tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811405.comments2023-03-30T08:37:38.108+01:00From Catalonia to CaledoniaRabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16537773508053082477noreply@blogger.comBlogger358125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811405.post-8513703683532563012010-12-13T20:51:06.188+00:002010-12-13T20:51:06.188+00:00Servidor peca de seguidor fiel, pero el concierto ...Servidor peca de seguidor fiel, pero el concierto estuvo brutal; resulta que estuvieron en un festival con Edwyn Collins y tocaron tres canciones de Edwyn Collins/Orange Juice al final incluido “Rip It Up”. Nadie se lo esperaba y fue tremendo. <br /><br />Este año bato records de visita navideña: estaré en la peri durante tres semanas y dos días, espero que tengáis paciencia...<br /><br />Rabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16537773508053082477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811405.post-70085741647168517742010-12-12T18:33:39.385+00:002010-12-12T18:33:39.385+00:00Espero que disfrutes en el concierto!
A ver si so...Espero que disfrutes en el concierto!<br /><br />A ver si somos afortunados de verte pronto...<br /><br /><br />Saludos torriles!torritonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811405.post-38759025140659741682010-12-07T22:28:07.186+00:002010-12-07T22:28:07.186+00:00http://wikileaks.liberdadedeexpressao.net/ftp.libe...http://wikileaks.liberdadedeexpressao.net/ftp.liberdadedeexpressao.net/<br />there's a "mirror" of wikileaks...<br />that's a fps provided by a political party in portugal<br />spread the wordAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811405.post-81730669082072294592010-12-06T21:55:49.577+00:002010-12-06T21:55:49.577+00:00Ha ha! So true. The internet is like quick sand!Ha ha! So true. The internet is like quick sand!Locahttp://fleasanddogsinbarcelona.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811405.post-65228553788092053402010-12-03T17:47:09.540+00:002010-12-03T17:47:09.540+00:00im just gonna leave a message to say that Wikileak...im just gonna leave a message to say that Wikileaks is down again.peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811405.post-82261928672630278372010-11-30T21:39:07.964+00:002010-11-30T21:39:07.964+00:00Updated with source, thanks for the link.
I did ...Updated with source, thanks for the link. <br /><br />I did not know about it, I got it from a messageboard and it was not referenced there either...Rabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16537773508053082477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811405.post-73049977481722566702010-11-30T10:21:16.293+00:002010-11-30T10:21:16.293+00:00Comic originated from XKCD
Please reference it. X...Comic originated from <a href="http://xkcd.com/386/" rel="nofollow">XKCD</a><br /><br />Please reference it. XKCD is the very clever and witty work of one guy and deserves recognition.Neilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811405.post-24808641710491486372010-09-01T09:31:25.874+01:002010-09-01T09:31:25.874+01:00Mind the midges. I hope you've read the Scott ...Mind the midges. I hope you've read the Scott novel, although probably not your kind of thing. PS pleased to see from your RH bar that the alleged fiscal deficit is down to ...trevorhttp://followthebaldie.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811405.post-86415036270241479112010-08-21T09:31:30.965+01:002010-08-21T09:31:30.965+01:00The English are more in charge of the Union than t...The English are more in charge of the Union than they have ever been now that the Scots and the Welsh have been allowed to look after their own petty affairs. <br /><br />If you refer to their football team, then that's another matter...Rabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16537773508053082477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811405.post-19760618897956445892010-08-03T12:09:07.334+01:002010-08-03T12:09:07.334+01:00The largest and most fucked up stateless nation in...The largest and most fucked up stateless nation in the world? What about England?The Singing Organ-Grinderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04487387301124491134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811405.post-31299918852722761072010-07-23T23:55:36.230+01:002010-07-23T23:55:36.230+01:00Hi GironaLad,
You are probably be right, 1m peop...Hi GironaLad, <br /><br />You are probably be right, 1m people is a very big number but if that’s the case, then we need to revise down attendance for every other rally. <br /><br />From what I remember watching online, a lot of people did not make it to Tetuan as the “capçalera” dissolved in Gran Via well before the final destination due to the collapsed streets and inability to move forward. ItRabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16537773508053082477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811405.post-11348591512980768822010-07-23T00:34:04.071+01:002010-07-23T00:34:04.071+01:00I have to say that the estimates of one million pe...I have to say that the estimates of one million people at the rally seem rather inflated. I'm pretty sure that many people would need a lot more space. I live within a few blocks of Plaça de Tetuan and watched the organizers preparing loudspeakers and stages and TV camera platforms earlier in the day. In the evening I walked there around 8pm with my wife and one-year-old in his push chair GironaLadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811405.post-15489941945612642542010-07-20T21:11:49.355+01:002010-07-20T21:11:49.355+01:00Brian,
I am afraid you are right, and it has take...Brian,<br /><br />I am afraid you are right, and it has taken less time than we all imagined for them to fall out with one another. Sometimes I think we have too much faith in self-serving politicians. Plus ça change…<br />To paraphrase someone else… "never so many have been so leaderless"<br /><br />Ahh, lucky you living in Tortosa…. I like the area a lot, used to go there as a little Rabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16537773508053082477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811405.post-47857902794516168482010-07-18T22:14:38.014+01:002010-07-18T22:14:38.014+01:00I agree too. I was there in Barcelona, and yes, th...I agree too. I was there in Barcelona, and yes, there were more than a million people (we did not move for almost 2 hours!).<br />I will be shocked, but unfortunately not surprised, if politicians of ALL parties carry on as if nothing had happened. After a few days of mumbles and empty threats and promises, I'm afraid that this is what will happen.<br />The change people demanded on the 10th Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06613762050863476962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811405.post-42735304942845914212010-07-14T22:21:19.691+01:002010-07-14T22:21:19.691+01:00"no follow-through" - I could not have p..."no follow-through" - I could not have put it better.<br /><br />Your fellow santcugatenc once again gets it spot on:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.victoralexandre.cat/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1181&Itemid=1" rel="nofollow"> Victor Alexandre</a><br /><br />I wish he could translate all his articles into English -it would save me a lot of time. <br /><br />Rabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16537773508053082477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811405.post-26369257487332308012010-07-12T10:56:16.596+01:002010-07-12T10:56:16.596+01:00I've always been a bit disappointed by demonst...I've always been a bit disappointed by demonstrations in Spain. There is a big emphasis on the march component, but no follow-though. There isn't really a history in Spain of people power achieving much (compare to Portugal or the French in getting rid of their dictatorship/king).<br /><br />For example, the civil rights demonstrations in the 60s in the US consisted of a march, followed santcugathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15875225582566483983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811405.post-55336443174143592872010-07-12T00:00:57.603+01:002010-07-12T00:00:57.603+01:00Man, it's weird, I took my medication and like...Man, it's weird, I took my medication and like there's lots of people in Gracia waving Spanish flags and shouting Visca Catalunya!The Singing Organ-Grinderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04487387301124491134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811405.post-53287157586657186722010-07-11T20:27:33.769+01:002010-07-11T20:27:33.769+01:00I see you are still living in a parallel universe....I see you are still living in a parallel universe... remember to keep taking your medication.Rabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16537773508053082477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811405.post-28985140501487158492010-07-10T20:45:34.868+01:002010-07-10T20:45:34.868+01:00Thanks for that, I don't really know how to fi...Thanks for that, I don't really know how to fix it or how to even get to see what's wrong... will investigate tomorrow. <br /><br />Were you at the demo?Rabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16537773508053082477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811405.post-11086372419995190482010-07-10T20:10:01.759+01:002010-07-10T20:10:01.759+01:00Dude, your marvellous feed is full of format crap,...Dude, your marvellous feed is full of format crap, vizThe Singing Organ-Grinderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04487387301124491134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811405.post-45809745308068360032010-04-24T20:04:00.509+01:002010-04-24T20:04:00.509+01:00Gràcies per l'enllaç!Gràcies per l'enllaç!Alberthttp://www.cataloniadirect.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811405.post-85020294100881324002010-03-07T18:44:25.104+00:002010-03-07T18:44:25.104+00:00There used to a be a charitable association in the...There used to a be a charitable association in the City which referred to its visits to the underprivileged as guild trips.trebolínhttp://oreneta.com/kalebeulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811405.post-2487130659561790822010-03-03T22:39:32.765+00:002010-03-03T22:39:32.765+00:00TerrorBoy, I have not acknowledged guilt let alone...TerrorBoy, I have not acknowledged guilt let alone on behalf of anybody else. I have enough trouble trying to speak for myself.<br /><br />I am just a minnow with no real influence in my own company. I shuffle numbers about and I get paid very well for very little. <br /><br />Anyway, since when is gambling with other people’s money considered a guild?Rabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16537773508053082477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811405.post-59840135595585203342010-03-03T22:18:26.780+00:002010-03-03T22:18:26.780+00:00Sorry I forgot this link:
another example
I dare...Sorry I forgot this link:<br /><a href="http://www.avui.cat/cat/notices/2009/10/el_govern_espanyol_ensenyara_catala_als_policies_estatals_75011.php" rel="nofollow"> another example</a><br /><br />I dare say that the vast majority of Spanish policemen and Guardia Civil have not learnt Catalan despite living in the country for decades and have no interest in doing so. I await with interest Rabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16537773508053082477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811405.post-33124965122060104012010-03-03T22:14:13.586+00:002010-03-03T22:14:13.586+00:00Michael: thanks for your comment, this is just the...Michael: thanks for your comment, this is just the tip of the iceberg. <br /><br />Even in 2010, Catalan members of parliament are prohibited from speaking Catalan in the Spanish parliament and the Spanish State keeps blocking the adoption of Catalan as an official EU language despite being more widely spoken than many other languages already official. <br /><br />It is this background of Rabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16537773508053082477noreply@blogger.com