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OK rogue trading is topical today.

Where did the long arm of the law actually catch up with Nick Leeson?
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i was looking at him on wikipedia yesterday but i will still get this wrong. he left a note saying i'm sorry and went globetrotting. was it germany?
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Yep

Frankfurt I believe from where he was extradited back to Singapore.
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great minds NM ;)

which 80s song was number one in this country in English and number two in the states in a different language?
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99 Red Balloons?
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Neun und neunzig luftbaloons!
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is that Demmerz back from the dead? :shock:

he's right you know.
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hi there Demmerz...

Nice avatar UP - although she looks as if she's gone to the dogs :wink:
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Istenem wrote:is that Demmerz back from the dead? :shock:

he's right you know.
Back from the dead indeed :) I thought it apt to bring an old question with me as well.....

Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles and Pince William are killed. What would be the new monarch's name?
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I'm guessing it won't be Henry - maybe cos Henry IX is unlucky - or was that not Charles III?

Surely it wouldn't be King Harry?

I'll pluck another posh name out the air and pick George VII

(sorry streakypoos if you're reading this!)
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Guess again..... ;)
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Well I know one of his middle names is Albert, so King Bert?
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henry ix i think
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Cardinal, Cardinal, Cardinal.... so close!!!!

UP has the honours.
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cheers Demmerz.

how many white men have run 100metres in less than 10 seconds? bonus points for names.
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