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http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2011...pool?CMP=twt_gu

Why don't you read what 'these fuckers' have to say on terrorism Leazes, you ridiculous, tiny minded, racist cretin? But they're brown.

Bananas at each change of ends.

RIP. Good excuse to stick on the Princess Bride this weekend.

But will "accept" S Club Juniors. Where's the evidence that he's a paedo? Other than some anecdote he allegedly kidnapped a 17 year old from Somerfield? He has come across as a socially inept, immature racist but is he a real wrong'un? All I know is he's got shocking taste in music.

But will "accept" S Club Juniors.

I wouldn't be too concerned about the meat content of anything served up at a festival tbh.

The obvious solution is to not own anything worth stealing in the first place. The one time I got mugged they actually gave me back my mp3 player because it was so crap.

I was happy in the haze of a drunken hour (he's lying) But heaven knows I'm miserable now (he's lying) I was looking for a job, and then I found a job (he's lying) And heaven knows I'm miserable now (why does he preetayyyyyayyynd?)

Hang on, since when did writing a song about child abuse make you a wrong 'un? Pretty much the entire country music industry wants to be done for spousal abuse if that's the logic we're applying here.

They're 1-1 in terms of my karaoke repertoire ("Big River" vs. "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out"), so let's call it a score draw. End off

Roasted cumin seeds are lush, I'd happily put them in anything spicy whether the recipe calls for them or not.

Germans bailing out the impoverished corners of Europe again.

This is mine, nothing festival-worthy but pretty easy and turns out nice enough: Fry 500g beef mince (or cubed beef steak), one onion and several crushed/chopped cloves of garlic until browned/softened (no oil, just dry). Pour in a glass of decent red wine and cook for 2-3 mins. Add a tin of chopped tomatoes, 2tbsp tomato purée, 1 finely chopped red chilli (or more to taste), two chopped small peppers (ideally one red/one green), ½tsp cumin, ½tsp coriander, ½tsp cayenne pepper, a stick of cinnamon, some beef stock or half a stock cube, and a decent shake of Worcestershire sauce. Bring back to the boil, cover and simmer for as long as possible - a couple of hours is good, makes the flavours come out without it just being spicy and nothing else. Add a tin of kidney beans and cook for a good half hour more (taste and season as required). Et voilà.

I've never understood why people ask that tbh. I didn't give it up because I disliked the taste etc. Some people do it for that reason though, obviously. Aye, I just assume that something meat-like will remind you of meat and hence the reasons you don't eat it, regardless of whether they're to do with taste/flavour, ethics, health or whatever. Bit like a reformed alcoholic drinking alcohol-free beer. But if not then fair play, obviously.

Have to admit I've never fully understood why people who don't eat meat would want to eat something that's textured like meat.

An 870-calorie late-night snack? I hope you're sharing. (EDIT: Curses, beaten to it in the quest for accuracy!) Jonny, I'll stick the recipe up when I've got a mo - whether you're after it or not, it's a nice straightforward spice mix as a base for any kind of vegetable curry really.

Tonight was a chick pea, mushroom and spinach curry adapted from that Madhur Jaffrey book I mentioned a while back, wrapped up in flatbreads. Might sound daft, but even a little thing like the fact that her recipes use cayenne pepper rather than "regular" chilli powder really makes a difference to how they turn out - there's definitely more of a zip and a zing to them.

The Pat & Mick reunion tour wasn't the same without the mullets (but they haven't stopped dancing yet!).

It's turned up just as I'm setting up my new netbook, so using it now and seeing what's what. 'salreet.