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Strange thing happened when I was looking at the web stats today. It appears that someone got here by searching using the term koenigshklkoenigshklhafkljablerker. Yes, that’d be the made up word I used to describe the car on Top Gear on Sunday. Well, it made me smile.

Last night saw Roy Keane’s testimonial. He played for both Man U and for Celtic^[1] But you know what was weird? Seeing him smile so much. I mean, Roy Keane, smiling while playing football. What’s going on there?

Was nice to see the huge turnout though, he deserved it. Whatever you say about him personally, you can’t deny that he was a great servant to Man U for 12 years, and was one of the greatest footballers they ever had. Maybe not in terms of talent and skill, but in terms of loyalty, drive, ambition and commitment.

I didn’t watch all the match, was switching between it and the rugby on Setanta. Munster lost to Llanelli^[2] but they weren’t exactly fielding their best team. Saving them for the big show down in Cardiff. Which reminds me, it is ten days to go until that match, so I’ll be switching themes later tonight and going red for Munster.

I did have something else to say, but I can’t remember what it was, so I may be back later on. Than again, maybe it wasn’t important so I mightn’t. Who knows.

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So many topics, so little inclination. Nevertheless^[1] I shall write something, about something. I could bring up the high speed bus chase through Dublin^[2] yesterday, which resulted in one fatality and many injuries, and some people asking why the gardaí didn’t shoot the driver, but other people are already discussing it.^[3]

Then there is the possible sabotaging of poor old Tottenham. Did an Arsenal supporter spike their lasagne with Clostridium perfringens^[4] or whatever was the cause of their food poisoning that hit at least 7 or their players. But the premiership is over and done with, so despite Scotland Yard^[5] having been called in, it won’t make much difference. Spurs did not finish fourth and so have to make do with a UEFA place.

I could mention that Badminton was won by Andrew Hoy on Moonfleet^[6] A horse owned by Susan Magnier. Yes, the horse-racing Magniers whose horse George Washington won at the weekend. Though they didn’t have it all their own way as Rumplestiltskin lost the 1,000 guineas. But Horse-racing is a little boring really isn’t it^[7]

There is also the fact that Mayo are the All-Ireland U-21 champions, beating Cork 1-13 to 1-11 yesterday^[8] but to talk about that would be to make this post pretty full of sports stories wouldn’t it?

I could mention the fact that last night’s Top Gear was one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen. But the fact that it seems to be turning into more and more of a Jeremy Clarkson acts like an overgrown irresponsible teenage boy with his anti-environmentalist jokes is a bit off-putting. Who’s he going to love when the petrol finally does get far too expensive to run his cars? Hmmm, yup. Environmentalists who are working on alternate fuels. Still, seeing [tag]The Stig[/tag] crash that ultra-expensive koenigshklhafkljablerker^[9] car was worth it. And watching Jeremy huddling in the back of their home-converted-convertible-people-carrier while monkeys danced around on top was fantastic. Plus the whole teams escape from the above mentioned excuse for a vehicle as they tested it in a car wash, and succeeded in setting the car wash on fire… genius. In a mad, crazy, foolish way.

Hmm, I seem to have run out of subjects…

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There is an interesting post over on In Fact, Ah about the war between the economy and the environment. And how many economy-types see environmental issues as second to economic ones. Which begs the question, in the long run, what exactly is an economy based on oil going to do when the oil runs out? No matter how outstanding it otherwise might be.

Working together is the only way forward, it may not make economic sense in the short term, but long term is there any other option?

Oh, the economy and ‘vironment should be friends,
Oh, the economy and ‘vironment should be friends.

Which reminds me of yer man from Top Gear, driving his fast cars all over the place, telling his viewers that some people would like him to use more efficient vehicles, but listen to that roar. How much of a roar will he let out if prices continue to soar?

But, did anyone see Top Gear’s take on the Winter Olympics? With the race between the jaguar^[2] and the speed skater? Now that was entertaining And the mini doing the ski-jump. And the cars playing ice-hockey.

For mindless entertainment you really can’t beat fellas messing about in cars with no visible worries about safety or cost, or anything but a woah-dude mentality.

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