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X can be anything, any number, that is what’s CRAZY about X.
Because X doesn’t roll like that, because X can’t be pinned down!
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Originally posted by The Situation View PostMilan. I get nightmares every now and then of that horrible night. You definitely remember big losses more vividly then big wins for some reason. Ireland v Spain is another fine example...
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People say I should be more humble I hope they understand, they don't listen when you mumble
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Originally posted by DeadParrot View Postno he didnt
Ambrose Bierce --1887
Ambrose wasn't the first person to draw a smiley face.X can be anything, any number, that is what’s CRAZY about X.
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Originally posted by Keane View PostGuy at work said it to me, can't vouch for it tbh...Profit before people.
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thought the 7/1 on Schalke was a bit big tonight
so did the bookies, into 11/2 (stuck a dirty €20 on it for shits and giggles)
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€10 on Schalke to win the Champions League @125/1 while I was there
ooh and very sporting of Fergie to make a game of it
SPOILER...still have to expect a united winLast edited by Guest; 04-05-11, 18:20.
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Originally posted by Sometime Happy Dude View PostDigitally.
Ambrose wasn't the first person to draw a smiley face.
The first known ASCII versions of emoticons (as smiley faces are also known as), were first used in the PLATO IV program as early as 1972. PLATO, an acronym for Programmed Logic for Automatic Teaching Operations, was one of the first generalized Computer assisted instruction systems, originally built by the Welcome to the smiley guide smileys history lesson! University of Illinois.People say I should be more humble I hope they understand, they don't listen when you mumble
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Originally posted by ghostface ste View Postyou should have bought a proper computer
Originally posted by michelle SatNav View Postlucky fucker
did u sell the other one?
New one is sweet, little heavier because of the bigger hard drive but seems to be running super smooth.
I love unboxing them its pretty sweet"you raise, i kill you" El Tren :{)
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Originally posted by Keane View PostGuy at work said it to me, can't vouch for it tbh...
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Originally posted by DeadParrot View PostThe first known ASCII versions of emoticons (as smiley faces are also known as), were first used in the PLATO IV program as early as 1972. PLATO, an acronym for Programmed Logic for Automatic Teaching Operations, was one of the first generalized Computer assisted instruction systems, originally built by the Welcome to the smiley guide smileys history lesson! University of Illinois.SPOILERX can be anything, any number, that is what’s CRAZY about X.
Because X doesn’t roll like that, because X can’t be pinned down!
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Originally posted by Mary Horney View PostI am the numbers.
I am the numbers.
I AM THE NUMBERS!!!
copyright: SHD
I said...
Become the numbers.X can be anything, any number, that is what’s CRAZY about X.
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Sometime Happy Dude. How is the Lotto evolving nowadays?. The game seems to have moved on from the ABC approach of punting on it in the early days but the same approach is not cutting it by all accounts. For the top 5% who are still winning how are they adapting their game to keep ahead.
About how long have these players left before they lose it and the new crop take over?
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ESPN are going to show the WSOP live with hole Cards on a 30 minute time delay.
For six consecutive days, July 14-19, ESPN will offer unprecedented access to the 2011 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, including ‘live’ unedited hole cards on a 30-minute delay and more than 32 additional hours of coverage in high definition on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN3.com from the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
For the first time, ESPN will offer daily coverage of the WSOP Main Event, where every hand will be shown unedited and hole cards will be available post-flop (for all players still in the hand). The coverage will shift between two feature tables approximately every 30 minutes, and will show all “all-in” and “call” situations at both tables.
Opr
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Originally posted by Kayroo View PostYou really have to go back to Alexander the Great to get a proper overview. The division of his kingdom really set the first fragmented stage of the current ME political map. The Seleucid Empire and the Ptolemaic Kingdoms and their coherency allowed the first Caliphate to take on an air of continuity in the post-Roman North Africa after the Muslim expansions.
After that the theological and political breakdown between the caliphates that would eventually lead to the forms of Islam that we refer to as Wahhabist as well as the justifying power behind the Ottoman dynasty there was almost no coherence between the various Islamic regimes.
Many people forget that Iraq was the first country invaded during the First World War and that for 75 of the 100 years of the 20th Century it was either occupied or fighting an invasion force. The inter-war period saw the emergence of a number of regimes in the ME that were viewed, initially, as afterthoughts by a world recovering from a devastating war. Britain and France secured oil supplies from their various spheres of influence while the US retreated into isolationism and derived their burgeoning oil requirements from domestic supplies and Canada.
After the Second World War the Middle East was seen through 2 perspectives in terms of international diplomacy and geostrategic importance. First, the countries were seen as important bulwarks against Communist expansion south from the Caucuses into even more rich oil fields. Until 1964 the United States would keep Medium Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM) sites in Turkey as a deterrent force, eventually bargaining them during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
In order to keep the relative stability western powers began to prop up dictatorial regimes in the Middle East. This deal usually gave a modicum of stability, kept Communism from becoming a mobilising force and secured necessary oil supplies, particularly to US overseas operations.
The backlash from this in the 80's in particular was lead by a radicalised youth that had become increasingly disenfranchised by their "leaders" and this lead to a rise of new leaders underpinned by a religious ethos (the only real unifying force in many of the regions was religion, tribal differences were a complete nightmare so it was only religious appeals that had mass effect).
Borders that could be traced either to the Romans, the British Empire, the Allied Forces or some other non-regional force have also contributed to tribal tensions as many Middle Eastern States contain a number of tribes that have traditional enmities going back centuries. The construction of a sense of nationhood that took centuries in Europe was forced upon many Middle Eastern countries upon which it has not fit. The most obvious modern example of this is Afghanistan which is almost ungovernable as a modern state.
With the collapse of the Communist States and the USSR in particular the USA, who have always required an "other" to fight against, have increasingly turned their gaze to Islam. This has occurred in conjunction with the rise of the Religious Right in the US as a political force and is unlikely a coincidence. The rhetoric of the US is couched in the terms of political discourse but, on a basic level, has a religious undertone until quite recently.
The current collapse of the Middle Eastern regimes is really a product of a soft opening of intellectual borders to modern democratic and post-Enlightenment norms that are all but accepted as givens in Europe in particular. These soft influences, through music, art, television and film, have slowly altered the expectations of the next generation of young Arab men and women who now expect more from their leaders and from themselves.
The past is easy to remember, the future is impossible to predict.
not one mention of Israel, tsk tsk. Surely 1948 and all that flowed from that is the unifying theme of political Islam across the ME?"We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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Originally posted by Opr View Post
Great for spectators, a bit weird for the players. Would def want a mate watching the broadcast to give updates at the breaks.We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act, but a habit.
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Originally posted by Raoul Duke III View Postexcellent riposte
not one mention of Israel, tsk tsk. Surely 1948 and all that flowed from that is the unifying theme of political Islam across the ME?People say I should be more humble I hope they understand, they don't listen when you mumble
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Mickey Phelan - ha.
Originally posted by rounders123 View PostSometime Happy Dude. How is the Lotto evolving nowadays?. The game seems to have moved on from the ABC approach of punting on it in the early days but the same approach is not cutting it by all accounts. For the top 5% who are still winning how are they adapting their game to keep ahead.
About how long have these players left before they lose it and the new crop take over?
Sometimes a break away is good for clearing the head.
It's probably time they added a few new numbers in order to mix things up, or a few letters and totally fuck with people's minds and the genre.
As to how people are adapting, I'd have to think about that more.
I still have to work out if I am a Doyle Brunson or a TJ Cookier.X can be anything, any number, that is what’s CRAZY about X.
Because X doesn’t roll like that, because X can’t be pinned down!
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Have a spam mail from 'Facebook Abuse Department'. Wish it were real.X can be anything, any number, that is what’s CRAZY about X.
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On Tuesday, May 3, 2011, the Federated Sports + Gaming professional poker league released details regarding their qualification process as well as their initial lineup for Season One. A tentative roster of 218 players was released; however, another qualification round is set for August 1, meaning even more players can earn a spot if they’re able to meet the eligibility criteria.
One Irish Player. Good luck Marty Smyth.
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@RDIII
Originally posted by Sometime Happy Dude View PostPop quiz Raoul Duke III, guess the luminary who said this...
"Houses here are over-rated, they're too expensive. Everyone should stop moaning and having the same conversations with the same people about houses."
You can have nine guesses.X can be anything, any number, that is what’s CRAZY about X.
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hmmmmm, famous rapper.X can be anything, any number, that is what’s CRAZY about X.
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Originally posted by Sometime Happy Dude View Posthmmmmm, famous rapper.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHw3nbb6VEA&feature=fvwrel"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHw3nbb6VEA&feature=fvwrel[/ame]
sounds like something he'd say"We are not Europeans. Those people on the continent are freaks."
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