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The smuggness of those
Don’t point the finger at us...
‘Baby on Board’ signs I was delighted to see the child is not married off to a
return of Errol and his first cousin, maimed for
This has been done several times opinions. The answer to his begging purposes, forced to
before, I’m sure, and I do empathise recent letter is that sex is make carpets or rented out to
with you on this matter. However, I indeed child’s play, how else make an Oscar winning
have to urge you: ‘don’t go there’. could you explain two movie. Child brides are the
The ‘Baby on Board’ sign has many
psychological meanings and is
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children having a child. I in norm in Asia please don’t
no way condone children point fingers at the UK or the
usually placed in a car for a random having yet more children, and West you have enough
combination of these accept that the UK has to problems at home.
meanings.These reasons include have a long hard look at itself. Regards,
copying, status, advertisement of However the state, and Max McMirdiff
proven fertility, a desire to irritate he said that people, and banks, Clifford, will ensure that the Dubai
other road users through one- should not spend what they have
upmanship - as it possibly has in not already earned. As reported in
your case? - cultural superiority, today’s 7DAYS Business in-law and ten-year-old daughter time? Are the people concerned
class superiority, income superiority, page…”The central bank demands equally - particularly the part in St aware what goes on? Has anyone Recruitment agencies
national identity: as you can see, the that a bank’s advance-to-deposit Peter’s square because it was so else witnessed anything similar? On
forces ranged against the rest of us (AD) ratio is 100 per cent, ie the preposterous. Yes it was slapstick; another note, I usually put any still dividing opinion
are formidable. The sign is bank cannot lend more than it has” yes it was silly; yes it was clothes that I no longer require in a
hijacked to symbolise maturity and …and this, it must be agreed, is the convoluted... but isn’t that the point bag in the waste chute area rather In reply to “Recruitment agent
overall moral superiority to the root cause of the current liquidity of the Pink Panther series? It also than throw them out, hoping that a slammed….”, we need to clarify
outside world. crisis. had no violence, no bad language less fortunate employee can make some points here. First of all, I’m
That’s why the ‘Babe on Board’ sign Mad McTav and nothing offensive making it a use of them, does anyone know of sorry to say that however the
is funny but completely inferior as it Mirdif really entertaining film that the whole another solution for discarded recruitment business might have
also sends messages of lack of family could enjoy. The whole clothing etc, ie charity shops? functioned elsewhere, this is a
proven fertility and/or testosterone atmosphere of shared enjoyment Eddy657 market ruled by the companies. You
levels. was a pleasure. I must also point out Dubai think we alone put up with
‘Baby on Board’ signs sends out a that my personal film preferences prejudiced requirements? But
message of complete fulfillment and are usually art house and subtitled -
personal achievement. The British and I wholeheartedly agree with More irritation at TV
unfortunately, the harsh reality is that
we need run our business and for
comedian, Ben Elton, used to do a your review of ‘Slumdog Millionaire’.
short sketch on these signs My recommendation to your film channels’ repeats
that we need to get what the client
wants, not what we like. Second of
occasionally focusing on the car critic is to go and see ‘PP2’ again in all, we do contact candidates for
occupants’ desperate need to show the presence of a family audience. I completely agree with JMD. The only face-to-face interviews and do you
the world their marvelous Desert Daisy good thing about Showtime is Fox the answers we get sometimes?
testosterone and fertility ratings. Dubai Movies and Fox Series. Then they They range from “Can we meet up
Also, I think that when the original took that away. Channels worth on a Friday…” to “I’m sorry but I’ve
signs came out in the UK, one of On my last flight, this morning, from watching are Animal Planet, National got a lot of work to do….”. Though
their reasons was to warn other road Dubai back to England I happened to Shocked by lady’s Geographic and Discovery - although you’re right on the front that
users that the car occupants may be read Mad McTav’s light-hearted plan they have repeats too. The upside of candidates are the ones seeking a
distracted and liable to erratic to revive the World (and Mirdif) behaviour at hospital all the repeats is that instead of job, 70 per cent of them expect to
driving movements. This meaning economy. It led me to think more cramming in an episode of Grey’s or be served on a silver platter. And
was quickly turned around by the profoundly about the root cause of Today I witnessed the worst behaviour CSI before bedtime, we have an last of all, time management is
owners. The signs now come with the credit crunch. I was brought up in of any individual in my 54 years on entire week to watch one episode! I something my colleagues and I am
an exclamation mark for the world to a Christian community and I god’s earth. In the typing centre at take baths, cook, run errands and go aware of, thank you very much. I
take note that the occupants of remember my mother saying “Neither Baraha (Kuwaiti) Hospital I saw a to the movies without missing a single hope this chain stops after this,
these vehicles are in complete a lender or a borrower be” which I ‘lady’ attempt to push past another in segment! Another thing, why do they because I’m sure you also have a
control of their fruitful and successful think must be a quote from the Bible. the queue for the photocopy switch programme channels, delete job to do rather than “reading this
lives! Unlike other car drivers who If I’m not mistaken the Quran also machine. When she was asked to channels and change our viewing publication for the better part of your
do not possess these signs! Casey, gives the same advice, hence the wait her turn she was extremely rude permission without informing viewers morning”?
it’s best to try to ignore them. It’s need for Shariah-compatible financial to the first lady which prompted the prior to doing so? Aggrieved
irritating, I know, but that’s what the products offered in the UAE. Perhaps lady’s’ husband to ask her to behave. KM Dubai
signs are placed there for. we can all learn from these two holy At that point the rude woman Dubai
Of course, if you ask the people who books that we should only spend the unleashed a string of abuse on him The ongoing correspondence
put the sign in their car why they did money we have already earned. more befitting a rugby washhouse
it they will invariably trot out the glib Repatriated Ex-pat including the ‘F’ word and hand Cow power: Ingenius
regarding the performance of
Recruitment Agencies is pointless.
‘I do it to show other road users to Gloucestershire, England gestures which would normally get
drive more safely near my car, to her deported. Clearly shocked the idea for the future
It is one of those professions where
you do not require any training or
protest my children etc, etc’ . proper professional qualifications as
Regards, Pink Panther movie great
gentleman fetched a policeman who
was given a load of lies accusing the such. There is no regulatory body to
John oversee and ensure any kind of
Dubai for the whole family
man off pushing the woman. A very
nice man explained to the policeman accountability.
that she was lying but the policeman As a senior executive in the Gulf for
You can’t give out
I just read the review of ‘The Pink was totally unwilling to protect this over 25 years I can confirm that these
Panther 2’ in 7DAYS and think that poor couple and the woman just left agencies are largely used to provide
what you don’t have
your reviewer is jumping on the the room. the fig leaf for nepotism and self-
bandwagon of worldwide reviews I was stunned that no other people serving “ old boys club’ at the
rather than giving a review of the moved to protect this couple. expense of merit and fair play. The ‘
George (and his grandmother) was film in the context of how it is likely We do not need this behaviour in our chosen ones ‘ are already in Position
not at all financially simplistic when beautiful city and I pray that whatever and the Agency has cashed in the
troubles her is gone and she finds it consultation fee. The ads are only to
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in her heart to apologise. cover-up the audit trail. A classical
Regards, Methane gas from cows! Of course - case of white-collar crime leaving no
Mo why hasn’t anyone thought of this fingerprints.
Dubai before?? Gas bags - attached to the Kamil A
Will you go and watch the Women’s
cow’s rear end will collect enough Dubai
Tennis Open Championship?
Are all our recycling
methane in a year to power a
100 ..............................
medium sized power station. AND -
efforts going to waste?
here’s another cost saving angle -
as methane is LIGHTER than air,
7DAYS, in
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when the bags are full a gentle
association
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I live in an apartment in The Greens breeze will propel the cows to the
with Air Miles,
9% to be received in the Emirates. and have been under the impression nearest power station!
will be
40 .............................. YES
I wish the reviewer had been at our that the large cardboard containers This is one money making venture
rewarding the
screening at the Mall of Emirates on that are situated on every floor just Richard Branson missed out on!
best letter each
20 ..............................
91%
the first day the film opened. The outside the elevators were for Graeme
week with a whopping 20,000
cinema was packed with a family recycling of cardboard and paper. Dubai
miles. So get writing!
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NO
audience - adults and children alike Imagine my surprise when today I
laughed out loud throughout the film witnessed, for the second time, an
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