Thanks God It's Friday! TGIF - #FACT

[AB Editor]

It feels like I have only just finished writing last weeks Friday post.

I hope you are all well (those of you who are still hanging about that is).

I have got a big book called: "Top 10 of Everything 2010" full of lists. A reasonably banal book in itself except for a few choice pages.

For example:

The 10 Most Corrupt Countries:

1. Somalia
2. Iraq and Myanmar (joint)
4. Haiti
5. Afganistan
6. Chad, Guinea, Sudan (joint)
9. Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial New Guinea (joint)

I have no idea how they've measured "corruption" in this - guesses welcome.

Another #FACT (or two)

Did you know that more Books are translated into German than any other language? FACT!

Agatha Christie and Shakespeare are, apparently according to this book, tied for the "best-selling English-language authors" with around 4, 000, 000, 000.

More facts soon...

Spare Ed

[mccfluff]

ok now i look like a psychic

[AB Editor]

Yep, think I messed up a bit there!

I don't think I can do SALT! Not much on the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks in this top ten book...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SALT_treaties

Spare Ed

[AB Editor]

Yes you do!

Spare Ed

[snags]

''Yep, think I messed up a bit there!''

It's ok... nobody noticed ;-p

[mccfluff]

that might just come in handy

oi snags want me read your palm *tries to look innocent*

[AB Editor]

Just our secret then... That's alright. I suppose I wouldn't mind being blackmailed by you two as much as I would others!

Spare Ed

[snags]

Other users have been banned for similar...

[craft1948]

bugger..............I thought it was Thursday.

[AB Editor]

Marval in on the action here: http://www.theanswerb...s/Question877165.html

All the best

Spare Ed

[mccfluff]

ok then ermmmmm i want

fluff changed to foof or i'll tell everyone your secret

ha ha ha h ah

[AB Editor]

I guess I will have to think about that one!

Spare Ed

[Barmaid]

Well I haven't read any top ten books, nor been to any top ten corrupt countries, but boy am I glad it is Friday.

Top ten things to do this weekend:-

1. Get drunk (am halfway there - but still need to do the weekly shop - oops, so that's a shed load of chocolate and ice cream to feed us for the week).
2. Tax my car (have been driving the bfs very big long wheel base seven series - I haven';t told him about the minor car park brush I had. Oops but its VERY big).
3. Get drunk.
4. Do the housework (groans)
5 Find my V5, which will enable me to to tax the car.
6. Drive to Wales (going to see the bf's family)
7 Get drunk (before the drive to Wales - it will make it so much more bearable)
8. Visit my family
9 Get drunk (will make 8 so much more bearable)
10. Relax.....

Anyone seeing a common theme?

Just realised I am off for a whole week now. woo hoooooooooooooooooooo!

[mccfluff]

BM could you kindly share the wine please

[Barmaid]

Its open Fluffs. Just look for the slightly pissed woman sitting on the lake edge somewhere near Peterborough.

[mccfluff]

on my way

oh ed, i'm thinkgng up plenty of other evil stuff

[jno]

to answer your question, these are the people who compile the annual corruption index

http://www.transparency.org/

Regarding Elvis, there is a chapel in Wales called St Elvis; it's in the Presili hills. Seriously. His ded brother's second name, Garon, is also Welsh.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/774228.stm