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Heres another thread title idea - Rugby - English hope springs eternal 
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Present company - and absent friends - excepted, natch.Originally posted by Tamerlin
I suppose the ratio of mature/immature people posting here is the same as in real life. This means mature posters on Apolyton are but a few if not among the fewest.
" ... and the following morning I should see the Boks wallop the Wallabies again?" - Havak
"The only thing worse than being quoted in someone's sig is not being quoted in someone's sig." - finbar, with apologies to Oscar Wilde.Comment
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He has turned into a scary, scary individual. I haven't seen such outright meglomania in a long time.Originally posted by Havak
The only flaw in that of course is that it is President Blair these days.
I was born to (a) explain their wholesale foreign policy bastardry to them; and (b) re-explain it to them, endlessly.Most of them don’t know of their involvement it that and simply will not believe anyone who tells them.
The average one, I've found, is polite, personable and blissful in his or her pig ignorance of actually how much bastardry their government perpetrates. Their current government is the most corrupt imaginable.I had better not get involved. I’m very fond of them on the whole. It’s a strange world view though (at a less sensitive time I’ll tell you some amusing stories of cultural differences) – and they generally have no idea how thoroughly big business runs their government and foreign policy." ... and the following morning I should see the Boks wallop the Wallabies again?" - Havak
"The only thing worse than being quoted in someone's sig is not being quoted in someone's sig." - finbar, with apologies to Oscar Wilde.Comment
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I let that one go through to the keeper. I've known Havak - in the cyber sense - for quite a while. I've found it best to humour him in his delusions. There's only so much ether out there, after all, and we can't have it clogged with endless facts of life being eternally explained.Originally posted by Caligastia
Heh, no comment from Finbar on this one...
As if we did!Ah, dont worry about it.
" ... and the following morning I should see the Boks wallop the Wallabies again?" - Havak
"The only thing worse than being quoted in someone's sig is not being quoted in someone's sig." - finbar, with apologies to Oscar Wilde.Comment
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One minor tweak, Cal.Originally posted by Caligastia
Heres another thread title idea - Rugby - English hope springs eternal
Rugby - English hope springs a leak.
" ... and the following morning I should see the Boks wallop the Wallabies again?" - Havak
"The only thing worse than being quoted in someone's sig is not being quoted in someone's sig." - finbar, with apologies to Oscar Wilde.Comment
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Actually Bangladesh is the most corrupt in the world, with the US only coming in 16th.Originally posted by finbar
The average one, I've found, is polite, personable and blissful in his or her pig ignorance of actually how much bastardry their government perpetrates. Their current government is the most corrupt imaginable.
"Each of the 91 countries listed is given a mark out of 10 to indicate a lack of corruption in public life.
Finland, Denmark, New Zealand, Iceland and Singapore all fare well scoring above nine - but Bangladesh comes bottom with just 0.4."
Here is the full listing if anyone is interested.
...people like to cry a lot... - Pekka
...we just argue without evidence, secure in our own superiority. - SnottyComment
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I heard those corruption rankings a couple of weeks ago. I'm talking about a different sort of corruption. More of the moral kind - the insidious influences of corporations, the hypocrisy, and the veiled self-interest." ... and the following morning I should see the Boks wallop the Wallabies again?" - Havak
"The only thing worse than being quoted in someone's sig is not being quoted in someone's sig." - finbar, with apologies to Oscar Wilde.Comment
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That listing is in order from least corrupt to most corrupt BTW, so actually the US is perceived as being the 16th least corrupt country....people like to cry a lot... - Pekka
...we just argue without evidence, secure in our own superiority. - SnottyComment
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Heh, I was also thinking of Rugby - English optimism springs eternalOriginally posted by finbar
One minor tweak, Cal.
Rugby - English hope springs a leak.
Perhaps we should go with Rugby - English optimism springs a leak
...people like to cry a lot... - Pekka
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I know what you mean. Unfortunately its an integral part of the way things work here in the US. Its present in other countries too of course, but here its a part of the culture.Originally posted by finbar
I heard those corruption rankings a couple of weeks ago. I'm talking about a different sort of corruption. More of the moral kind - the insidious influences of corporations, the hypocrisy, and the veiled self-interest....people like to cry a lot... - Pekka
...we just argue without evidence, secure in our own superiority. - SnottyComment
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Very true. And it's a culture they seek to impose on others. That's the big problem. With the bigger problem being that no one has the economic or military clout to stop them." ... and the following morning I should see the Boks wallop the Wallabies again?" - Havak
"The only thing worse than being quoted in someone's sig is not being quoted in someone's sig." - finbar, with apologies to Oscar Wilde.Comment
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For this trophy, every country in this world is competing for the first place and there is no second division or second rate player...Originally posted by finbar
I'm talking about a different sort of corruption. More of the moral kind - the insidious influences of corporations, the hypocrisy, and the veiled self-interest.
"Democracy is the worst form of government there is, except for all the others that have been tried." Sir Winston ChurchillComment
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Back on topic -
Leicester, surprisingly, went down to the Sharks 16-29. I look forward to Havak's report with great interest.
BTW, Havak, I watched the Sydney club match of the day on TV today. Sydney Uni -v- Randwick, two of our oldest and most successful clubs. Pat Howard plays for Uni. He was at fly-half, did well, and seemed to enjoy himself getting very involved in the play-making. It's really where he belongs. Phil Waugh plays for Uni, too, and got through his first or second match back from the injury.Last edited by finbar; September 14, 2002, 10:53." ... and the following morning I should see the Boks wallop the Wallabies again?" - Havak
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The Stade Toulousain has won its first match away from home against the neighbours Mont-de-Marsan 42-6 after a great second period.
This victory is important but is not a surprise, it was even expected, as Montauban was playing in Pro D2 (second division) last year.
Last edited by Tamerlin; September 15, 2002, 13:16."Democracy is the worst form of government there is, except for all the others that have been tried." Sir Winston ChurchillComment
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Hey Tamerlin, how was the first row?Clash of Civilization team member
(a civ-like game whose goal is low micromanagement and good AI)
web site http://clash.apolyton.net/frame/index.shtml and forum here on apolyton)Comment
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