The rumour on Brazzaville's quiet and tree-lined streets is that the fighting in Pool has somehow been orchestrated by bigger men than Mr Ntoumi, who want a place at the trough, and don't mind sparking mayhem to remind the president that they can do worse if denied their cut.

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Okereke's vocals aren't lost in the mayhem, though.

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Notably, a 17-year old fan snagged the pole position in line after waiting just 36 paltry hours, which still suggests that we Americans are more devoted (or delusional, depending on perspective) when it comes to camping out, but we don't even want to imagine the mayhem that would've ensued here if the first hundred buyers were eligible for a free display.

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But the best cure of all for complacency is to reflect on the fact that banks, the crux of what went wrong in the 1930s, are still causing mayhem 60 years on, and regulators haven't yet worked out what to do with them.

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And who knows what inadvertent mayhem and million-dollar lawsuits might result if a T-shirt meant to reach the nosebleed section landed full force in the face of some hedge-fund guy seated courtside.

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Today, the young drunks causing such mayhem in the city centres and market towns of Britain can't be sent overseas any more, they can't do national service, and it remains to be seen whether ASBOS will keep them in check.

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