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I saw Monty Python do a live show at the St. Lawrence Centre in Toronto in June, 1973. One of the highlights was Eric Idle doing the Travel Agent Sketch.

I had one about 15 years ago. Improved the sex life. Had virtually no pain and no post-procedure complications.

I think the badge is brilliant!

AB said 4-3-3. Schneiderlin, Wanyama and Cork together.

It depends. The majority of believers are indoctrinated into their religion by parents and community. A minority, however, search for a faith that makes sense to them, and then choose it. The former's credo is "I have learned to believe that ..."; the latter's credo is "I choose to believe that ..."

Which was the point of my previous post. Being truly Christian is a much more radical enterprise than being kind and charitable. Most "western" countries favour an individualistic, self-centred, materialistic life-style. That's not my understanding of Christian belief.

You're talking about the Enlightenment, which did not happen in the Middle Ages. It was the early phase of what became the Reformation. And the Reformation was a revolt against the orthodoxy and hegemony of Christendom.

The essence of Christianity (if you actually read the New Testament): - give away everything you have and serve the poor and helpless - turn the other cheek; do good to those that hate you - if the destitute ask for assistance, give them more than they ask for - abandon your family, if they get in the way of the establishment of the reign of God - you cannot love Money and God (it's one or the other) Not only is Britain not a Christian country, the majority of people who call themselves Christian, are not true followers of Christ.

A couple of years ago I had a kid in one of my classes named J'aime. Pronounced - wait for it - Jamey.

What a dishonest thread title. The DM article does not say that MP has "failed this season". It argues that he has "failed the club" by devaluing the FA Cup. An assessment of his season must focus primarily on the team's results in the League. Not the same thing.

Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose.

Agia Sofia Blue Mosque Grand Bazar (sp?) Topkapi Palace fish market beside Galata Bridge boat trip up the Bospurus

Saw this one yesterday. Not one of their best. Mixed feelings. Quite interesting. Some sporadic funny moments. The music was really good. Very slow. Not much of a plot. Didn't seem to go anywhere. John Goodman has a spooky role (he seems to be in most of the American films I watch these days!).

The Third Man

Still 6 games to go. I'll vote in late April.

"most influential"? "rock performance"?

When I was a kid I thought that people who talked to their cats or dogs were nuts. But here I am, talking to our dog all the time! My wife is very much a dog-lover. We started off with a cat when we lived in a flat. But eventually got a dog after moving into our own house. It was a Soft-coated Wheaten Terrier. A lovely dog we called Pip. ("What larks, Pip!") At the age of about four it got ill, very wobbly on its feet - eventually it couldn't stand upright any more. We spent a LOT of money having it looked at and treated by a veterinary specialist (including a spinal tap). It had spinal meningitis and we had to put him down. Horrible experience - especially for my wife, who bonds tightly with animals. A while later we got another dog. It's a Brittany Spaniel. Lovely animal. Wonderful disposition and never barks. She's now 11 years old. A tremendous asset to our family - the kids (now in their late teens) have grown up with her. I don't want to even think about her eventual demise. The house will seem empty without her. Best wishes, Gemmel.

That "article" in tribal football is one of the vaguest, most disconnected pieces of prose I've ever read. Not one of the points seems to link to another. It really adds up to nothing.

When the United States government acts unilaterally to advance or "protect" its geopolitical or commercial interests, it declares that it does not recognise the concept of international law, and does not accept the jurisdiction of the international court in the Hague. When the Russian government acts unilaterally to advance or "protect" its own interests, the U.S. government accuses it of violating international law, and appeals to the Hague. What we have here is a continuation of Cold War behaviour, with the use of different nomenclature - dominant nations exercising power in areas they consider to be of "strategic importance". They act with inpunity because they can.

That first statement is somewhat ambiguous for a Canadian audience. In Canada there is soccer, Canadian football and American football. Canadian football is similar to American football, but it has several important differences in its rules, and it is surrounded by a very different culture.

News flash: the season is not over. Still a quarter of the games to go. Check back in early May.

Saying that he "looks jaded and lacklustre" is a very subjective comment - similar to comments elsewhere about Pochettino's "body language". Sometimes we see what we want to see, or are expecting to see - when the reality is often quite different.

1) 59 2) Lawrence of Arabia 3) Haven't seen any of the films nominated for Best Picture this year. Did see Blue Jasmine, though - and Cate Blanchett is nominated as Best Actress for that film. She's likely to win, I hear.

Alpine, you said the season is over. So you can stop posting now. Come back in July.

Good man!