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2008-04-25 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

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Posted by Fred 2008-04-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 He was a kook of the old school, and in the grand manner.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saparmurat_Niyazov

The Wiki doesn't say the half of it.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-04-25 09:16|| 2008-04-25 09:16|| Front Page Top

#2 Actually, the reason was simpler:
Niyazov fit on a standard 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper, thus making calendars easy to hang,
but Berdymukhamedov used up an entire roll of butcher paper and there are few houses with walls big enough for that. And poor little February ( with only 28 days) would be dwarfed.

Posted by USN,Ret. 2008-04-25 14:51|| 2008-04-25 14:51|| Front Page Top

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