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He was pretty awful today. Not that anyone exactly excelled themselves.

And to think they drew against us and should have won. Fickle fans or what?

On behalf of the lad who sat to the right of me at the Reading match and spent the entire game drunkenly questioning my Newcastle heritage, *MONG-FACED CHEER*.

Fine for me mate.

5th-row tickets for "Chicago" next Wednesday with the lovely Frances Ruffelle in the lead role. 2-for-1 offer so not too much of an evil rip-off.

Saw them a couple of months back. Canny night out, and Jenny Lewis is pretty captivating when she gets her rawk star head on.

Beatles - Across The Universe

Correct. Probably for the best really.

Sorry. But aye.

"Eight groups of six teams and one group of five will contest the European qualifying competition for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The nine group-winners will qualify directly, while the highest ranked eight of the nine second-placed teams will contest home and away play-off matches for the remaining four places. In determining the rank of second-placed teams, only results against those finishing 1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th will be counted." So one second-placed team won't even make it into a play-off? That seems... harsh

Not me not I... http://www.toontastic.net/board/index.php?showtopic=16241

I'd dare someone to turn up wearing one of these: http://www.shotdeadinthehead.com/products/...=763&wy=445 ...but I imagine Doherty would be too monged to notice and his fans can't read anyway.

Henrik Larsson's cultured, attractive football was a total flop up there IIRC.

Need to work hard until 6, but after that it's a mercifully event-free weekend for once. Might risk a trip to IKEA.

Nowt wrong with the idea of giving the kids a "different experience", since they'll be bombarded with the usual Christmas stuff in every other part of their lives between now and New Year, but people have to realise that any deviation from the norm is immediately going to be seized upon by the "What will they ban next, casual racism?" mob so there's really no point.

Real decorations go up on the first Sunday of Advent in wor house, don't know how anyone else does it. Fake avatar ones, of course, can start now as far as I'm concerned.

Pssht. Mine was salmon.

Cheers.

"Do you happen to know of any Humanitarian (etc.) organizations that do volunteers/internships where you go off someplace for weeks or a year and aren't paid anything (other than food and a place to stay, of course)?" I thought a few of you might have experience of that kind of thing, as I certainly don't. Any bright ideas?

Victoria Hart - Whatever Happened To Romance Schmooooth.

It'd get you out of London, too, which can be a spectacularly depressing place in November when things aren't going well.

The 2007 OGAE Song Contest

This is why I try to buy CDs and books for people. Dead easy to wrap.

"Gannin along the Scotswood road" every other line, verse and chorus. It's proper spastic like.

It mightn't be too hard finding somewhere to grab a bite on the evening of the 23rd, since office Christmas party season should be well and truly over by then, but I suggest we just play it by ear and see if there's anyone left standing by the evening.