re: "Try it on your teeth!"

Not a chance!

I'm not falling for that again. :-/

Rather that than the pig farm in Snatch. :-/

Re: Man...

A sad tale, indeed.

I can't help thinking, though, that the media's insistance on spreading the misinformation that illegal immigrants get free housing, healthcare and benefits in the UK serves to encourage this sort of desperate attempt to enter the country.

Poor fella.

Re: "What does that even mean?"

Perhaps you'd be so kind as to explain your point.

In small words for us hard of thinking types.

As for your patience, I couldn't give a toss, mate. :-)

Re: Sorry, "Sorry that handle is already taken" is already taken.

And why has no-one brought any bloody popcorn to this bruhaha?

Slackers. :-)

Re: Sorry, "Sorry that handle is already taken" is already taken.

So, you've been stalking me eh? Naughty boy! :D

You'll also notice that all my posts (gramatically correct and otherwise) are posted under my username. Not one of them is posted as an AC.... Which leads me back to my original point, which was that it is my opinion that you were out of order in criticising the author of the article (especially considering the name calling at the end of your post) without using your username. The fact that you chose to pick me up on my grammar/punctuation/whatever-else-you-can-think-of rather than adequately defend yourself simply indicates to me that you lack the courage of most people and prefer to hide behind anonymity.

As for speel chekker, IE7 deosn't hvae it, konbhaed. :-D

BTW, "Transparent attribution"?!? What does that even mean? :-)

Re: John Leyden: "UUUUUUUUUHHHHHHHHHHHH"

If you're going to criticise someone in such a vehement fashion, surely it is only good manners to do it under your regular username rather than as an AC.

Unless you lack the courage of your convictions and don't feel able to stand by your post?

Poor show, IMO.

Re: Shut up and take my money

*Bond.... Before someone else pick me up on it.

I try not to cock up more than once in a day..... but often fail. :-D

Re: Shut up and take my money

In Casino Royale, bond wins a DB5 from a swarthy fellow in a card game when he's in the Caribbean and uses it to pull the guy's wife. She inadvertantly betrays her hubbie and is subsequently murdered.

The "DBS" they rolled was a modified DB9, according to IMDB:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0381061/trivia?tab=tr&item=tr1539520

"Decimation in modern parlance no longer means 1 tenth, is often used to refer to an extreme reduction."

That's as maybe, but it's still wrong. Like people who type "lightening" when they mean "lightning".......

Oh, so you just saw a "make less heavy" strike, did you?

The pedant in me (becoming more evident as I age) finds it nigh on impossible to ignore such stupidity and forces me to correct them. This often illicits the reply "But my spellchecker didn't pick it up!", the results of which I'll not go into but, suffice it to say, they are not pleasant. :-D

Re: Shame his hands aren't mind-controlled

Actually, he couldn't, as there is (or at least was) a lift operator who's job it is to press the button.

Re: Rommel

"Lordy. Not so keen on Heydrich, one could only hope? ;)"

No shame in admiring Rommel. He was, after all, a gifted military strategist and supreme tactician. He was a humane officer who ignored orders to kill civilians, captured Jewish soldiers or commandos and treated prisoners of war well.

And he was complicit in a plot to kill Hitler which ultimately led to his death. When his involvement was discovered he commited suicide by cyanide capsule in order that his family be spared execution.

All in all, a noble man respected by his own men and his enemies alike and who died with dignity.

Heydrich, however was a right shitbag.

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A downvote?!? For what, exactly? Having a different opinion to you? Weird!

I find myself agreeing with you on most points, Alan. Except I don't remember Charles Bronson ever playing Bond. ;-)

Upvoted to counter the unnecessary downvote. :-D