GOT CAPTION? 11/30

GOT CAPTION? 11/30 v.2.0

JOKE: A Modern Day Fairy Tale

Once upon a time in a land far away, a beautiful, independent, self-assured princess happened upon a frog as she sat contemplating ecological issues on the shores of an unpolluted pond in a verdant meadow near her castle. 

The frog hopped into the princess’ lap and said: “Elegant Lady, I was once a handsome prince, until an evil witch cast a spell upon me. One kiss from you, however, and I will turn back into the dapper, young prince that I am and then, my sweet, we can marry and set up housekeeping in your castle with my mother, where you can prepare my meals, clean my clothes, bear my children, and forever feel grateful and happy doing so.”

That night, as the princess dined sumptuously on lightly sautéed frog legs seasoned in a white wine and onion cream sauce, she chuckled and thought to herself: I don’t f***in’ think so.

VIDEO: Why did the salmon cross the road?

Several intrepid salmon were pictured frantically battling the water in an attempt to swim across Skokomish Valley Road near Shelton in the southern Puget Sound area of Washington.

The salmon's struggle upstream is a vital part of their lifecycle.

Several salmon struggled to swim across the road due to water levels rising following heavy rain

They lay their eggs in a stream bed and once hatched, grow in the freshwater for several years before travelling downstream to the sea.

They travel great distances to feed in the oceans and, when fully mature, after between one and four years, must return to their birthplace to spawn.

This means they must swim up rivers, against rapids and leap waterfalls.

Once they arrive, they lay their eggs and usually die within a week of spawning. A small proportion are strong enough to survive and start the cycle again.

VIDEO: Meet My Husband Stew..He Makes a Great Curry

A Pakistani woman is being held on suspicion of killing her husband, cutting him up and trying to cook the pieces, Karachi police said Friday.

Zainab Bibi, 32, was arrested in connection with the murder Tuesday of her husband Ahmad Abbas, police said.

Her 22-year-old nephew, Zaheer Ahmed, is accused of helping Bibi stab Abbas to death and carve his body into small pieces.

Police said she wanted to cook her husband's body parts so she could dispose of them without being caught.

Neighbors raised the alert when they detected a foul odor in the neighborhood, police said.

Pakistan's domestic satellite channel ARY News spoke to Bibi in the police station where she is being held in the southern city of Karachi.

In an interview broadcast late Thursday, she claimed to have killed her husband because he wanted a physical relationship with their daughter -- and said she did not regret her actions.

"I killed my husband before he dared to touch my daughter," she told ARY News.

VIDEO: A Lioness Adopts a baby antelope. A short documentary that will open your eyes

A lioness in Kenya has adopted a baby antelope- and later other cubs from a different animal species. This short touching documentary will open your eyes and rethink about how humane animals can be. A must watch.

Indonesian bridge collapse death toll rises

Rescuers say the number of people killed when a bridge 2340 feet long collapsed in central Indonesia has climbed to 11, with more than 30 others missing and feared dead.

VIDEO: People living in animal cages in Hong Kong

VIDEO: The Talented Mr. Berdymukhammedov OR Ain't It Great to Be the Dictator

Being president of Turkmenistan, a country of some 5 million people with huge natural gas reserves, one would think there is not much time for anything but the affairs of state.

Not so.

President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov has surprised his people by making an appearance on stage to perform his new song. Before a packed house, he is shown in a video running above the stage strumming a guitar to the accompaniment of...himself, shown also playing accordion.

It was no doubt hard for many to believe their president was also a songwriter, and indeed, there is reason not to believe it.

Although state television has identified Berdymukhammedov as the writer and performer of the song "My White Rose For You," it bears an uncanny resemblance to "On My Wedding Day," written and performed by Dovlet Amanlykov and posted on YouTube in 2009.

You would find that the problem is not about relatively similarities of eastern songs... In this particular case the two songs are exactly identical word-for-word and the melody is the same. An that means - president bears full responsibility for Plagiarism!!!

Still, it was a look at a lighter side of Berdymukhammedov, whose attire seemed to have come from the American children's show "Mr. Roger's Neighborhood."

And the video of him "rocking out" in Ashgabat did have people on their feet. Who would dare to sit while Turkmenistan's head of state was crooning on stage?

By taking someone else's song and making it his own Berdymukhammedov is following in a tradition established by his predecessor, Saparmurat Niyazov. Close inspection by a contributor to RFE/RL's Turkmen Service, also a historian, several years ago revealed Niyazov's book "Rukhnama" contains more than 70 pages of material taken word-for-word from Clifford E. Bosworth's "The New Islamic Dynasties."

Bruce Pannier..Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington DC 20036.

VIDEO: Teddy Bear the porcupine, doesn't like to share his corn..love his "voice"