and the now-defunct Rhythm 98, his favourite radio stations from “back home”. Continue reading →

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hmvh.de.vu News

Posted on Sunday, 5. February 2006 by hmvh

Herewith the latest changes: Some German-language jokes have been gotten rid of. Dubya remains president of the USA. Nobody has delivered Osama’s head yet. Continue reading →

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