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Wow, how did I not know this? Seems they were legally married together with - according to wiki - 5 other gay couples. Sounds like must-see TV

Well done Boyan Slat! The kind of person we all need

"Ask Oscar Wilde what wit did for him, against the legal mechanizations of Bosie's Papa and the harsh realities of Victorian England. Two years in prison at hard labour, financial ruin and separation from his wife and children forever. Besides that, no more plays. The sweet Nightingale was silenced Forever. Like jailing Shakespeare because he compared his boy to a summer's day...Nice and dull wins more friends than witty and harsh by about a thousand to one, every day of the week and in every kind of weather. However, perceiving this truth requires a different variety of intelligence than the kind that fuels wit." Yes, wit - and much humour - is often harsh, cruel even. But so is life. It may not win friends but it can shine a light on human behaviour and its absurdity. Whatever, it is deeply embedded in European culture and is often unfathomable to Americans. Had Wilde chosen "nice and dull" he would probably have lived a long life. And a dull life. And a forgotten life. And very likely a less happy life. His personal tragedy was largely brought about by his choices to attract and be the centre of attention through his wit. For a time he was the glittering star in the firmament. And what a star. His life and works brought, and continue to bring, great pleasure to countless people and will always be remembered. I'm thankful he didn't choose nice and dull.

Lookin' good Happy birthday penguin! .

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100 days to go!

take the money and spend it on something frivolous !

One of the posted comments: No government has the right of banning parental rights in helping their own children whom they brought into this world. Its time interest groups and politicians back down. I am choosing to speak moderately!! A lot of parents hold this view. They believe that because they brought "their" children into this world it gives them "rights" of "ownership" - specifically unfettered control. This may have been true in medieval times but it is just plain wrong in a modern free society.

Phew! This material's too good to waste

you think life is fair?

wot they said

Blatter resigns! http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32982449

missed opportunity - perfect excuse to make contact "Only connect" - EM Forster

blocked in the UK

You must understand how deeply rooted in the Catholic Culture Ireland is. Of all the nations in Europe, and most certainly in Western Europe, it has been the most conservative and resistant to social change. To see that Gay Marriage is now legal there after just 22 years of legal homosexuality is very encouraging and then to know that Ireland is the first nation in the world to make Gay Marriage a part of the constitution is revolutionary! Recent censuses show Ireland has the most youthful population in Europe - 40% are under 30. So it's perhaps not surprising that an educated young population should reject the bigoted dogma of an ancient and out-of-date dinosaur like the Catholic Establishment

Methinks this is the end of the World Cup as we know it. Any hope of reforming FIFA just went out the window. Uefa will most likely break away and take the cash with it, leaving Fifa as a sad pitiful brand for third world corruption.

The solution to this is simple - what would people actually say in real life?

I'm guessing we agree Simon Cowell shows are essentially camp. Well, ESC is a camp glitterfest And the main rule is... the camper the better! .

It is astonishing that it has taken an American law enforcement agency - the FBI - to arrest these criminals. The U.S. of all countries - surely the nation least interested in football - has finally moved in on this criminal racket masquerading as the world's governing body for international football. It'll be interesting to see how the main criminal, Blatter, wriggles out of this one and continues clinging onto power. What's truly shocking is how England's governing body, the Football Association, has cravenly failed to make a stand against this corrupt-to-the-core organised crime mob. I mean, we invented the game for goodness sake! *hangs head in shame*

Hmm, popularity is an interesting thought. Gay sex was certainly a lot more popular in Ancient Greece and Rome - maybe it's time for a reboot .

Did they howl?

Nul points

"There's a reason that our federal government doesn't want to pass any non-discrimination legislation. There are people alive that could sue for billions if that were the case. Every level of our government from federal down to district dog catcher would be liable to some extent. They know this. We know this." There is a way round this - make the new law effective from a stated date (retrospective law is actually pretty rare and generally abhorrent anyway). In good ol' Blighty various govts passed 9 separate anti-discrimination laws over 40 odd years: -Equal Pay Act 1970 -Sex Discrimination Act 1975 -Race Relations Act 1976 -Disability Discrimination Act 1995 -Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003 -Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003 -Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 -Equality Act 2006, Part 2 -Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2007 They've all worked pretty well. But you can see how it all got just a bit complicated - so they were all consolidated into the Equality Act 2010. Given the will, it can be done

Goodness. I think I read somewhere about the American Constitution and how it created the World's Greatest Free Democracy - the Land of the Free. And now you're telling me it ain't worth a pail of warm spit? *rubs head in confusion - feels a headache coming on...*

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