After she said the Greek's problem was that they didn't pay their taxes, it turns out she doesn't pay tax herself. "As an official of an international institution, her salary of $467,940...
"...suffering from a depressive illness and extreme anxiety and agitation, and the stress of the proceedings and allegations she was facing made it impossible for her to participate in court...
There have been a few questions on here about the Greek bailout, and a number of posters have said that they don't really understand it all. Here is a video that explains it perfectly:...
It would be really nice, and would lend some context (IMHO) if the questions on the front page showed which section they had been posted in. Eg, at the bottom beteen the date posted and the number of...
Can't believe our weather today...
After a mix of thunderstorms and hail all night, it's 18.7 degrees and sunny!
(Hope this doesn't depress anyone...)...
You know when you log in to Amazon and it offers recommendations? Then you can click and ask why it thinks this is something you might want to buy. Well they've just recommended a tube of superglue,...
Wasn't sure where to post this. There's an online test here, to ascertain your suitability for intelligence work: https://www.mi5.gov.u...rs/showjob.aspx?id=80 I took the test an was told: "Your...
The Pope in his Christmas message urged Christians to see through the "superficial glitter" of Christmas, while wearing a white dress embroidered with gold thread and a maroon brocade stole...
Just watched 4Thought after the Channel 4 news, and there was a guy claiming to be an ordained minister of the First Church of Atheism.
This just seems plain silly to me. What you think?...
Watched "The National Anthem" last night, which featured a constantly recurring public opinion poll.
I'm surprised the ed hasn't set up one with a similar theme on here....
Just had a client on. His wife's just got a 13" MacBook Air, and he wants one. This is a definite no-no in their corporate environment. Anyone recommend a similar Windows machine. Most...
"I have said before that as we deal with the debt crisis we must take the whole country with us - and I mean it. George Osborne has said that our plans to cut the deficit must be based on the...
Sarkozy to Cameron: "You have lost a good opportunity to shut up."
Never mind whether you agree with the sentiment, isn't that just one of the best put-downs you've ever heard?...