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tbf - I wouldn't say that to a kid - its not their fault they are brainwashed - I'd have no problem with the parents though.

Good stuff, I always find this is exactly the kind of attitude that gets people to listen to reason. It's a start - I would have no problem on expanding on the why. The teaching guidelines actually mention a response based on what science is and how it works and why creationism isn't science - all thats wrong is it stops there and doesn't say "now lets apply science and reason to your God". Cue "But you can't apply science to God" - Why not? - we do to Zeus and the rest - dead civilisation = dead god.

Anybody who believes the world was created in 6 days 6000 years ago is a fuck-witted moron who should be informed of their fuck-wittedness in no uncertain terms. "But you must my respect beliefs" - well I believe you're a fuck-witted moron - easy.

Over the last couple of years nearly all of the colds I've had have been very painful in the sinus area between my eyes. Went to see a specialist today and he reckons I have whats known as nasal polyps - growths on the mucus membranes which constrict the airflows and cause this type of problem. He gave me a nasal spay and I have to go for a scan with the prospect of possible surgery which funnily enough my sister had to have about 5 years ago (hers was more serious) so it may be genetic. Anyone any experience of this? I know its not as potentially amusing as Greg's nads but I would still like to know.

Sleeveless bodywarmers/jackets. Man bags.

A more preferable approach than the previous regimes - a couple of reserve games and a bit on the bench. Its a pisser as a whole but better this than further breakdowns.

The thing with Geremi is that I thought after losing Parker it would mean the end of someone whose idea of a pass is to hit the ball in the general direction of a random shirt. Geremi has proved me wrong on that. Substitute "Geordie" for "White" and that's how I've described Taylor since day one. Faye is better.

The way I see this season is that given a chance to gel, we will see a lot more solid defence (especially with Faye/Cacapa instead of Taylor) but until the midfield can be enhanced in January I think we'll rarely "turn it on" away from home and against sides with a bit of flair like Man City will struggle. I think we'll do well at home. I hope Barton does make as much a difference as people hope but I feel we need more than just him.

All we can ask is that medical decisions are based on "Newcastle player" rather than "England Player". I'm not convinced thats been the case up to now.

Found out this morning that the government guarantee is illegal under EU law but its been okayed for a "short period" which is undefined. Expect the Germans to say something soon.

He should have been sacked for saying that Elliot was correctly sent off against Chelsea the other year for the Wright-Phillips dive. Then again he was a typical Tottenham cheat as a player. As for how he got his job I'm not frightened to say it - a BBC dream - a well-spoken black ex-player. As for N'Zogbia I said it when Dyer left - he can replace and better him given the chance.

I seriously doubt he'll be out for over two months. If they try the old rest/minor strain/rest/oh shit surgery route timed for England games then I wouldn't be surprised. I really do like the bloke and hope he plays for us for a few years yet but anyone who doesn't think theres a question over who he puts first is fucking mental.

It will be interesting to see if the government can get away with this guarantee thing in EU law. The bank I work for is one of about 20 German federal state banks that lost one point of their credit ratings a couple of years ago after the EU forced them to stop acting as guarantors for the banks because of competition laws.

I share the sentiments that I would have jumped in but I think the police side to the story makes sense as well - one of them went on his bike to direct the other emergency services down the lane to the lake and the other remained there to pinpoint the location. This may be bullshit but I can see the sense in it if its true. I also think a 3 or 4 ft deep lake is a different proposition to a 6 feet deep lake which I think this was in places. In the former you could search pretty effectively just by wading but not in the latter which needs more effort. As I said I think I would have tried - but at the same time the mother's "he would have been alive if they had done" is probably over-hopeful as well.

I'd add Dabizas.

How can anyone get criticism of Shephersd out of this and excuse Luque is beyond me. If a player doesn't know us and is a bit reluctant then there is nothing wrong with giving him more money to encourage him to sign. All that article proves to me is that I was far too generous to the lazy sack of shit.

They''l try rest because of England - he'll not play for us and then strain it requiring an op - total time out for us 8-9 weeks. Or have the op now - miss England, time out for us - 3 or 4 weeks. Mmmm... I wonder.

Can't really put any blame on Harper tbh Disagree - the first two jobs of a keeper are to stay on their feet (see Alonso) and to be in the right position for anything that may happen - he was off the middle of the goal for no reason whatsoever - it was a good strike but I blame him - nowt against him just think He's not good enough.

I honestly thought that performances like that would be a thing of the past - probably over optimistic but still galling. The only positive for me is that with any sense Given will be back in goal after another display of Harper-position magic.

I think the bloke's a grade A toss pot, I'm not religious or anything, but the way he goes about insulting anyone with a modicum of faith, he's just rude. He wants to let God's love into his heart and stop being the embittered husk he seems. Agreed, his arrogance is his undoing, I find his arguments intreging, but his manner and plain rudness undermines his work. He's turned being a cunt into a science. Has he told families of people who drowned in the flood that it was because we don't hate gays enough? Has he told south americans that prior to being invaded, massacred en masse and robbed that they were crying out for God? Give me one Dawkins quite that matches those for cuntishness.

I want to say substitute Taylor (to see if Beye can attack), Smith and Shola but that doesn't work with fucking Pattison on the bench (unless he brings on Faye in midfield). He's done a good job on the defence which was the priority but January needs more midfield surgery for me.

If I was going to object it would be because of my dislike for the great God capitalism, nowt to do with stolen feast days. For the record I enjoy new year but despise christmas for personal reasons.

Just as many kids probably got snatched years ago - the cases just weren't media frenzies. Having said that I wasn't left alone in the house at night until I was about 14. I had to get a bus to infants and juniors - my Mam took me for the first year I think then I caught it myself.

I'd been to New York in 98 and went to the top - I was working at home in 01 and saw an internet news break about a plane hitting them and I assumed because of what I'd seen when I'd been there that it was light aircraft - possibly tourist - that had fucked up. Went downstairs to check it out and spent the rest of the day there. I think it was the fact that they collapsed that I found the most shocking. I had to fly up the toon from Stansted the next day - that was pretty sobering.

There was a possible flood of the black sea which became the subject of a Sumerian myth (Gilgamesh) - the jews simply ripped it off (as they did the concept of Satan and other thing). As I said the point is do you want a God who would drown everyone even it is just metaphorical. Can't really answer that question well sadly. Some of the stories such as that of Noah's Ark and the plagues in Egypt from the OT I ask many questions about. It doesn't make me doubt God, but merely question. I think that's why the term "personal god" has become more popular in recent times - I think people have come to realise that some questions they have about the "traditional" God means that they can't accept him as defined in the bible or whatever so they define their own. I think that's all well and good and if everyone who did this kept it to themselves it would be fine but its the organisation that I think is the problem - with all the politicisation and power trips that go with it. As I've said I do think that these beliefs are irrational but being honest its more the churches and their power and how that does or may affect me and other people that I object to.