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Boo hoo... Must be the patriarchal approach at work, as if they are headmasters scolding pupils. That's not the way the world turns around.

I've seen them - right before a similar one by Azerbaijan.

That is pure, utter disrespect and disregard toward the multitudes of Turks present. Again, something Dink wouldn't approve of.

It is a BS commentary, given it first and foremost gives Turkey's ability to speedily react according to the demands of the situation too much credit. Moreover, he is no "last remaining voice"... He was one of many growing bolder. Maybe the one Armenian voice, yes, but Elif Safak and Orhan Pamuk come in at least as loudly. Additionally, Dink had more support, albeit still a handful, than the commentary cares to admit. The commentary makes it sound as though everyone who speaks in his favour nowadays used to be his opponent. That simply is not true. And, last but not least - and of course this is my latest guide - I wholeheartedly believe that Dink wouldn't have approved, if I can claim to know him through his writings.

Because Turkish historians are a joke.

By the way, a note to all those drooling their rabid saliva all over the place - the "proclamations" made here by most, as well as the knee-jerk reactions/demonstrations of diaspora Armenians elsewhere in the world, remain contrary to what Hrant Dink strove for. Mutafyan also touched on this during the service. You only make his enemies proud and shame his wife's speech. Now THAT is disgusting - you don't know who you honour any more than do the crowds, the latter ignorant per your own allegations!

So I guess there were no "good Turks" in there. Bummer.

I don't see why Turkish officials should be left out of something which officials from other countries, including but not limited to Armenia, which was not even ever party to any of the process that led to Dink's murder, also attended for whatever reason. Moreover, a distinction has to be made between the ass-lawyers who filed the lawsuits against him and the government. What would be done if it were Orhan Pamuk who was murdered instead? Again no state officials while representatives of the EU and what-not attend? You can't expect sincerity from politicians or the government, but what is to be done if they demand to attend? It would be ironic, yes, but disgusting? Hardly. What the government is trying to do is appropriate the situation. They cannot steer the events that are yet to come, however.

Barbarians, cowards, typical, true to ancestry, the best Russian is the drunk Russian, blah blah blah...

My feelings exactly, Nairi. The irony of it all is that Dink was ostracised, isolated, by every group while alive, and now all of a sudden he is the centre of grief. Only a handful of Turks stood up for him, or were by his side, through the ordeals that he lived through. Now every Turkish politician, from the left end of the political spectrum down to the far right, has kind words to say for him, when I'm sure not even 1% bothered to take in his words, his plea, get to know what he was all about. Same with diasporan Armenians. He actually criticised the French parliament for their move re: Armenian genocide recognition. Where has all the hot air gone? For the life of me, I had a hard time restraining myself from saying here on this forum, "Geez, get a grip, what do you lot care? He was a sworn Turkish citizen, just like the Bolsohye who got ousted out of Azerbaijan, the latter whom you call an 'ethnic Turk'!" I am however pleasantly surprised that nobody has yet been so grotesque as to suggest that he deserved what he got for remaining in Turkey while Elif Safak and Orhan Pamuk prefer to remain outside Turkey. Apparently he is more useful dead than alive, even to his fellow Armenians. Shame!

My next in line is the Madonna, a.k.a. Monroe piercing. As for how soon, that depends on what career choices I make in the short-term.

Methinks it is the Amerikanskis who are sinking fast and it will be Amerikanskis who will be remembered for what they are and have done.

1) English is a Germanic language. 2) Not all Romance languages pronounce the "auto" as "oto." Example: Portuguese automóvel. 3) Nothing wrong with "avto," whichever way it is written - it is closer to the original Greek, "afto" as in "aftokinito" - car.

I don't have pictures of myself with my pierced nose. Not that I'd post them anyway.

I couldn't disagree more. Aishwarya rules! http://hyeforum.com/index.php?s=&showt...st&p=180748

Well, then, I suppose there is no such thing as an English language. Turkish has a good chance of interchanging at least the "milli" and the "teshkilat," but what about National Intelligence Service in English, all the words being non-Germanic?

Not so sure about the difficult part. But what the heck - all in good fun, eh?

With all due respect to differing tastes, yes, considering I throw out tomatoes and lettuce from my sandwiches (why spoil the sandwich with the tomatoes and lettuce and the tomatoes and the lettuce with the sandwich?), though I did catch myself searching for crappola recipes for a moment. And the crust was like rubber in comparison with my mother's. I guess I like robust material and spice in everything. My dream is pizza with Indian topping.

Wait a minute - did I miss something? Ani is not calling Vava's missus "the little one," is she?

Yummy... Though - and this qualifies as chit-chat - I must say one thing about Italy - I think I had the foulest pizza in... Italy! Literally had raw tomatoes and cottage cheese on baked dough at some bakeries in some cases because they had run out of everything else. Ugh.

Indeed. Funny we usually learn about "frames of reference" by the time we get to high school when usually we're taught "Galileo was condemned for claiming the earth revolves around the sun and not the other way around" - in terms kids can understand.

Yes yes yes yes, of course.

No, it's still there. http://media1.yourdailymedia.com/files/pre...stadiumfire.wmv And, yes, I had always wondered what fart looked like on infrared: http://www.yourdailymedia.com/media/1165402319/Infrared_Fart

It means that by the above account, Turkey did what had to be done for any citizen - not more, not less. It would have been worse if Turkish officials did nothing and turned a blind eye.

You are required to stop using contact lenses at least six months prior to surgery, if I remember correctly - though that depends on the doctor as well, I suppose. My eyesight won't stabilise - it keeps going up and down, up and down, over the years. Sometimes I can't help but wonder if they just change my prescription for the heck of it, though it does help when I get my new spectacles. Not sure if they would still want to look at my history - but I've made peace with my frames. In fact, I must admit I like the look. (Mine is nothing near the 11's and others mentioned, though - a measly 2.5-3.0 is more like it.) Still, I keep going back and forth in my head - as in, what if years from now I develop a condition whereby it becomes impossible for me to get the surgery and I can't use contacts, either, and I'm stuck with glasses? That would suck when, say, scuba diving. Would I regret it then? etc... I have heard from someone I know who likewise did some research on this topic. His myopia was around 8 for both eyes, I think. He says that he wound up asking his neighbour, a doctor who does laser surgery himself, why he of all people on earth didn't get one himself. The answer was that he had decided to wait out to see what the consequences of such practice would be in years from now. Now I don't know what they're talking about and what kind of research is missing after all these yeasr, but it makes me shudder.