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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Paleos storm Gaza parliment in riot over wages
2006-06-01
Thousands of Palestinian security men fired off automatic rifles and smashed windows at parliament in Gaza on Thursday in one of the biggest protests over unpaid wages since the Hamas government took office.

Protesters criticized a plan by Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, who is also a senior leader of the Hamas Islamic militant group, to make partial salary payments to the lowest paid workers in the Palestinian Authority in the next few days. Haniyeh pledged on Tuesday to pay a full month's wages in a few days to 40,000 workers whose monthly salaries were less than NIS 1,500.
[one New Israeli Shekel = about $0.25]
He also promised to pay each of the other 125,000 government workers, who earn higher salaries, an advance of NIS 1,500. The finance minister later said it was unclear when workers who earn more would get their money. "The NIS 1,500 are not enough to pay debts, buy milk and diapers," said one banner stuck to the gate of parliament.
Wotta shame. Maybe you could get a job doing something constructive?
Posted by:mhw

#10  Johnny Cakes?
Posted by: Frank G   2006-06-01 15:19  

#9  Heard that somewhere before... The Last Tango?
Jeff Stryker?
Posted by: anonymous5089   2006-06-01 14:52  

#8  Anyone who can afford AK-47 ammunition can afford food; it's just a matter of priorities.
Posted by: RWV   2006-06-01 14:50  

#7  Heard that somewhere before... The Last Tango?
Posted by: Elmesing Spavising7222   2006-06-01 12:17  

#6  Yes Maam tw, nothing says love like melted butter.
Posted by: mcsegeek1   2006-06-01 12:13  

#5  I beg to differ, Mike. With a recipe like that, mcsegeek1 was properly reared by a loving mother. Thanks for the recipe -- I've saved it to my personal cookbook!
Posted by: trailing wife   2006-06-01 12:00  

#4  ROFLMAO!!!

'geek you are a magnificant bastard.
Posted by: Mike N.   2006-06-01 11:23  

#3  Mmmm, popcorn. That recipe sounds great.
Posted by: Seafarious   2006-06-01 11:22  

#2  Thanks for the recipe! We've been using microwave popcorn but I have a yearning for the 'old fashoned way'. haven't had that in years.

If some fall on the floor, I eat them anyway. - Five Second Rule!
Posted by: CrazyFool   2006-06-01 10:51  

#1  Ingredients:

3-quart sauce pan with lid.
Popping corn, premium only.
1 stick of unsalted butter.
Vegetable oil (I use Crisco Pure Canola Oil).
Freshly ground Sea salt

Preparation:

1. Turn on stove and adjust to somewhere between medium and high heat.
2. Poor vegatable oil in the pan to cover bottom and then some.
3. Place pan on stove and let heat for 1 minute.
4. In the mean time, put a stick of butter in another pan and start it melting at medium heat.
5. Put three popcorn kernels in the pan.
6. When one or two of them pop, cover the bottom of the pan with popcorn and then some, but not a whole lot. You should not be able to see the bottom of the pan.
7. Place the top on the pan ajar. The popcorn should start popping in a minute or so.
8. Continuously shake the pan across the burner until popping reaches a crescendo.
9. Move to a unheated burner and back to the heated burner once or twice (this is an art).
10. Move to an unheated burner when the popcorn reaches the lid and wait while it finishes popping.
11. Pour popcorn in a large bowl, pour on butter, and salt to taste. The butter and salt can be distributed by pouring the popcorn back and fourth between the bowl(s) and pan. If some fall on the floor, I eat them anyway.

Posted by: mcsegeek1   2006-06-01 10:35  

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