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The prime minister has offered to mediate in a dispute between the Irish soccer team's manager and possibly ex-captain.

― DV, Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

meanwhile in Malawi one million people are in danger of starving to death.

― DV, Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

possible counter-example: mary robinson?

― mark s, Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Bah he did it to keep up his image as the peoples bloody moron, nothing more. I'm waiting for the day when he comes on television with a pint and a bag of chips and spills vinegar on himself while winking at the camera.

And also the Malawi thing is in danger of going down the dreaded "why build a national stadium when this man in Kerry is on a hospital waiting list" route.

― Ronan, Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

i turned onto the news last night to catch a pic of britney and krishnan gurumurti saying "... spending millions on clothes and jewellery while people in the world are starving" => and thought, blimey, that's a bit uncalled for. Only later did I discover the first bit of the story (mentalists complaining abt the abuse of crucifix symbolism by popstars)

― mark s, Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Most anti-globalisation rhetoric = "We don't want to hear about Malawi"

― dave q, Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

The thing is though, do you think tony would do any less. He'd probably be on a plane to Korea by now.

― Ed, Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Would he, fuck.

― N., Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

he would find it difficult, because he would also be trying to negotiate the release of that character from eastenders

― gareth, Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

(has blairo evah vampired off of football cachet? surely one of the few crimes so far omitted?) (i might be wrong)

― mark s, Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

yes he has, there was all that newcastle united business when he was elected 1st time round

― gareth, Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

yup, he played keep-up with Kelvin Koogan. Plus didn't Sven, MIchael and David visit number ten shortly before they all left?

― chris, Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

well if they all left shortly before they arrived that would be a tharg's timetwistahs surely

― doorag thong eathlets!!, Friday, 24 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Blair most certainly has dabbled in the pseudo-football fan thing. Claimed that he used to sit in the North Stand (or whatever) at St James' Park every week until it was pointed out there were no seats there when he was a kid.

No-one remember the World Cup photo op in 98 when he and Gordon B were seen nestling in front of a telly to watch some game or uvvah accompanied by some cans of lager? Yeeuck.

― Venga, Sunday, 26 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

haha venga i am not bothered by the "pseudo" bit: i am against it even if it is COMPLETELY REAL (viz david mellor: keep yr private passions private please, mr ugly mp)

― mark s, Sunday, 26 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

apparently a nuclear war is about to break out in South Asia. Do you think this will help effect a reconciliation between Mick McCarthy and Roy Keane?

― DV, Monday, 27 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I can't take the South Asian situation seriously so long as the Indian PM is called Vadgepie.

― N., Monday, 27 May 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

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