Al Gore

[Victoria]

"Friday, October 12, 2007 (New Delhi)

Former US vice president and climate change campaigner Al Gore has been awarded this year's Nobel peace prize.

Al Gore was presented with the honour along with the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

In what comes as good news for India, the intergovernmental panel, which brings together the world's top climate scientists, is headed by India's RK Pachauri."

No comment. For once in my life.

[cornerstone]

What next? Bono? FFS.

[dluddy]

Glad he won something

[LordRasta]

I guess it'll go nicely with his Oscar and his Emmy awards. He may even have a Grammy also.

[cornerstone]

He also won a few pie-eating competitions in his day....

[Victoria]

What next? Bono? FFS.

Cornerstone, Bono is an absolutebloody shoe-in one day. I'd stake my first-born newt on it. President Chavez too, if he plays his cards right.

[cornerstone]

My money for next year's prize is on Mr Kipling.

My theory is that his fondant fancies have done more to defuse tense diplomatic negotiations and military stand-offs, and generally save the world from the brink of catastrophe than all of Betty Crocker's cakes combined. A controversial standpoint, obviously, but I'm not afraid to call it as I see it....

[Pugwash]

I daresay the general population of this board do not know we have a Nobel Laureate amongst us?

Shhh ... you promised you'd not tell!

[ryyannon]

[archibald]

Wait, the Nobel returns are not in from Florida...there's still hope for pesticide huggers around the globe!