Dangerous curves?

I saw something interesting in the Sunday Times today:

People in show business circles are puzzled by Foreign Office warnings to British subjects to stay away from Jordan…

Jordan: not very popular with the Foreign Office these days, it seems

Francis W. Porretto

March 23, 2003 at 4:11 pm

My word, Perry. You can’t persuade me that she’s having trouble attracting, uh, tourists!
Russ Goble

March 23, 2003 at 5:17 pm

Uh…..
Steven Chapman

March 23, 2003 at 10:23 pm

They’re probably afraid that Dwight Yorke will whip out his Weapon of Mass Destruction in retaliation. If he was as successful in front of goal as he is in front of topless models Blackburn would be in Europe by now.
Sean Hackbarth

March 24, 2003 at 1:20 am

I’m more than willing to engage in “diplomatic relations” with Jordan.
Philip Chaston

March 24, 2003 at 6:55 am

Don’t go too near Jordan. She’s liable to burst.

I preferred the 2000 incarnation.
Aaron's Rantblog

March 25, 2003 at 8:48 am

Sure it wasn’t THIS Jordan?

or this one?

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