Monoclinic

Go on Anubis, you know you can't resist a suck on his sticky cock.

One of the funniest yet most revolting things seen on a football pitch for a while. Dida should have a decent WWF career ahead of him. Coming to a pitch near you soon

She will be 27 in 2008... Aye, fair enough but for those deadpools that reward you more for younger picks there's always our old staple, K*rsty H*ward. And where people get banded in age so there's less advantage to picking the very young there's still Gazza, well short of 50, well on the way to self-destruction with a record of recklessness that started before Britney was a high profile pop babe. True, but Britney dying would be massive news around the world and probably one of the top stories of the year. Gazza dying would be news in England for a week, in Europe for a day, elsewhere it would barely make the papers at all. How excited would the entire DL community be if 1) Britney died and 2) we'd picked her on a specially designed fun list? I'm with you CR. I mean if she thinks she is a rock star (can't remember from whose link that was mentioned) then it's only fitting she does us all a favour and joins the Janis Joplin, Kurt Cobain, Jim Morrison et al died at 27 club.

Not the most popular, there's probably more people standing in front of that bus. 202 now. Do you think they'll give GR a cut if they hit the big time in Slovenia thanks to everyone here clicking the link?

Swear filters. I'm not much of a swearer. I wish we could have them in real life. I've got no idea what Lord Nelson typed, but it looks like it was probably rude. Spliff?

Waarom? Omdat verdomme (?) Edit - And I'll quite happily admit to reading Harry Potter and that I cried when Snape died. You are just grumpy bitter old men

Listening to music that takes you back to an adventure/journey/place or other memorable time. For me, I have a couple of albums which, everytime I listen to them I'm reminded of a 20+ hour journey I did from Buenos Aires to Salta. There are other music - journey connections but this one is particularly nostalgic. It was one of my earlier "I'm old enough to travel abroad by myself" trips, complete darkness outside the coach, flat empty plains stretching all around with the only light coming from a spectacular lightening storm. I just sat back, listened to my Walkman (!) and watched the storm. This is my one downside to MP3 players, too much choice, not enough memories.

She will be 27 in 2008...

I'd like to put Room 101 into Room Lovely. Without that where else can one vent ones fury at the likes of Anthea Turner and Jamie Oliver? Also, whilst I'm at it can I put in the cold side of a pillow, laughing so much you cry, walking in fresh snow and eventually obtaining meaningful results from experiments that have become so tedious that after the nth repeat you have lost the will to live.

Happy Birthday Magic. Hope Han lets you watch back to back episodes of Dr Who. (Sorry Han)

Throw up on television

What an appalling degree of illiteracy these Californian newspapers have! OK - despite being an American I recognize the problem with "waste," but "sulfuric" is how we spell "oil of vitriol" over here. NAP I am the bearer of bad news I'm afraid. To pass on the wise words of one of my lecturers, spelling sulfur with an f is actually a IUPAC (pronounced you-pack) convention. Although publications will turn a blind eye to those who stick with the British version. However, I guess if someone is searching "sulfur" on web of shite science your article might not turn up and your work ignored. I will stick my hands in the air and say I have spelt sulfur with an f for at least ten years now. On the plus side I believe IUPAC conventions for Caesium/Cesium go our way (with an a).

Avarst ye varmint! What's a horny pirate's worst nightmare? A sunken chest with no booty! What do you call a happy pirate? A Jolly Roger! How much did the pirate pay to get his ears pierced? A buccaneer! Why did the pirate take up boxing? Because he had a mean left hook! A pirate was standing on the crow's nest and then he slipped and fell. He fell through the first floor, then he fell through the second floor, then he fell through the third floor and hit the bottom floor of the ship! The first mate comes up to him and asks "Are ye all right matey?" The pirate replies, "Arrr, yes... I've been through hardship before!" Arrrgggghhhh ye landlubbers and fellow Jack Tars, I be weighing anchor, hoisting the colours and splicing the mainbrace for a while spending me doubloons in the next port o call. Fair winds! Remember, dead men tell no tales.

Happy Birthday Six!

If anyone fancies a long shot then Lars Vilks is an interesting bet.

Je crois que vous avez raison!

Why should you never trust a Portuguese hire car agent? They told Kate McCann whatever the children might spill on the seats could easily be cleaned off.

alright, votes please. Is he famous enough, and is he too low hanging fruit-ish to be considered a DL worthy candidate? I'd vote we pick him for 2008 What kind of cancer has he got? If it's a Jane "I told you I was ill" Tomlinson (Copyright Windsor) type cancer then he's got many marathons ahead

It's been one of those days so to cheer myself up and get me in good spirits for the Fête de Wallonie I'd like to put Belgium into room 101 (and get in before the politicians!) To divorce or not to divorce? To take over a month to decide who was going to be PM was farcical enough but not to have formed a government in over 3 months is just plain ridiculous. Some people are indifferent to what is happening and so they should be with the myriad of parliaments for each community. What gets me is that in Belgium you have to vote or else you pay an amende and because of this people have told me that this is a good system, scorning me for not registering a postal vote in the UK for the previous locals (I never vote in local elections anyway). I stand by my right to be apathetic if this is what mandatory voting means. Good system my arse. Though in true Catch-22 style, if there was no Belgium they'd be no Fête and no pékèt and no reason to make merry. Santé.

Do you mean 90% of Iraqis? Could you clarify your statistics? How many of the hijackers were Iraqi? Please do not click on this link if you are in any way squeamish 'Them' are innocent civilians too, Iraq is not entirely populated with insurgents. However it is a Catch-22 scenario, western presence is not helping the struggle for stability but to leave them to it would be wrong. Regime change created this mess and we need to fix what we've broken. Who cast the first stone? Well that is a very chicken and egg scenario. You could say it was 'them' likewise you could say any of these events, plus more besides, are contributing factors. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948_Arab-Israeli_War http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six-Day_War http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crusades Finally, BS could you please answer me these questions, why Iraq? Why has this nation been singled out for Regime change whilst we turn a blind eye (or leave it up to the blue helmets) to other countries with appaling human rights records. When is Bush going to wave his magic wand to fix Dafur, Zimbabwe, Burma...?

I believe Fossett to be alive as well, having shunned the trappings of wealth and choosing instead to live a hermetic lifestyle in the wilds of the Sierra Nevada. Edit - Sorry, I didn't know this wasn't the Steve Fossett thread. To diverge further, DDT, what is your opinion on the similarities between the Fossett disappearance and that of Nigel Smug Git Havers leading role in Naked Under Capricorn? Edit - I know this isn't the Steve Fossett thread. Me bad.

A wild stab in the dark and because he's still going strong, Oh Teddy, Teddy, went to Man United but your still an "aunt" Sheringham? I'm probably wrong.

Thank-you everyone for your posts and messages, it took the sting out of getting old! I think I'll be have nightmares about purple undergarments for a few months to come though.

Okay, here's a couple for you avid footie fans out there. (I think this is pinched from The Detectives, vaguely funny show with Carrott and Powell) The answers were UK football teams but I guess the first can be extended to American football, if you like. 1) How many teams can you think of whose full names begin and end with the same letter? Unfortunately I can't accept Super Saints as an answer but you get the idea. 2) How many different endings to football teams (i.e. United) are there in the league?

For you Twelvetrees, requires sound and a tolerance of profanities. http://www.backingblair.co.uk/london_underground/index.htm