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- | The year 2011, still ongoing at time of writing, | + | The year 2011 has been dubbed 'the Year of the ASB' on AH.com for a collection of unlikely events that would have been greeted with derisive laughter if they had been suggested six months before. These include: |
* The Arab Revolutions in Tunisia, Egypt etc and NATO intervention in Libya, all triggered by one man upset because he wasn't allowed to sell fruit. | * The Arab Revolutions in Tunisia, Egypt etc and NATO intervention in Libya, all triggered by one man upset because he wasn't allowed to sell fruit. | ||
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* Polish foreign minister Radek Sikorski says “I will probably be the first Polish foreign minister in history to say so, but here it is: I fear German power less than I am beginning to fear German inactivity.” Presumably this is followed by [[offtopic: | * Polish foreign minister Radek Sikorski says “I will probably be the first Polish foreign minister in history to say so, but here it is: I fear German power less than I am beginning to fear German inactivity.” Presumably this is followed by [[offtopic: | ||
* Actual plans for a 13 feet tall piloted mech made by the Japanese. | * Actual plans for a 13 feet tall piloted mech made by the Japanese. | ||
+ | * Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam praises and promotes Scientology. | ||
+ | * The Teen Choice Award for best action actress went to 63-year old Linda Hunt. | ||
It seems likely that more will be added as the year goes on. | It seems likely that more will be added as the year goes on. |
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