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2005-05-20 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Opposition leader dies mysteriously amid crackdown in Azerbaijan

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Posted by Fred 2005-05-20 01:14|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Cyanide tea.

Taste great.....Less living.

Posted by R2D2 2005-05-20 13:20|| 2005-05-20 13:20|| Front Page Top

#2 Clearly, he could not choose the cup in front of him.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2005-05-20 13:32|| 2005-05-20 13:32|| Front Page Top

#3 "Opposition" and "mysterious" tend to go together with the word "death". Hmmm. Being in the opposition must be bad for your immune system.

Posted by Chalcas 2005-05-20 13:48|| 2005-05-20 13:48|| Front Page Top

#4 Hawkins: I've got it! I've got it! The pellet with the poison's in the vessel with the pestle; the chalice from the palace has the brew that is true! Right?
Griselda: Right. But there's been a change: they broke the chalice from the palace!
Hawkins: They *broke* the chalice from the palace?
Griselda: And replaced it with a flagon.
Hawkins: A flagon...?
Griselda: With the figure of a dragon.
Hawkins: Flagon with a dragon.
Griselda: Right.
Hawkins: But did you put the pellet with the poison in the vessel with the pestle?
Griselda: No! The pellet with the poison's in the flagon with the dragon! The vessel with the pestle has the brew that is true!
Hawkins: The pellet with the poison's in the flagon with the dragon; the vessel with the pestle has the brew that is true.
Griselda: Just remember that.

Posted by Steve 2005-05-20 1:50:25 PM|| 2005-05-20 1:50:25 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 source, Steve?

Posted by thibaud (aka lex) 2005-05-20 13:58|| 2005-05-20 13:58|| Front Page Top

#6 Wonder if they pulled "The Old Switcheroo" on him..."Look, Ehtiram! A baby wolf!"

Posted by tu3031 2005-05-20 14:02|| 2005-05-20 14:02|| Front Page Top

#7 "The Court Jester" with Danny Kaye. A classic movie, one of his best.

Posted by Steve 2005-05-20 2:02:57 PM|| 2005-05-20 2:02:57 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Thanks!

Posted by thibaud (aka lex) 2005-05-20 14:21|| 2005-05-20 14:21|| Front Page Top

#9 But he also could not choose the other cup, because you would be expecting that, and put the poison in the cup in front of you.

-- The Princess Bride (paraphrased)

Posted by trailing wife 2005-05-20 18:42|| 2005-05-20 18:42|| Front Page Top

#10 Seems like the dosis was higher than Yushenko's

Posted by True German Ally 2005-05-20 19:22|| 2005-05-20 19:22|| Front Page Top

#11 LOL Steve!!

Posted by R2D2 2005-05-20 19:53|| 2005-05-20 19:53|| Front Page Top

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