RE: Pic of the evening — Pilot’s nightmare

btw, what is that plane?

Sam.

RE: T:A:T:U… How do you feel about them?

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 05-02-03 AT 02:02 PM (GMT)]http://asia.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=…

Tatu’s lesb*an Kiss Too Controversial
Tue February 4, 2003 09:03 AM ET

LONDON (Reuters) – The BBC said Tuesday it wouldn’t be showing Russian teenage duo Tatu’s pop video which features a controversial lesb*an kiss.
Tatu, who shot to the top of the UK charts Sunday with their debut British single “All the Things She Said,” have sparked fury in the British media over accusations they promote “pedo-pop” and target the “dirty old man market.”

Their video features Julia Volkova, 18, and Lena Katina, 17, wearing school uniforms, kissing and cuddling.

The BBC said it would be inappropriate to show the video on “Top of the Pops” Friday because it attracts a young audience.

New footage of the band, whose name translates as “This Girl Loves That Girl,” will be shown instead.

“It would be more sensible for us to show something that’s exclusive and not controversial,” a BBC spokeswoman said.

The BBC move follows a decision by rival ITV1 not to show the video on its Saturday morning music show “CD:UK.”

British daytime television hosts, husband and wife team Richard and Judy, have tried to get Tatu’s single banned, describing their antics as “pedophile porn.”

Ivan Shapovalov, the man behind Tatu, has admitted to various media that he came up with the idea after visiting pornographic Web Sites.

RE: CSA

No. Its CSA. I thought you were asking me about Aeroflot.

CSA operates to CMB twice a week. On Tuesdays it is a non-stop flight and on Thursdays there is a short-stop in Dubai.

Sam.

RE: CSA

>It would seem then that now would be the perfect time to
>experience Aeroflot’s ‘Soviet Charm’ before their new brand
>comes fully into place!

Actually, I have experienced the “Aeroflot charm” non-stop since 1986. Aeroflot has been my airline of choice up untill they stopped flying to Colombo about 2 years ago. Hence my trying to experience the “Soviet charm” with CSA.

I can’t stand all these modern airlines where the customer comes first and the cabin crew comes second 😀

Sam.

RE: Airport codes

The site where Chicago O’ Hare stands today was an Orchard in the good old days. Hence the code ‘ORD’ for Orchard.

My favourite code is ‘SUX’ for Sioux City, Iowa, USA. Sioux City has been trying for years to get the code changed, but they have been refused. Their excuse is that “SUX” gives a bad connotation and the city does not ‘suck’ at all.

On a lighter note, Sioux City girls do “Suck” even if the city does not. 😀 😀

Sam.

RE: CSA

In Asia, Colombo is the only destination CSA flies to. I am planning to fly on the nostalgic airline from Prague to Colombo(its non-stop as well) very soon. I hope they still have some lingering Soviet-era “charm” that is so reminiscent of Aeroflot.

Sam.

RE: What is the most risque food you have ever eaten?

Arthur, that can be arranged. Let me tell you a funny story. In a suburb in Colombo people were complaining that their doggies are being stolen and were disappearing. After some thought allegations were levelled against a Korean restaurant that had opened up in the recent past that had doggie on their menu. Suffice to say that most people in that area have their dogs in their houses nowadays 😀

How about Escargo? I thought most europeans have had these buggers one time or another.