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MIKEBUCHAN
Joined: 18 Mar 2007
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Location: Russia
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 Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 10:31 pm Post subject: ? |
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running dog,
You are very correct about the drinking part. I have never condemmed anyone that enjoys a good drink. I only mentioned this fellow at our first meeting and his attitude when telling about being arrested and having no education. I have many friends from Scotland, Wales and Ireland that are teachers and have excellent higher educations.
As far as my writing tonight, it is almost 4 am here in Ufa and I have had a grand time with friends and a new bottle of Colombian Aguardiente! So I will ask that you forgive my syntax and spelling and ranting as the keyboard seens to be moving opposite to the monitor.
blackcorsair,
You have been told off so often on the Russian forum about your negative attitude and negative ranting that I don't care what you rave on about! |
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Mark100
Joined: 05 Feb 2003
Posts: 441
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Plenty of the real stuff in KSA.
In fact the good old KSA was number 5 on the export list for Johnnie Walker Scotch.......strange given that alcohol is banned ! |
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trapezius
Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 1670
Location: Land of Culture of Death & Destruction
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| Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 12:59 am Post subject: |
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| In fact the good old KSA was number 5 on the export list for Johnnie Walker Scotch |
Where is that list? Please point me to it. |
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007
Joined: 30 Oct 2006
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Location: UK/Veteran of the Magic Kingdom
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| Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 10:17 am Post subject: |
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| running dog wrote: |
| Drinking is one of the great pleasures of life, |
Of course drinking is a pleasure of life, but it depends on what type of �drink� you drink! Water which is not only a pleasure, it is an essential part of life, and without it there is no life.
BUT, I do not see wine, as one of the greatest pleasure of life, and without it you will not die. Wine is like smoking or taking drug, it harm you and your life! Watch your stomach and your liver! 
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| ..if not an art in itself (especially when it comes to wine), but if it's just done to get as drunk as possible as quickly as possible ... |
I wonder what type of art you are speaking about! Wine has an art of illusion, destruction, and cancers of the mouth, larynx, pharynx, and oesophagus, and lung cancer, and heart attack!
Water has an art of life, purification, and body nutrition, especially the mineral water like the Scottish Speyside Glenlivet mineral water!
BTW, be careful, wine may lead to the cancer of colon!
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| ..strange given that alcohol is banned ! .. |
Not strange at all, Alcohol is banned in public places, but some people including some Saudis, drink alcohol in private, and some have �mini� fatory of wine at their home. Even I have heard that some of the associates of Uncle Bandar if they want to have an alcohol party just they fly with their private jet on the sky of the magic kingdom were they will have full freedom to enjoy their drink! |
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grahamb
Joined: 30 Apr 2003
Posts: 1945
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| Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 11:32 am Post subject: The demon drink |
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Cancer of the colon? You mean it screws your punctuation?  |
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Griff-James
Joined: 08 Oct 2006
Posts: 171
Location: A place full of 18 year olds and endless ale. Not not this time.
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Badoom - Tish!  |
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Bebsi
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| Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 3:33 pm Post subject: |
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| 007's writing is all over the place...I can only assume he's been drinking something quite a deal stronger than water! |
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scot47
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
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| 007 is high on strong religion. Not on ethyl alcohol or hashish. |
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running dog
Joined: 20 Oct 2005
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Thoughts for early November (and especially for 007)
Fact 0ne: One day all of us are going to die
Fact Two: With all due respect to those who follow religious proscriptions, if, in this vale of tears, some of us hurry ourselves on our way to the terminus by drinking, smoking, eating fast food and at least get some pleasure en route, what's the cavil?
Fact three: If one day I'm forced to stand before my Maker and account for why I liked to drink a half-bottle of Medoc every night before I went to bed, I suppose I'd defend myself by saying, I could have done a whole lot worse: Trying to assassinate Richard Nixon on the night Apollo 11 returned from the Moon, Throwing new-born babies off sleighs to keep the wolves off, standing up in Speaker's corner to publically denounce Anthony Eden and Pierre M�ndes France for their ill-judged attempt to re-take the Suez Canal etc. |
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Griff-James
Joined: 08 Oct 2006
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Location: A place full of 18 year olds and endless ale. Not not this time.
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| How long have you been in Saudi, Runningdog? |
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007
Joined: 30 Oct 2006
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Location: UK/Veteran of the Magic Kingdom
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| running dog wrote: |
| Thoughts for early November (and especially for 007) |
Thoughts for early Christmas celebration (exclusively for running Dog)
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| Fact 0ne: One day all of us are going to die |
Yes, I agree, but, it will depend on how you are going to die!
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| Fact Two: With all due respect to those who follow religious proscriptions, if, in this vale of tears, some of us hurry ourselves on our way to the terminus by drinking, smoking, eating fast food and at least get some pleasure en route, what's the cavil? |
You make your destiny, nobody forced you to suffer or get some �temporary� pleasure route. You are responsible for your actions, either here or there, no alternative!
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| Fact three: If one day I'm forced to stand before my Maker and account for why I liked to drink a half-bottle of Medoc every night before I went to bed, I suppose I'd defend myself by saying, I could have done a whole lot worse: Trying to assassinate Richard Nixon on the night Apollo 11 returned from the Moon, Throwing new-born babies off sleighs to keep the wolves off, standing up in Speaker's corner to publically denounce Anthony Eden and Pierre M�ndes France for their ill-judged attempt to re-take the Suez Canal etc. |
A half-bottle of Medoc is nothing compared to half bottle of �blood�!
Running Dog, don�t loose hope , always there is a light at the end of the �dark' tunnel, keep going on as you are, I think, still there is some hope in your heart, hold on it and keep in touch with your Maker. |
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running dog
Joined: 20 Oct 2005
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| Don't know if you're aware of the english idiomatic expression "pulling your leg". Still anyone out there who's female, aged between 25 and 35 and looks like Nicole Kidman in "The Others", (great Hallowe'en fare), then I'll be prepared to pull your leg (and a whole lot more besides) any day of the week. |
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Balzac
Joined: 14 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 2:56 am Post subject: Re: Twilight of the Sods |
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| 007 wrote: |
I think it has nothing to do with global economy.
It has to do with the DEMAND and SUPLY in the TEFL market. |
Since when did concepts like 'supply and demand' not figure in any aspect of the global economy? And, while we're at it, since when did the TEFL market become separated from the global economy?
Balzac |
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