Best. Comeback. Ever.

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Tue Feb 09, 2010 10:38 am

This weekend, I was writing up an article on Zenag from Distant Thunder! for the Transformers Wiki when my friend stopped by to pick up some stuff that he left at my house. When he found out what I was doing, he snorted and said: "Well, if the people who write that sort of thing put the same effort into making the world a better place, then we could solve the world's problems."

I said, "You know how I've been working 14-hour days for the past six months helping organise the inaugural One Young World summit? That's happening on Monday. I do this to relax."

I'm backstage at the ExCeL Centre now. So far I've met Desmond Tutu, Muhammad Yunus, Clarence Seedorf, Bob Geldof, Boris Johnson and Kofi Annan. It's been singularly the most bizarre and awesome week of my life so far, and as you can appreciate, it's up against some pretty stiff competition.

Obfleur · Post by **Obfleur** » Tue Feb 09, 2010 12:06 pm

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Tue Feb 09, 2010 12:26 pm

Win Cubed.

Clarence Seedorf.

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Tue Feb 09, 2010 2:13 pm

I had to Google who Clarence Seedorf is

Yaya · Post by **Yaya** » Tue Feb 09, 2010 2:56 pm

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Tue Feb 09, 2010 3:42 pm

Metal Vendetta wrote:I had to Google who Clarence Seedorf is

I had to Google who Muhammad Yunus is, so I think that puts us about even.

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Tue Feb 09, 2010 5:06 pm

I got the editor of New Humanist, my favourite magazine for atheists, involved in the Interfaith Dialogue sessions (we should be represented, after all) and he was utterly thrilled to be sharing a platform with Seedorf

Post by **Best First** » Tue Feb 09, 2010 7:43 pm

That's because he has his priorities straight.

Yaya · Post by **Yaya** » Tue Feb 09, 2010 9:23 pm

I don't know who either Muhammand Yunus or Clarence Seedorf are, so don' feel bad.

saysadie · Post by **saysadie** » Tue Feb 09, 2010 10:23 pm

Super-awesome.

IronHide · Post by **IronHide** » Tue Feb 09, 2010 10:53 pm

Desmond Tutu is the only one I recognize...suppose that makes me uncultured??

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Tue Feb 09, 2010 11:02 pm

You don't know Kofi Annan?

bumblemusprime · Post by **bumblemusprime** » Wed Feb 10, 2010 12:07 am

Mohammed Yunus actually came and spoke for the school of education where I used to work. Very smart, very neat guy. I wasn't there at the time but I read his guest editorial.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Feb 10, 2010 12:28 am

Kofi Annan is the only one with a beard (from what photos I've seen), but at least none of them are chuggers.

inflatable dalek · Post by **inflatable dalek** » Wed Feb 10, 2010 11:09 am

Awesomes.

If you could arrange a comedy accident for Johnson that'd be neato. Not that I give a flip what Londerners have to put up with but I can't stand the idea he can get away with being a **** by putting on a lovable burke persona.