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Turkey's weird in that respect though, societal attitudes towards homosexuality are often so different to the legislative side of things that you wonder whether they're talking about the same country. Though obviously that doesn't mean you're not absolutely right in terms of the government welcoming what the EU has to say.

Hamburg are out of the relegation zone. 13th now, 24 points, goal difference of zero. Mainz are up to 10th. 27 points, goal difference of -12. It's been a strange old season...

Pogues & Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale Of New York Seasonal.

How mysterious. Curse those evil cake fairies!

Thought this was going to be about yer Tory bloke's latest bizarre webcast. Well, hoped.

Mensch, you really are bored with work.

All of which Iran has! no.. it really doesn't. how many Jews enjoy freedom from oppression in Iran? Iran has the highest proportion of female MPs in the world and education is legally guaranteed to all, regardless of gender. There is no widescale persecution of Jews in Iran as you seem to be implying. It's very easy to lump Iran in with less developed Islamic countries, however I accept there problems. It just annoys me when the media seem so clueless about the Arab World. Is Iran a part of the Arab world? Unbelievable naivety in that comment Dan which shows your age I reckon. Alright Leazes?

I've always assumed (or suspected) that could be due to the influence of Germanic languages among early colonial types, as you'd use an indirect object there, or at least you would in German ("schreib mir"). Could be miles off though.

And I had the sleep. For all of two hours. I want some cake.

Ah! I didn't realise it was on Radio 5. I've got the usual Metro overnight repetitive shite on at the moment... Well, they sort of do. It appears they don't even have the rights to broadcast the sound from the auditorium. Bloody Sky. But they've got a bunch of people sitting around talking about it, and relaying the results as they happen. All the more reason to go and try and let them lull me into a state of snooziness. See you all back on here in a few short hours

Busted! Not much is happening really. Still hungover after a huge night last night, trying to persuade myself to sleep with the Oscars coverage on Radio 5 in the background. Exciting or what?

My bugbear is when people say "as far as..." without finishing the sentence with "...is concerned" or similar. Not specifically an Americanism, but I seem to hear it far more from our brethren over yonder.

Now Alan Green is crying because the sent-off Arsenal players are lining up for their medals. The man really is a cretin.

A rash of red cards and Alan Green trying to make himself sound important with an embarrassing rant involving the word "disgrace" a lot.

Happy birthday Cath. See, a birthday greeting with nary an age jibe in sight. (Though that's only because I don't want to have to shout so you can hear.)

not that there's anythong wrong with that like... but I was only saying [a] to get to the crux of the matter, which is clearly . Wheezing and sweating are not good looks.

Phrases You Never Thought You'd See On Toontastic, #374 You still training him to follow in your footsteps? I try my best, but he steadfastly refuses to grow a Lawro moustache and his mastery of the "In The Navy" dance steps is sadly lacking.

Phrases You Never Thought You'd See On Toontastic, #374

And however long he takes to reply, it'll be long enough for Leazes to claim that he had to go and look it up/ask his grandad. Lucky for us that Leazes is the kind of chap who's always sat in front of the PC, ready for action. Except for when he disappears for days on end after losing an argument particularly heavily. Or when he pretends to be going to the pub even though it's already half an hour before closing, just so he doesn't look quite as sad.

Fixed your post. Given that my evening will consist of a couple of bottles of Zywiec and some Swedish Eurovision webcast, I'm really in no position to mock.

Fixed your post. Given that my evening will consist of a couple of bottles of Zywiec and some Swedish Eurovision webcast, I'm really in no position to mock.

The Trent is good on matchdays because its proximity to the ground means that [a] we get to enjoy each other's company for longer, and we don't have to suffer the pitiful sight of a bunch of grown men struggling to walk up a hill.

Aye, its absolutely brilliant. Most people that don't like it say that because they don't 'get it', so to speak. Their loss. Yeah, fancy trying to use 'not getting it' as an excuse for not liking a comedy.

That didn't happen, did it? lol excellent Oh deeeear

Drool tbh.