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Tomorrow is “La Vieja”, a local holiday where schoolchildren are given the day off to go into the fields and throw stones at figures of old ladies (la vieja) until they burst and scatter sweets across the ground. Its a holiday that is only really celebrated in Turre, Mojacar, Los Gallardos, Bedar, Vera, Garrucha, Antas and Cuevas. It’s always the third Thursday in March. Rumour has it that it celebrates the crucifiction and stoning of Continue reading La Vieja!
“Benedict XVI, who is on a tour of Africa, said handing out condoms only increased the problem of HIV/Aids. ” Bloody elder senile old fool. I say no more in order to not offend the bloody religious idiots . But with any luck he’ll contract ebola while patting animals he thinks are Africans on the head.
A businessman in Olula del Rio has been arrested for the murder of two young gypsies. According to sources, the two gypsies (who belonged to the “Los Pertolos” clan of Albox), at 9am this morning, entered his marble quarrying business (Marmoles Ballester) to demand some protection money to prevent something unpleasant happening to his business. Unofficial sources suggest that they were armed with either guns or bats. The businessman vanished into his back room to Continue reading Olula del Rio businessman kills 2 gypsy “mafiosos” over protection racket