Wisla Krakow defender Nikola Mijailovic has denied using racist language towards Blackburn's Benni McCarthy.

Striker McCarthy, 28, claimed to have been racially abused by Mijailovic in Thursday's Uefa Cup tie.

"Both of us were swearing but there was no racist abuse at all," Mijailovic, 24, told Serbian newspaper Kurir.

"Investigation will show I'm innocent, everything can be seen on tape," added Mijailovic, who said McCarthy had been goading him from early in the match.

"Almost in the first minute he hit me very badly, it was a really inappropriate move for a football player.
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quite sad when you have a system where players can immediately scream racism and whatever they have done to get into this situation counts for nought. Racism is racism however it seems only to be seen as racism these days if the person is of colour or Arab decent

if they are to stamp out racism then comments about the Irish, Welsh, Aussies, Scots etc must also be taken into context

of course this will never happen so we will continue with paternal racism where those who are 'afflicted' need to be protected by big brother

I am against racism, believe me, but I become uncomfortable when a 'racism card' can get pulled out which serves to immediately place the other person, in this case; Mijailovic, in the docks as some terrible despicable human being who needs to be punished with the full might of the authorities.

This very attitude is probably why there has been an upswing of racism in the stands over a period of time.

These are 2 players goading one another and both should be punished or nothing done, plain and simple. Yes, the old expression regarding my cousins.

who knows

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Actual Call Centre Conversations

Customer: "I've been ringing 0700 2300 for two days and can't get through to enquiries, can you help?".

Operator: "Where did you get that number from, sir?".

Customer: "It was on the door to the Travel Centre".

Operator: "Sir, they are our opening hours".


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Samsung Electronics

Caller: "Can you give me the telephone number for Jack?"

Operator: "I'm sorry, sir, I don't understand who you are talking about".

Caller: "On page 1, section 5, of the user guide it clearly states that I need to unplug the fax machine from the AC

wall socket and telephone Jack before cleaning. Now, can you give me the number for Jack?"

Operator: "I think you mean the telephone point on the wall".


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RAC Motoring Services

Caller: "Does your European Breakdown Policy cover me when I am travelling inAustralia ?"

Operator: " Doesn't the product give you a clue?"


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Caller (enquiring about legal requirements while travelling in France ):

"If I register my car in France , do I have to change the steering wheel to the other side of the car?"


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Directory Enquiries

Caller: "I'd like the number of the Argoed Fish Bar in Cardiff please".

Operator: "I'm sorry, there's no listing. Is the spelling correct?"

Caller: "Well, it used to be called the Bargoed Fish Bar but the 'B' fell off"


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Then there was the caller who asked for a knitwear company in Woven.

Operator: "Woven? Are you sure?"

Caller: "Yes. That's what it says on the label; Woven in Scotland ".


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Tech Support: "I need you to right-click on the Open Desktop".

Customer: "OK".

Tech Support: "Did you get a pop-up menu?".

Customer: "No".

Tech Support: "OK. Right-Click again. Do you see a pop-up menu?"

Customer: "No".

Tech Support: "OK, sir. Can you tell me what you have done up until this point?".

Customer: "Sure. You told me to write 'click' and I wrote 'click'".


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Caller: "I deleted a file from my PC last week and I have just realised that I need it. If I turn my system clock back two weeks will I have my file back again?".


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There's always one. This has got to be one of the funniest things in a long time. I think this guy should have been promoted,

not fired This is a true story from the Word Perfect Helpline, which was transcribed from a recording monitoring the customer care department. Needless to say the Help Desk employee was fired; however, he/she is currently suing the Word Perfect organization for "Termination without Cause".

Actual dialogue of a former WordPerfect Customer Support employee. (Now I know why they record these conversations! ):

Operator: "Ridge Hall, computer assistance; may I help you?"

Caller: "Yes, well, I'm having trouble with WordPerfect. "

Operator: "What sort of trouble??"

Caller: "Well, I was just typing along, and all of a sudden the words went away."

Operator: "Went away?"

Caller: "They disappeared. "

Operator: "Hmm So what does your screen look like now?"

Caller: "Nothing."

Operator: "Nothing??"

Caller: "It's blank; it won't accept anything when I type."

Operator: "Are you still in WordPerfect, or did you get out??"

Caller: "How do I tell?"

Operator: "Can you see the C: prompt on the screen??"

Caller: "What's a sea-prompt?"

Operator: "Never mind, can you move your cursor around the screen?"

Caller: "There isn't any cursor: I told you, it won't accept anything I type."

Operator: "Does your monitor have a power indicator??"

Caller: "What's a monitor?"

Operator: "It's the thing with the screen on it that looks like a TV. Does it have a little light that tells you when it's on??
Caller: "I don't know."

Operator: "Well, then look on the back of the monitor and find where the power cord goes into it. Can you see that??"

Caller: "Yes, I think so."

Operator: "Great. Follow the cord to the plug, and tell me if it's plugged into the wall.

Caller: "Yes, it is."

Operator: "When you were behind the monitor, did you notice that there were two cables plugged into the back of it, not just one??"
Caller: "No."

Operator: "Well, there are. I need you to look back there again and find the other cable."

Caller: "Okay, here it is."

Operator: "Follow it for me, and tell me if it's plugged securely into the back of your computer."

Caller: "I can't reach."

Operator: "Uh huh. Well, can you see if it is??"

Caller: "No."

Operator: "Even if you maybe put your knee on something and lean way over??"

Caller: "Oh, it's not because I don't have the right angle - it's because it's dark."

Operator: "Dark??"

Caller: "Yes - the office light is off, and the only light I have is coming in from the window.
" Operator: "Well, turn on the office light then."

Caller: "I can't."

Operator: "No? Why not??"

Caller: "Because there's a power failure."
Operator: "A power....... .. A power failure? Aha, Okay, we've got it licked now.

Do you still have the boxes and manuals and packing stuff your computer came in??"
Caller: "Well, yes, I keep them in the closet."

Operator: "Good. Go get them, and unplug your system and pack it up just like it was when you got it. Then take it back to the store you bought it from."

Caller: "Really? Is it that bad?"

Operator: "Yes, I'm afraid it is."

Caller:"Well, all right then, I suppose. What do I tell them??"

Operator: "Tell them you're too flippen stupid to own a computer!!!! !"

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Answers given by 2nd grade school children to the following questions!!

Why did God make mothers?
 She's the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.
 Mostly to clean the house.
 To help us out of there when we were getting born.

How did God make mothers?
 He used dirt, just like for the rest of us.
 Magic plus super powers and a lot of stirring
 God made my Mom just the same like he made me. He just used bigger
parts.

What ingredients are mothers made of?
 God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair and everything nice
in the world and one dab of mean.
 They had to get their start from men's bones. Then they mostly use
string, I think.

Why did God give you Your mother & not some other mom?
 We're related
 God knew she likes me a lot more than other people's moms like me.

What kind of little girl was your mom?
 My mom has always been my mom and none of that other stuff.
 I don't know because I wasn't there, but my guess would be pretty bossy.
They say she used to be nice.

What did mom need to know about dad before she married him?
 His last name.
 She had to know his background. Like is he a crook? Does he get drunk on beer?
 Does he make at least $800 a year? Did he say NO to drugs and YES
to chores?


Why did your mom marry your dad?
 My dad makes the best spaghetti in the world. And my Mom eats a
Lot
 She got too old to do anything else with him.
3. My grandma says that Mom didn't have her thinking cap on.

Who's the boss at your house?
 Mom doesn't want to be boss, but she has to because dad's such a
goof ball.
 Mom. You can tell by room inspection. She sees the stuff under the
bed.
 I guess Mom is, but only because she has a lot more to do than
dad.

What's the difference between moms & dads?
 Moms work at work and work at home & dads just go to work at work.
 Moms know how to talk to teachers without scaring them.
 Dads are taller & stronger, but moms have all the real power 'cause that's who you got to ask if you want to sleep over at your friend's.
 Moms have magic, they make you feel better without medicine.

What does your mom do in her spare time?
 Mothers don't do spare time.
 To hear her tell it, she pays bills all day long.

What would it take to make your mom perfect?
 On the inside she's already perfect. Outside, I think some kind of
plastic surgery.
 Diet. You know, her hair. I'd diet, maybe blue.

If you could change one thing about your Mom, what would it be?
 She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean. I'd get
rid of that.
 I'd make my Mom smarter. Then she would know it was my sister who
did it and not me.
I would like for her to get rid of those invisible eyes on the
back of her head.

Someone clearly who watches too much TV :haha:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAnhnsjWXnI

Great British sense of taking the mick :thumbs:
with no reference to the Irish

Why is it that people say they "slept like a baby" when babies wake up every two hours and sh*t themselves?

If a deaf person has to go to court, is it still called a hearing?


Why do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are flat?

Why do banks charge a fee on "insufficient funds" when they know there is not enough?

Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?

Why do they use sterilized needles for death by lethal injection?

Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard?

Why does Superman stop bullets with his chest, but ducks when you throw a revolver at him?

Why do Kamikaze pilots wear helmets?

Whose idea was it to put an "S" in the word "lisp"?

What is the speed of darkness?

Are there specially reserved parking spaces for "normal" people at the Special Olympics?


If the temperature is zero outside today and it's going to be twice as cold tomorrow, how cold will it be?

If it's true that we are here to help others, what are the others doing here?

Do married people live longer than single ones or does it only seem longer?

Do you cry under water?

How is it that we put man on the moon before we figured out it would be a good idea to put wheels on luggage?

Why do people pay to go up tall buildings and then put money in binoculars to look at things on the ground?

Did you ever stop and wonder......

Who was the first person to look at a cow and say, "I think I'll squeeze
these pink dangly things here, and drink whatever comes out?"

Who was the first person to say, "See that chicken there... I'm gonna eat the next thing that comes outta it's bum."

Why do toasters always have a setting so high that could burn the toast to a horrible crisp, which no decent human being would eat?

Why is there a light in the fridge and not in the freezer?

Why do people point to their wrist when asking for the time, but don't point to their bum when they ask where the bathroom is?

Why does your Obstetrician, Gynaecologist leave the room when you get undressed if they are going to look up there anyway?

Why does Goofy stand erect while Pluto remains on all fours? They're both dogs!

Can blind people see their dreams? Do they dream??

If quizzes are quizzical, what are tests?

If corn oil is made from corn, and vegetable oil is made from vegetables, then what is baby oil made from?

If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons?

Why do the Alphabet song and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star have the same tune?

Stop singing and read on . . . . . .. . . . .

Do illiterate people get the full effect of Alphabet Soup?

Did you ever notice that when you blow in a dog's face, he gets mad at
you, but when you take him on a car ride, he sticks his head out the window?
Does pushing the elevator button more than once make it arrive faster?

:am:

Good morning..... Pretty windy outside this morning. Looks like we are going to have lots of rain this weekend!

Hope you will have a restful weekend.

:daisy:

There are two pictures identical; you have to find three differences.
If you can find three differences, then you are part of an elite group of individuals. This has been tested on 8000 people including the US army, and only 19 people out of 8000 found the three differences.
I Have found only 2 differences : Check out this link.......


http://members.home.nl/saen/Special/Zoeken.swf

When is your :babyroll: coming?

It must be soon..... sterkte!

Just when you think nothing will surprise you anymore something like this comes along....

We live in a strange world... and it is getting stranger and stranger! :dazed:

October 20, 2006 Edition 2

Leila Samodien

Clifton Fourth and Mnandi beaches in Cape Town have been ranked among the world's best beaches after being award-ed Blue Flag status along with 21 other South African beaches.

The international award recognises beaches that meet high standards of safety, amen-ities and cleanliness.

Other beaches in the Western Cape awarded blue flags are: Grotto Beach, Kleinmond Beach and Hawston Beach,all in or near Hermanus; Bikini Beach in Gordon's Bay; and Lappiesbaai Beach in Stilbaai.