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Boy, it sure doesn't take much to get you all hot and bothered, does it? Why is Falconbridge going to pay Inco any greenmail at all, if it appears that Xstrata is going to eat Falconbridge for lunch? I must have missed something along the way in the fine print. There are enough players in this game, they could form their own basketball team.

Who needs Tour de France drama when you have this?

That was the deal when they got engaged to keep pesky Xstrata (who already owned 20% of FAL) away. You are right, I am easily amused.

Ah, Floyd Landis, I weep. What a waste.

At this point, the only person left weeping is old lady Landis for her little boy Floyd. Remind me again, which bodily organ produces SYNTHETIC testosterone? Floyd sounded far too relaxed and unconcerned about the doping charges against him and resulting scandal to ever have been actually innocent. Remember, this is the same guy who blew himself up the day before, climbing up the Swiss Alps, before his "miracle performance" in a strenuous five-and-a-half hour uphill race the next day, in spite of a painful hip condition. "Surprise outcome" my ass! Who's kidding who?