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2006-06-21 Europe

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Posted by Steve 2006-06-21 09:34|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Chirac indicted by the Belgians in 3,2,1.

Posted by ed 2006-06-21 10:14|| 2006-06-21 10:14|| Front Page Top

#2 Chuck Taylor or Jacques? Your choice, Ms. del Ponte.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2006-06-21 10:17|| 2006-06-21 10:17|| Front Page Top

#3 Listen, there are other, more pressing problems, such as France's failure to beat Switzerland or South Korea in the World Cup. And 1 goal over 3 matches! Quel horreur!

Posted by Perfesser 2006-06-21 11:26|| 2006-06-21 11:26|| Front Page Top

#4 Whoops, I meant 2 matches!

Posted by Perfesser 2006-06-21 11:26|| 2006-06-21 11:26|| Front Page Top

#5 I think the comment should read - Let loose the Poodles of War.

Posted by phil_b">phil_b 2006-06-21 12:22|| http://autonomousoperation.blogspot.com/]">[http://autonomousoperation.blogspot.com/] 2006-06-21 12:22|| Front Page Top

#6 Bob: Congrats on your suspended sentence. Drop on over for a bring & brai, we'll uncork a few Castles and throw on some lovely prawns. There's much werk to be done in up in Rhodesia you know.
Die uwe, Mike

Posted by Mike Hoare 2006-06-21 12:54|| 2006-06-21 12:54|| Front Page Top

#7 Let loose the Poodles of War. LOL!

Posted by 2b 2006-06-21 15:44|| 2006-06-21 15:44|| Front Page Top

#8 Mike
Denard has Alzheimers disease and attended only the first day of the three-week trial in February.

/Boot's off after all.

Posted by 6 2006-06-21 15:44|| 2006-06-21 15:44|| Front Page Top

#9 Poodles can be very vicious.

Posted by mcsegeek1 2006-06-21 16:27|| 2006-06-21 16:27|| Front Page Top

#10 If I recall correctly, poodles were originally bred to be hunting dogs. Water birds and such, I think. They have been overbred in the last century, though. What a comedown -- from hunting companion to fashion accessory.

Posted by trailing wife 2006-06-21 17:10|| 2006-06-21 17:10|| Front Page Top

#11 They have been overbred in the last century .. from hunting companion to fashion accessory.

Just like the French! :-)

Posted by 2b 2006-06-21 17:26|| 2006-06-21 17:26|| Front Page Top

#12
"They have been overbred in the last century, though."

Somewhat. But you can still find reputable breeders producing Standard Poodles. They're big dogs, and they love to hunt.

-M

Posted by Manolo 2006-06-21 18:16|| 2006-06-21 18:16|| Front Page Top

#13 Poodles are very nice dogs. The breed has gotten a bad rep because of their inbred cousins the toy poodles, which are brain damaged. But full-sized poodles are intelligent, friendly, disciplined, and just generally very nice dogs.

And one demonstration of that is that they don't kill their owners if the owner gives them a poofy hair cut.

--Steve Den Beste

Posted by Mike 2006-06-21 18:23|| 2006-06-21 18:23|| Front Page Top

#14 A standard poodle in big hair is something to see. Swim like a fish, bite like a croc and beat the hell out of the shelties in chess.

Posted by 6 2006-06-21 20:28|| 2006-06-21 20:28|| Front Page Top

#15 can they cook?

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-06-21 20:49|| 2006-06-21 20:49|| Front Page Top

#16 They are French, Frank dear. If they cannot themselves cook, they'll certainly appreciate one who can. And I'm glad the breed is still used as working dogs, out of the limelight.

I wouldn't have thought shelties were good at chess though, 6 -- one of the smartest breeds, but surely too high-energy to sit still for long?

Posted by trailing wife 2006-06-21 22:20|| 2006-06-21 22:20|| Front Page Top

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