the "Ich bin Karl" sweepstake

[Montreal Wanderer]

If you check Wikipedia further you'll discover that the little green men of Mars were referred to in print well before the advent of the Mekon.

Very true - I presumed it was a Treen colony on Mars.... Back in the day I, of course, read the Eagle, not the Atlanta Constitution.

[Lost Leopard Spot]

When our backs were turned concentrating on Paris:
Jan 4-9th Baga, Nigeria - 2,000 dead (approx.) Boko Haram.
that's a roll over too, actually started before Paris.

[Lost Leopard Spot]

Nope, Belgium doesn't count... (we) managed to wipe them cxnts out first.