Illuminati-R-Us

Euston, dangling the propsect of a vigorous rucksacking for someone . . .

Some Euroweasels I have known have expressed surprise at the "inflation" of swearing in North America. But I haven't noticed that European books/films are particularly prudish in this regard. Maybe my Euroweasel friends had just seen Pulp Fiction :P It tends to be surprise that swearing i...

Yes, that is much better. :D

We loved that show, and still regularly sit in public places reciting:

"I crush your head"
"I pinch your face"

I was hoping there would be

Selecter - the designated person to select selectees.

Glancing through the definitions I came accross these gems:

Selectee - a person selected for selectee screening . . .

Selectee Screening - A special screening requirement for individuals designated as selectees.

And way too many TLAs.

It looks right to me.

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Vera launched the poppy appeal this year. I bought mine at the railway station this morning.

There was a case in the UK recently where two female police officers who jobshared looked after each others children on their days off. The powers that be charged one of them but the case is going nowhere and the guidelines are being changed.

Ludovic Kennedy was a rennaisance man who played in a jazz band, fought as a naval officer, wrote, campaigned for justice and managed to marry an actress.

[Enzo]
Yeah, principals gotta have principles.
[/Enzo]

Mactep wrote:

Arneb wrote:Torygraph

The Telegraph's readership are little Englanders, solidly right-wing tories.

I only linked to it as there was no readily found article on the BBC website.

As Berlin is three times further than Amsterdam there may be no way to make it costs effective. I'm assuming the fleshpots of Aachen don't stand comparison with either city. I was wondering what the cheapest bike helmet would cost and the number of visits to make it cost effective. *waits for "...

"the giant silvery balloon floated away from the family's yard Thursday, sparking a frantic rescue operation that involved military helicopters and briefly shut down Denver International Airport." I would be deeply unimpressed if I was delayed because some arsehat can't tie their balloon s...

I'm sure a train ticket from Aachen would qualify for the discount.

Our favourite Berliner likes public transport so hereis the ideal offer for him.

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Arneb wrote:No, there are seedings. Of the eight playoff participants, the four with the highest FIFA rankings will be pot 1, the rest pot 2;

Of course, it wouldn't do for any of the large tv markets not to be there . . .

Belgian cyclist Frank Vandenbroucke died yesterday, apparently of natural causes at the age of 34. He was outrageously talented on a bike but was tormented by any number of demons off it. At his best he was unbeatable, heroically brave he once finished the world championship race with two broken wri...

Interesting piece in the Gruniad by Herta Muller at the weekend.


(The Guardian used to be so poorly proof read it is known as the Gruniad.)

This is being remade in english for those who don't like subtitles. Just dub it you fuckers!

There are some interesting teams heading out (Sweden, Croatia) and some only in the play-offs (Portugal, france) there will be a few more shocks yet.

Are the playoffs seeded or is it a straight draw?

ETA: looks like they are unseeded so an unlucky draw could put anyone out.