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SIRENED: Dirty Politics,Cleaned

Archive for the ‘Amsterdam’ Category

June 16th, 2008

Prescription Drugs Kill More People than Illegal Drugs

Medical results out of Florida show that more people are dying from legal drugs than illegal ones. The Florida Medical Examiners Commission released autopsy results from 2007 that found that prescription drugs killed 3 times as many people as all illegal drugs combined.
In 2007, there were 168,900 deaths in Florida. 2,328 of these deaths were […]

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June 15th, 2008

Jackass Amsterdam-Lekker Babes!

To quote the film EuroTrip “Poppy juice!…Now with pulp.”
photo credit: personal collection
*Lekker means “delicious” in Dutch and is used to describe everything from great food to nice balcony views to yes, even “delicious babes.”
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June 8th, 2008

Jackass Amsterdam Picture of the Week

The secret to making Holland’s best fries is the piss (that or the gooey white sauce on top).
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June 1st, 2008

Jackass Amsterdam Picture of the Week

British people often scratch their heads at why the Dutch do not appreciate their tourism.
photo credit: my dumb ass
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May 31st, 2008

Best of May!

It’s been an exciting month here on Sirened and here’s a wrap on some of the highlights:
I fully immersed myself in my Jackass Amsterdam Pictures of the Week segment by partaking in The Netherlands biggest holiday and dressing up like well…a jackass.
Gary Kasparov and the Flying Penis Helicopter inspired me to create a new ‘LOL’ […]

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May 25th, 2008

Jackass Amsterdam Pictures of the Week

Finally! Stuffed animals you can win for people you hate!

Haditha and Ashwir always enjoy a peaceful stroll through the park on their way to the Sunday stoning.

Red Dress: “I can’t believe you forgot to rent the limo.”
Black Dress: (under her breath) “whore.”
photo credit: personal collection
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May 18th, 2008

Jackass Amsterdam Pictures of the Week: Utrecht Edition

Utrecht is a beautiful Dutch city of about 250,000 that is only a 45 minute train ride south of Amsterdam. The city is like a cross between Amsterdam, Paris and Venice. Anyways, here’s the jackass perspective on it!

The only thing that’s really Italian about Martin is his gondola (that and whistling at every woman that […]

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May 11th, 2008

Jackass Amsterdam Pictures of the Week

After a long day, Amsterdam fire fighters take a time out to enjoy some ice cream, before hitting up the parade to proudly display their giant rubber fists and pink feather boas.

SMS Fart for…Fart ring tones?

I hate holding my backpack on the train, that’s why I prefer to leave it stuck in the door.
photo credit: […]

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May 8th, 2008

The Amsterdam Cocktail: Green Haze Martini

This week is World Cocktail week and Jon over at The DC Traveler has asked us to make up a city themed cocktail for a round-up that he’ll be doing on Saturday. I’m choosing Amsterdam since that’s where I currently reside.
The Amsterdam Green Haze Martini
1 ounce gin
1/2 ounce absinthe
1 ‘magic mushroom’
1 gram Willie Nelson […]

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May 4th, 2008

Jackass Amsterdam Pictures of the Week-Queen’s Day Edition 2

Magnus is always a show off at the outdoor urinal.

It’s not considered a party in Europe if someone doesn’t burn something.

Even though Helga had been evicted, Queen’s Day plus insanity made her happy.

Peters’ favorite part of Queen’s Day is the excuse to bust out his bullhorn and bring his wife to the brink of choking […]

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