'Some people believe football is a matter of life and death. I'm very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that.' Bill Shankly.

what a topic! my favourite fart is the thunderous one, the one that comes just before i unload my dinner. I have to turn the water taps on in the sink and the bath so people outside can't hear it...and sometimes, its followed by a 'tree log'.. .....what? WHAT?

northener is right... i also heard Djibby Cisse, Sissoko and Diouf were muslims...

Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck

for those who can't read arabic, i'll try to translate this...here we go: A 10 year old Moroccan kid named Cuthman (Osman) started speaking German since he was a baby, without stepping a foot in Germany, non of his relatives speak German. At first his parents didnt know what language he was speaking. At the age of three, a relative found out that Cuthman was speaking German. Then his mother started learning German so that she could communicate with her son, and be able to understand what he was saying in german. About a year ago, his parents took him to Rabat, to see the German ambassador. During the conversation with the kid, the ambassador asked him how he learnd the german language. The kid raised his hands up and answered "God" "God". Quite amused, the ambassador asked the kid about his future ambitions. He replied that he dreams of becoming Germany's president. 10 days after this meeting, Cuthman's parents visited the german embassy again, and were told that the german diplomat converted to Islam, and went back to germany. Failing to find an explanation for this mystery, it was agreed that this was a miracle indeed. Cuthman, pictured speaking with a german citizen. Quite a basic translation but i hope u understand!

lol thats Tash ma Tash. cracks me up.

mine's the best. end of.

my name..

same here never heard of here, what a name tho, Kola Buuf

^^lol The official Saudi Arabia kit for the world cup The national team mascot soma inc, i wasn't hating on Rooney, if anything, it was a compliment. i just meant that england need a rooney for each position and they're sorted.

the england formation for the world cup; -------------Rooney------------- -Rooney Rooney Rooney Rooney- -Rooney Rooney Rooney Rooney- ---------Rooney Rooney---------

^^i wanna watch that aswell, why didnt you wait for me?? :mad: 2 great movies i saw recently... -house of the flying daggers -men of honor

1. When do you feel your best? b. during the afternoon & and early evening 2. You usually walk a. fairly fast, with long steps 3. When talking to people you i stand with my hands in my pockets playing with coins or keys! more options needed, but i'll go for 'A'... a. stand with your arms folded 4. 4. When relaxing, you sit with d. one leg curled under you 5. 5. When something really amuses you, you react with c. a quiet chuckle 6. 6. When you go to a party or social gathering b. make a quiet entrance, looking around for someone you know 7. 7. You're working very hard, concentrating hard, and you're interrupted; do you ... a. welcome the break 8. 8. Which of the following colors do you like most? c. yellow or light blue 9. 9. When you are in bed at night, in those last few moments before going to sleep, you lie d. with your head on one arm 10. You often dream that you are e. you usually have dreamless sleep 41 POINTS

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"The real-life Dexter" If you're in the UK, watch this documentary on Ch5, Monday 9.00pm This astonishing film follows 12-year-old Akrit Jaswal as he researches cures for cancer in his Delhi laboratory, which was set up by his proud parents. We see him jetting to the UK to meet top British scientists, who give their verdicts on the young genius, as well as psychologists who assess the effects these achievements could be having on his childhood. Akrit comes from a small village in northern India. He is thought to have an IQ higher than Einstein; at three, he was reciting Shakespeare. At seven, dressed in surgical garb that swamped his tiny frame, the precocious youngster performed his first surgical operation, declaring, "Today, I am very much happy to have an opportunity to serve the poor community." This real-life Dexter became obsessed with medicine at an early age. He memorised medical books and witnessed surgeries, experimenting on animals at home in Himachal Predesh. "We went to the poultry farm, bought a live chicken, he dissected it, and after, we ate it for dinner," says his mother, Raksha Kumari Jaswal. As word of the young prodigy spread, villagers flocked to their home, seeking advice or just a glimpse of the boy. He was idolised and revered as a god, much to his discomfort. But Akrit did begin to treat some of the hordes who gathered on his doorstep.. He consulted his textbooks, discussed the cases with established doctors and prescribed medicine for more than a thousand people - including a man suffering from a brain disorder. Akrit first gained celebrity status at the age of seven, when he successfully performed an operation to separate the fused fingers of a girl a year older than him. He taught students ten years his senior and became India’s youngest-ever Indian university student. His father, Jaswal, believes he possesses the mind of a master surgeon. Jaswal encouraged him and spent years badgering the local authorities to give his son the opportunities he deserved. Although he was maligned by the Indian media for isolating his son from other children, living his failed medical dreams through Akrit and parading him before television and news crews, Jaswal dismissed his critics as "fools." However, Akrit’s progress came at a price: frustrated with the perceived lack of support for his gifted son, Akrit’s father became depressed and left the family home last year, telling him not to get in touch until Akrit had found a cure for cancer. Adored by his self-sacrificing mother and treated as a genius, Akrit has no doubt he will do this. But is Akrit just a big fish in a small pond? Word of Akrit’s achievements has spread, and our filmmakers are present when he is invited to spend two weeks at Imperial College, London. There he will meet potential mentors and IQ experts, who will test his skills and introduce him to the reality of lab work. Once in the UK, Akrit is introduced to research biologist Dr Mustafa Diamgoz and his colleague, consultant Anup Patel. They are astounded by Akrit’s knowledge and amused by his impudence. Akrit is falling over himself to impress; Mustafa suspects that the boy misses the influence of his father, and is used to never being contradicted. Source1 Source2 Source3 Sorry for the long post, i hate it myself, but i had to show you this.

I just wish he had ARSENE WENGER as a mentor/coach.. I agree. we probly woulda had another ronaldinho in the premiership. I know this player but i never saw him kick a ball. he was in the 'championship manager' game and he was one of the first players to be signed by clubs at the start of the game. i think he was a midfielder, central/left...

^any SOL members there???

Jay, i think players originally wore shirt numbers according to their playing position, i.e GK= No.1 Strikers= No.10 or 11. but now you can see a midfielder with a number 10 or 11, a striker with No.8 etc etc i think it depends on the team. some players have a different shirt number for club and country....

TV <<---- Ze Best...can't miss footy, and Lost ... and Hustle ... and House ... and and and ... Mobile phone like ahura said, its my watch, alarm clock, daily planner, reminder...etc PC Football Manager 2006 a day, keeps the doctor away

lol i read your first reply by the way...

sam, his trial will just start now...

Originally posted by Yahoo_UK: None, since all the people picked were listed .. Zafir, no trick questions , we nomads want real figures to work with. lol didnt realise Originally posted by Zafir: Let me see you weigh on this now. A taxi driver was called to take a group of passengers to the train station. The station is normally an hour away, but with traffic being extra heavy, it took a full hour and a half. On the return trip the traffic was still as heavy and yet it took only 90 minutes. Why? ^because an hour and half is 90mins?

^ he was in the Championship Manager pc game (best game in the world)...he wasnt good at all, tho.

sorry guys.

^even if thats the case jay, a number 10 position is a striker....and lampard is not a striker.