Britain burns - Chavs ruin civilization

[citizen k]

46 pages. I haven't been paying much attention. Can someone sum up what is actually going on?

Drug dealer/nice family man (depending on who you ask) shot at police/was shot ...

I hope that helps.

POTM 

[Viking]

- Arsenal. Arsene Wenger simply hasn't strengthened the squad for this season's title challenge.

I hope that helps.

Since the riots started in Tottenham Wenger's inability to replace Nasri and Fabregas should be causes for celebration, especially since Modric isn't going to my end of town. (yay, go Chelsea!!!)(cmon Tamas, support me on this...)

[Richard Hakluyt]

England declared at 710-7 in the 3rd Test against India at Edgbaston. Cook got 294. India are now 10-1 in their 2nd innings and trail by 480 runs.

[Eddie Teach]

Scoring in cricket makes absolutely no sense to me.

[Barrister]

Scoring in cricket makes absolutely no sense to me.

It's a tired old meme, but I'm sure you meant to say...

[HVC]

Scoring in cricket makes absolutely no sense to me.

It's a tired old meme, but I'm sure you meant to say...

he who enjoys curling should not cast the first stone

[Barrister]

Scoring in cricket makes absolutely no sense to me.

It's a tired old meme, but I'm sure you meant to say...

he who enjoys curling should not cast the first stone

But if you don't have the hammer, you have to throw the first stone.

[Eddie Teach]

he who enjoys curling should not cast the first stone

Curling scoring rules were much simpler. IIRC, the team with the closest stone gets 1-3 points each round, depending how many of their stones are closer than other team's.

[Richard Hakluyt]

Hmmm..............let me simplify........England are winning 

[Warspite]

I expect the London Indian community to burn down Finchley tonight.

[Solmyr]

"[Britain is] two nations between whom there is no intercourse and no sympathy; who are as ignorant of each other's habits, thoughts, and feelings, as if they were dwellers in different zones, or inhabitants of different planets. The rich and the poor."
- Benjamin Disraeli

This isn't 1870 anymore.  Otherwise, you would be busy getting beaten to death in the Russian Empire for you unsavory crimes.

This reminds me of something a history lecturer of mine said. The Russian Empire was quite gentle with its subject peoples compared to some. When in 1905 some Finns staged a protest against the Russian government, they were dispersed by cossacks with whips. The British Empire would have sent in the machine guns.

Finland is hardly representative of the Russian empire.

Yeah. What a load of bollocks. Russians were one of the most brutal ones, especially during the 19th century. Poles had some of the best comparison here, living under three different empires for over a century, and the Russian part was considered to have by far the worst political conditions. Austrians were the most benevolent, and Prussians were strict but recognized the rule of law. Russians were lawless and brutal thugs.

Of course, Poles were asking for it with their constant rebellions.

[Neil]

England declared at 710-7 in the 3rd Test against India at Edgbaston. Cook got 294. India are now 10-1 in their 2nd innings and trail by 480 runs.

294?  That's quite impressive.

Cricket is exciting to watch.

[Viking]

England declared at 710-7 in the 3rd Test against India at Edgbaston. Cook got 294. India are now 10-1 in their 2nd innings and trail by 480 runs.

294?  That's quite impressive.

Cricket is exciting to watch.

Did England force the follow on and what day are we on? I presume the wicket is hard as concrete with England fielding only one bowler?

[Warspite]

Typical England batsman, can't survive the nervous 290s.

[Ideologue]

England declared at 710-7 in the 3rd Test against India at Edgbaston. Cook got 294. India are now 10-1 in their 2nd innings and trail by 480 runs.

294?  That's quite impressive.

Cricket is exciting to watch.

I watched a cricket match some kids were playing at USC for a few minutes.  I didn't understand what was going on, and I was hungry, so I left.