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We've just been told here that a group of.. and I quote... "drunken anti-globalization anarchists" are heading this way so we've been advised to bug out of the office early ( with no visible badges ) and to stay away from the office , in fact stay away from town tomorrow.

ohhh I just love a good protest, just be careful with those rocks now boys.

( tags ? .. oh this post is just crying out for some good tags )


 
Posted : 30/01/2009 2:33 pm
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Posted : 30/01/2009 2:33 pm
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where do you work?


 
Posted : 30/01/2009 2:35 pm
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Eh? . . wheres that???


 
Posted : 30/01/2009 2:36 pm
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Geneva is my guess.


 
Posted : 30/01/2009 2:55 pm
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Stay, and give us a running commentary 😉

Do you have your camera with you?


 
Posted : 30/01/2009 2:58 pm
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throw soap.


 
Posted : 30/01/2009 3:00 pm
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Do you work for The Man then Grynch?


 
Posted : 30/01/2009 3:04 pm
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Join in. Might be a good reason after all?


 
Posted : 30/01/2009 3:06 pm
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Offer to polish their shoes


 
Posted : 30/01/2009 3:07 pm
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chaka.. work for?.. I am the man.

( in my own very small world )

and yes Geneva here.. I work for WIPO ( people hate us if they can figure out what we do ) and mrs. G works for the ultimate evil WTO.


 
Posted : 30/01/2009 3:15 pm
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cheesefeet, would that be wee in their shoes then?


 
Posted : 30/01/2009 3:15 pm
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Put your money where your mouth is then - keep your tag on but change the name to "The Man" before you pop outside to greet the protesters.


 
Posted : 30/01/2009 3:45 pm
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WIPO = World Intellectual Property Organisation for anyone else who was wondering.

I can imagine the scene: A boozy session in a bar in Geneva - 'ooh let's make some trouble' 'yes but where?' 'well there's always the World Intellectual Property Organisation - that's got to be good for a laugh'.


 
Posted : 30/01/2009 4:15 pm
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I intend to be a drunken anti-globalization anarchists later this evening 🙂


 
Posted : 30/01/2009 4:34 pm
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I was just reading the local rag on line.. Geneva's finest kept the protesters to a small area downtown.. pretty much right in front of the rail station.. just handy for the tourists.


 
Posted : 01/02/2009 4:21 pm
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As it's Switzerland, surely drunken anti-globalization anarchists are only allowed to protest in the designated area from 10.00 to 10.30 on wednesdays after purchasing the appropriate permit?


 
Posted : 01/02/2009 5:04 pm
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just handy for the tourists.

Tourists?

In Geneva?

In February?

On a Sunday?

As WC Fields could have said. 'I went to Geneva once. It was closed'.


 
Posted : 01/02/2009 5:16 pm
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How funny my only enduring memory of Geneva is not being able to buy any magazines (I was on tour with a football team) because everything was closed! I thought I'd just been unlucky!! 😆


 
Posted : 01/02/2009 5:28 pm
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yes yes we have tourists.. it's just that this time of year they are mostly bewildered looking Americans wearing ski boots and funny hats and wondering where the mountains are ( said as an ex pat yankee here. )


 
Posted : 01/02/2009 9:05 pm
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http://www.tdg.ch/galeries/manif-anti-wef-clowns-matraques


 
Posted : 01/02/2009 9:07 pm
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btw Ian.. these drunken anti globalization ararchists HAD applied for a permit to march but were denied permission.

but being ararchists they decided to have a go anyway.. go figuah eh?.. very unSwiss.. and if you have a look at the pics in the link above the local Police took a very dim view of the whole show.


 
Posted : 01/02/2009 9:11 pm