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Recent content by Mark O'Neill

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    PC Alert: "Blazing Saddles"

    Hedley Lamarr: Meeting adjourned. Oh, I am sorry sir I didn't mean to overstep my bounds, you say that. Governor William J. Le Petomane: What? Hedley Lamarr: Meeting is adjourned. Governor William J. Le Petomane: It is? Hedley Lamarr: No, you say that governor. Governor William J. Le...
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    Why do people watch Baseball?

    I'm from England and I enjoy baseball - damn good value for money, rather than a mere 90 minutes of soccer. I support the Mariners and thrilled at Ichiro's record last season - the only real bright spot though...:doh Fave baseball film is Major League with Charlie Sheen, funniest damn film...
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    FIFA World Cup

    I will be supporting England, though I very much doubt that this will be our year - I thought this even before the injuries, which will now be an excuse when we don't win. Looking forward to seeing more of Peter Crouch's dancing goal celebrations - if he keeps knocking them in the net, he'll be...
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    When I was young and stupid [game]

    I'm still young and stupid.
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    Monty Python quotes - add your own

    The whole Black Knight sketch is my favourite, but apart from that... Peasant: She turned me into a newt! Sir Bedivere: A Newt? Peasant: Well... I got better.
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    5 Battles

    If it is the battle that assured Allied victory, then it would have to be Pearl Harbour. I don't think America would have been involved in the war without this attack, at least not for a few more years. Even if America did enter the war later, there is a high possibility that Britain might have...
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    Invasion of Poland.

    I think Germany could have 'won' the war if they hadn't invaded USSR. I use won in air quotes because it probably would have ended with England being invaded, and so no chance of retaking Europe for America, and Africa and the Middle East would have fallen soon after. Stalin actually trusted...
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    Did the refs ruin the Super Bowl?

    That is one of the major problems with American Football. Because the refs are so good at making calls - especially considered with some of the decisions over here in Blighty - that it is very disappointing to have a game like that. Games often hinge on make-or-break decisions by the referee's...
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    Invasion of Poland.

    Britain and France declared war on Germany when they invaded Poland on the 1st September. Russia invaded Poland September 17th - Britain and France had nothing to gain by declaring war on Russia, and were also hoping to keep Russia as an ally - a plan which ultimately won the war for the Allies.
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    ...or else the terrorists win!

    Do what George Bush says, or else the terrorists will win.
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    Best Simpsons Moment

    Marge, what's the number for 911 again?
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    5 Battles

    Battle of Britain should be in there - maybe in a Top Ten at least. If the Battle had been lost - and it was damn close - the USA had no launching point for an invasion, because Britain would undoubtedly have fallen. More troops would have been able to participate in Russia, and at the very...
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    Invasion of Poland.

    Even if Britain and France had tried to help Poland, it wouldn't have mattered - Poland was lost as soon as the first German soldier crossed the border - and even more so as soon as Soviet troops crossed the other border. The Poles did put up a pretty good account of themselves - the German's...
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    Top Ten Myths about Iraq in 2005

    Regarding 3, It doesn't matter if the US aren't beaten in the field - in Vietnam the US military never lost a battle, but Vietnam won the war. The insurgents are not going to 'beat' the US military, but the military isn't going to win either.
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    Bin Laden offers truce

    If Osama is killed, wouldn't that make him a martyr? Sure, he'll be dead, but it might convince others to take his place, and more to join his 'jihad' against the West. And if he isn't killed, then America is losing face. Catch-22...
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