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Listed below are comments made by paksta between Sunday, 14th September 2008 and Sunday, 11th October 2009.

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Ferdinand must sharpen up 7:28pm on 11 Oct 2009 Can anyone explain why the BBC has done an article on other countries that have qualified for the World Cup, yet studiously ignore Germany's 1-0 result in Moscow against another highly ranked team in Russia? It was probably the highest ranked match up in qualifying last night!!!

It's bizarre that the BBC is ignoring this without offering article of any kind, especially as it keeps Germany's string of WC appearances in tact whilst a loss would have meant qualification the hard way. Especially when there is separate articles on other qualifiers such as the Ivory Coast and Italy.

Is this one of those petty situations where Sky or some other channel had the rights?
Popular Webber the toast of F1 8:40pm on 12 Jul 2009 I'm so happy to see Webber get that first victory. He's been a great ambassador for the sport and Australia for a number of years and I've been proudly following each result since his first GP in Melbourne. My heart was really thumping through those first 30 laps especially. Like so many times before, Webber just had to go and tough it out the hard way. Congratulations Mark!!!
Why it's time to let ladies fly 7:28pm on 02 Mar 2009 I'm absolutely with the ladies on this one. I cannot think of any good reason why a sane person would want to ski down a slope that long and fly through the air for that length of time - but if they can, then good luck to them. I'd even pay to see it, so why keep them out?
Caption Competition 4:17pm on 27 Nov 2008 Although they refused to loosen his bonds, the Lilliputians allowed Gulliver to gorge himself on an enormous lemon meringue pie that a team of chefs had prepared.
Caption Competition 4:11pm on 27 Nov 2008 8 members of Manhattan's Caulrophobia Support League are being treated for severe shock, after an unfortunate incident that occurred during their annual picnic. (Photo taken about 30 seconds prior).
Caption Competition 3:57pm on 27 Nov 2008 After defeating the Stay Puft marshmallow man, our ghostbusting heroes are caught without their proton packs by Gozer's reincarnation.
Second race cruel on Weir 09:43am on 14 Sep 2008 Phoenixbots,

Nice comment - cheers to you.

In any case, it's fun to argue about all this stuff from the stands, but it's the guys themselves laying years of work on the line.

I agree. Good luck to both of them!
Second race cruel on Weir 09:36am on 14 Sep 2008 Now the Aussies are saying they have been wrongfully accused of cheating.
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Nobody is saying that. I don't think Fearnley cheated. A protest is an appeal to a judge to decide whether a result is fair.

And didn't T.G. Thompson say he actually did bring it to their attention before the race? Of course he's not going to launch a full inquiry trying to prepare mentally during the final moments before an Olympic race.

Just mindless and irrelevant race-based generalizations, lack of magnanimity and general whining is all I see here.

Re KirstyMHarris:
Perhaps you are right that I had been insensitive - I withdraw my sarcasm with apologies to Weir. I had not considered upcoming events when I mentioned his lack of sleep. Still, I don't think Weir's physical condition should be a factor in the judges decision.

For this to have been a relevant point, one would have to postulate that Fearnley placed the protest and foresaw the judges decision with the intention of disrupting Weir's sleep in preparation for future events. That's quite a conclusion to leap to. And if he was so underhanded, he could have just let the judges' ruling stand.

For the record though, I disagree with the initial ruling and think that the right situation was ultimately reached. I just also think that:

- Fearnley's nationality is irrelevant, (British sports fans play victim at least as often as Australian)
- theoretically unbiased judges agreed with Fearnley appeal,
- He was under absolutely no obligation to withdraw the appeal and yet did so. There's no point playing him as villain anymore.
Second race cruel on Weir 08:32am on 14 Sep 2008 KirstyMHarris

No, many weren't making valid points. They were generalizing that Australians were such terrible sports, and ironically moaning about the curse of whingeing.

When the British team felt that the officials disadvantaged them in able-bodied taekwondo, they protested. And it is right that they should do so and follow the laid out procedures. It's not whinging, it's appealing for a judge to oversee whether a result was fair.

Same goes for McLaren in F1 after Hamilton had his win stripped. McLaren counter-appealed there. (And wasn't there a lot of whinging from the fans btw! Always the victims unless they're winning). Hamilton himself (despite the fact that it's a harsh situation for him) at least seems level-headed about it. Good on him and I wouldn't begrudge him an appeal.

No, I've not heard any 'whining' in the media from the Australian team yet. It's all just here on this blog and still it goes on, despite an honorable acknowledgment of his peers by Fearnley.
Second race cruel on Weir 08:04am on 14 Sep 2008 Yes, my heart bleeds for David and his lost sleep (sic). I think you're clutching at straws for justification there.

Look, regardless, there was an improper situation that disadvantaged an athlete (the degree to which can be debated) and a protest was lodged through official channels for judgment. After time to think, the athlete in question has since withdrawn his protest because he did not want to place his colleagues/opponents in an unfair situation.

This is a fantastic result! If you're going to still whine about that because somebody lost sleep, then there's just no hope at all that the whinging will ever cease.

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