http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/08/guest-blogger-matthew-bishop/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Sat, 26 May 2012 21:58:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/08/guest-blogger-matthew-bishop/comment-page-1/#comment-167790 astrongmaybe Tue, 08 Aug 2006 17:59:39 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=4999#comment-167790 He did have a nifty proto-Afro during his days with the New York Cosmos, though he still had the faintly grandfatherly thing he had, even at 17. Google gives a startling image of a groovin' Pele at Studio 54(!). Gol! Gol! Gol! http://men.style.com/news/the_list/070606 He did have a nifty proto-Afro during his days with the New York Cosmos, though he still had the faintly grandfatherly thing he had, even at 17. Google gives a startling image of a groovin’ Pele at Studio 54(!). Gol! Gol! Gol!
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]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/08/guest-blogger-matthew-bishop/comment-page-1/#comment-167771 Maria Tue, 08 Aug 2006 16:37:28 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=4999#comment-167771 How right you are, Astrong. To me, all footballers look the same and all have mullets (except dishy Zizou). But since you've shown me the error of my ways, I've learnt a lot about mullets from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mullet_(haircut)" rel="nofollow"> wikipedia</a>. Heartfelt thanks. How right you are, Astrong. To me, all footballers look the same and all have mullets (except dishy Zizou). But since you’ve shown me the error of my ways, I’ve learnt a lot about mullets from wikipedia. Heartfelt thanks.

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/08/guest-blogger-matthew-bishop/comment-page-1/#comment-167769 astrongmaybe Tue, 08 Aug 2006 16:28:42 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=4999#comment-167769 Pele might be accused of a few things, but having or having had a mullet isn't one of them, unless I've missed something big. Pele might be accused of a few things, but having or having had a mullet isn’t one of them, unless I’ve missed something big.

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/08/guest-blogger-matthew-bishop/comment-page-1/#comment-167765 engels Tue, 08 Aug 2006 16:10:33 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=4999#comment-167765 Speaking of fundamental flaws, <i>The Economist</i> is not a "newspaper", it just claims, against common sense, to be one. It's a magazine. Speaking of fundamental flaws, The Economist is not a “newspaper”, it just claims, against common sense, to be one. It’s a magazine.

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2006/08/08/guest-blogger-matthew-bishop/comment-page-1/#comment-167763 Daniel Tue, 08 Aug 2006 16:00:46 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=4999#comment-167763 Welcome Matthew! you may remember me from the annual letter I send to the Economist pointing out that the Big Mac is not a standardised commodity and it differs in fat content, recipe and even weight between locations in order to suit local tastes. I realise that the Big Mac index is a fun thing and part of the brand and all that but I swear that this is an important and fundamental flaw. I am not a loony. Welcome Matthew! you may remember me from the annual letter I send to the Economist pointing out that the Big Mac is not a standardised commodity and it differs in fat content, recipe and even weight between locations in order to suit local tastes. I realise that the Big Mac index is a fun thing and part of the brand and all that but I swear that this is an important and fundamental flaw. I am not a loony.

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