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Archive Hilarious quotes from ITV's Formula 1 motor racing commentator Murray "Motormouth" Walker. Weird and wacky quotes from the ex-England football coach. The sayings of ex-Manchester United boss turned TV soccer pundit, "Mr Bojangles" himself - "Big" Ron Atkinson. As the stinging British quiz show 'The Weakest Link' makes its American TV debut, here is just a taste of some of the rebukes US contestants can expect from quiz host Anne Robinson.. The Queen Mother celebrated her 100th birthday on 4 August 2000. The wit and wisdom of the Queen Mother. President George "Dubya" Bush has already left an indelible mark on the English language. British Deputy PM John "2 Jags" Prescott carries on where Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, left off. Extracts from actual letters sent to various county councils and housing associations throughout the UK from disgruntled tenants. The numbers which have been making the headlines. Genuine answers to GCSE exams. If in doubt try and make the marker smile!!! Advertising slogans that got mangled up! Complaints submitted by aircraft pilots to maintenance engineers and their responses... The last words of kings, queens, courtiers, lawyers, murderers, doctors, poets, painters, priests, saints, martyrs, philosophers, actors, actresses, millionaires and sportsmen...before they shuffled off their mortal coils. HOW TO SELL YOUR HOME IN JUST 6 WEEKS!! Simple, practical advice and ideas on how to sell your home |
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Who has been making the news in 2000-2001 September 2001 The Aftermath...
As the dust literally settles following the terrorist strikes on The World Trade Center in New York, The Pentagon and Pittsburgh - some of the quotes....
Picture - Richard Drew/The Associated Press
"We stayed up all night at the hospital waiting for casualties that never came." Unknown staff nurse at New York's Bellvue Hospital, where they treated only a handful of survivors of the WTC disaster.
"Only in my heart." Unknown Italian woman at the Wall of Prayers outside New York's Bellvue Hospital, when asked if she knew anyone featured in the hundreds of missing persons photos. She had stopped to re-light one of the many prayer candles in front of the wall.
"Every nation in every region now has a decision to make : Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists." US President George W. Bush in his address to Congress.
"There is a land of the living and a land of the dead, and the bridge is love." British Prime Minister Tony Blair, quoting Thornton Wilder at a memorial service in New York for victims of the atrocity. "Grief is the price we pay for love." British Ambassador Sir Christopher Meyer, reading a message of sympathy from HM The Queen at the same memorial service in New York. "Suddenly
the days are not our own. Mark Gelade
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"The IRA sending a message of sympathy to America is like Jack the Ripper giving us a lesson in the sanctity of life." British newspaper columnist Simon Heffer.
"We have to drain the swamp they live in." US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, pledging to destroy Osama Bin Laden's terrorist network.
"If the Americans go to war I pity those boys - Vietnam will be a picnic by comparison." Former Soviet colonel Yuri Shamanov, who fought in Afghanistan.
"I do not believe my son was one of the hijackers. He was afraid of flying." Father of hijack suspect Mohammed Atta.
"We don't have any new instructions from the federal government, so from now on, we're on our own. Sometimes a potential hijacker will announce that he has a bomb. There are no bombs on this aircraft and if someone were to get up and make that claim, don't believe him. "If someone were to stand up, brandish something such as a plastic knife and say, 'This is a hijacking', or words to that effect, here is what you should do. Everyone should stand up and immediately throw things at that person - pillows, books, magazines, eyeglasses, shoes, anything that will throw him off balance and distract him. If he has a confederate or two, do the same with them. Most important : Get a blanket over him, then wrestle him to the floor and keep him there. We'll land the plane at the nearest airport and the authorities will take it on. Remember, there will be one of him and maybe a few confederates but there are 200 of you. Now, since we're a family for the next few hours, I'll ask you to turn to the person next to you, introduce yourself, tell them a little about yourself and ask them to do the same." Un-named United Airlines 737 captain to his passengers over the tannoy on a flight out of Denver, Colorado, in the wake of the WTC and other terrorist attacks on the USA. The passengers sat in silence during the brave speech, then applauded. "I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones."
Albert Einstein
The WTC before the disaster.
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