Chris' Babel Blog - Comments

I always wondered how I would feel if I saw you again... - natalia

natalia — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:01:21 +01:00

Rush Bar does - I attended last wek and it was fun fun fun!

Prague - natalia

natalia — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:29:00 +00:00

remember: no beer before 1 pm

Shameless Self Promotion - Cat

Cat — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:34:24 +00:00

Congrats - that is a novel idea! Does this mean the kiddos will have to get their profanity lessons elsewhere?

When The Past Catches Up... - Naomi

Naomi — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 23:13:57 +00:00

As a post script may I suggest the following: -

'Why does your ex always text when you are in the middle of a really important job application?'

seriously, why? could it be a case of

'you might actually be going somewhere...lets screw you over!!!!'

Diana Inc. © ® ™ - Laurence

Laurence — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:44:54 +01:00

Warning: Throwing stones from ivory towers at 'gullible, emotionally stunted retards' should be avoided. Despite som valid points, it is intellectual snobbery that someone can't feel pain at the loss of a national figure.

I personally like the cover of this week's Private Eye, which had a picture of Dianna with a quote bubble from her mouth saying 'I hope they don't put me on the cover just to sell more copies'.

On Se Facebooke? - lolo

lolo — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 13:34:51 +01:00

ana mish arfa afteh el facebook

On Se Facebooke? - Chris

Chris — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 18:17:36 +01:00

Damm, someone beat me to it.

At the risk of sounding like the ending of a Scooby Doo cartoon 'I would have gotten away with it if it hadn't been for those pesky kids!'

Chris

On Se Facebooke? - Vané

Vané — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:34:02 +01:00

Actually, the slang version of "to facebook", in French, already exists:

"fassebouquer"- it's hilarious when you see people use it.

EOTG (and so the adventure continued...) - Mark

Mark — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:43:32 +01:00

exciting times in estonia! thanks for sharing

Europe on the Ground...(Europe on the street) - Chris

Chris — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 20:35:27 +01:00

Watching today's news I think not being understood by Russians is a benefit for a British national!!!

Europe on the Ground...(Europe on the street) - Adriano

Adriano — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 12:26:15 +01:00

You forgot to say (confess) that your incredibly British accent (I envy) provoked you some problems when it came to be understood by Russians, isn't Chris ?

As I told you I can give you classes of globish next time you come to Paris... Anyway thank you for this great experience we shared in Tallinn...

Europe on the Ground...(Europe on the street) - cyeomans

cyeomans — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 17:58:22 +01:00

ha! ha! ha!

Europe on the Ground...(Europe on the street) - Damian

Damian — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 02:58:00 +01:00

"There is one toilet (shared) and it is full of artists, intellectuals and (dare I say it) journalists."

Big toilet.

Were these people being flushed down it in one big communal purging of Tallinn's lowlife, or were they just using the room in the normal sense? Why didn't they form an orderly queue outside? Don't the Estonians queue?

Tallinn - swisschick

swisschick — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 13:38:55 +01:00

you'd better send me a post card young man!

An Open Letter to Gordon Brown... - Chris

Chris — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 12:03:51 +01:00

I too was intrigued by the allegations, but I think they have turned out to be nothing more than bluster. Placing Lib Dems in the Cabinet would be interesting for the neutral, but the die hards in both parties would not want it to happen. Where the Liberal Democrats gain strength (in my opinion) is that as Labour and The Conservatives have converged they have been able to define themselves as a tangible alternative (for example the only mainstream party that has consistently been against the Iraq war etc).

Some allege that in the run up to the '97 election, Blair was prepared to allow 3 Lib Dems into his first cabinet (some say then leader Ashdown, former leader Kennedy and current leader Campbell) if they had got in with a tiny majority in order to keep the Tories at bay (many at Labour HQ were still bristling from the shock of 1992, remember) but of course they won by such a landslide that they didn't need to look to forming a left coalition.

What is going to be interesting is if we have a Hung Parliament at the next election, because then the Lib Dems will be able to make or break legislation with their decisions, this will give them more positive media coverage...Et voila, we face the prospect of real three party politics...

An Open Letter to Gordon Brown... - istmirwurst

istmirwurst — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 20:43:53 +01:00

Dear Chris,

I just heard the report that Gordon Brown offered Lord Ashdown a position in his cabinet. You made a comment in your letter to Brown which effectively suggests that he move towards substance over style. Do you think that Brown's seeming attempt to politically diversify his cabinet is a move towards this called for substance? Or is his asking Lord Ashdown to sit on his cabinet, as the Lord claims, somehow an underhanded move covered by a facade of political substance?

I would personally like to think that Gordon Brown is simply translating his words into practice (which is more than we can say of Blair) and which have been met with unforeseen hostility on the part of this particular Liberal Democrat. However, in the political world, one never seems to know what agenda these politicians are endorsing.

Awaiting Response In Curiosity,

Carolyn

First Post - Spock

Spock — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 15:59:58 +01:00

Welcome in the Europe on the ground tean!

Exit Strategy... - Nicholas Newman

Nicholas Newman — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 11:28:33 +01:00

You have underplayed Tony Blair’s achievements
• He secured a record third term for the Labour Party.
• Britain now has the lowest inflation for thirty years and the lowest mortgage rates for forty years - saving homeowners an average of £3,700 a year compared to the Tory years. We have the longest period of sustained growth for 200 years.
• The number of people in work is at a record level, up by over 2 million since 1997.
• Over 1.5 million working people are better off thanks to the National Minimum Wage.
• Hospital waiting lists in England are at their lowest since 1987.
• In the NHS there are 19,300 more doctors and over 77,500 more nurses working with modern equipment, giving faster access to more people, all free at the point of need.
• Standards are up across the board including the best ever primary school results. More teachers are in our schools than at any point in last 20 years - 28,500 more than in 1997.
• Police numbers are at record levels - up over 12,500 since 1997, and are assisted by over 4,000 new Community Support Officers.

First Post - Adriano

Adriano — Tue, 08 May 2007 12:31:29 +01:00

Welcome to babelblogs, Chris, I really hope to exchange and debate with you on ongoing European issues. Being in England, will help!

First Post - Timothy Barton

Timothy Barton — Fri, 04 May 2007 23:50:24 +01:00

Welcome back to the blogosphere. I hope you're here to stay this time. Beware of the insults coming from Tim and Mike!