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Over here we prefer to worship Jupiter.

by gk (g k quattro due due sette "at" gmail.com) on Thu Mar 1st, 2012 at 12:16:21 PM EST
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By Jove!

There are three stories about the euro crisis: the Republican story, the German story, and the truth. -- Paul Krugman

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Mar 1st, 2012 at 12:23:55 PM EST
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I'm taking the 5th

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Thu Mar 1st, 2012 at 12:25:39 PM EST
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Donner und blitzen! (none / 0)

Your not suggesting anything significant is going to come out of the EU Summit today?

Index of Frank's Diaries

by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot dotty communists) on Thu Mar 1st, 2012 at 12:25:49 PM EST
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Re: Donner und blitzen! (none / 0)

Tremble, Spain!

There are three stories about the euro crisis: the Republican story, the German story, and the truth. -- Paul Krugman

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Mar 1st, 2012 at 12:29:32 PM EST
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Thunraz - smiter of bad people who don't run their country like a good Swabian housewife?

by Metatone (metatone [a|t] gmail (dot) com) on Thu Mar 1st, 2012 at 12:27:56 PM EST
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Look! That horse again! (none / 0)

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Thu Mar 1st, 2012 at 01:08:40 PM EST
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I hope its name is "Lightning."

'tis strange I should be old and neither wise nor valiant. From "The Maid's Tragedy" by Beaumont & Fletcher

by Wife of Bath (kareninaustin at g mail dot com) on Thu Mar 1st, 2012 at 01:47:09 PM EST
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David Cameron could have ridden Rebekah Brooks's ex-police horse, Downing Street admits - Telegraph

It is! It is!

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Thu Mar 1st, 2012 at 02:09:41 PM EST
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Re: Look! That horse again! (none / 1)

I'd prefer Raisa

David Cameron could have gone riding on Rebekah Brooks's ex-police horse, Raisa, Downing Street has admitted for the first time.
The disclosure raises questions about the closeness between the Prime Minister and Mrs Brooks, the former tabloid editor who quit as chief executive of News International at the height of the phone hacking scandal last summer.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Thu Mar 1st, 2012 at 02:12:32 PM EST
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Re: Look! That horse again! (4.00 / 5)

FFS.

Cameron can't even do proper corruption without looking like some horrible greased-up caricature from a seaside panto.

by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Thu Mar 1st, 2012 at 02:22:30 PM EST
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http://michaelrosenblog.blogspot.com/2012/03/my-position-as-police-officer-in.html?spref=tw&m=1

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Thu Mar 1st, 2012 at 05:15:37 PM EST
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Aye! We have come to a sad pass:

To suggest that the gifts of the holiday in Malibu and the case of Glennfiddick blinded my judgement on this matter is again a vile slur against my character and my wife and family are suffering in the face of it.

After all, that is less than £10,000. But then there is the cockroach theory.

As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."

by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Thu Mar 1st, 2012 at 07:05:38 PM EST
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About as good a comment on Yates' testimony as we're gonna get.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Fri Mar 2nd, 2012 at 02:44:39 AM EST
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Full name: Raisa Storm Lightning.

Please note that the horse is white, unlike the Prime Minister.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Thu Mar 1st, 2012 at 03:19:22 PM EST
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Re: Look! That horse again! (none / 1)

"I did not have sex with that horse."

_{It is rightly acknowledged that people of faith have no monopoly of virtue
- Queen Elizabeth II}

by eurogreen on Fri Mar 2nd, 2012 at 07:32:36 AM EST
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Re: Look! That horse again! (4.00 / 4)

gives a new meaning to "a roll in the hay"

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Fri Mar 2nd, 2012 at 08:14:17 AM EST
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Anagrams (4.00 / 4)

David William Donald Cameron =
"Vain clod on a wild mare - dim lad!

Rebekah Brooks =
"Horse kebab r OK!"

_{It is rightly acknowledged that people of faith have no monopoly of virtue
- Queen Elizabeth II}

by eurogreen on Fri Mar 2nd, 2012 at 10:22:56 AM EST
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Re: Anagrams (none / 0)

excellent will have to copy

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Fri Mar 2nd, 2012 at 02:09:50 PM EST
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Go here to know more.

Þór names, whether stand-alone or as a stem, were and are very common in Scandinavia.

Ever since I learnt about confirmation bias I've started seeing it everywhere

by ATinNM on Thu Mar 1st, 2012 at 05:01:22 PM EST
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Nordic countries, rather.

(Will no one think of the Faroese?)

Ever since I learnt about confirmation bias I've started seeing it everywhere

by ATinNM on Thu Mar 1st, 2012 at 05:02:40 PM EST
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Re: Thursday Open Thread (4.00 / 2)

Wow. I hope it wasn't because of anything I secretly wished.

Andrew Breitbart dead.

'tis strange I should be old and neither wise nor valiant. From "The Maid's Tragedy" by Beaumont & Fletcher

by Wife of Bath (kareninaustin at g mail dot com) on Thu Mar 1st, 2012 at 01:46:13 PM EST

Well, he certainly seemed to be in a permanent rage. His recent performance screaming "Rapists" at an Occupy site was several shades beyond deranged.

I can't say I'm sorry, he was one of the more dishonest republican henchpersons, which is no mean feat

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Thu Mar 1st, 2012 at 02:09:27 PM EST
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Being a total asshole is toxic. Who knew.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wp4O7v5320

by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Thu Mar 1st, 2012 at 04:37:04 PM EST
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I either lost my wallet or it was stolen in the Zurich Hauptbahnhof. Now I must depend on the efficiency of the Zurich banks, and the kindness of my friends here to get some money once I file a police report.

I went to the police station but they told me to come back tomorrow. There wasn't much money in the wallet, but there was my bank card and I have no money at the moment.

by stevesim on Thu Mar 1st, 2012 at 03:48:36 PM EST

Re: Thursday Open Thread (4.00 / 2)

Eeeek, hope you're ok

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Thu Mar 1st, 2012 at 03:54:32 PM EST
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thanks. I am strangely optimistic.

by stevesim on Thu Mar 1st, 2012 at 04:03:04 PM EST
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Re: Thursday Open Thread (4.00 / 2)

Hopefully the police do a better job than the Italians did when mine was stolen last summer (in the train in Innsbruck actually). Their first attempt at a report claimed that the theft happened (sic; not "would happen"....) 2 weeks in the future, and the bank didn't want to accept it.

by gk (g k quattro due due sette "at" gmail.com) on Thu Mar 1st, 2012 at 04:02:00 PM EST
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the bank was just as incompetent as the police in your case. they should have realized that there was a mistake.

there's this police walking all around the Hauptbahnhof and then when you need them, you realize they are not police, just security people pretending to be police.

Anyway, the cleaning guys were nice and let me check the clear garbage bags they were hauling away to see if perhaps the thief threw away the wallet with the cards and kept the cash.

by stevesim on Thu Mar 1st, 2012 at 04:06:29 PM EST
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I had the advantage over you that I was on the train home, where I had my American bank card (which I hardly ever use, since I don't keep much money in the account), and Amex delivered a replacement in one day (so you do get something in return for the annual fee....). And just by chance I had somehow just gotten into DB's bahn.comfort category, so the new BahnCard that was waiting in the mail also served as a replacement for the stolen one.... which was just as well, as both the Austrian and the Italian police managed to screw up (in completely different ways) the term "BahnCard".

by gk (g k quattro due due sette "at" gmail.com) on Thu Mar 1st, 2012 at 04:14:20 PM EST
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well if one can be lucky in one's misfortune, you were.

I know that the Swiss will get me a bank card quickly, but it will still take until Monday.

by stevesim on Thu Mar 1st, 2012 at 04:41:25 PM EST
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Re: Thursday Open Thread (4.00 / 3)

I've got spare bread. How do I get some to you ? I'm new at this shit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wp4O7v5320

by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Thu Mar 1st, 2012 at 04:39:43 PM EST
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oh that's really nice. I wasn't expecting any help, just came to rant but I will gladly take it and I will pay you back next week.

please e-mail me at steve.simels at the gmail thing and we can discuss it. thanks.

by stevesim on Thu Mar 1st, 2012 at 04:44:32 PM EST
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I have been twanked. Imagine extending an offer to someone who is in a difficult situation, and then letting them down. I just find this really cruel.

by stevesim on Fri Mar 2nd, 2012 at 02:08:53 AM EST
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ok, the wallet was found with all the cards intact. only the money including coins was missing.

thanks Gott!

by stevesim on Fri Mar 2nd, 2012 at 04:42:57 AM EST
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good for you.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Fri Mar 2nd, 2012 at 05:15:35 AM EST
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this happened once a few years ago and it led to a lot of hardship for a few days so I was anticipating the same thing. You have no idea how relieved I am.

Thank you, Helen and the rest of you, for your good wishes.

by stevesim on Fri Mar 2nd, 2012 at 05:35:53 AM EST
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It's interesting how this sort of thing always seems to happen in places that are thought of as safe, such as Zurich HB or a train in Innsbruck. It never happens to me in Naples or Rome, while the first place I was ever robbed was in Harrods in London (and I'm not referring to their prices....)

by gk (g k quattro due due sette "at" gmail.com) on Fri Mar 2nd, 2012 at 05:41:36 AM EST
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really, in Harrods?

I was also pickpocketed in Geneva, which is well known for it, and in Montreal, Canada.

by stevesim on Fri Mar 2nd, 2012 at 06:42:45 AM EST
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An honest thief!

A vote for PES is a vote for EPP! A vote for EPP is a vote for PES! Support the coalition, vote EPP-PES in 2009!

by A swedish kind of death on Fri Mar 2nd, 2012 at 06:57:25 AM EST
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Re: Thursday Open Thread (4.00 / 11)

This is a real place:

It has some very large insects on it.

by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Thu Mar 1st, 2012 at 03:59:30 PM EST

great story

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Thu Mar 1st, 2012 at 05:04:07 PM EST
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All it needs is an underground lair and a mad scientist or global media figure

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Thu Mar 1st, 2012 at 05:17:18 PM EST
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prime real estate for a Bond villain

by stevesim on Thu Mar 1st, 2012 at 05:16:56 PM EST
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