Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary

[Marky147]

Damn I forgot to watch

Like you say just when you think it's over..... Has to be one of the stories of 2012 already and we're only in Feb!!

[redarmi]

He's like a Tebow we can actually like!!!!

[SuuPRlim]

THE QUEEN!



60 years on, as yoof corry it would be interesting to hear everyone's opinion on the royal family, and be interesting to see how much opinion differs between generations.

Lots of people say it's great we have them, some say they are all a waste of space and money and others seem indifferent, what is blonde's view??

[tikay]

"Up the Queen", I say.

Great Post by my Yoof Corry, his finger is right on the pulse.

She should be Knighted, & all sorts. Arise, Sir Queen.

[celtic]

GTFO the queen I say.

[EvilPie]

Queen ftw I say.

[smashedagain]

Grew up standing up in the cinema when the national anthem came on and still have the same respect. Times are a changing and would like to see the throne skip a generation and go str8 to Wills and the girl who is related to CambridgeAlex. Nothing against Charles but I don't think he needs the hassle and stress at his age.

[jakally]

THE QUEEN!

 and others seem indifferent,

Yes, that's me!

However, great respect for someone who has kept their dignity intact under such a severe spotlight, and who has maintained their health for so long, despite the obvious lifestyle challenges (although I guess some of that is in the genes).

[kinboshi]

So our friend Jeremy Lin was in action tonight, playing away for the New York Knicks at Toronto. The Knicks had one of their stars back - must be weird for them, since they've been out a week, the whole team has changed, won every game and this new guy Lin who earns 1/20th of their salary is the main man - and they started really badly.

They were 17 points behind early on and still 12 down going into the final quarter. I thought the Jeremy Lin story was drawing to a close, the oppo had obviously done some research on him, guarded him much tighter and hammered him with some really rough fouls. Then the final five minutes...

The Knicks upped their defensive intensity and Lin started to get the offence going and they edged closer point by point. With under a minute left the scores were tied. One of the big men missed his shot but grabbed the rebound and chucked it out to Lin. With under 24 seconds left now, he could hold for the final shot. The clock ticked down, inside 10 seconds, inside five, would he take the shot, look to set someone else up (the returning star man) or completely fk it up, remember he's never been in this position before.

With under two seconds left he dribbled forward then stepped back behind the three-point line and with 0.5 seconds left shot over the defender and swished the perfect shot to win the game for the Knicks. He ended up with 27 points and 11 assists I think, again massive numbers.

He's moved from sleeping on his brother's couch to an apartment on the 20th floor of Trump Towers....almost perfectly from outhouse to penthouse

http://hoopsanalyst.com/blog/?p=487

NBA Draft Preview 2010: Jeremy Lin, G Harvard
by Ed Weiland

Any team looking to find a starting PG in the 2010 NBA draft had best win the lottery and get the top pick. A year after the legendary PG draft of 2009, the pickings for playmakers are going to be thin. That doesn’t mean there won’t be a player or two who surprise the experts though.

The best candidate to pull off such a surprise might be Harvard’s Jeremy Lin. The reason is two numbers Lin posted, 2-point FG pct and RSB40. Lin was at .598 and 9.7. This is impressive on both counts. These numbers show NBA athleticism better than any other, because a high score in both shows dominance at the college level on both ends of the court.

[Eso Kral]

Queen ftw I say.

[RED-DOG]

Queen works harder than anyone I know.

She instils a sense of national pride, earns us a fortune in tourism & merchandising, and helps to maintain Great Britain's place on the scale of global awareness.

Without the Monarchy, Great Britain would soon become just another European country.



   

[Woodsey]

Queen works harder than anyone I know.

She instils a sense of national pride, earns us a fortune in tourism & merchandising, and helps to maintain Great Britain's place on the scale of global awareness.

Without the Monarchy, Great Britain would soon become just another European country.

+1 Queen hatred tilts me

[henrik777]

Queen works harder than anyone I know.

She instils a sense of national pride, earns us a fortune in tourism & merchandising, and helps to maintain Great Britain's place on the scale of global awareness.

Without the Monarchy, Great Britain would soon become just another European country.



   

There are 11 other monarchies in Europe.

The Queen has an estimated wealth of £300 million yet we pay everything for her despite being skint. Get rid.

Sandy

[outragous76]

Queen works harder than anyone I know.

She instils a sense of national pride, earns us a fortune in tourism & merchandising, and helps to maintain Great Britain's place on the scale of global awareness.

Without the Monarchy, Great Britain would soon become just another European country.



   

There are 11 other monarchies in Europe.

The Queen has an estimated wealth of £300 million yet we pay everything for her despite being skint. Get rid.

Sandy

She generates 3x that in revenue

[Woodsey]

Queen works harder than anyone I know.

She instils a sense of national pride, earns us a fortune in tourism & merchandising, and helps to maintain Great Britain's place on the scale of global awareness.

Without the Monarchy, Great Britain would soon become just another European country.



   

There are 11 other monarchies in Europe.

The Queen has an estimated wealth of £300 million yet we pay everything for her despite being skint. Get rid.

Sandy

Not gonna happen in your lifetime bud. Sounds like you will be stuck with her in the unlikely event Scotland get independence too