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A gem from German Customs and Duty
Posted Jun 16, 2008
"Osterhasen aus Schokolade sind Weihnachtsmänner im Sinne des Zolltarifs"
Translation: Chocolate Easter bunnies are Santa Clauses within the context of Custom Duty Tariffs
I rest me case.
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Latest reply: Jun 16, 2008
Achtung G8
Posted Jun 6, 2007
When I stepped out of the house this morning the sun was shining and the smoke enveloping the wind chimes on the harbour promenade four days ago seemed a dream from an evaporating nightmare. At the corner a roadworker was mending the pavement where it had been torn up for ammunition. The smashed windows of the Golden Anchor were looking blind and confused on to the river. Four days already since somebody's head was bashed in on the stairs of the neighbouring musik shop, who's kindly owner always takes in my mail, and the blood on the stone steps had turned a yellowish brown. It is unnaturally quiet, I've often wished to see the street like this, no cars getting in the way, no people underfoot. I think I'll lock up and leave for some days, just in case.
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Soccer, it got me at last
Posted Jul 5, 2006
I meant to ignore the world championship in Germany, I really did, but I got caught up in that big party, and our team suddenly is a real team and not just eleven highly paid incompetent egomaniacs, as they were for the last years. If Oliver Kahn could be sportsman enough to put aside his hurt feelings and become the embodiment of team spirit, why so could I (in a more general and less strenuous sense)! And at last it is ok to wave the black red gold and even sing the national anthem!
Well yesterday saw a slight check in the frothy feeling of the last weeks.
I could have been honestly glad for the Italians, with a tear in my eye admittedly, but even so, they played a very good game. If only Italian mass media hadn't been the driving force behind the barring of one of the best German players just one day before the game.
That was a low thing to do.
I'm not saying our team would necessarily have prevailed with Torsten Frings playing. But when it comes to the opposing team in the next game for the world championship, one shouldn't be the instigator in such a procedure. If somebody else had been the denouncer, well how opportune.
But as the afair went, a nasty taste remains.
I'm really sorry about that, I really do wish Italy had won without this. After all, one likes to be fair, and it would have been much nicer for us as hosts if this championship had remained all good will and fair play.
That is why I hope Germany will come third, and Italy second.
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Latest reply: Jul 5, 2006
Terminator
Posted Jan 17, 2006
The dead are so terribly silent.
Their murderers are so very eloquent.
Murderers have a vocal lobby.
The dead have the Terminator.
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Journey to Port Nolloth - A paranoid Story
Posted Mar 4, 2005
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/A3742887
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