Boycie Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Just wondering were they might be watching the game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamNut Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Wetherspoons , gobi desert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-JW- Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Outer Mongolia no longer exists you buffoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cisse Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Outer Mongolia no longer exists you buffoon. What happened. How about a minute silence on this forum for outer Mongolians ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froggg Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Abduls bar Timbuktu.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted May 7, 2014 Author Share Posted May 7, 2014 Outer Mongolia no longer exists you buffoon.still exists in google you ignoramus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cisse Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 still exists in google you ignoramus. Phew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 still exists in google you ignoramus. Quite right Boycie. Whilst Outer Mongolia does not exist as an autonomous state per se, it is referred to in popular vernacular thus........ If an event is said to occur in Outer Mongolia, it quite often means it happens somewhere obscure and hard to find. If a person is "sent to Outer Mongolia", it means they are effectively relieved of all real power and influence and given a symbolically important but practically meaningless post. The term refers to the state of Mongolia (in east Asia), a sparsely populated and geopolitically insignificant country inbetween China and Russia. It had a revolution in the early 1920s and effectively became a Soviet satellite state, while never actually being incorporated into the USSR (a model of the later policy in eastern Europe). Although officially designated "Mongolia", it is sometimes called Outer Mongolia because a region known as Inner Mongolia is part of the state of China. The term gained its present uses because the Soviet foreign minister Molotov, after being relieved of his duties, was appointed as ambassador to Mongolia. This was a pointless role because, being a puppet state and politically insignificant, there were no problematic issues for a diplomat in Mongolia to take care of. In effect, Molotov was sacked but without losing his status or perks; he was simply taken away from the centre of power. This happened in the early years of the Khrushchev regime, soon after the death of Stalin, because Molotov and several others had lost out in bids to become General Secretary (i.e. top dog). Rather than have his rivals shot once they were defeated, Khrushchev adopted the policy of shunting them off into useless and powerless but well-paid posts (another rival, Malenkov, was made head of a factory in Siberia). (By the way, yes Molotov did invent the "cocktail" which bears his name - he was responsible for mass-producing them in lemonade factories during World War II). Clare Short was sent to Outer Mongolia in the Cabinet reshuffle, being sent to the Department for Overseas Aid. I can't believe they put this lecture in Outer Mongolia (i.e. on the far side of the campus from the usual venue). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuespachRam Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Mr and Mrs Muespach took a trekking holiday to Mongolia 2 years ago, the best place I have ever visited in the world (except Nether Heage of course), so I can confirm that Outer Mongolia does exist, so does inner Mongolia. We were there for the Euro championships and I watched England v France alone in a bar in Ulaanbaatar at something like 3 in the morning... So, if any Rams fans over there are watching it tonight I suggest meeting for a barbeque at the Hotel Ulaanbaatar. Personally, I will be watching it tonight in Muespach, any Rams fans doing the same? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-JW- Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Are there any Rams fans from Derby or Derbyshire going to the game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimmu Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 My friends were traveling around Asia and in Mongolia they saw only one occidental. Henry Rollins he was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froggg Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Are there any Rams fans from Derby or Derbyshire going to the game? Me me me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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