tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575603049321348898.post8337060167035142312..comments2024-01-20T18:44:14.814-05:00Comments on Paddy in the Big Apple @ #BoDzBeeTzZ!: Corruption Perceptions Index - Ireland ranks #16Paddy in BA (Quickroute)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12748161252400814925noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575603049321348898.post-88324875383906549472008-10-10T17:16:00.000-04:002008-10-10T17:16:00.000-04:00Hurra!! Happy to be a non-corrupt swede then!! I k...Hurra!! Happy to be a non-corrupt swede then!! I knew there had to be something good about this god forgotten cold country ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575603049321348898.post-15384340579361475432008-09-27T20:26:00.000-04:002008-09-27T20:26:00.000-04:00Bugga!Bugga!Bainohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156193098088048637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575603049321348898.post-71617488861770815302008-09-26T18:40:00.000-04:002008-09-26T18:40:00.000-04:00Baino - lol - no more Chardy for you - 9th LEAST c...Baino - lol - no more Chardy for you - 9th LEAST corrupt out of 180!Paddy in BA (Quickroute)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12748161252400814925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575603049321348898.post-77358673078080921022008-09-26T18:36:00.000-04:002008-09-26T18:36:00.000-04:00I am staggered and upended! Australia the ninth mo...I am staggered and upended! Australia the ninth most corrupt country in the world. C'mon who made this up! Then again it's based on 'perception' and we're a cynical bunch. AND that explains the US position.Bainohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156193098088048637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575603049321348898.post-64058875248093052882008-09-26T12:49:00.000-04:002008-09-26T12:49:00.000-04:00@ Matt: I think many people did@ Caro: I knew it w...<B>@ Matt: </B>I think many people did<BR/><BR/><B>@ Caro: </B>I knew it was bad in Italy but I hadn't heard about the X-Factor debacle - rigged by producers and not the public no doubtPaddy in BA (Quickroute)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12748161252400814925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575603049321348898.post-85483386352716683872008-09-26T06:04:00.000-04:002008-09-26T06:04:00.000-04:00I'm surprised at Italy coming in at 55th, I though...I'm surprised at Italy coming in at 55th, I thought it would be worse. Seeing as how even the X Factor was rigged here :-)Carohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10316053852167258598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575603049321348898.post-75996470893484461082008-09-26T04:17:00.000-04:002008-09-26T04:17:00.000-04:00i figured the US would be lower....i figured the US would be lower....Nomadic Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03302659356530720178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575603049321348898.post-66720145885809161972008-09-25T15:18:00.000-04:002008-09-25T15:18:00.000-04:00@Conortje: I think there will be a penalty shootou...<B> @Conortje: </B>I think there will be a penalty shootout<BR/><BR/><B> @VE: </B>They're there alright ! way down the list<BR/><BR/><B> @Maxi: </B>They survey so called 'experts' including financial institutions and businessmen inside and outside the countries to gather the rankings. Some of them must have very short term memories.Paddy in BA (Quickroute)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12748161252400814925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575603049321348898.post-47418674134893180732008-09-25T14:57:00.000-04:002008-09-25T14:57:00.000-04:00No, not at all.Surely all the corruption of each c...No, not at all.<BR/><BR/>Surely all the corruption of each country stays in their local media.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575603049321348898.post-38393652648029191652008-09-25T13:05:00.000-04:002008-09-25T13:05:00.000-04:00Oh never mind, I missed the link...Oh never mind, I missed the link...Ed & Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730956006290504616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575603049321348898.post-62777068708669706972008-09-25T13:04:00.000-04:002008-09-25T13:04:00.000-04:00I didn't see any of the dictatorship countries on ...I didn't see any of the dictatorship countries on the list though...Ed & Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730956006290504616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575603049321348898.post-50285672657147185882008-09-25T09:21:00.000-04:002008-09-25T09:21:00.000-04:00I am confused about the really important issue tho...I am confused about the really important issue though - did we beat the UK???? Surely it can't be a staright tie :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575603049321348898.post-47847413783957034202008-09-25T08:25:00.000-04:002008-09-25T08:25:00.000-04:00@Nick: They must've sent to surveys to the crooks ...<B> @Nick: </B>They must've sent to surveys to the crooks<BR/><BR/><B> @L o N: </B>I find #18 hard to believe too<BR/><BR/><B> @Thrifty: </B>Ahoi Matey - Green pirates -ARRR Jim Lad - that be a good one<BR/><BR/><B> @Maxi: </B>Doesn't surprise you that Ireland is not considered corrupt?Paddy in BA (Quickroute)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12748161252400814925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575603049321348898.post-78161444904591182752008-09-25T05:55:00.000-04:002008-09-25T05:55:00.000-04:00Doesn't surprise me.Doesn't surprise me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575603049321348898.post-82784972695964361302008-09-25T04:23:00.000-04:002008-09-25T04:23:00.000-04:00Ah, but Somalia is producing pirates to fight glob...Ah, but Somalia is producing pirates to fight global warming :<BR/><BR/>http://www.venganza.org/2008/04/14/somalia/<BR/><BR/>See?Thriftcriminalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05067935732217300979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575603049321348898.post-35953026900552909792008-09-24T18:17:00.000-04:002008-09-24T18:17:00.000-04:00USA at # 18, I'm shocked, the number should be a ...USA at # 18, I'm shocked, the number should be a LOT higher than that. Bush anyone!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575603049321348898.post-55893720512807489082008-09-24T15:35:00.000-04:002008-09-24T15:35:00.000-04:00Lies, damn lies and statistics, eh? It all depends...Lies, damn lies and statistics, eh? It all depends what criteria you use to measure corruption. It seems pretty unbelievable to me too given the entrenched brown envelope and law-dodging culture down south.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com