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Offline Grumpmeister

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Cross my palm with silver
« on: October 10, 2008, 10:34:14 AM »
133 hours on the phone to fortune tellers? What were they doing, advising her on policy?  happy001

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A Norwegian politician has said she will not seek re-election after running up a large phone bill ringing fortune-tellers at parliament's expense.

Saera Khan, an MP for the ruling Labour Party, admits calling pay-per-minute fortune-tellers 793 times in one nine-month period, for a total of 133 hours.

In one three-month period, she spent 48,000 kroner (£4,590; $7,750), the daily Verdens Gang newspaper reported.

Ms Khan, 29, who is on sick leave, has said she has paid the money back.

Ms Khan's spending, which was more than twice as much as her parliamentary colleagues, became known after the parliament in Oslo said it would no longer cover her bills.

Her calls became so frequent that many fortune-tellers told her to stop ringing, Verdens Gang reported.

Labour's parliamentary leader Hill-Marta Solberg said advice from fortune-tellers had not influenced the party's work in parliament.

However, neither Ms Khan nor Ms Solberg gave any details of what kind of advice Ms Khan sought, and Ms Solberg said the total amount of the bills would not be made public.

Ms Khan initially said the expensive calls were satellite phone calls to her boyfriend, who she said was on a secret foreign mission with Britain's special forces.

Norway's next general election is due in September 2009.


Well that could have happened, if she is stupid enough to believe in fortune tellers she woulp probably believe that her bofriend is 'James Bond'  point:
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Re: Cross my palm with silver
« Reply #1 on: October 10, 2008, 10:40:42 AM »
At the risk of being accused of racism she is not Norwegian but a Bangladeshi immigrant, proving once again that cultural differences do have an influence on how people view things. Look at Cherry Booth and her devotion to "Crystals". One man's faith is another man's piss take opportunity.

That said the "serious" politicians who listen to their advisers and civil servants do little good either so perhaps "casting the runes" is the answer.
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Re: Cross my palm with silver
« Reply #2 on: October 10, 2008, 10:46:33 AM »
The Accused:
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Re: Cross my palm with silver
« Reply #3 on: October 10, 2008, 11:17:55 AM »
Quote from: Snoopy on October 10, 2008, 10:40:42 AM
That said the "serious" politicians who listen to their advisers and civil servants do little good either so perhaps "casting the runes" is the answer.

I'll consult the I Ching and get back to you on that  ;)
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Re: Cross my palm with silver
« Reply #4 on: October 10, 2008, 11:35:36 AM »
Quote from: Snoopy on October 10, 2008, 10:40:42 AM
At the risk of being accused of racism she is not Norwegian but a Bangladeshi immigrant, proving once again that cultural differences do have an influence on how people view things. Look at Cherry Booth and her devotion to "Crystals". One man's faith is another man's piss take opportunity.

That said the "serious" politicians who listen to their advisers and civil servants do little good either so perhaps "casting the runes" is the answer.

To be honest Snoop had she put her hand up and admitted to it then I'd have just added it to my 'stupid MP' file but trying to cover it up by saying her boyfriend was on assignment with our Special Forces convinced me to post it.
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Re: Cross my palm with silver
« Reply #5 on: October 10, 2008, 11:37:51 AM »
Quote from: Grumpmeister on October 10, 2008, 11:35:36 AM
Quote from: Snoopy on October 10, 2008, 10:40:42 AM
At the risk of being accused of racism she is not Norwegian but a Bangladeshi immigrant, proving once again that cultural differences do have an influence on how people view things. Look at Cherry Booth and her devotion to "Crystals". One man's faith is another man's piss take opportunity.

That said the "serious" politicians who listen to their advisers and civil servants do little good either so perhaps "casting the runes" is the answer.

To be honest Snoop had she put her hand up and admitted to it then I'd have just added it to my 'stupid MP' file but trying to cover it up by saying her boyfriend was on assignment with our Special Forces convinced me to post it.

The natural instinct of a politician is to lie.
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