Top Items About Passports

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Jokes12-week wait for American passports

"The government now says it now takes about 12 weeks for an American to get a passport now. A three-month waiting list if...

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AnecdotesCultural Ambassador

In his capacity as a semi-official "cultural ambassador" for Slovenia, the philosopher Slavoj Zizek was granted a...

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ImagesAfghani Passport

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AnecdotesBoon Companion

"It had taken me days to get a visa to Baghdad," Gerald Priestland once recalled, "and when I arrived at the airport...

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AnecdotesBold Digger?

One day during a trip to Italy, Esther Guimond was detained at a customs house by a petty bureaucrat. Her occupation,...

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AnecdotesKuwaiti Ruse

The Iraqis had designs on Kuwait long before the Gulf War. "One drawback of having been to Iraq," the journalist...

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AnecdotesSteven Drozd Passport Photo

"The night before I needed to get my picture taken for my passport, I was really drunk," the Flaming Lips` Steven Drozd...

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AnecdotesAfrican Passport

In the late 1940s, Leonard Howell, a Caribbean religious leader, was jailed for passport fraud. He cheated thousands...

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AnecdotesDenis Leary: Leary in Canada

"I went to Canada for a Michael J. Fox fund-raising thing," Denis Leary once recalled, "the first time I ever forgot to...

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AnecdotesYamile Aldama: Athletes for Sale

Though she lived in London, Cuban-born triple jumper, Yamile Aldama, was prevented from competing for Britain in the...

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