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Originally Posted by -Evita-

That shirt actually says: PREPARE * ATTACK * DESTROY

Gulbis was asked about it in the post-match press conference (whether he chose it on purpose ) but he said he just wears whatever Adidas sends him.

Waiting impatiently the next Tshirt line with the following texts:

*LOOKING FOR HOOTERS*
*GET ARRESTED*
*WANTED* this one has a mugshot too
*DRINK UNTIL SHE'S PRETTY*

etc....

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Originally Posted by leng jai

So why do you hate is guts?

- Bone structure too perfect?
- Slice too sexy?
- Accent too alluring?
- Backhand too flat?
- Fan too Asian?

All the above and then some more....

[Commander Data]

Thanks for the compliments, I passed them on to Gimmley the ginger cat.

Betty: Yeah cut my wild hair a while ago. It also has become a little bit thinner over time ;-)

[Betty]

nice video JM
well but Eva does also black way? i can do only easy one...i m scared of other a part i should not skying with my knee
last time my hub bring me in a black way. i kept of the skys ,sent him to.. and walk on snow until an easier way..my knee cried for days

[Dextertje]

Thanks Betty

No, Eva already kills me when I bring her out of the blue slopes, let alone the black ones...

Ski is kinda tough on the knees , I also start to feel them... Shitty thing about aging

Francy should be the next Alberto Tomba!

[Minn]

I thought this was interesting although not surprising. Of course we see this happening online, including right here. Your thoughts, Europeans?

[Dextertje]

Amongst European languages, English is probably the easiest language to pick on the basis, so it makes sense that it is vastly the common one... I wish the French had fought more back in the day to keep it the dominant one though

[Castafiore]

Euro-English vs native English.
Many Frenchies dislike the domination of the English language with a passion and many Frenchies overrate the importance of their language but there's no way back.

As good as your English can be, if it's not your native language and you use another language on a day-to-day basis, you still have a disadvantage during negociations and such; which native speakers often underrate IMO. Fast-thinking is so much easier in your day-to-day language, no matter how at ease you are with a certain language.

Reminds me of an argument I saw in the English press when the UK's deputy prime minister Nick Clegg had a meeting with the EU president Van Rompuy in Dutch. A journalist for the Telegraph (very anti-EU as a newspaper) figured that Clegg used Dutch as a tactic in meetings because Cameron doesn't speak it. and many spoke scandal of Clegg's " dirty tactics", whereas Cameron had nothing to do with it and Clegg simply likes to speak Dutch.

Clegg's Dutch is

[Castafiore]

Last year, the UK went to the Eurovision Song Contest with Engelbert Humperdinck (I love pronouncing that name) and he ended at the bottom (second to last).
They're going with Bonnie Tyler this year. I haven't heard the song yet.


The Netherlands offer a surprise (to me). Anouk (a rock chick with some great songs/albums) will represent her country. I never expected her to compete in Eurosong. I do hope she does alright but sadly, I find the song

Switzerland goes with the Heilsarmee.

Belgium goes with the walloon winner of The Voice. Trouble is that it's a crap song and his voice sounded rather shaky when I heard him sing it.

I had a short listen to Romania's choice and that's x 1000. That's a voice with which you can strip old paint from a wall.

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Originally Posted by Dextertje

Amongst European languages, English is probably the easiest language to pick on the basis, so it makes sense that it is vastly the common one... I wish the French had fought more back in the day to keep it the dominant one though

Maybe if Waterloo and Sedan went the other way.....

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trying to convince Eurovision aficcionados that that guy is NOT a countertenor is very difficult, believe me

[MariaV]

Originally Posted by Commander Data

Thanks for the compliments, I passed them on to Gimmley the ginger cat.

Betty: Yeah cut my wild hair a while ago. It also has become a little bit thinner over time ;-)

Happens to the best of us.

[MariaV]

Uhhh, Mayer gave a w/o to Rafa!
Evita, are you watching Gulbis mugging around, he better beat this AJ's boy! *edit: the racket smash was Safin-level *

Btw I wonder, why doesn't Berdych still have a clothing sponsor after Nike dumped him, he's number 6 in the world ffs!

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Originally Posted by MariaV

Happens to the best of us.

Not to the best here

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I think I prefer Seppi to win

Ernie needs a break