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Szávay Ágnes 2nd in Paris 2008-02-10 11:13:00 Even though we were really cheering for Ági, she was defeated in the end by Anna Chakvetadze in the final of the Paris WTA tournament to 3:6, 6:2, 2:6. Anyways we haven't lost our hope in her, and are really proud and fond of Ági, even if this love is not requited... ...

The "Day of Honor" in Budapest 2008-02-10 07:10:00 Every year Hungarian and foreign skinheads remember February 11 1945, when German and Hungarian troops attempted to break out of the Soviet siege in Budapest. The memorial which took place on Heroes Square, was registered by DOMOKOS Endre János who was the leader of the Hungarian Blood and Honor (Vér és Becsület) association. This organisation was dissolved by the court few years ago because, let's say, their memorandum of foundation didn't really "match" the Constitution. The event is always in the focus of the media since showing thousands of skinheads marching and holding flags looks impressive on the newspaper covers. This day (or as the organisers call it the "Day of Honor") is of course followed by counter demonstrations, this year by a peaceful flash mob and by a noisy demonstration of punks anarchists.click here for pictures ...

Electric pylon in the middle of the road 2008-02-09 11:55:00 An electric pylon is placed right in the middle of a road in Balatonkenese. It wasn't originaly like that since the road was built later around the pole. This doesn't seem like a good explanation because according to Blikk a car crashed in it few weeks ago and it was restored in its original place. The electric service provider said that they would need to move 3 pillars to make the road "free". This will happen of course but later. Maybe this is a IQ test for drivers sponsored by the Darwinist local government? ...

OFF: Yugo in the USA 2008-02-09 07:36:00 We have just found this old commercial on YouTube, and we are quite crossed: how come that a car, manufactured in a country denying the principles of market economy was sold in a country with a real competitive market? The Yugoslavian factory was quite tricky: it even created a new name for it's products for the Western World: Yugo, instead of the good old name Zastava, that is quite well-known locally mainly for its guns and other firearm-products. Zastava was a pretty popular car in Hungary as well, even my family had one. But as it couldn't go up the hill (or even a slope) and we lost its transmission once, we had to say farewell to it. I hope Americans had more luck with their Yugos...Yugo on the top of it"s carrier in Die Hard 3: ...

51st annual World Press Photo Contest Hungarian winners 2008-02-09 06:40:00 World Press Photo organises world's largest and most prestigious annual press photography contest since 1955. This year three Hungarian photographers received awards.General News: 1st prize singlesGÁRDI Balázs, Hungary- Afghan man holds a wounded boy, Korengal Valley, October(click for the whole photostream)1st prize stories: GÁRDI Balázs, Hungary- Operation Rock Avalanche, Afghanistan,OctoberContemporary Issues: 2nd prize singlesSzigetváry Zsolt, Hungary- Couple targeted in anti-gay violence wait for medical help, Budapest, HungarySports features: 3rd prize singlesTomasz Gudzowaty and BEREKAI Judit, Poland/Hungary- Yoga performers, Varanasi, India ...

Old Budapest #1 2008-02-05 10:09:00 Since our previous filler worked out really good and we like all kind of retro stuff we are going to launch an "old Budapest" series. This will be basically based on the film Budapest retro which is composed of archive film footages from the 60's-70's. This time period is the middle of the so-called "Kádár era" which is considered as a soft version of the communist despotism. Hungary in this particular period enjoyed many amenities not available to other communist countries in the Eastern block, but paid a high economic price for it in the early 90's. Of course the "happy"people on the videos didn't know what the consequences would be of their short prosperity. ...

Hungarian short film aired during Super Bowl 2008-02-05 10:06:00 This GMC Yukon Hybrid commercial which aired during the break under Super Bowl is based on the work of JANKOVICS Marcell. The original Hungarian short film Sisyphus (1974) was nominated for Oscar in 1974. The author told comment:com that Pannónia Studio and General Motors had an agreement and according to this the car manufacturer could use the Hungarian studio's archive footage.Video after the click.The original film: JANKOVICS Marcell: Sisyphus (1974): ... Film

Spare Dakar: Budapest- Szováta Central Europe Rally 2008-02-04 12:20:00 A.S.O. (Amaury Sports Organization) announced that the first “Dakar Series” certificated rally which was planned to be held in 2009 will be organised this year because as they say "the aim of the A.S.O. is to enable the competitors of the Dakar, which was cancelled in 2008, to enter a new rally".The race will start in Budapest on April 20 and cover 3,000 kilometers, will pass through Szováta (Romania)and end near lake Balaton.The Hungarian organisers hope that because of the cancellation of the original Dakar many "desert" racers will participate in the Central Europe Rally and will draw similar media focus to the country.Videos after the clickHungarian edition of the upcoming race:The organisers press release: ...

Operabál 2008 2008-02-03 07:27:00 (Click for more pictures)Operabál (Opera Ball) has been the top event of the Hungarian elite for a long time. The event which is the "diamond Sziget festival" for plasticsurgents, lawyers, businessmen, polititians and other talented and (or) rich people is organised every year and is always in the focus of the media. I personally only envy the food, nothing more. Since collecting photos is Budapestdailyphoto's job, you can read more there. ...

The Hungarian Janis Joplin 2008-02-03 06:20:00 Comment:com posted this video from American Idol where a "meat handler" girl tries to sing Janis Joplin, when Simon Cowell tells her "That was like the Hungarian Janis Joplin or something, I couldn't understand a word of it". Paula Abdul's association is gorgeos too: she is able to add "goulash" to the conversation. I understood the lyrics. Maybe because I'm Hungarian? Whatever. ...

Iron Maiden on Sziget '08 2008-02-02 06:43:00 As there are only 191 days left till the next Sziget festival, it's high time we were provided some information on the program. This year the festival is going to be a bit shorter, 5+1 days long, due to an ongoing affair with the neighborhood district. To compensate this the organizers promise a much stronger lineup, as the previously calculated budget will cover five days instead of seven, which means the organizers can spend more on international superstars. And they seem to keep their promise: it was officially announced yesterday that Iron Maiden will perform on the mainstage of Sziget festival on Zero day, Tuesday, August 12th.Iron Maiden are currently on a worldwide tour, which will last the whole year. The first section of the tour opens in Mumbai India on Feb 1st, continuing through Australia and Japan before arriving in Los Angeles. The second leg of the tour will be in mid-May to mid -June in North America while the final third leg takes place in July and August in stadiums ...

Hungarians are the cleverest people in the world! 2008-02-02 06:40:00 Or at least that's what a journalist of the Thai Maticson newspaper believes when he states that the long winter forces Hungarians into libraries and research labs.The author of the "City of the genious" writes about the Thai Science and Technical Research Association which cannot fulfill its tasks because of the lack of governmental subventions. According to him the situation is different abroad, for example in Hungary where the Academy of Sciences -especially its president "Szilveszter Professzor"- plays an important role in research.The Hungarian intelligence -according to him- origins partly from the nation's ethnical variety (for example the Mongol, Slav and German influence) and the rest is given because Hungarians are sophisticated. The journalist arguably didn't spend much time in Hungary because he thinks that the winters are long and cold and this makes us spend our time inside with reading and researching. He proves his theory with the fact that 14 Hungarians has received ...

Anthony Hardwood's P0rnStar Boot Camp 2008-01-30 15:00:00 Páger Imre a.k.a Anthony Hardwood Hungarian p0rn star made this video for last year's AVN Adult Movie Awards Show as földiek blog wrote. The celeb decided to share his art of "love" with the next generations after his 500 performances. Deadly accent not so destroying like Speak's but still an 18+ video. ...

Four ways to dishonor a pig 2008-01-29 10:12:00 There is a special event in Hungary which brings the family together and makes them get drunk and slaughter a pig. This "pork producing" (disznóvágás) origins from a time when meat was a rare thing on the markets and people didn't have money to hire somebody to do this work so mutual help in the family was a common thing. It's a kind of do it yourself method and is generally done this time of the year. This concept sounds great, but works out in a bizarre way usually sometimes, like on this site (disznovagas.hu) which is dedicated to this event.We've selected the most hardcore and censored pictures only for you. Warning 18+ after the click.These pictures were removed by the "editors" of disznovagas.hu because according to them "a feam asked them to do so" luckily így írtok ti blog preserved them to the upcoming generations.For more pork slaughtering click on the video. ...

Bombagyár: Cruel joke on Pákó 2008-01-25 11:02:00 After the first shock we need a little explanation here:The black fellow is called Fekete Pákó ("Black" Pákó, his original name pronounced here) and to put it short he is a Hungarian "trash" celeb from Nigeria. He is known for his terrible accent and for remaking old Hungarian songs in a kind of bizarre way. (On the video you can see him performing one of his best known song which is by the way an awkward video since he has an erection on it...)Anyway after the "great success" of the remakes he appears in shows where he is teased by other "punk" celebs because of his poor language skills. That's why journalists can make him do and say anything, because he simply doesn't understand it (or after this video we really hope so). This is a good thing if u don't have anything to write about, but boring after a while. The tv channel RTL Klub is planning to shoot a reality show about him, something like the Osbournes.The channel which produced the video Bombagyár (Bomb Factory) was fou ...