Well, not a lot, in the wider scheme of things.
Mugabe seems to have won his hotly-contested election. Clever. Lots of dictators have held on to power by holding bogus elections with 99% turnouts and 100% majorities. Uncle Bob was smart; just like Chairman Mao (his mentor in so many ways) with the "let a hundred flowers bloom" campaign in 1957, where he encouraged people to come clean about opposing him so he could kick their heads in very shortly afterwards, Uncle Bob put on an election so that he could see who the opposition were and squash them; and then had the brilliant idea of staging a run-off so he could do it again. And it worked. When will we get it into our heads that, faced with nasty governments, we have only two choices: a) let them carry on and hope that is all turns into something different in the end or b) terminate them with extreme prejudice? I thought we'd gone through all these arguments in 1938-39.
And then there was a thing called Euro 2008. No, it wasn't boring because England weren't in it - England would have been out for some time in any case. It was boring because it was boring. The only saviours have been the Turks and Spaniards. I was just dreading a Germany v. Italy final. As things are - VIVA ESPAÑA, with brass knobs on.
And Wendy Alexander's got sacked from the leadership of the Scottish NotLabour party. My heart bleeds. NotLab has been asking for this ever since the greasy shiteater Mandelson said "We are extremely relaxed about people getting filthy rich". Rimming paedophile Jersey tax exiles for illegal donations! You couldn't make it up.
Wimbledung. Some American has been clattered by the harpies for making sexist comments about women players. Sorry, ladies, but most people aren't much interested in tennis per se, and are rather keen on totty, male or female. That, I'm sorry to say, is why we watch it. Yes, we welcome the new influx of Eastern European women, but almost entirely because they are fit as fuck and look as if they go like TGVs. Don't be silly.
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I personally disagree with you when you say that the Euro was boring, yes it would have been if England were in it, but since we didn't have to worry about our team, it made brilliant football watching just that much better. But yes, GO SPAIN.
Me and my brother were watching Novak Djokovic play in Wimbledon, mainly because we realized how hilarious his impressions were (see youtube). You should make an article on PETA, "STOP KILLING THE FLYING RATS, OH SORRY, I MEANT PIGEONS! THEY MAY INFEST US, BUT WE LOVE THEM!
Yes, poor old Djokovic has lost. I like him too - he seems a genuine bloke.
Yes, you're right, the footie could have been worse. I have a horrible feeling that the Germans are going to come over all efficient and win 2-1, or, even worse, win on penalties after a 1-1 draw.You may remember Gary Lineker's definition of football: "A game where 22 men kick a ball around for 90 minutes, and in the end the Germans win."
But still hoping for a stellar performance from the Fabregas-Torres combination.
My view on pigeons is that it would be best for everyone if we could shoot them in a sporting fashion, just like we should organise urban fox hunts. Hunting animals is the best way to ensure they are treated with proper respect.
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