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Question: How will I know when "things" have really changed? What will be "the sign"? How simple.

Helen will start posting things like, "If America/Obama can get its act together, what is wrong with Europe?"

Once I see glimmers of optimism from Helen, I'll KNOW something is afoot. Not meant as an insult.

In the end, might makes right. Nothing has changed since the caveman.

by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Fri Nov 14th, 2008 at 11:54:10 AM EST
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Re: Epiphany Time! (none / 1)

So that's Helen as a reverse canary in the mine?

I could go with that....

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Fri Nov 14th, 2008 at 02:41:25 PM EST
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The Avenging Canary of Death (none / 1)

[Helen's Crystal Ball of Doom Technology]

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Fri Nov 14th, 2008 at 02:52:58 PM EST
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Re: The Avenging Canary of Death (none / 0)

Dammit - 'no longer available'

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Fri Nov 14th, 2008 at 02:55:23 PM EST
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Re: The Avenging Canary of Death (none / 0)

Or rather not outside the UK...

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Fri Nov 14th, 2008 at 02:59:35 PM EST
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Re: The Avenging Canary of Death (none / 0)

It's only canary in a coalmine by the police. Nothing earth shattering.

did you double click ? that makes 'em work sometimes.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Fri Nov 14th, 2008 at 03:15:00 PM EST
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Nothing earth shattering (none / 0)

Hey c'mon, 'Don't stand so close to me' defined my zircon semi-smuggling trip to Thailand.

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Fri Nov 14th, 2008 at 03:39:51 PM EST
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Re: Nothing earth shattering (none / 0)

that sounds like a story for the pub if ever I heard a lede.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Fri Nov 14th, 2008 at 03:44:01 PM EST
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Re: Nothing earth shattering (none / 0)

I am, essentially, a pub raconteur.... ;-(

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Fri Nov 14th, 2008 at 04:26:43 PM EST
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Re: Nothing earth shattering (none / 0)

I suspected as much

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Fri Nov 14th, 2008 at 04:30:00 PM EST
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Re: Nothing earth shattering (none / 0)

But we have the votes....

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Fri Nov 14th, 2008 at 04:31:28 PM EST
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