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	Comments on: The Police and Army Minister: a travelling advertisement for Maltese obesity	</title>
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		By: H.P. Baxxter		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[H.P. Baxxter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2014 00:10:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/03/the-police-and-army-minister-a-travelling-advertisement-for-maltese-obesity/#comment-1605134&quot;&gt;H.P. Baxxter&lt;/a&gt;.

A+ Ciccio.

Summat Cum Louder.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/03/the-police-and-army-minister-a-travelling-advertisement-for-maltese-obesity/#comment-1605134">H.P. Baxxter</a>.</p>
<p>A+ Ciccio.</p>
<p>Summat Cum Louder.</p>
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		By: ciccio		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ciccio]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2014 00:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/03/the-police-and-army-minister-a-travelling-advertisement-for-maltese-obesity/#comment-1605134&quot;&gt;H.P. Baxxter&lt;/a&gt;.

a) 500,000 euros, err, I mean kilograms.

b) one thousand millions (&quot;elf miljun&quot;) units of force.

c) No separate helium volume is required.  Helium will be generated in the septic tanks.  Those Lidl chicken thighs, cooked by the police chefs for the Minister of the Army and the Police, produce helium spontaneously once they are ejected from the digestive system and deposited in septic tanks at 30,000 feet.

d) Again, no refreshments need be carried on board.  Mid-flight &quot;refuelling&quot; will take place using a &quot;bozza tal-plastik&quot; courtesy of the Armed Forces expertly led by a Brigadier who is such a bright spark that he was promoted 4 times in as many months.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/03/the-police-and-army-minister-a-travelling-advertisement-for-maltese-obesity/#comment-1605134">H.P. Baxxter</a>.</p>
<p>a) 500,000 euros, err, I mean kilograms.</p>
<p>b) one thousand millions (&#8220;elf miljun&#8221;) units of force.</p>
<p>c) No separate helium volume is required.  Helium will be generated in the septic tanks.  Those Lidl chicken thighs, cooked by the police chefs for the Minister of the Army and the Police, produce helium spontaneously once they are ejected from the digestive system and deposited in septic tanks at 30,000 feet.</p>
<p>d) Again, no refreshments need be carried on board.  Mid-flight &#8220;refuelling&#8221; will take place using a &#8220;bozza tal-plastik&#8221; courtesy of the Armed Forces expertly led by a Brigadier who is such a bright spark that he was promoted 4 times in as many months.</p>
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		By: ciccio		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ciccio]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2014 23:54:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/03/the-police-and-army-minister-a-travelling-advertisement-for-maltese-obesity/#comment-1605547&quot;&gt;U Le!&lt;/a&gt;.

Not a very good idea.  The Minister&#039;s airfares are paid for from our taxes.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/03/the-police-and-army-minister-a-travelling-advertisement-for-maltese-obesity/#comment-1605547">U Le!</a>.</p>
<p>Not a very good idea.  The Minister&#8217;s airfares are paid for from our taxes.</p>
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		By: ciccio		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ciccio]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2014 23:53:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I wonder what happens if the Police and Army Minister needs to use the toilet on the aeroplane during the flight.  

Not much space in there, and those doors tend to be so narrow.  

Are the air hostesses trained for such in-flight emergencies?  

And are passengers insured for the risks to their health if the toilets become unavailable for reasons such as &quot;A Minister of the Maltese government could not be dislodged from the toilet&quot;?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I wonder what happens if the Police and Army Minister needs to use the toilet on the aeroplane during the flight.  </p>
<p>Not much space in there, and those doors tend to be so narrow.  </p>
<p>Are the air hostesses trained for such in-flight emergencies?  </p>
<p>And are passengers insured for the risks to their health if the toilets become unavailable for reasons such as &#8220;A Minister of the Maltese government could not be dislodged from the toilet&#8221;?</p>
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		By: H.P. Baxxter		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[H.P. Baxxter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2014 23:49:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Oh sweet self-writing comedy!

http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/en/magazinedetails/magazine/film/Home-Affairs-Minister-visits-film-set-of-BBC-production-The-Whale-20130504

See the file name of the photo.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh sweet self-writing comedy!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/en/magazinedetails/magazine/film/Home-Affairs-Minister-visits-film-set-of-BBC-production-The-Whale-20130504" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/en/magazinedetails/magazine/film/Home-Affairs-Minister-visits-film-set-of-BBC-production-The-Whale-20130504</a></p>
<p>See the file name of the photo.</p>
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		By: H.P. Baxxter		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[H.P. Baxxter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2014 23:27:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Your Minister is so fat his belly can issue its own passports.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Your Minister is so fat his belly can issue its own passports.</p>
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		By: Harry Worth		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry Worth]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2014 23:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Recently I was on an Air Malta flight to London and believe you me the Attorney General seems to be competing with the Police Minister.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Recently I was on an Air Malta flight to London and believe you me the Attorney General seems to be competing with the Police Minister.</p>
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		By: U Le!		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[U Le!]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2014 22:36:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Samoa Air airlines is the first airline in the world to introduce airfares related to passenger weight. The concept is still in its early days but can catch on, especially related to soaring air travel expenses and as part of an anti obesity campaign. Maybe our ministers can be Progressivi and introduce such a scheme at Airmalta.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Samoa Air airlines is the first airline in the world to introduce airfares related to passenger weight. The concept is still in its early days but can catch on, especially related to soaring air travel expenses and as part of an anti obesity campaign. Maybe our ministers can be Progressivi and introduce such a scheme at Airmalta.</p>
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		By: H.P. Baxxter		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[H.P. Baxxter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2014 18:45:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/03/the-police-and-army-minister-a-travelling-advertisement-for-maltese-obesity/#comment-1604961&quot;&gt;Harry Purdie&lt;/a&gt;.

From this years Physics A Level paper, Paper A:

An airship is being designed to carry Manuel Mallia to the next European summit in Brussels. Using the information given the in the attached sheet, calculate:

a i) The total mass of the airship and passengers, assuming for simplicity the structure to be made of 1500 aluminium struts, each 3 metres long with a diameter of 3cm.

a ii) The downward force exerted by the combined airship and passenger mass.

b) The required volume of helium gas in order to achieve lift, assuming the septic tanks will not be emptied during flight.

c) The amount of refreshments to be carried on board, assuming the flight will last 4 hours.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/03/the-police-and-army-minister-a-travelling-advertisement-for-maltese-obesity/#comment-1604961">Harry Purdie</a>.</p>
<p>From this years Physics A Level paper, Paper A:</p>
<p>An airship is being designed to carry Manuel Mallia to the next European summit in Brussels. Using the information given the in the attached sheet, calculate:</p>
<p>a i) The total mass of the airship and passengers, assuming for simplicity the structure to be made of 1500 aluminium struts, each 3 metres long with a diameter of 3cm.</p>
<p>a ii) The downward force exerted by the combined airship and passenger mass.</p>
<p>b) The required volume of helium gas in order to achieve lift, assuming the septic tanks will not be emptied during flight.</p>
<p>c) The amount of refreshments to be carried on board, assuming the flight will last 4 hours.</p>
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		By: Manuel		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Manuel]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2014 18:34:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Every time these government idiots travel with &quot;normal&quot; passengers, they seem to make it a point to be late, either to make an entrance or simply because they are bullies.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Every time these government idiots travel with &#8220;normal&#8221; passengers, they seem to make it a point to be late, either to make an entrance or simply because they are bullies.</p>
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