by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Aug 28, 2014 | Looks Like Beirut
Thanks to Wisam for bring this to my attention. Let’s head over to Cork, Ireland where 76-year-old, Maurice Phelan, has a problem. Here is a photo of him with the problem visible. Can you see it (he does look quite grumpy, doesn’t he)? It’s the...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | May 12, 2014 | Looks Like Beirut
It must be a slow news day at the Scunthorpe Telegraph as a conversation with a visitor on the state of the town center has developed into a 100-word “news article” complete with a Beirut punch: A visitor to Scunthorpe town centre was shocked by the amount...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Feb 26, 2014 | Looks Like Beirut
Once again, a thank you to Sarah for flagging this advert from KFC in the UK: So here’s the important part: A dad is sitting at a KFC restaurant with his son and daughter, who are both busy with their phones. The dad tries to have a conversation with them: What...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Feb 19, 2014 | Looks Like Beirut
It has happened again! Homes that look like Beirut (or whatever that means). It all began with a simple tweet for assistance: We’re looking for dramatic & inspiring images of island that look like other places in the world for a campaign. Eg: Priory bay =...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Feb 18, 2014 | Looks Like Beirut
A big thanks to Sarah for sending me this “looks like Beirut” alert and the audio to accompany it. This report was broadcast on BBC Radio on February 7 in regards to the flooding that has left significant property and infrastructure damage. Here is some...
by Lebanon News Under Rug Swept | Jan 28, 2014 | Looks Like Beirut
Pick up from where I left off in the last post on homes looking like Beirut, DAVY (@DavidCarson66) has been cooking up a storm in his kitchen and was left with a serious mess: @ann_annalu @MarieElliott22 Boo hoo. Kitchen looks like Hiroshima. Worse than Beirut — DAVY...