chilean miners - big up, nuff respect..
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goldenecitrone
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The first six were the best. Followed by 13 to 18. I'm thinking of getting the dvd.
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
the very last person to be winched up mustn't forget to turn the lights off
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Yuwipi Woman
Whack-A-Mole Queen
No need. They'll be selling tickets to ride the little cage up and down within a week. The very latest in adventure travel.
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
I hope they're not getting complacent and rushing things as things really seem to be speeding up, although of course, they were probably just being overly-cautious to begin with
Vintage Paw
dead stare and computer glare
Yes, this. I'm sure they know what they're doing far better than we think what they should be doing, but still ... there's a bit of you that wants to phone them and tell them not to be too hasty in case something breaks.
Johnny Canuck3
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Johnny Canuck3
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I guess it is, yes. We do already know about it, but it is a shock to see it for real. Americans on TV tend to be much more European sized on the whole, so we don't have a concept of just how common it is.
However, we do not run around telling them to eat less and take more exercise. That we would be very rude.
No, but you take huge pleasure in making fun of them behind their backs, so to speak.
Johnny Canuck3
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25 miners rescued now.
Johnny Canuck3
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"Stay tuned for the thrilling conclusion.......after this message from our sponsors!"
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
Maybe the capsule's making better progress after scraping off bits of rock that may have been impeding its smooth descent/ascent?
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
Gone from an hour per rescue to 20 minutes 
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
ymu
Niall Ferguson's deep-cover sock-puppet
He's doing a TV programme about food, a repeat of one he did in the UK. It's hardly the same as British tourists turning up and doing it, or indeed Canadian tourists turning up here and telling us not to use the word cunt.
Vintage Paw
dead stare and computer glare
Pfft. I for one, as cynical and grouchy and evil as I am (I say cunt all the time johnny, you'd really hate me irl), am refraining from being a cynical misery with this story for the time being and joining the majority of other people in just being happy for the miners and their families.
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Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
the montages are the worst
cunt is a horrible word, but i still use it loads. in fact, i generally save it for lovingly insulting my closest friends rather than for rudeness or agression. i can understand why it surprises tourists / fools how prevalent the use of the word 'cunt' is in the uk, but that's just the way it is. it's only a word.
(btw my mum once (justifiably, just) called me a cunt - and at that moment really meant it
) .... it was one of the most horrible experiences of my life!!)back on topic... the miners in chile... (i'll have to have a little think about when it'll be appropriate to call them 'cunts'!)
rolling news does get extremely tedious, but it's still awesome to see. not many to go now... good work all round.
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Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
Right, it's been mentioned three times (and I heard the 1st and 3rd time) that there are TWO rescuers down there, despite me thinking there's three.
and yet...
and yet...
ymu
Niall Ferguson's deep-cover sock-puppet
He got a rather good reception here. It changed school meals more or less nationwide, and IIRC schools reported that the kids' behaviour got better as a result.
It's the same format, but an entirely different challenge in the US. In the UK version some parents had to be banned from feeding the kids chips (fries) through the railings, but we don't have the same resistance to information about what is healthy. Possibly because the NHS means we get money spent on preventative medicine. We don't seem to mistrust our government in the same way as you do. The NHS can give us information and we're OK with it, but we don't believe a word that comes out of a politician's mouth. You guys seem to mistrust any attempt to advise about lifestyle, but swallow the patriotic propaganda quite easily.
Huge generalisation, I know. But I was surprised at how badly Oliver was received there. He's a smug little twat, but that's true on both sides of the atlantic.The receptions were massively different.
Yuwipi Woman
Whack-A-Mole Queen
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
bore off will you. let's talk about the miners.
the live subtitles of bbc news claims that the miners ate some Russians during the first 13 days of their entrapment
the live subtitles of bbc news claims that the miners ate some Russians during the first 13 days of their entrapment
Johnny Canuck3
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I'm happy too. The only difference is, I'd rather pound nails into my eyes than spend 24 hours watching it in real time.
I can't even make it through a golf game on tv, never mind something like this.
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
was that even faster than the last two?
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
yeah, but how many family reunions do you get in a game of golf?
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