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2004-04-14 Central Asia
world’s craziest dictator?
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Posted by Lux 2004-04-14 4:00:33 AM|| || Front Page|| [11134 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 the revolving statue is designed so it always points at the sun (not sure whether he legislated against nigthtime yet). But, hey, if you get yourself a golden statue, you might as well do something with it, it's only logical.
Posted by Igs 2004-04-14 4:10:52 AM||   2004-04-14 4:10:52 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 the revolving statue is designed so it always points at the sun

I believe it turns so the sun always shines on the "beloved leaders" face, as befits a living god.
Posted by Steve  2004-04-14 8:37:18 AM||   2004-04-14 8:37:18 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Some of the laws don't seem so terribly weird. For example, given the region in which Turkmens live, the banning of beards is not such a bad idea. It could actually be interpreted as a clever form of profiling, to easily identify infiltrators from the Pankisi Gorge.
Posted by mjh  2004-04-14 9:06:27 AM||   2004-04-14 9:06:27 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 at least he didn't just rip her teeth out on the spot, to get the gold, he seems kinda nice in comparison to some others.
Posted by B 2004-04-14 9:08:08 AM||   2004-04-14 9:08:08 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Its one hell of a walk (and swim) from the Pankisi Gorge to Turkmenistan.
Posted by Phil B  2004-04-14 9:19:37 AM||   2004-04-14 9:19:37 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 For some reason this page brings up three apochalyptic christian google ads. I tell you man its a sign! I'm not sure of what, but its definitely a sign.
Posted by Phil B  2004-04-14 9:23:43 AM||   2004-04-14 9:23:43 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 the revolving statue is designed so it always points at the sun

At least in Turkmenistan they know where the sun don't shine.
Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-04-14 11:06:02 AM||   2004-04-14 11:06:02 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 
I have always believed chewing bones made my teeth white. Now a human agrees!
Posted by A Kaynine Phydeaux 2004-04-14 11:15:17 AM||   2004-04-14 11:15:17 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 I'd say that we might want to put this guy on our list of people to send to an early retirement, but there's something I find oddly endearing and amusing about his laws . . . we need to get this guy into the Senate; he'd be better than half the jokes we have in there now. Maybe he could take Ted Kennedy's seat.
Posted by The Doctor 2004-04-14 11:16:09 AM||   2004-04-14 11:16:09 AM|| Front Page Top

#10 The Wacky Misadventures of Dictator Saparmurat Niyazov!

Coming soon to UPN!
Posted by Unmutual  2004-04-14 12:55:41 PM||   2004-04-14 12:55:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 He could never replace Ted Kennedy. Doesn't drink nearly enough.
Posted by ed 2004-05-11 9:04:54 AM||   2004-05-11 9:04:54 AM|| Front Page Top

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