Cinco de Mayo

Finally after 6 months, what luck! Beirut Drive-by brings you a billboard with a side of restaurant review. Those Sombrero’s don’t make you Mariachi any more than your cheese powder covered chip-things make you Tex-Mex. We suffered through lunch at Fiesta Mexican Grill on Cinco de Mayo. If you’re craving some bad Mexican Food, this is the place for you.

Super Coffee Shop

It was a Chinese Restaurant then it was a Coffee Shop. It seems now to be a “Super Coffee Shop.”  Is this how Maameltein got started?

Stuffed Animal Rights

While abuse from children is common in the stuffed animal world, this type of corporate abuse shouldn’t be tolerated or promoted.

Get In Line

                     It’s a saaaaaaaaaaalllllllllllllllllllllllllllle!

Put A Ring On It

Diamonds may smooth the skin but the stomach ring may help you to get a ring on your finger seems to be the message in this ad.

Spider-Woman

Spider-Woman’s newest outfit features high heels and matching bag.

Side Effects

        People with problems sleeping should buy black lace lingerie. These girls look so relaxed and ready….                                      to sleep.

Look At Me Now

      Too bad dressing rooms aren’t equipped with horizontal mirrors. 

Wind Power

The wind machine used to create this look is not available for resale.

Shape Up

Only one more day of the In Shape Fair. Anyone under 15 is not allowed. They should stay home and just occupy themselves with video games or watching TV or practice writing  backwards on the foggy shower door.

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We Can Do It

There’s nothing more empowering than finding the perfect pair of jeans. Rosie the Riveter would be proud!

Run Along Now

Register now for the Beirut Marathon. The deadline to register is November 6th and the Marathon takes place on November 27th. There’s a race for everyone and it’s a fun day even if you don’t run.
                            “Take It To The Street”

I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings

And here we can guess why this caged bird doesn’t sing and probably hasn’t in a really long time.

Chicken Or The Egg?

Was it the mustache? Or was it the raised hand? Or both that raised a few eyebrows?  Najib over at Blog Baladi called this ad “Heil Hawa Chicken” One of their own delivery guys would have been better here.

Ya Bukra Ya Ba3d Bukra

Here in Lebanon, things take time but eventually they get done. Ma3lesh, we have time.
                            F.Y.I.~ Byblos, Lebanon 5000 B.C.

Design Essentials

                          Should the curtains match the rug?

Let’s See

                             After….After what??

Middle East Oil

  #BAD11 Lebanon’s oil production is measured in bottles not barrels.
 
      Click here for more information about Lebanese Olive Oil.

This post is part of Blog Action Day. Bloggers from around the globe focus on a single issue. This year’s topic is FOOD which coincides with World Food Day.

Middle East Peace

The Mercedes Benz emblem actually most closely resembles the Peace Sign. Ironically it seems to also be the preferred vehicle of diplomats, politicians and service taxi drivers, none of whom bring much peace or peace of mind to anyone in the Middle East.

Fruit Of The Vine

                  Not to mention… the fruit of your loins.

Rug Season

Lebanon is slowly being covered in rugs, soon to be covered in snow. Summer is officially over. Wipe your feet.     

‘Tis The Season…

Ok, let’s review. Wedding Season is in the spring followed by Bronzage Season and Cosmetic Surgery Season. Christmas Season comes after Watch Season and Rug Season. Make a note.

Hanging On

                             Well let’s say it “rocked.”

One And Only

The search is over and you’ve found that special “One”. Hopefully you’ll feel this way as the years pass and time takes its toll. The inevitable effects will show, sagging, wear and the changing shape. The once firm, ready-for-anything will give way to familiar softness perfectly formed to fit. You might look around for another one but take good care of this one and it could even last you a lifetime. Just be sure to flip it over every now and again…. to extend the life of your mattress.

Lebanon Hostage Crisis

             The longest running ad campaign in recent history continues to hold the citizens of Beirut hostage.                             Stay tuned for any updates.

Longneck Bottle

      Charlize doesn’t have to look exactly like the j’adore bottle.

Are You Talking To Me?

                                  Inglizi please……

Internet Piracy In Lebanon

“Piracy is a way of life in Lebanon” according to this article from Now Lebanon. New releases make it to the DVD player before the theater, illegal software is the norm. Only in Lebanon does the phrase “original copy” make any sense. As Lebanon waits for better internet, the rest of the world waits to see how Lebanon will further abuse the world wide web. We even wonder if our neighbor has pirated our electricity when the bill shows up. This report from Iranian-based PressTV explains Lebanon’s internet crisis. It seems Israeli piracy has created our problems. Just when you think it couldn’t get any worse, KFC has been taken over by pirates. What have they done with the chicken?

Fight Or Flight

  Now your fight or flight response is available in a handy spray.
                             “Speed” or “Strike”

Beirut’s Architecture

Beirut’s rich architectural heritage is adored and admired by many. Beirut’s French colonial and Ottoman architecture is often featured in blogs, news articles, magazines. This building is in Saifi Village, a restored neighborhood also known as Le Quartier des Arts.
               October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
          City Daily Photo Monthly Theme Day- “Mystery Object”
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Little Red Corvette

           Because there’s nothing cliché about a red Corvette.