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http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,17057851-2,00.html?from=rss

A story about the executioner in Singapore.
The interesting tidbits:

Mr Singh is credited with being the only executioner in the world to single-handedly hang 18 men in one day -- three at a time.

He also hanged seven condemned men within 90 minutes a few years later. They had been convicted in what became known as the "gold bars murders", in which a merchant and two employees were killed during a robbery.

He carries out the executions wearing simple casual clothes, often just a T-shirt, shorts, sports shoes and knee-length socks.

To mark his 500th hanging four years ago, four of his former colleagues turned up at his home to celebrate the event with a couple of bottles of Chivas Regal.

"He is a keen soccer fan," his colleague said. "His favourite team is Manchester United. He watches all the English Premier League matches he can."

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No word on if he rides a scooter.

And those Man U fans are just the kind of bastards that make me glad I support CFC...

Licensed Joined: 08 May 2005 Posts: 352

Nice smile.

I don't ever recall thinking to myself, "I love my job" but, boy, does he look like he's got no worries.

Clearly latent homicidal tendencies, as all Soccer brawling fans tend to have.

I can see it now at a party, "So, what do YOU do?"

Fuck.

Is this like playing god for a career?

Permit Joined: 03 May 2005 Posts: 95 Location: Mpls

Yep Egan,those are the kinds people that stand in line with you as a Manchester fan......you do both have that same grin though.

Licensed Joined: 19 Jan 2005 Posts: 511

Oh come on, you know I was JOKING that I liked Man U. I really like Newcastle (bottle or draught).

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4477012.stm

Apparently this guy was just fired. Presumably because the press leaked the fact that he liked Man U.

Permit Joined: 03 May 2005 Posts: 95 Location: Mpls

They should just give the job to Glazier(you know,that yank that bought a football team),seems like he'd qualify with flying colours.

Training Joined: 08 Aug 2005 Posts: 23

I'm from the Red half of Manchester and this thread cracked me up - the jibe thrown at United fans by bitter bluenoses is that United fans aren't from Manchester (news to me and pretty much everyone I ever went to a game with).

Ironic that such ABUism is alive and kicking in Minnesota... you know, that well known suburb of Manchester.

In the spirit of that well worn Stretford End tradition...

Blue Moon
You started singing again
You say the Reds are from Slough
When you all live in MN

I thank you.

Without context, the joke of the thread is kind of lost, yeah.

Not ALL of us are originally FROM Minnesota. We just ended up here.

Training Joined: 08 Aug 2005 Posts: 23

Licensed Joined: 08 May 2005 Posts: 352

Whut thu?

Is that pig-latin or sumthin?

Training Joined: 08 Aug 2005 Posts: 23

Licensed Joined: 19 Jan 2005 Posts: 511

It's kinda an inside joke with some of us. Really not an intense dislike or hatred (well maybe Ritchie has some but he's intitled as he is from U.K).
There is always some team that has the most money, franchise players or biggest fan base, that causes people to pick at them (Yankees BaseBall, Lakers Basktball). And hey atleast we're talking about Soccer(football).

Um, Cheers. Egan

Having spent time in University in the Kensington-Chelsea area, I support CFC. But it's not like I *really* give a toss when push comes to shove. It's just kind of fun... And Egan's right, at least we're watching and interested in *real* footballl, and not just the kind where people in armor slam into each other...