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[brother]

Anyway, before I announce the long-awaited Soapbox Awards for 2004, have a very good year but don’t try too hard because even half-good is better than no-good and there’s a lot of that about.

Bravery Award: Dina Akkelidou for ignoring the inevitable and becoming the first cabinet minister to be convicted of a crime while in office and only then deciding to resign to save her good name.

Bravery Award II: Anybody who voted "yes" in the you-know-what.

Best Actor: Tassos crying to the nation and then telling them to kick Annan where it hurts.

Best Book Never Written: "The Changes I Want to the Annan Plan But Will Still Reject It," By Mr T.

Most Generous Donation: The Church gives ?5,000 to tsunami victims appeal after the bishops forego their monthly beard-wax allowance.

Conservation Award: The Turkish Cypriot community still survives despite all the odds and their friends in the south.

Best Scare Story: Justice Minister Doros claims hordes of Chechen rebels are being trained in the illegal north to conduct suicide raids in the free democratic areas.

Most Apt Orwellian Quote for this government: "Nothing exists except as an endless present in which the party is always right."

Best Tall Story: Crazy Romanian cuts off his penis in the middle of the night thinking it’s the neck of a noisy chicken that had woken him up. Yeah, we believe you.

[brother]

Nice one charlie

[insan]

Excellent!

[Zeybek]

Best Actor: Tassos crying to the nation and then telling them to kick Annan where it hurts.

Best Book Never Written: "The Changes I Want to the Annan Plan But Will Still Reject It," By Mr T.

Very funny brother!

[Saint Jimmy]

Great decision by the Award Committee, but there should have been an award for Anastassiades. The guy stuck his neck out so badly in the pre-youknowwhat period, he deserves it. Still, real funny stuff

[brother]

I knew people with a sense of humour would like this.

[erolz]

who is charlie ?

[brother]

He is a writer for the paper 'Cyprus Weekly'