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Hey, it'd solve their language divide issues.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/series/25-stunning-world-cup-moments Some triffick reading so far.

Tsk. But aye, like you I thought our Norwich mate had stitched us up when we turned up and the place was full of Mackems. Day took a turn for the better in due course though... I'm in a reasonable mood because the BBC have chosen a Eurovision entry that isn't entirely embarrassing and/or sung by a pensioner.

Nonsense and more nonsense! Had a fine avocado, cucumber and tomato salad with dinner just tonight. And as for the notion of a homemade curry without peppers...

Aye, IIRC he had Matt Taylor, Freddie Ljungberg and Darren Ambrose on the go at the same time. Must've been exhausted.

Please do.

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/danhodges/100261889/ukip-are-now-a-racist-party/ The article is instructive - panic among the political classes - and the comments under the line are depressingly predictable. Fun times.

It's not been a goodyear for him so far.

I presume you don't want to travel by bus, as it takes forever. National Express website if you don't mind though. Cheap fares but christ it's a slog on that route (5 hours plus).

FYP

Glad you're all right all things considered, Gloomy. And it's reassuring to see that TT and sympathy are as close bedfellows as ever. It could be worse mind, I'm just on my way back from watching the Norwich game in a Norwich pub with Norwich fans. Now they know what real agony is. AND The Fish was there.

With all their chocolate hullabaloo, and that bitch Kim Clijsters too.

First of two nights in Dublin. Non-boozy pub-hopping in Temple Bar and beyond = surprisingly fun. The sugar headache I've got instead that's keeping me awake =

I wouldn't go that far

Luuk (de) Jong and prosper.

Emily Maitlis did last night's Newsnight piece on Angela Merkel's UK visit from a bench at Herman ze German, my favourite sausage joint in all of Soho. General and random.

Here's mine: Not bad for a translator.

So that's how you get your opinions on everything...

The review I meant is gone too. Apparently going viral has drawn Tripadvisor's attention to it. Boooo!