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Wasn't Dawkins and Hitchens saying a while back that they were going to try and get the relevant authorities to arrest the Pope for crimes against humanity for covering up the priest child molestation issue?

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The CNN anchor comes across as a bit of a stuck-up bitch in that interview.

I think she saying it's a Bum Rap.

You must be nuts. :winkold:

Well, I guess we'll see if I was born a barman tomorrow. I reckon I'd take to it fairly well.

I don't think I'll be playing up the graduate status. If anything, I'll be playing it down/ignoring it.

excellent job pitch

you may wish to take some job interview style tips from this guy

I'd like to take this opportunity to say. What a clearing in the woods.

Congratulations on the nipper and the job Tamuff.

I will never go to a psychic. I had an ex that thought she was psychic, that was bad enough.

Psychics and mediums are all shams. I know because my dead Grandad visited me and told me so.

G20, London. Cost £50m. How many of them did you have the chance to go and meet?

As for the G20 I was represented by the government I had the opportunity to vote for.

Well this time you will be represented by both the government and the queen who will both be meeting the man in the hat. So double bubble for your money.

Sounds like value for money. Perhaps if the pope bought God along for a guest appearance I might have a re think.

G20, London. Cost £50m. How many of them did you have the chance to go and meet?

The point is I don't want to go to see the pope even if I could so don't see why my taxes should be used to pay for his visit when we are cutting back in so many other areas. As for the G20 I was represented by the government I had the opportunity to vote for. I don't remember getting a vote in the Papal election.

The fact that we are forking out for this but can't go unless your selected by your local church is a disgrace. I know people will say that we pay for a lot of stuff that we aren't interested in but at least we have a choice. The Catholic church should pay for this and also the inconvenience it causes to the local residents by way of a donation to a local cause.

Bah humbug.

Anyone know who the support act is ?

Manic street preachers.

American woman - Lenny Kravitz

Thought the first episode of This is England was ok. Loved the film and hope the series doesn't let it down.

Russia has very hot summers and extremely cold winters. I've been in December and June. June was about 35 degrees. Still wouldn't recommend it.

Russia will be hot at that time but corruption is rife in a lot of places. Wouldn't recommend it. Bulgaria's a good shout. Was cheap a couple of years ago but not sure now they're in the EU.

This is one of my favourite meals although I sometimes replace the chicken with prawns.

Chicken in sweet red pepper sauce.

1 kg chicken meat, diced (breast, thigh etc)

2 large onions, coarsely chopped

2 1/2 cm cube gingerroot, peeled and coarsely chopped

3 garlic cloves, peeled

25 g blanched slivered almonds

4 large red sweet peppers, trimmed seeded, and coarsely chopped

1 tablespoon ground cumin

2 teaspoons ground coriander

1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric

1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

2 teaspoons salt

7 tablespoons vegetable oil

225 ml water

2 tablespoons lemon juice

1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

1 Combine onions, ginger, garlic, almonds, peppers, cumin , coriander, turmeric, cayenne and salt in a food processor or blender. Blend until you have a smooth paste. 2 Put the oil in a large, wide non-stick pan and heat til hot. 3 Pour in all the paste from the food processor. 4 Stir and fry the paste for 10-12 minutes or until you can see the oil forming tiny bubbles around it. 5 Put the chicken, with the water and bring to a boil. 6 Cover, turn heat to ow and simmer gently for 25mins. 7 Stir a few times during this cooking period.

Served with Yellow aromatic rice.

2 cup long-grain rice; (or basmati)

2 2/3 cup water

1 1/4 teaspoon salt

3/4 teaspoon turmeric

4 whole cloves

1 1-inch cinnamon stick

3 bay leaves

Put the rice in a bowl and wash in several changes of water, until the water is no longer cloudy. Drain. Pour 5 cups fresh water over the rice and let it soak for half an hour. Drain the rice in a sieve.

Combine the drained rice, 2-2/3 cups water, salt, and spices in a heavy pot and bring to a boil. Cover with a tight-fitting lid, turn heat to very low, and let simmer for 25 minutes. Remove from heat and let the pot rest, covered, for 10 minutes.

Remove the whole spices and fluff the rice with a fork before serving.

When I was made redundant about 15 months ago the DWP sent me on a course to get a fork lift truck licence. Gave me something to do but didn't really fit in with my career asperations as I've been an operations manager for many years. I suppose they can put me in their figures of people retrained for work. Registered as a sole trader now and do project management work on a contract basis.

I don't think you have to go to the office to register anymore. It's done over the phone then you have to go in every two weeks with your job seekers history for them to review. You'll be sent to a back to work presentation after about 6 weeks and if your still out of work after 3 months you'll have to go for a return to work interview. All pretty pointless if you are actually looking for work. It's more for those that aren't.

You may be eligable for costs for a suit to attend an interview but have to prove that you have an interview first. You can also claim travel expenses but again need to inform the DWP first.

**** Rob that Jalfrezi looks good. Do you keep the bog roll in the fridge.

Song to the Siren by This mortal coil.

Wife had hers removed not long back and she was terrified but suprised at how easy it was. Good luck

Connery is best for me then Moore. Moore did the tongue in cheek thing really well and I found it clever that his autobiography was called "My word is my Bond" even if it wasn't his idea.

I take it then that your back row third from right.

About to buy tickets for Easy star all stars at the Hare & Hounds on a friends recommendation.

Ah shit sorry - what about this then - 'i told my date i had a cock like a computer. She asked if it was cos it had loads of ram and a big hard drive.... she was more surprised when she found out it was microsoft with a virus'

I once told a GF I had a cock like a drainpipe. "Wow" she replied "Is it that big". "No" I replied "It's that **** dirty"

The one around Castle Brom uses a bugle. Well I say use it, it sounds like he's running over it. Awful row and every bloody day. I'd like to wrap the bloody thing round his neck.

I'd like to see K Mac kept on as assistant manager. He knows the club inside out. The players like him and he's already proved his credentials as a coach albeit the reserves.