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This is the mission where you have to do Snake's community service, chase the bin lorry, collect the 30 trashcans and make it back to the DMV in under 4 minutes, isn't it? I've stuck on exactly the same level! I wonder if there's a shortcut to get from that part of the city back to the DMV, because that's the only way it will be physically possible... doing every step correctly, I only have about 30 seconds to make it back to the DMV, which can't be done by normal methods. I know that if you fail the mission enough times, the game will allow you to skip that part I do hate that game at times, because as soon as you complete one task, you have another two or three tasks to complete, before you can finish the mission and save the game. And if you mess up on one task, you lose so much time that you usually have to start the mission from the beginning again No doubt the programmers though this would make the game more 'addictive' but I usually end up switching it off through frustration and playing something else.

Seconded

The Acron Electron was by far the best. It had a professional quality keyboard (pah, Spectrum, Press J to Load, how logical )

And what's Iraq at the moment? A utopia? The occupation isn't helping the situation. US and British soliders are being killed on an increasingly regular basis; they will retaliate in the way armies do; the insurgents will respond; and more Iraqi civilians will die in the process. Ad infinitum

Thank you Pingpang. I was going to respond to Jimbob1989 but you saved me the trouble. Seriously, Saddam was at his most vicious and cruel when he was an ally of the West. Or does everybody conveniently forget that

I blame the shayt noise that passes for modern music. Even scantily-clad girls vigourously shaking their, ahem, assets aren't enough to appeal to the Lowest Common Denominator and save TOTP (... so I've been told) Seriously, TOTP was great in the mid-80s, 'cos the music was. Then those girly-boys Bros entered the charts in the late 1980s, and music has been paying a high price for their success ever since

Errr...why do you think most Iraqis want foreign troops to leave? They want their country back. What do you think the Iraqi people want? Lower taxes and a shorter working week?

If you're that serious about the subject, perhaps you should join Greenpeace, travel to the Far East and protest to the Japanese government (just make sure that the Korean missile doesn't land on you )

But they make the most reliable cars, and the best home electronics Hey, I wonder if Microsoft will support a boyccott, if only to prevent the PlayStation 3 from being sold over here

I understand that you have a military background, so will have strong thoughts on the matter, but weren't this 'lefty PC brigade' you speak of against the war in the first place? Hardly an example of our own government bowing to them. Do we have an exit strategy yet? Is that the fault of the 'lefty PC brigade' too?

Err... I though they were doing that already? (Abu Ghraib springs to mind, and those torture flights). I would've thought if it was a wake up call for anything, it would be time for foreign troops to leave? Granted, that would be a significant embarassment for World Statemen Blair and Bush, so I expect that while the lives of Iraqi civilians and US soliders are cheap, plentiful and expendable, similar events will continue for a while yet. From the article: Relatives of the men have already reacted with grief and anger. Ken MacKenzie, uncle of Kristian Menchaca, said on US television: "Because the US government did not have a plan in place, my nephew has paid for it with his life."

I'm sorry to hear of your experiences. I've found the quality of care to be consistently excellent, on the several occasions I've had to take my boys in, whatever time of day or night! As for parking, on the times I've had to go in the daytime, I always park at the Hallamshire Hospital instead.

I started investigating the three Abrahamic religions when the Jehovah's Witnesses kept banging on my door every Sunday morning

Yeah right And insurance companies exist solely to protect you, the precious customer, from any mishap that might befall you Seriously though... I've not heard that they're only concentrating on 'big money stuff' - by which I assume they'll deal with company takeovers etc, rather than creating an offshore ambulance-chasing team overseas - but I wouldn't be surprised!

Dunno if you've seen 'Black Hawk Down', but in the directors' commentary, Ridley Scott mentions that the disaster suffered by US troops in the Battle of Mogadishu may have contributed to the world not responding to the massacres in Rwanda, just months later.

Yes, what with female priests, and now gay priests, it seems the original teachings have been rewritten in order to appeal to secular modernists. I've often thought about joining the Landover Baptist ministry, who take the KJV1611 edition to be the unchanged and literal word of God. Get your wallet out though - the ministry has a fleet of aircraft to maintain

My understanding of The Bible is that the Old Testament is to be followed by the Jews, and Christians follow the testament. How the two can contradict each other, yet are bundled together, is something I've never understood. I think of it as giving away a copy of Socialist Worker free with every copy of the Telegraph... Now, what does the New Testament say about alcohol? King Lemuel (often often considered to be the wise King Solomon) quotes his mother as saying: So strong drink affects your judgement and is only for the dying, the depressed and the destitute... Other New Testament verses warning against consuming alcohol in excess (if not alcohol per se) include: I believe that certain bible interpretations take winebibbers to mean those who drink too much, while others take it to mean drinking in general. I am aware that it is mentioned in the bible that Jesus turned water into wine, but I'm highly sceptical that God would permit something as destructive to society as alcohol to be freely consumed. Some interpretations I've read of such verses imply that the wine mentioned in the New Testament was grape juice rather than fermented, alcoholic beverage.

Hello Sierra, I hope you're well. There's a Guardian article here from September 2003, mentioning that 7 in 10 Americans believed Saddam played a part in 9/11. Of course, it's a Washington Post poll, so I am unable to make any guarantees as to its accuracy But in June 2004 the 9/11 commission found "no credible evidence" of a link between Saddam and Osama. I suppose if the Bush Administration were planning an invasion of Iraq (or, if reports are true, had planned it well before 9/11), then if they could convince their voters that Saddam and Osama were an item, it would be easier to sell to the public. From the article: Yep, we're just as guilty of that over here too Almost 300 million I though it was nearer to just 250 million. I think you need to secure that border with Mexico Many thanks and take care

Ho ho, the Arse, bitching about the match officials... I'm sure if refereeing decisions went in their favour, Monsieur Wenger would have denied ever seeing anything

"novus ordo seclorum" = "New World Order" (New as in secular) Naturally, this is merely a happy coincidence

Yes, the red shopfront is naff Yes, the music is naff and too loud Yes, it does smell funny in there But the prices and selection of previously used DVDs is better than at the other game stores in Sheffield. And Sheffielders aren't ones to miss bargains

It's improved immeasurably since I moved away from there several years ago (no silly jokes please ) Visit the museums and galleries while you're down there You won't get lost in Liverpool - follow the motorway and it will take you right into the city centre - unlike some other 'cities' we Sheffielders like to boast of

That happened to a mate of mine several years ago in Liverpool - he had of of those classic Golf GTis he downgraded to a Ford Fiesta Popular and had no trouble since!

Best way to get to Liverpool only using the motorways? Take the M1 to Leeds, then the M62 all the way past Manchester to Liverpool City Centre. Takes a couple of hours if it's a clear run (so it's not that much slower than taking those twisty A roads from Sheffield to Manchester, then the M62 to the 'pool) Theer are car parks in and around the city centre, and you can park your car at the docks for a few quid (if memory serves me correctly, it was free a few years ago) Don't overstay your welcome at the parking meters - the city council and its traffic wardens are as bad as Sheffield's. Contrary to popular belief, you probably won't get your car stolen

I'm pleased there's somebody else out there who does something about it. When such drivers stop in front of me, I'll blast my horn until they drive off. I expect too many drivers will just sit in their cars, mutter under their breath and make a mental note to vote BNP next time! If you see anybody driving through Fir Vale and Page Hall, blasting their horn in righteous indignation at every single traffic or pedestrian misdemeanour (I take a dim view of suicidal jaywalkers too), just pull me over and say Hi