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Longjohns and woolly mittens ahoy! Bring it on.

I have to admit I was almost waiting for it to happen as he stepped out on stage last night.

I'll donate my old books to Oxfam as penance.

Turns out that Michael Crichton was so saddened by the happenings down there that he's gone and died.

The end of that clip is somewhat... dubious.

Kristall would definitely be my drink of choice on a night out in Jormany. Tastes a bit strange over here, but that's no doubt all in the head.

I've nothing in principle against drinking a 4% beer on a night out, it's just that I've yet to encounter a 4% beer that didn't taste awful. Becks Vier just tastes like watered-down Becks.

He only sends me solicited porn. He only sends me solicitor porn.

We are. I have no idea what he's going on about.

Even you'd be called a "liberal" over there Stevie. Now that's scary.

Well I'm off to crash on the couch for a few hours. Night/morning to ya.

I've got an accounting manual to start translating in about three hours. But then I've also got plenty of aquavit. Hmm...

Nice speech, I agree. I still think McCain let himself down by veering from his inherent decency throughout the campaign, but then I doubt he'd have got the nomination any other way. At least now he can drop the mask and be himself again. Palin 2012?

Good. He's got a hell of a hard task ahead of him, but CNN just ran five minutes of uncommented footage from around the country and you can't fail to be touched by how much this means to people.

Nobody cares; Hu wins.

Yup that's the current big issue within Afghanistan (same with Syria with Iraq, although that's a different kettle of fish)...... but again would Obama go in there? (would McCain?) He knows how to get Bin Laden, you know. He just hasn't told anyone yet.

Spot on actually, you've clearly been lurking at one of their piss-ups. Good man yourself for getting into the spirit of things, too. I could see Matt really admired your gimp mask.

And the Beeb have got this up for those of us who are too lazy to work out the time differences.

Booze is the best way of numbing the sheeple to the financial meltdown they're facing. </fop> I love going to my parents' for Christmas, seeing what muck they've got stacked up in the garage under the guise of festive drinks and having to come up with new and interesting ways of explaining why I immediately go out and buy some decent stuff instead.

Pelé's not as potent as he used to be though.

We're up against 1970's Brazil according to the kids board Wey that'll be easy, they're all dead old.

I'll have you know we glide around town elegantly. Racing is far too much effort. I bet you take the seat off first I prefer a smooth ride myself.

Or as fucking freaky. Richard Williams - even Freakier Fair call. And Jelena Dokic's dad was a bit of a weirdo. Plus Tim Henman's parents were clearly androids. There must be something in the (barley) water at Wimbledon.

I'll have you know we glide around town elegantly. Racing is far too much effort.

As has been said before, the long-term monetary boost to her profile, sponsorship prospects etc. as an Olympic champion would easily rival a one-off payment of a few million quid as far as incentives go.