Quote: Armavinit "Typical of you to pick on one insignificant detail and not deal with poignancy of the post, in particular disparaging the reasons for a stalwart “Immortals” retirement. He played in both winning finals, something that has earned respect, even from your lot that spends more time here, than the average FC poster.'"
You mean his retirement is a poignant moment? I suppose it is, as for any player. I respect his achievements, acknowledge that his was a great story and wish him well for the future. The Immortals label is a tiny bit cloying for a non-Hull fan - but that's not his fault.
Right, I feel the need to be indignant about something now, and to repair the shwarmic balance it is going to be Beirut.
It is [size(possibly)[/size typical of you to disparage the poignant renaissance of that great city following the end of the tragic civil war that wracked Lebanon in the 1980s (hush hush eye to eye). To still, after all this time and all the efforts at reconciliation and regeneration, be using it as a by-word for urban catastrophe shows a deep lack of respect. I assure you sir (or madam), that for people of Beirut their recent history and the transformations they have seen amount to much more than an 'insignificant detail', as you blithely describe it - and that deserves to be acknowledged! Will you join me in applauding the city of Beirut and the people who have rebuilt one of the Jewels of the Middle East?
get packing.
