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That's the official Borussia Mönchengladbach Twitter account saying Luuk de Jong is on his way here for a medical.

Nothing about Gary, Indiana could be weirder than its most famous family.

He's gonna have disquiet on his hands.

I'll keep you informed. (As if you had any doubt!)

John Carew's sister is one of the candidates to represent Norway at Eurovision this year.

Nuh-uh. Don't believe you.

.............it's not?

Now I can see Zorro in your eyes!

http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2010/06/bros-i-owe-you-nothing/?comment-page-all (comments thread included). Should keep you busy.

It's just not right.

A double espresso in my grubby mitts and Marvin Gaye live at Montreux on the telly (chalk up another win for Sky Arts). I think I can face the new week well enough. Congrats Rayvin, that must be quite the weight off your shoulders. Don't be a stranger now that you don't need us any more - maybe we need you....

Fiiine, I've edited the sub-title.

Can't remember if this got posted elsewhere when it was first published, but anyway: http://www.lequipe.fr/explore/looking-4-gazza/en-index.html Big piece on Gazza by L'Équipe, which they've kindly also translated into English.

Aye, well I've spent the day shopping for curtains. Now that's real pain.

Aye, I just wanted to pick you up on your irresponsible use of figures really , you'll get no argument from me that some things in London can be eye-wateringly expensive. All the more so as a tourist/traveller I guess. Speaking of Hamburg, I'm on a whistlestop trip next month, you up for a coffee Georg-side if our respective schedules allow?

I wonder if it'll have an impact on the fare structure like in Lahndan (paper single tickets rendered largely obsolete by making it much cheaper to use Oyster). The Metro could use it - I travelled from Lewisham to just past Twickenham for £3 each way today. Regent Centre to Haymarket is £2.60 now I think.

No, beef in black bean sauce.

There's a difference between canvassing, where you're actively going to knock on people's doors and talk to them - about local issues, where their vote might go etc. - and just delivering leaflets, where you might only talk to someone if they happen to be at the door at the time, doing something in the garden or whatever. They were doing both today but I've always categorically refused to do the former, even when helping out my dad. Fortunately most people accept it when you say you're not from around there and just helping out a friend so you know fuck-all about their schools/trains/rubbish collections. I quite like the slander idea though...

Knackered. Been out all day delivering leaflets for a friend who's standing for election in May. Didn't have to talk to many actual people though. Getting all over some Chinese takeaway imminently.

€5.90 (€7.30 if you want to travel before 9am). £2.20 to go anywhere in Zone 1. And if you choose to go two stops by Tube rather than walking it, none of the supplements in the world will help you.