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General => General => Topic started by: Hedgetrimmer on 11 March 2017, 03:06:45 pm
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One thing I don't much like about internet forums is how every thread has to have a subject, and people can get annoyed if you stray from that topic (sometimes understandably, if you're after specific technical advice for example). So I wondered how a thread about nothing in particular might work, where you can digress in whatever direction you choose, like a real conversation face to face might do over a pint or three of an evening.
Your round mate ;)
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You mean like when you go to the pictures and see a mate who shouts "Hiya, what you doing here?"
orrrr after 10 pints asking your mate "so why does time exist"? orrr after 10 pints telling your mate "I've always loved your wife's tits"
This sort of thing??
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orrr after 10 pints telling your mate "I've always loved your wife's tits"
This sort of thing??
Well, you have the advantage here of not risking being punched in the face :) And they are quite nice... :b
Does anyone actually go to a cinema anymore?
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orrr after 10 pints telling your mate "I've always loved your wife's tits"
This sort of thing??
Well, you have the advantage here of not risking being punched in the face :) And they are quite nice... :b
Does anyone actually go to a cinema anymore?
I went in the year 2000, to see Snatch. (no jokes please) :lol
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orrr after 10 pints telling your mate "I've always loved your wife's tits"
This sort of thing??
Well, you have the advantage here of not risking being punched in the face :) And they are quite nice... :b
Does anyone actually go to a cinema anymore?
I went in the year 2000, to see Snatch. (no jokes please) :lol
I can see where this thread is going to go :lol
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Hey! anything to divert the way this thread is already heading.
My wife and Daughter and I went to Hampton Court Palace
today for a visit as we had never been before, we drove up from Hampshire, about a one hour journey.
Lovely day, sun shone all day, temp got up to 19 degrees.
King Henry the 8th was a strange man, definitely not to be focced with, but in other ways released us (The United Kingdom) from the grasp of tyranny imposed by Rome, and Catholic dominance over the people.
Looking around the castle and grounds make you realise how much wealth and granduer there was approx 500years ago. Good Day out with my Girls.
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And there's more
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King Henry the 8th was a strange man, definitely not to be focced with, but in other ways released us (The United Kingdom) from the grasp of tyranny imposed by Rome, and Catholic dominance over the people.
What annoyed me about him, is did he really have to destroy all the abbeys and priories while he was at it? Think of the treasures we'd have now if he hadn't. I don't care for religion, but it certainly motivated people to build some magnificent structures, and fill them with fantastic artwork. But I suppose religion has always been one of the most divisive things in the world too, capable of any level of destruction. Ca plus ca change... :rolleyes
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Often fish that stretch of the Thames opposite Hampton Court Palace.
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King Henry the 8th was a strange man, definitely not to be focced with, but in other ways released us (The United Kingdom) from the grasp of tyranny imposed by Rome, and Catholic dominance over the people.
Strange comment Tommy, are you implying Tyranny of Henry the 8th and dominance by Church of England was acceptable. :eek
Do you know, Mark Twain is right
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Oi! are you looking lot lookin' at my wife tits?
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My favourite meal is sausage mash and onions.
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Often fish that stretch of the Thames opposite Hampton Court Palace.
Is that where the river divides Robbo?
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King Henry the 8th was a strange man, definitely not to be focced with, but in other ways released us (The United Kingdom) from the grasp of tyranny imposed by Rome, and Catholic dominance over the people.
Strange comment Tommy, are you implying Tyranny of Henry the 8th and dominance by Church of England was acceptable. :eek
Do you know, Mark Twain is right
Ho Ho! we could get into a right old discussion here about the C of E verses the C of R.
I personally thing that it was Rome that dominated the people of this country (Pre Henry 8th) by refusing to let the masses read the Holy Scriptures for themselves, not many of the working classes in England could read Latin.
So only the priests, cardinals and all the others that held office within the Catholic Church had access to the 'Word of God', so, they said what was acceptable and true. the way they discerned it.
Henry 8th brought about change even if it was for his own ends (I'm not saying he was a good chap) he kicked out Roman Catholicism and formed the Church of England, but it was King James that really opened the the Church up to the people as he authorised the creation of 'The King James Bible' it was completed in year 1611 in Cambridge by scholars, it was written in English for the masses and not in Latin as the Catholic Bible was at that time.
I just chucked some more coal on the fire me thinks.
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Now I guess whether we are religious or not, actually having access to any information gives you the freedom to make up your own mind about the nature of that information.
So i believe it was a good thing. :)
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Oi! are you looking lot lookin' at my wife tits?
Well they are some beauts.
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King Henry the 8th was a strange man, definitely not to be focced with, but in other ways released us (The United Kingdom) from the grasp of tyranny imposed by Rome, and Catholic dominance over the people.
Strange comment Tommy, are you implying Tyranny of Henry the 8th and dominance by Church of England was acceptable. :eek
Do you know, Mark Twain is right
Ho Ho! we could get into a right old discussion here about the C of E verses the C of R.
I personally thing that it was Rome that dominated the people of this country (Pre Henry 8th) by refusing to let the masses read the Holy Scriptures for themselves, not many of the working classes in England could read Latin.
So only the priests, cardinals and all the others that held office within the Catholic Church had access to the 'Word of God', so, they said what was acceptable and true. the way they discerned it.
Henry 8th brought about change even if it was for his own ends (I'm not saying he was a good chap) he kicked out Roman Catholicism and formed the Church of England, but it was King James that really opened the the Church up to the people as he authorised the creation of 'The King James Bible' it was completed in year 1611 in Cambridge by scholars, it was written in English for the masses and not in Latin as the Catholic Bible was at that time.
I just chucked some more coal on the fire me thinks.
Yes. But I've never fully bought into Weber's Protestant work ethic and it's influence on modern capitalism. Cavalier or Roundhead? Interstingly The modern word 'Tory' is actually a 15th century Irish word used to describe those of the Cavalier persuasion in a derogatory sense.
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orrr after 10 pints telling your mate "I've always loved your wife's tits"
This sort of thing??
Well, you have the advantage here of not risking being punched in the face :) And they are quite nice... :b
Does anyone actually go to a cinema anymore?
Yeah, I prefer imax 3D to real 3D
and who needs 10 pints to comment on friends wife's tits ;)
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Imax 3D . get you with the "loads a money.
A real mate will take wife tits comments as a compliment so should really be 24/7 and beer free.
Tomski "[size=0px]The modern word 'Tory' is actually a 15th century Irish word used to describe those of the Cavalier persuasion in a derogatory sense." the Irish are thick as so counts for nowt and I can say that 'cos I'm half half Irish.........and a bit thick [/size] :look .
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Imax 3D . get you with the "loads a money.
A real mate will take wife tits comments as a compliment so should really be 24/7 and beer free.
Tomski "[size=0px]The modern word 'Tory' is actually a 15th century Irish word used to describe those of the Cavalier persuasion in a derogatory sense." the Irish are thick as so counts for nowt and I can say that 'cos I'm half half Irish.........and a bit thick [/size] :look .
You're not thick Frosties, you're just full of irish charm fella. :kiss
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Is that where the river divides Robbo?
Hi Tommy,
What looks like a fork in the river below the bridge is actually the River Mole and River Ember running into the Thames.That point of land behind Hampton Court rail station is known as Cigarette Island. Nothing to do with fag butts, just the way the bankside forms a thin point. :)
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Any one open a can of worms recently? :eek
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No but I've just bought some maggots. :lol
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King Henry the 8th was a strange man, definitely not to be focced with, but in other ways released us (The United Kingdom) from the grasp of tyranny imposed by Rome, and Catholic dominance over the people.
Strange comment Tommy, are you implying Tyranny of Henry the 8th and dominance by Church of England was acceptable. :eek
Do you know, Mark Twain is right
Ho Ho! we could get into a right old discussion here about the C of E verses the C of R.
I personally thing that it was Rome that dominated the people of this country (Pre Henry 8th) by refusing to let the masses read the Holy Scriptures for themselves, not many of the working classes in England could read Latin.
So only the priests, cardinals and all the others that held office within the Catholic Church had access to the 'Word of God', so, they said what was acceptable and true. the way they discerned it.
Henry 8th brought about change even if it was for his own ends (I'm not saying he was a good chap) he kicked out Roman Catholicism and formed the Church of England, but it was King James that really opened the the Church up to the people as he authorised the creation of 'The King James Bible' it was completed in year 1611 in Cambridge by scholars, it was written in English for the masses and not in Latin as the Catholic Bible was at that time.
I just chucked some more coal on the fire me thinks.
My question would have to be what percentage of the population were literate in 1611? So did translating it really change peoples understanding of the scriptures or did most still rely on biased readings during church services?
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Aaaaaanyway....about your wife's tits... :lol
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King Henry the 8th was a strange man, definitely not to be focced with, but in other ways released us (The United Kingdom) from the grasp of tyranny imposed by Rome, and Catholic dominance over the people.
Strange comment Tommy, are you implying Tyranny of Henry the 8th and dominance by Church of England was acceptable. :eek
Do you know, Mark Twain is right
Ahh! again we have a difference in opinion and of course well ALL think our opinions are right and that is why we hold them, but there is also a great number of the populous that think Mark (In all his wisdom) was wrong, or in other words a Twat.
On of My favourites of Twain's famous sayings was:
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.
Don't you just love debate?
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Imax 3D . get you with the "loads a money.
A real mate will take wife tits comments as a compliment so should really be 24/7 and beer free.
Tomski
"The modern word 'Tory' is actually a 15th century Irish word used to describe those of the Cavalier persuasion in a derogatory sense." the Irish are thick as so counts for nowt, and, I can say that 'cos I'm half half Irish.........and a bit thick :look .
A bit Tiger, I think you flatter yourself :lol
You're not thick Frosties, you're just full of irish charm fella. :kiss
No No No! he is thick, all us Paddys are that what make us so lovable ;) And also why we ended up with all the spuds.
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Whos round is it ?
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Whos round is it ?
Ahhhh! I th i n k it's yours Flookyyyy yep it is :lol
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My question would have to be what percentage of the population were literate in 1611? So did translating it really change peoples understanding of the scriptures or did most still rely on biased readings during church services?
Really - I think your question should read - what percentage are literate in 2017? People are like sheep - and will follow accordingly
And I would like to see your wife tits. :rollin :rollin :rollin
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Is that where the river divides Robbo?
Hi Tommy,
What looks like a fork in the river below the bridge is actually the River Mole and River Ember running into the Thames.That point of land behind Hampton Court rail station is known as Cigarette Island. Nothing to do with fag butts, just the way the bankside forms a thin point. :)
Hey Robbo thanks got the info matey, Knowing it is a point where more than one river joins makes sense, to start with I thought it was a loop in the Thames at that point forming like an Ox Bow. Cheers buddy much in the way of fish in that part before it gets to the polluted bits, although being quite tidal at that point probably does not make a lot of difference
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My favourite meal is sausage mash and onions.
Hi Kenbob for me that also is a treat, 4 sausages, large heap of creamy mashed potato a couple of Aunt Bessie's little Yorkshire puddings, peas and drenched in onion gravy, freshly milled sea salt and milled black pepper and English mustard. :woot :woot
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My favourite meal is sausage mash and onions.
Hi Kenbob for me that also is a treat, 4 sausages, large heap of creamy mashed potato a couple of Aunt Bessie's little Yorkshire puddings, peas and drenched in onion gravy, freshly milled sea salt and milled black pepper and English mustard. :woot :woot
Indian Curry for me please. :b
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My favourite meal is sausage mash and onions.
Hi Kenbob for me that also is a treat, 4 sausages, large heap of creamy mashed potato a couple of Aunt Bessie's little Yorkshire puddings, peas and drenched in onion gravy, freshly milled sea salt and milled black pepper and English mustard. :woot :woot
Indian Curry for me please. :b
Oh Celtic! For a meal out I am with you on the curry front, we have a brilliant Indian restaurant about one mile from my home it is called the Madhuban they do wonderful curries one of my favourites is Duck taca tan, I'm dribbling as I write this, the Mrs thinks I'm looking at porn cos I am getting all excited. :eek
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My favourite meal is sausage mash and onions.
Hi Kenbob for me that also is a treat, 4 sausages, large heap of creamy mashed potato a couple of Aunt Bessie's little Yorkshire puddings, peas and drenched in onion gravy, freshly milled sea salt and milled black pepper and English mustard. :woot :woot
Indian Curry for me please. :b
Oh Celtic! For a meal out I am with you on the curry front, we have a brilliant Indian restaurant about one mile from my home it is called the Madhuban they do wonderful curries one of my favourites is Duck taca tan, I'm dribbling as I write this, the Mrs thinks I'm looking at porn cos I am getting all excited. :eek
Dunno what they're feeding you, but if you Google it, it doesn't exist? :b
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I reckon he means Duck Tape the daft old fart :lol
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I reckon he means Duck Tape the daft old fart :lol
:lol Chicken tarka anyone?
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My question would have to be what percentage of the population were literate in 1611? So did translating it really change peoples understanding of the scriptures or did most still rely on biased readings during church services?
Really - I think your question should read - what percentage are literate in 2017? People are like sheep - and will follow accordingly
And I would like to see your wife tits. :rollin :rollin :rollin
Cant answer that question Fazerscotty, but if it wasn't for spell checkers probably would not be much different from today
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I reckon he means Duck Tape the daft old fart :lol
Oh yeah that's it
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Hello Gentlemen,
Please see cut and pasted from the Madhuban's on-line menu the text below.
Duck Tak-a-Tan ... 9.95 NEW
From Lahore. Duck Tikkas chopped in a slightly sweet
and sour curry sauce enhanced with tamarind
Now you can all fuck off and eat humble pie while I get stuck into my duck curry. XXX
tommy
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Nice pictures earlier at Hampton Court Tomski - noticed your daughter has no ring on her finger! Can we line something up so I can call you Dad, Pop, or whatever you prefer ????
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Nice pictures earlier at Hampton Court Tomski - noticed your daughter has no ring on her finger! Can we line something up so I can call you Dad, Pop, or whatever you prefer ????
Tiger my Son! lol X
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King Henry the 8th was a strange man, definitely not to be focced with, but in other ways released us (The United Kingdom) from the grasp of tyranny imposed by Rome, and Catholic dominance over the people.
Strange comment Tommy, are you implying Tyranny of Henry the 8th and dominance by Church of England was acceptable. :eek
Do you know, Mark Twain is right
Ho Ho! we could get into a right old discussion here about the C of E verses the C of R.
I personally thing that it was Rome that dominated the people of this country (Pre Henry 8th) by refusing to let the masses read the Holy Scriptures for themselves, not many of the working classes in England could read Latin.
So only the priests, cardinals and all the others that held office within the Catholic Church had access to the 'Word of God', so, they said what was acceptable and true. the way they discerned it.
Henry 8th brought about change even if it was for his own ends (I'm not saying he was a good chap) he kicked out Roman Catholicism and formed the Church of England, but it was King James that really opened the the Church up to the people as he authorised the creation of 'The King James Bible' it was completed in year 1611 in Cambridge by scholars, it was written in English for the masses and not in Latin as the Catholic Bible was at that time.
I just chucked some more coal on the fire me thinks.
Yes. But I've never fully bought into Weber's Protestant work ethic and it's influence on modern capitalism. Cavalier or Roundhead? Interstingly The modern word 'Tory' is actually a 15th century Irish word used to describe those of the Cavalier persuasion in a derogatory sense.
Tory = Penalcranium = dickhead or imprisoned brain, what can anyone add to that. :eek
Actually I make it up as I go along :lol
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Anyway on a different note, can a person’s race can indicate their level of intelligence?
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Anyway on a different note, can a person’s race can indicate their level of intelligence?
Oh No! My race can is better than your race can, Here we go again. :fish :2guns :look
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My mates Fs1e does 90, in 1st, up hill, 2 up, head wind. Its sick
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Anyway on a different note, can a person’s race indicate their level of intelligence?
Are we talking Paddy again :rolleyes
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Anyway on a different note, can a person’s race indicate their level of intelligence?
Are we talking Paddy again :rolleyes
Well I'm not saying I'm thick but I was once reading stones at a nearby cemetery when I came across a bloke who was 152!
His name was Miles from London.
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Hi Tommy,
A bit late in replying to your question but spent the last two days of the coarse season up on the wondrous river Wye, which is Ogris neck of the woods. Regarding the river at Hampton Court , it's not tidal there as Hampton Court is between Teddington and Molesey Locks, so usually the flow of the river is always towards the sea, providing there has been sufficient rainfall. Below Teddington Lock is tidal, although there is a "half lock" just below Richmond, to ensure there's always a sufficient depth of water in the Richmond area for navigation, irrespective of the state of the tide. The last few years the fishing has dropped off in that area, mainly due to the EA running off any rainfall as quickly as possible, so without decent flow the fishing suffers............Lecture over..............I bet you're glad you asked :lol
Hey Robbo thanks got the info matey, Knowing it is a point where more than one river joins makes sense, to start with I thought it was a loop in the Thames at that point forming like an Ox Bow. Cheers buddy much in the way of fish in that part before it gets to the polluted bits, although being quite tidal at that point probably does not make a lot of difference
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Anyway on a different note, can a person’s race can indicate their level of intelligence?
Only if they've put it on their Harley
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who has pissed on the toilet floor dirty bastards. send a cleaner in.
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My mates Fs1e does 90, in 1st, up hill, 2 up, head wind. Its sick
That's wank.....my AP50 does 96, in 1st, up hill, 3 up, 60 mph head wind. Its well sick
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my chopper moves faster with a big arse thrusting it forward.
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Anyway on a different note, can a person’s race can indicate their level of intelligence?
You mean like, people who spend a lot of money on a well crafted Titanium Akrapovic are very intelligent. And those who pick up a scraped can from a mate for next to nowt, cut it down so you cant see the damage any more, fit it to their bikes and find it sounds a lot better than they expected, are a lot further down the IQ tables?
Oh yes, and did someone mention tits?
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Last orders . . taxi for celticdog
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Anyway . . . is religious faith a mental illness? I think it's a fine line between religious fervor and neurosis.
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Anyway . . . is religious faith a mental illness? I think it's a fine line between religious fervor and neurosis.
I believe in some cases it is, but in no way different to people's undying belief in sports teams, phone brands etc etc
I just think if people are let loose with their own opinions for too long and it starts to rot their brains. You need a healthy dose of argument/debate in life to stop you tipping your minds scales to far in one direction. Problem is once it's gone there doesn't seem to be a way back for these people. One minute your questioning why apple are charging so much for inferior products the next minute your on a street corner preaching psalms and having fisticuffs with anyone that disagrees....
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taxi or minibus will do.
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Anyway . . . is religious faith a mental illness? I think it's a fine line between religious fervor and neurosis.
I believe in some cases it is, but in no way different to people's undying belief in sports teams, phone brands etc etc
I just think if people are let loose with their own opinions for too long and it starts to rot their brains. You need a healthy dose of argument/debate in life to stop you tipping your minds scales to far in one direction. Problem is once it's gone there doesn't seem to be a way back for these people. One minute your questioning why apple are charging so much for inferior products the next minute your on a street corner preaching psalms and having fisticuffs with anyone that disagrees....
You what mate?....
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I'm sure someone said there would be tits, where's the tits?
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I'm sure someone said there would be tits, where's the tits?
There ya go
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My mates Fs1e does 90, in 1st, up hill,
2 up, head wind. Its sick
That's wank.....my AP50 does 96, in 1st, up hill, 3 up, 60 mph head wind. Its well sick
That's focall, my dadsfantic chopper had a turbo and nitrous oxide and he fitted the gearbox out of a Massey furgesen tractor to handle the power, it could do 120 in first backwards, it was so fast in top he had to fit tile's from the space shuttle to his helmet to stop the friction from frying his eyeballs, the police once tried to prosecute him for speeding but when the finally caught up with him they found he had got home before he started
Now that's sick
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There were 150 of us living in shoebox, in middle of road.
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There were 150 of us living in shoebox, in middle of road.
class sketch
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Focin strippers are ugly here
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Focin strippers are ugly here
Yeah we need to stop hiring our wives and find some decent crumpet.
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Just a thought,
If you are expecting the unexpected, does the unexpected become the expected,
:rolleyes
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Just a thought,
If you are expecting the unexpected, does the unexpected become the expected,
:rolleyes
I expect so
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Anyway on a different note, can a person’s race indicate their level of intelligence?
Only if they've put it on their Harley
I think some ones having a pop at us Paddys again :rollin
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Anyway on a different note, can a person’s race indicate their level of intelligence?
Only if they've put it on their Harley
I think some ones having a pop at us Paddys again :rollin
That's fighting talk where I come from Tommy . . . just as well I moved, that and the fact that I'm a coward.
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Now there's a topic of conversation:
What is a coward?
Some imagine it is a man who backs away from trouble and doesn't want to fight, I personally think if you can walk away (sometimes you can't) it is the sensible thing to do.
A coward and bully can very often be the same person, because both pick on someone they are 95% sure that they can get the better of.
It seems then that a coward and a bully are the exact opposite to a Hero
I think that when the chips are really down and in a life threatening situation that is when true hero's come to the fore, that is also when a true coward and a bully usually back away.
The person who puts his or her life on the line for others are very often the quiet ones in life, they are also the people that look past their own interests and are concerned for others to the point that it can cost themselves dearly.
We saw it during 9-11, the insignificant little person doing paper shuffling in a office back room become a true hero when the towers fell, because he or she led others to safety not thinking of their own safety but that of others.
I imagine that there were hero's on Westminster Bridge the day the car ran amok killing and injuring those people, you know the quiet ones often who tend to others and will often just vanish when the emergency services turn up.
I would imagine your average bully would not put themselves at risk because that is what they are cowards.
So walking away in some situations is cowardly, but at times its the right thing to do.
I have a mate that some 40 years ago now was being picked on by a guy and 5 of his mates at a disco one Saturday night, and as Billy did not respond to these guys taunting's it got worse, they probably thought he is not going to respond so we are not at risk and they upped the piss taking and pushing, there were 3 of us and Billy said to us leave it as he did not want to get involved.
I don't know what was said but one of the guys leant over Billy's shoulder and said something in his ear, Billy was at the bar facing the counter, I can picture it today as if it was just happening, Billy spun around like he had been hit by 10,000 volts and cracked this guy in the face so hard I can still hear the sound of the single punch landing, the police were called the guy was ambulanced away and Billy arrested, none of our pleas to the police made any difference. Billy was let out of the police cell about 3 pm the following day after police had taken witness statements from the bar staff and others at the disco.
We were told that the guy had to have his face wired up because Billy had broken his jaw and his upper cheek and had split his head open when he hit the floor and skidded about 15 feet across the dance floor.
Still to this day I don't know what the guy said to Billy and he will not say. I just hope I never say what it was he said. lol.
Billy is a tough guy and that is why these guys were giving him a hard time, reputation building I guess.
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Now there's a topic of conversation:
What is a coward?
Some imagine it is a man who backs away from trouble and doesn't want to fight, I personally think if you can walk away (sometimes you can't) it is the sensible thing to do.
A coward and bully can very often be the same person, because both pick on someone they are 95% sure that they can get the better of.
It seems then that a coward and a bully are the exact opposite to a Hero
I think that when the chips are really down and in a life threatening situation that is when true hero's come to the fore, that is also when a true coward and a bully usually back away.
The person who puts his or her life on the line for others are very often the quiet ones in life, they are also the people that look past their own interests and are concerned for others to the point that it can cost themselves dearly.
We saw it during 9-11, the insignificant little person doing paper shuffling in a office back room become a true hero when the towers fell, because he or she led others to safety not thinking of their own safety but that of others.
I imagine that there were hero's on Westminster Bridge the day the car ran amok killing and injuring those people, you know the quiet ones often who tend to others and will often just vanish when the emergency services turn up.
I would imagine your average bully would not put themselves at risk because that is what they are cowards.
So walking away in some situations is cowardly, but at times its the right thing to do.
I have a mate that some 40 years ago now was being picked on by a guy and 5 of his mates at a disco one Saturday night, and as Billy did not respond to these guys taunting's it got worse, they probably thought he is not going to respond so we are not at risk and they upped the piss taking and pushing, there were 3 of us and Billy said to us leave it as he did not want to get involved.
I don't know what was said but one of the guys leant over Billy's shoulder and said something in his ear, Billy was at the bar facing the counter, I can picture it today as if it was just happening, Billy spun around like he had been hit by 10,000 volts and cracked this guy in the face so hard I can still hear the sound of the single punch landing, the police were called the guy was ambulanced away and Billy arrested, none of our pleas to the police made any difference. Billy was let out of the police cell about 3 pm the following day after police had taken witness statements from the bar staff and others at the disco.
We were told that the guy had to have his face wired up because Billy had broken his jaw and his upper cheek and had split his head open when he hit the floor and skidded about 15 feet across the dance floor.
Still to this day I don't know what the guy said to Billy and he will not say. I just hope I never say what it was he said. lol.
Billy is a tough guy and that is why these guys were giving him a hard time, reputation building I guess.
Theres a twat in our town how's always giving it large, focin idiot got right under my skin, I won't slap him (don't need the trouble with the law) but I did yank him off his barstool a couple of weeks ago when he lent into me, his face was a picture, I didn't do anything was all he kept repeating, stares at the floor when he see's me in the street now. Suits me tbh.
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Seems an apt song!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEJniCCuqR4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEJniCCuqR4)
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Theres a twat in our town how's always giving it large, focin idiot got right under my skin, I won't slap him (don't need the trouble with the law) but I did yank him off his barstool a couple of weeks ago when he lent into me, his face was a picture, I didn't do anything was all he kept repeating, stares at the floor when he see's me in the street now. Suits me tbh.
Good move Joe, I like it, the twat was no hero just a mouth firing blanks.
Some one once said to me and I quote 'Some guys are like ducks that fart under water, there is lots of noise but absolutely no substance'
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You cucking funts! God bless the cowards! :finger
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I am one sad tommyardin today :'(
Yesterday on my way back from Gosport in Hampshire (Collecting a marine Autohelm) my MR2 threw a con rod through the side of the engine, causing catastrophic failure, lots of blue smoke and 5 litres of semi synthetic oil scattered over 150 yards of the A3M.
My mechanic said we are looking at about £2.5 to £3K to get it back on the road with a secondhand lump, and even then no real guarantee on the S/H engine.
So I have put the old girl on Ebay tonight, the auction comes alive at 19:30 BST.
If you take a look you will see just some of the work my mechanic has done on the car for me.
I am FUCKING GUTTED. I love that little hairdressers motor, its not an unusual thing to happen to them around 100K miles, there are a couple of real weaknesses in that Toyota engine, its eager and quick off the mark, high revving but as said earlier there is an issue or two with them because of the American market and California's anti pollution regulations. The MR2 has 3 catalytic converters, one cat in the main silencer box and two cats in the exhaust manifold (Pre Cats) and coupled with an engine that re-breaths exhaust gases to help with pollution, its a disaster waiting to happen and it just fucking did, yesterday.
Now I am going to bed and cry for a week :'(
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/232299626442?ssPageName=STRK:MESCX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1554.l2649 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/232299626442?ssPageName=STRK:MESCX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1554.l2649)
The link to my eBay sale/auction, It comes alive at 19:30 BST
I am not going to but another MR2 cos they are like stunning women they will break your heart sooner or later.
the first picture is the trail of oil that I left behind about 150 yards long (80 mph) the second speaks for its self.
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gutted for you tommy, try a bit of gripfill ;)
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Deepest sympathies Tommy, my condolences on the sad passing of your car. :( What's the verdict with the post mortem- maybe a heart attack (Oil pump failure causing starvation?)
Anyway if you're having a wake, sandwiches and Beer I believe is the traditional fare.
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gutted for you tommy, try a bit of gripfill ;)
Thanks for the advice Taylor :lol it worked a treat, runs as sweet as a nut now, did have to pop a little grilla grip on the con rod ends though, i had it up to 125 and she going like a bird
Now the truth for you my friend :finger fuck off lol
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Deepest sympathies Tommy, my condolences on the sad passing of your car. :( What's the verdict with the post mortem- maybe a heart attack (Oil pump failure causing starvation?)
Anyway if you're having a wake, sandwiches and Beer I believe is the traditional fare.
Lets just skip the sandwiches lol :thumbup I understand that the correct attire to wear with the passing of an MR2 is a flip skirt and hair rollers.
Oil pump going is not likely to cause a rod to break, there was no momentary seize, no warning lights and judging by the oil scattered up the A3M and the oil on my mate Wildplum's trailer when we got back it was not a shortage of oil.
I topped the oil up about last Thursday took about 1/3 of a litre.
Seems to be a lot of interest on eBay, 47 views and 9 watching, plus someone requested a phone number so they can arrange a viewing.
thanks for you kind words, not like that naughty ole Taylor taking the piss lol! :thumbup
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Sorry to hear about the car, MX5 MK1 next time, they're so over engineered people are getting up to 250 brake on standard internals with over 100000 miles on the clock.
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Just had a look on ebay re replacement engines, why not rebuild it?
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Oh Foc, that was tough luck Tommy, any idea why it let go with such a bang, blocked cat or sludge??
When Yamaha stopped making the engines for Toyota they went backwards. :D
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Thanks for the nice comments, :thumbup I will get back to you all individually this evening when I have a bit of spare time
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Oh crap, I hope it doesn't become a habit, 'people being nice to Tommy', :eek We would have no fun then. :lol
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Oh crap, I hope it doesn't become a habit, 'people being nice to Tommy', :eek We would have no fun then. :lol
Well I was gonna say now he has chance to buy a proper car but if we are being nice for a change... sorry for your loss Tom :-)
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Just had a look on ebay re replacement engines, why not rebuild it?
Hi Joe,
Engine was passed a rebuild, the con-rod went through both sides of the alloy engine block on the back you could poke you little finger through the hole in the back and your clenched fist in the hole in the front, the chances are that the stray piston has smashed the valves and possibly knocked the cam shaft mountings out of the head.
To find a low mileage replacement lump is not an easy task, (Rocking horse poo is the term I believe) and then to have the head removed to check the top end over. Removal of the old engine and the taking the alternator starter motor, and all the other bits off, the MR2 has to have the engine taken out through the bottom cos she is a mid engine, rear wheel drive car, and tons of stuff has to be removed to allow this to happen, then the reverse process and set up the new lump made it an uneconomic task, possibly £2,500 to 3,000 complete, and to be honest it's still a second hand lump and 3K is more than the car is worth.
Thanks for the thought though Joe :thumbup
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Sorry to hear about the car, MX5 MK1 next time, they're so over engineered people are getting up to 250 brake on standard internals with over 100000 miles on the clock.
Yeah the MX5's engine is pretty bullet proof, but that's the only thing about the car that is pretty, the are Pug Fucking Ugly motors. :eek :rolleyes :lol
Why would I want to swap my Beautiful Princess out for a dirty whore :eek
If you go on the MR2 Roadsters Club forum they will not even allow you to write 'MX5' they overwrite it with 'A car with the engine in the wrong place' lol!
No seriously the MX5 has proved itself over many years and the earlier one were by far the best, the later ones suffer from awful tin worm issues.
I actually owned one for 24 hours before taking it back to the garage I purchased it from, and, got a full refund because they MOTed it and it was not fit to be on the road with the rust that was in the doubled skinned chassis along its full length both sides.
So my experience of MX5's is not conducive to me getting another, plus as stated earlier I don't want to be seen in a whore and there is no point in having a soft top car if you have to wear a balaclava all the foccing time. :rollin :rollin :rollin [/size][/size]
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Oh Foc, that was tough luck Tommy, any idea why it let go with such a bang, blocked cat or sludge??
When Yamaha stopped making the engines for Toyota they went backwards. :D
Don't know what the issue was and will never know as she has gone to Birmingham and is going to have a Turbo lump in it and used as a Donnington Park track day car.
It certainly would not have been dirty oil that caused it as I changed the oil every 3.5K miles and used a good quality semi synth oil.
the filter gets/got changed each oil change, the oil that came out the back was dark in colour but certainly not dirty (It had done about 1.5K miles)
The only indication I got, thinking about it with hindsight, was a couple of times that morning I felt that the car had gone over a ridge in the road, but it only effected the rear wheels, it felt like a bump in the tarmac but when looking in the mirror the road appeared to be smooth with no tarmac repairs or anything else. Now wheather this has any bearing on what happened about 1 mile after the last tim eit did that I don't know for sure, but I have wondered since if the con-rod/big end bearing bolts came loose and ended up in catastrophic failure.
Cheers Unfazed :thumbup
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Please boys don't be nice to me, cos, I will start to think I'm becoming popular, or that I have joined a forum full of
gays guys with same sex preferences :eek
Hey I was listening to a radio show today as I drove my combo van down to The Magic B&Q (Wonder why I did not drive my MR2 :'( to pick up some wood router bits
They were saying that using the word 'Pikie' is a derogatory name for traveller or gypsy folk and that you can be prosecuted for using it.
A company that sells sports gear and uses a Tick as a part of their logo have dropped a clanger because they released a line called 'Pikie' as opposed to 'Niki'.
Me thinks that shit will fly.
The traveller community are up in arms about it and the say it is no different than using the 'N' word when talking about black people or any of the words associated with the 'Same Sex Preference' community.
To be honest they are absolutely right I have a mate that is a gypsy, his name is Jess and a nicer kinder bloke you will never meet, he has told me in the past that he hates the term 'Pikie' it has a meaning of un-trustworthiness, dirty and un-acceptable in society. Jess says they are Gypsies or Travellers. Jess is a big 20 stone tree surgeon and I'm not going to disagree with anything he says. Seriously though Jess is a lovely bloke. :guitar
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I rest my case
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It's not a case of looks is it, its about grip, grip and more grip.
Both no doubt are great drivers cars and I wouldn't say no to an MR but I picked me 5 up for £300, changed the cambelt etc and had it on the road for under £600, last 3 mot's have cost a grand total of 56 pence and I don't expect the next to cost me much more. OK I got lucky on the purchase but good ones are out there and us 5 drivers say the same about the MR's.
And of course the real bonus is they don't go pop due to poor design :rollin :rollin :rollin
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Tommy, are you sure that con rod didn't hit you in the head, because your being nice to Foccers now :pokefun :lol
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I always thought it was spelt 'pikey'. Anyway, from my yoof traveller folk where called tinks or tinkers and occaisionally diddicoys.
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i worked with a few lol, as a kid i walked the streets shouting rags bottles bones :lol they paid me ten pound a day that was 35 years ago, better than a paper round. ;)
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I think folks would be a bit more tolerant of travellers if they didn't leave everywhere they decided to settle like landfill sites when they left and obeyed at least some of the same laws we have to.
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I dont know whether its because they think that every one else thinks they are like that and they just say "well what's the point in trying and so lets just live up top it " or that they are all actually like that.
When people say (like Tommy ) "oh I know so-and-so who is a gypsy" and they are a really great guy then actually they are not a gypsy otherwise they would not be around long enough to get to know them. So the ones that people know and that are described as really nice - or what ever are not really gypsy are they?
We had some 8 9 10 year olds walking down the street throwing stones - walking on peoples walls running across gardens, and sure enough the next time I go to asda I see the caravans in asdas car park, am I wrong to think its them - even when there is no trouble before and no trouble after they have gone.
I have had experience with certain cultures - not gypsy - not saying which - not saying how but you come across them once and experience something and think -- ok a one off, but it hapends again and you give the benefit of doubt, and the the very same thing hapends a 3rd time and you think "ok I see a pattern here" so am I being raciest or just acting on experience.
Its the liberal elite left who have the money back up their morals that are the cause of a lot of tension in this country - leaving me to feel guilty about about not liking a certain culture based on my personal experience when they have no actual experience themselves due to their social bubble that they live in.
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And they tell us we're racist for feeling that way, while they're sat there in their ivory tower towers feeling all self righteous, away from where the problems are actually happening These upper middle class neo liberal socialists who try to tell us what we should be thinking and how we should be behaving should spend some time in the problem areas of the UK and then they may realise what the real issues are. Some of the worst offenders are the Labour party and they're the ones who are supposed to be fighting our corner. Britain's going to the dogs.
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I dont know whether its because they think that every one else thinks they are like that and they just say "well what's the point in trying and so lets just live up top it " or that they are all actually like that.
When people say (like Tommy ) "oh I know so-and-so who is a gypsy" and they are a really great guy then actually they are not a gypsy otherwise they would not be around long enough to get to know them. So the ones that people know and that are described as really nice - or what ever are not really gypsy are they?
We had some 8 9 10 year olds walking down the street throwing stones - walking on peoples walls running across gardens, and sure enough the next time I go to asda I see the caravans in asdas car park, am I wrong to think its them - even when there is no trouble before and no trouble after they have gone.
I have had experience with certain cultures - not gypsy - not saying which - not saying how but you come across them once and experience something and think -- ok a one off, but it hapends again and you give the benefit of doubt, and the the very same thing hapends a 3rd time and you think "ok I see a pattern here" so am I being raciest or just acting on experience.
Its the liberal elite left who have the money back up their morals that are the cause of a lot of tension in this country - leaving me to feel guilty about about not liking a certain culture based on my personal experience when they have no actual experience themselves due to their social bubble that they live in.
Couldn't have out it better myself, no such thing as freedom of speech anymore. You can only say what everyone else deems to be unoffensive. Racism is used like a chance card from a monopoly board, I mean have yiu seen that Bullshit in the paper about the Sun journalist being called a racist for calling a white football player a gorilla? Apparently his Grandad was black so that inherently makes that journalist a racist!!!!........ has the country gone foccing mad?!?!?!
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I dont know whether its because they think that every one else thinks they are like that and they just say "well what's the point in trying and so lets just live up top it " or that they are all actually like that.
When people say (like Tommy ) "oh I know so-and-so who is a gypsy" and they are a really great guy then actually they are not a gypsy otherwise they would not be around long enough to get to know them. So the ones that people know and that are described as really nice - or what ever are not really gypsy are they?
We had some 8 9 10 year olds walking down the street throwing stones - walking on peoples walls running across gardens, and sure enough the next time I go to asda I see the caravans in asdas car park, am I wrong to think its them - even when there is no trouble before and no trouble after they have gone.
I have had experience with certain cultures - not gypsy - not saying which - not saying how but you come across them once and experience something and think -- ok a one off, but it hapends again and you give the benefit of doubt, and the the very same thing hapends a 3rd time and you think "ok I see a pattern here" so am I being raciest or just acting on experience.
Its the liberal elite left who have the money back up their morals that are the cause of a lot of tension in this country - leaving me to feel guilty about about not liking a certain culture based on my personal experience when they have no actual experience themselves due to their social bubble that they live in.
Couldn't have out it better myself, no such thing as freedom of speech anymore. You can only say what everyone else deems to be unoffensive. Racism is used like a chance card from a monopoly board, I mean have yiu seen that Bullshit in the paper about the Sun journalist being called a racist for calling a white football player a gorilla? Apparently his Grandad was black so that inherently makes that journalist a racist!!!!........ has the country gone foccing mad?!?!?!
To be fair it was Kelvin Mackenzie, he's nothing more than a male katey hopkins, both would sell their grandparents for a bit of publicity. Good riddance to this Numpty. He has scottish blood in his veins but he's pissed off the Irish, Welsh, Scots and the Scousers. this little englander has finally had a British boot up the backside, I'm glad he's finally getting his comeuppance :)
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I think folks would be a bit more tolerant of travellers if they didn't leave everywhere they decided to settle like landfill sites when they left and obeyed at least some of the same laws we have to.
:agree You should try spending a Saturday night in a pub with a group of them, after they've started drinking and taking drugs at a funeral on the previous Monday and just carried on! They will always end up fighting someone, normally among themselves but sometimes others who are stupid enough to look at their orange coloured women, the toilets will undoubtedly need completely disinfecting and all of the large toilet rolls will get nicked by the end of the evening, even if it means kicking the holders off the wall to get to them.
Yet if you simply say to them that they're not welcome at the pub due to previous problems then up pops their legal representative using the race card.
I've had discussions before with people saying "they're not all that bad" so i always ask if they'd let them look after their house while they went on holiday, which then makes them a little bit more pensive.
A word of warning, when you see groups of them starting to down shots rather quickly then it's time for you to leave.
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Hang on I would not let 95% of the foccers in here look after my house when I go away on holiday either.
The gypsy that I know well (Jess) is a true traveller boy (50 years old) he settled down about 6 years ago and formed a reputable (Ish) tree surgery company, he bought a plot of land about 1.5 acres and put a double mobile home on it, he has one of the best kept gardens in the area and does so much more for his local community than anyone else.
Jess gives logs to the elderly and delivers and stacks them for the recipients.
He cuts the grass at his local village church yard and cemetery with his own Allen scythe and takes the cuttings to the local recycle centre, and all this he does on a voluntary basis and he fits the cost for the fuel.
Now you must speak as you find and Jess is a dear guy, that's for sure and he has a real heart for those who are struggling, he gives of his time and his resources.
So I am standing up for Jess, just as I would stand up for anyone else I know if I thought that they were being given a hard time for no reason, yep even some of you miserable foccers in here.
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Deepest sympathies Tommy, my condolences on the sad passing of your car. :( What's the verdict with the post mortem- maybe a heart attack (Oil pump failure causing starvation?)
Anyway if you're having a wake, sandwiches and Beer I believe is the traditional fare.
Sorry to hear the bad news Tomski......no really 'cos I fecking loved that car :rolleyes
I think Celtic is right regarding a wake - tis the right thing for a faithful mechanical friend so a just funeral is also in order.
Me thinks a Viking funeral is in order. We can all eat sandwiches and drink beer whilst throwing small petrol filled water bombs onto the pyre :lol
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Hang on I would not let 95% of the foccers in here look after my house when I go away on holiday either.
The gypsy that I know well (Jess) is a true traveller boy (50 years old) he settled down about 6 years ago and formed a reputable (Ish) tree surgery company, he bought a plot of land about 1.5 acres and put a double mobile home on it, he has one of the best kept gardens in the area and does so much more for his local community than anyone else.
Jess gives logs to the elderly and delivers and stacks them for the recipients.
He cuts the grass at his local village church yard and cemetery with his own Allen scythe and takes the cuttings to the local recycle centre, and all this he does on a voluntary basis and he fits the cost for the fuel.
Now you must speak as you find and Jess is a dear guy, that's for sure and he has a real heart for those who are struggling, he gives of his time and his resources.
So I am standing up for Jess, just as I would stand up for anyone else I know if I thought that they were being given a hard time for no reason, yep even some of you miserable foccers in here.
I'm sure he is a very nice bloke Tommy, i don't deny that for one second, but that one man doesn't trump all the crap i've seen and had to deal with over the YEARS by a "community" that generally isn't too interested in outsiders, unless you have some work for them.
I know what i've seen over a long period of time so without going into gory detail nothing is gonna change my views on them.
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but can anyone tell me what have the Romans ever do for us?
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Hang on I would not let 95% of the foccers in here look after my house when I go away on holiday either.
The gypsy that I know well (Jess) is a true traveller boy (50 years old) he settled down about 6 years ago and formed a reputable (Ish) tree surgery company, he bought a plot of land about 1.5 acres and put a double mobile home on it, he has one of the best kept gardens in the area and does so much more for his local community than anyone else.
Jess gives logs to the elderly and delivers and stacks them for the recipients.
He cuts the grass at his local village church yard and cemetery with his own Allen scythe and takes the cuttings to the local recycle centre, and all this he does on a voluntary basis and he fits the cost for the fuel.
Now you must speak as you find and Jess is a dear guy, that's for sure and he has a real heart for those who are struggling, he gives of his time and his resources.
So I am standing up for Jess, just as I would stand up for anyone else I know if I thought that they were being given a hard time for no reason, yep even some of you miserable foccers in here.
I'm sure he is a very nice bloke Tommy, i don't deny that for one second, but that one man doesn't trump all the crap i've seen and had to deal with over the YEARS by a "community" that generally isn't too interested in outsiders, unless you have some work for them.
I know what i've seen over a long period of time so without going into gory detail nothing is gonna change my views on them.
Leave Trump out of this, he is in enough hassle as it is :lol
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Down the pub?
Foc me, it's more like drunken UKIP gathering, or maybe the Donald Trump Alternative Right White Supremacist meeting.
upper middle class neo liberal socialists
That's right proper pub talk :lol Vinnyb.
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but can anyone tell me what have the Romans ever do for us?
Orgies if I can remember rightly :rollin
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Funnily enough I thought about this thread a couple of days ago, when I read about the ex mayor of Southend on sea getting into trouble for saying the travellers who want to settle there, should be sent back to Ireland with their 'thieving, filthy ways' and they were treated like pariahs because they are pariahs. I think he should get off the fence and say what he really thinks :lol
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This trump thing and the white suprematists ( actually do they even call themselves that or is that a BBC thing) the BBC saying how the violence is wrong carried out by the right and then focus in on a banner saying "thump a natzi" and say nothing when the leader of the right rally almost gets lynched. Now is it that left wing violence - which is just as bad - the left wing violence always seems to be overlooked my the mainstream media.
Both sides seem just as bad as each other.
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Because if you are right wing you are obviously a violent racist islamophobic anti semitic neo nazi lbgt hater and if you are left wing you are about as dangerous as Noddy and are employed by the BBC.
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Funnily enough I thought about this thread a couple of days ago, when I read about the ex mayor of Southend on sea getting into trouble for saying the travellers who want to settle there, should be sent back to Ireland with their 'thieving, filthy ways' and they were treated like pariahs because they are pariahs. I think he should get off the fence and say what he really thinks :lol
As i've said before, spend a night in a pub with them, especially around Xmas time or if they've been drinking and taking drugs all week, night and day, after a funeral, then see what opinion you have of them then.
Some people have literally argued with me "They can't be THAT bad?" and i will disagree with them until i am blue in the face.
What's even more annoying is when they chat about them, but haven't even met one before. :rolleyes
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They don't do themselves any favours do they? They occasionally pull up in the park and ride carpark next to where my wife works. They use their kids as a distraction to enable them to thieve from the local shops. Or they park on a kids playground so nobody can use it and leave it looking like a shit tip. A farmer mate of mine had a load of new age travellers park on one of his fields. He would have been perfectly happy for them to stop there if they had only asked permission. But they didn't so he got the police round.
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BBC (again) are besides themselves with torment because of the slavery case in the news - they can not bring them selves to say they were travellers, they keep calling them "the family " and the news story of it has been dropped quicker than the tarmac when the tax man shows up.
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Fazersharp, when was the last time you saw or heard of a peace protestor or anti-fascist tie a ‘nigger’ to the back of their pickup truck and drive off, or shovel some Jews into an oven and gas em, or whatever else these white supremacist pigs like to do.
No it doesn’t happen does it. Nobody should have to tolerate racist fuck pigs holding a rally in broad daylight in the middle of their town. Nobody. And if it means driving the fuckers out of town with baseball bats or whatever cos the authorities won’t do what they need to do, then good on them, they have my respect and my support. Fuck the facists and fuck the racists.
Hey it’s the pub thread, no doubt you are just baiting, you probably think you are clever, but maybe pick something else to try and be funny about – eh?
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Fazersharp, when was the last time you saw or heard of a peace protestor or anti-fascist tie a ‘nigger’ to the back of their pickup truck and drive off, or shovel some Jews into an oven and gas em, or whatever else these white supremacist pigs like to do.
No it doesn’t happen does it. Nobody should have to tolerate racist fuck pigs holding a rally in broad daylight in the middle of their town. Nobody. And if it means driving the fuckers out of town with baseball bats or whatever cos the authorities won’t do what they need to do, then good on them, they have my respect and my support. Fuck the facists and fuck the racists.
Hey it’s the pub thread, no doubt you are just baiting, you probably think you are clever, but maybe pick something else to try and be funny about – eh?
This is your problem, you don't know how to chat nicely, you have to take everything to another level.
If this was a real pub thread you'd be barred for being the pub bore.
Every pub has one.
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Did someone mention tits!
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If this was a real pub thread you'd be barred for being the pub bore.
Every pub has one.
My local's got two :'(
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This is your problem, you don't know how to chat nicely, you have to take everything to another level.
Happy to help out. :)
By the way. I’m not the one spouting racist pish. :thumbdown I’m not the one appeasing fascists. I’m not the one criticising those brave enough to stand up against them, and I’m not the one criticising people who object to fascists gathering and taking over their town.
For focs sake, it’s motorcycle forum. There are plenty of white supremacist web sites and forums out there, as well as what’s left of UKIP and the BNP. There’s plenty places you can go and spout yer racist pish.
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Every one is entitled to there own opinions left, right, or centre they all have skeletons in there cupboards and episodes they should not be proud of, non are more trust worthy or better than the other.
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This is your problem, you don't know how to chat nicely, you have to take everything to another level.
Happy to help out. :)
By the way. I’m not the one spouting racist pish. :thumbdown I’m not the one appeasing fascists. I’m not the one criticising those brave enough to stand up against them, and I’m not the one criticising people who object to fascists gathering and taking over their town.
For focs sake, it’s motorcycle forum. There are plenty of white supremacist web sites and forums out there, as well as what’s left of UKIP and the BNP. There’s plenty places you can go and spout yer racist pish.
So are you saying that I am because I do not see how you got that from my post.
You are the one spouting the most hate and anger and violence -with a thin veil of moral high-ground justification and this is the problem with the left they feel that they somehow have morals on their side to do and say what they want, as I said the left and the right are just as bad as each other when it comes to 2017 violence, yes some twisted FOC-ed up moron drove into the crowd but what would of happened to that right wing spokes person if he was not rescued by the police. There is violence on both sides
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You are the one spouting the most hate and anger and violence -with a thin veil of moral high-ground justification and this is the problem with the left they feel that they somehow have morals on their side to do and say what they want, as I said the left and the right are just as bad as each other when it comes to 2017 violence,
Bull Shite fazersharp. You are appeasing fascists. You are supporting white supremacists and racists. Shame on you.
Go home. ... You are not wanted in this great commonwealth. Shame on you
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe
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This is your problem, you don't know how to chat nicely, you have to take everything to another level.
Happy to help out. :)
By the way. I’m not the one spouting racist pish. :thumbdown I’m not the one appeasing fascists. I’m not the one criticising those brave enough to stand up against them, and I’m not the one criticising people who object to fascists gathering and taking over their town.
For focs sake, it’s motorcycle forum. There are plenty of white supremacist web sites and forums out there, as well as what’s left of UKIP and the BNP. There’s plenty places you can go and spout yer racist pish.
All i've spoken about is facts, several moments in time that i have had to endure over many years.
It's not an opinion of what i reckon these people might be like, it's what i've had to personally deal with, and it was nearly all bad every time.
And you're right, it is a bike forum, but this thread is about pub talk, and i was talking about pubs, so it's all totally relevant.
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You are the one spouting the most hate and anger and violence -with a thin veil of moral high-ground justification and this is the problem with the left they feel that they somehow have morals on their side to do and say what they want, as I said the left and the right are just as bad as each other when it comes to 2017 violence,
Bull Shite fazersharp. You are appeasing fascists. You are supporting white supremacists and racists. Shame on you.
Go home. ... You are not wanted in this great commonwealth. Shame on you
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe
I'm not - what just because I condemn both sides violence that somehow means I support racists. there is something very twisted in your head, maybe its the lack of sunlight in Scotland or maybe whisky flows out of your taps/ could it even be deep fried mars bars, factory farmed salmon - the northern lights, there is something affecting your brain up there for sure.
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a violent racist islamophobic anti semitic neo nazi lbgt hater
Have you been reading my Tinder profile again 🤣
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8hsZAaZMj4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8hsZAaZMj4)
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Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe has said one of the reasons the police failed to control the violence during a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville was because militia members at the rally were armed with "better equipment" than the state police themselves.
“It’s easy to criticise, but I can tell you this, 80 per cent of the people here had semiautomatic weapons (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/13/us/charlottesville-protests-white-nationalists.html?referer=https://t.co/SbvYUNVHOG?amp=1&_r=0)," Mr McAuliffe said.
Several members of militia groups, seen wearing tactical gear and carrying assault rifles, were marching from the early morning to Emancipation Park where the rally was supposed to take place to protest the removal of a statue of Civil War Confederate General Robert E Lee.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/virginia-governor-terry-mcauliffe-charlottesville-white-supremacist-group-militia-better-equipment-a7893151.html (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/virginia-governor-terry-mcauliffe-charlottesville-white-supremacist-group-militia-better-equipment-a7893151.html)
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Fuck Yeah! :lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-uAZa4H1vk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-uAZa4H1vk)
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So 80% were carrying submachine guns and yet --------
Brian Moran, Virginia’s secretary of public safety and homeland security, said he saw from a post at a downtown bank that there were sporadic fights until people began throwing water bottles, smoke bombs, and using pepper spray. And that's from the link you kindly provided
Where where all the bullets from the machine guns in your link.
Maybe it's the Langoustines -- did I mention the Langoustines - maybe its those.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mnywjPPDtU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mnywjPPDtU)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5VeGifhRtY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5VeGifhRtY)
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Seems to me like you're getting off on violent videos.
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VNA it takes 2 opposing sides to cause a punch up. I don't condone or like what the Nazis, kk stand for, my granddad and uncle spent 5years fighting them, both wounded, 1 at Dunkirk the other in a raid on Norway. America like this country has freedom of speech that is for everyone not just the what certain section of society believe to be right. if you go back through history the commis, left wing have nothing to be proud of. Stalin and his commis committed atrocities equal to the Nazis ask some of the polish people taken prisoners.
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VNA it takes 2 opposing sides to cause a punch up. I don't condone or like what the Nazis, kk stand for, my granddad and uncle spent 5years fighting them,
I am even closer than that as it was my Dad that fought in WW2, his medals hang on my wall.
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did any one else watch new aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, arrive into Portsmouth this morning?
was impressive to watch her fro, top of Portsdown Hill!
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did any one else watch new aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, arrive into Portsmouth this morning?
was impressive to watch her fro, top of Portsdown Hill!
They are an incredible looking piece of kit when you see them in person.
I was in Malta years ago and the U.S. aircraft carrier J.F.K. docked while I was there, then 3000 navy crew took over the town for 3 days getting absolutely hammered on booze.
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did any one else watch new aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, arrive into Portsmouth this morning?
was impressive to watch her fro, top of Portsdown Hill!
They are an incredible looking piece of kit when you see them in person.
I was in Malta years ago and the U.S. aircraft carrier J.F.K. docked while I was there, then 3000 navy crew took over the town for 3 days getting absolutely hammered on booze.
ahh Valletta yeah had a few runs ashore there!! used to make the pilgrimage to "the last Drop inn", have raise a tot to Ollie Read who spent his last few hours drinking there with matelots & booties...
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did any one else watch new aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, arrive into Portsmouth this morning?
was impressive to watch her fro, top of Portsdown Hill!
They are an incredible looking piece of kit when you see them in person.
I was in Malta years ago and the U.S. aircraft carrier J.F.K. docked while I was there, then 3000 navy crew took over the town for 3 days getting absolutely hammered on booze.
ahh Valletta yeah had a few runs ashore there!! used to make the pilgrimage to "the last Drop inn", have raise a tot to Ollie Read who spent his last few hours drinking there with matelots & booties...
Yep, i spent a couple of evenings in there too, a tiny little bar that's like a shrine to him.
Funnily enough i worked on set of Gladiator too, which was why he was there.
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Just of interest, do you get to meet a lot of the film stars in your work darrsi?.
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America like this country has freedom of speech that is for everyone not just the what certain section of society believe to be right.
That’s an interesting statement Steve. America has long had an issue with freedom of speech. Ultimately America has to a large degree had difficulty in understanding freedom of speech. In America it often seems that freedom of speech is a right to spout any old pish, whatever you fancy, even if you just made it up five minutes ago, about anything and everything.
In the UK, on the whole people have understood that freedom of speech comes with a condition. That condition is that you will be held to account for what you say. So, no you can’t just make stuff up and pass it off as fact, as others have a right to question you and even stop you from saying what you are saying if it has no basis in reality or fact, and in particular, or for example, if your bollocks is an incitement to harm others.
as I said the left and the right are just as bad as each other when it comes to 2017 violence
This isn’t about right and left. It’s about right and wrong. The counter protesters were ordinary people from all backgrounds and all political views who do not want fascists gathering in their town and forcing their evil will upon them.
Fazersharp, I don’t know if Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe is wholly correct in stating that 80% were carrying semiautomatic weapons (not as you state submachine guns) but if you look at the news clips and youtube feeds you’ll see no end of facists with guns and yes some are holding assault rifles.
So yeah, while the police held back, ordinary people fought back with, as you say, water bottles, smoke bombs and pepper spray. While you, Fazersharp and Steve, wish to appease the Nazi Fascists, despite in fact having family members who fought them, the ordinary people of Charlottesville drove them out.
Meanwhile pretty much the whole world is aghast at President Donald Trump’s continuing appeasement of Nazi Facism.
So I stand by my post 114, and I can assure you that I would not allow white supremacists, Nazi’s or fascists the pleasure of freedom of assembly or speech in my town. With freedom of speech comes responsibility.
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Just of interest, do you get to meet a lot of the film stars in your work darrsi?.
Seen plenty but i tend not to take too much notice of them to be honest, they're at work just like me.
The more famous they are the more people they tend to have around them anyway.
I tend not to visit sets much at all these days as i'm way too busy at work, but we still get the odd few pop in for artist or make-up tests as we have a lot of rooms where crews spend days or weeks testing our equipment before heading out to start shooting.
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did any one else watch new aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, arrive into Portsmouth this morning?
was impressive to watch her fro, top of Portsdown Hill!
Was not there to see the new carrier come into Pompey this morning, but, was certainly there this evening Munching on a 'Mick's Monster Burger'
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did any one else watch new aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, arrive into Portsmouth this morning?
was impressive to watch her fro, top of Portsdown Hill!
Was not there to see the new carrier come into Pompey this morning, but, was certainly there this evening Munching on a 'Mick's Monster Burger'
You know I've never been to Pompey. Dinner and beers at the Fawcett Inn, It's on my to do list.
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VNA thought I made it quite clear I do not condone or like Nazis or KKK in my previous post or any other group that tries to force their views on other people.
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did any one else watch new aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, arrive into Portsmouth this morning?
was impressive to watch her fro, top of Portsdown Hill!
went down yesterday with my son to have a look , stopped at portsdown and spotted it in the harbour , best way to see it is via a harbour tour ,£8 and worth every penny , also , a few weeks back went to see uss george h w bush when at stokes bay off gosport ,well worth a visit foccers :thumbup
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did any one else watch new aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, arrive into Portsmouth this morning?
was impressive to watch her fro, top of Portsdown Hill!
and spotted it in the harbour ,
Bit hard to miss :)
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Some views of HMS Queen Elizabeth that I took on Saturday (9/9/17).
1) From The Spinnaker viewing tower.
2) From the upper deck of HMS Victory.
3) and 4) From the harbour tour boat.
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Great pics YFF.....great view from the spiniker :thumbup
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and if God made everything, then who made God???
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and if God made everything, then who made God???
God knows!!
:rollin :rollin
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and if God made everything, then who made God???
The egg obviously.
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and if God made everything, then who made God???
Man. :D
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and if God made everything, then who made God???
Man. :D
Today's top answer prize goes to..... Fazerider :woot
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and if God made everything, then who made God???
Man. :D
Today's top answer prize goes to..... Fazerider :woot
All wrong - it was the Anunnaki
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While we're on eggs............... todays top tip.
When boiling and egg, take a needle and make a small hole in the blunt end of the shell before boiling. There is an air sac there which expands with the heat and causes the shell to crack. You will see it expelling a thin stream of bubbles during boiling.
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While we're on eggs............... todays top tip.
When boiling and egg, take a needle and make a small hole in the blunt end of the shell before boiling. There is an air sac there which expands with the heat and causes the shell to crack. You will see it expelling a thin stream of bubbles during boiling.
good advice, DO NOT do this to the air sac on the end of condoms though, otherwise the eggs hatch!! :lol
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While we're on eggs............... todays top tip.
When boiling and egg, take a needle and make a small hole in the blunt end of the shell before boiling.
I have just spent 4 hours looking for the sharp end of my eggs
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Is it just me that finds those new BP fuel pump nozzles really awkward to get hooked back in again after filling up?.
Sometimes takes me 3 goes :rolleyes
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While we're on eggs............... todays top tip.
When boiling and egg, take a needle and make a small hole in the blunt end of the shell before boiling.
I have just spent 4 hours looking for the sharp end of my eggs
The driest end :lol
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Why aren't different sizes of clothing priced according to size? After all a small coat uses less material and must be slightly quicker to produce than a xxxl coat.
This could solve the "obesity problem" if the price difference made people think " I am not paying that price, foc it, I will lose a couple of stone and buy the cheaper size", :D
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Why aren't different sizes of clothing priced according to size? After all a small coat uses less material and must be slightly quicker to produce than a xxxl coat.
This could solve the "obesity problem" if the price difference made people think " I am not paying that price, foc it, I will lose a couple of stone and buy the cheaper size", :D
To be fair I think you'd just more likely see fat people in either tighter or less clothes haha
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To be fair I think you'd just more likely see fat people in either tighter or less clothes haha
That happens already.
You see loads of biguns squeezed into leggings and crop tops every day.
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To be fair I think you'd just more likely see fat people in either tighter or less clothes haha
That happens already.
You see loads of biguns squeezed into leggings and crop tops every day.
Nothing worse than a bigun in clothes that only look good on a 8 or 9 stone girl.
Leggings much to tight great with a big old camel toe pouting out, bloody great muffin top hang over the top of the leggings protruding under the crop top.
Do they not have mirrors in their bathroom or bedrooms, surely they can not thing it's a good look, they look like an egg timer with all the sand run to the bottom. :eek
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On a similar subject, plane tickets should be for you and your luggage by weight. I am under 10 stone and can have included in my ticket a 20kg bag but if I want a heaver bag then I have to pay more. Yet some 20 stone person can have the same 20kg baggage as me.
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On a similar subject, plane tickets should be for you and your luggage by weight. I am under 10 stone and can have included in my ticket a 20kg bag but if I want a heaver bag then I have to pay more. Yet some 20 stone person can have the same 20kg baggage as me.
Yep I have often thought the same, I'm not a big chap myself (been trying to lose a bit of weight) 12st 4Ib, I seen some monsters in this country and in the USA on planes. One chap on an internal flight from St Louis to Chicago must of been in the 30 mark and someone had to move seats for him because he could not get between the seats to sit down he ended up sitting by the front emergency exit. If the plane was on fire you would not want him blocking the exit. Just picturing him now he could have been more than 30 stone. he certainly struggle walking. Actually I felt sorry for him, I guess not all weight issue are from gluttony.
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I guess not all weight issue are from gluttony.
I bet most of them are though.
I would imagine Mr Chubby on the plane is no stranger to the confectionery isle lol.
I'm actually trying to GAIN weight.
Lost a stone when I had a slipped disc and couldn't drink beer because of the tablets.
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I have 2 stone I do not want, you can have them for free, just pay the postage.
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I have 2 stone I do not want, you can have them for free, just pay the postage.
I only want 1. How much would that be?. Fourteen pounds?.
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I have 2 stone I do not want, you can have them for free, just pay the postage.
I only want 1. How much would that be?. Fourteen pounds?.
:rollin
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guess not all weight issue are from gluttony.
I'm sorry but EVERY weight problem is to do with gluttony. I can't stand all those lard arse fuckers that claim to have a slow metabolism or 'thyroid issues'
Your body can't make fat from nowhere. The only way to get to these sickening sizes is to eat your way there.
If you have a medical issue that means your body only burns 500 calories a day then only eat 500, not 3000.
I worked as a gym instructor for a while in my early twenties and the amount of them is get in crying about their size, crying while I trained them then smiling while they sat and ate 3 big Mac meals afterwards!
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guess not all weight issue are from gluttony.
I'm sorry but EVERY weight problem is to do with gluttony. I can't stand all those lard arse fuckers that claim to have a slow metabolism or 'thyroid issues'
Your body can't make fat from nowhere. The only way to get to these sickening sizes is to eat your way there.
If you have a medical issue that means your body only burns 500 calories a day then only eat 500, not 3000.
I worked as a gym instructor for a while in my early twenties and the amount of them is get in crying about their size, crying while I trained them then smiling while they sat and ate 3 big Mac meals afterwards!
But in the same breath you do get people that can eat whatever crap they want, and plenty of it, and not gain weight at all.
There's a couple i work with and they literally eat so much shite throughout the day it's unbelievable but they're both as skinny as anything. Especially sugary stuff, they can't get enough of it.
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I'm sorry but EVERY weight problem is to do with gluttony.
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If you have a medical issue that means your body only burns 500 calories a day then only eat 500, not 3000.
And I bet your solution to people being alcoholics is "well stop, drinking!" as if it was that simplistic.
For example, when we eat, the brain is supposed to get a signal saying "ok, we're full", but some people simply do not get that signal, wheras other people, due to stress or depression etc, "comfort eat" because it creates "feel-good" chemicals.
Just telling someone to "eat less" is short-sighted and unhelpful and fails to deal with possible underlying issues.
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For example, when we eat, the brain is supposed to get a signal saying "ok, we're full", but some people simply do not get that signal, wheras other people, due to stress or depression etc, "comfort eat" because it creates "feel-good" chemicals.
Just telling someone to "eat less" is short-sighted and unhelpful and fails to deal with possible underlying issues.
When you watch news footage of the public from 25+ years ago they were nearly all slim and there wasn't an obesity crisis.
This brain signal fault thing must be a very modern disorder.
Strange how It's suddenly manifested itself.
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I worked in a school for a while, there was a woman there who lost 8 !!! stone, I said " my god well done , how did you do it " she said just cut out all the crap >>>!!! what the hell was she eating before.
Another one was big and had a gastric band fitted , lost loads of weight, but still her mates were saying she didn't eat much before..I said she must have been for the band to work..but they wouldn have it..I think they eat salad when people are watching then go mad at home
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Next time you're in the supermarket, just have a nose into other people's trolleys. As a general rule the ones with salads and vegetables are the thin ones. Alternatively check the larger shopper and you will find all the ready meals, pizzas and pies.
Oh....wait..............that's my trolley!
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I'm sorry but EVERY weight problem is to do with gluttony.
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If you have a medical issue that means your body only burns 500 calories a day then only eat 500, not 3000.
And I bet your solution to people being alcoholics is "well stop, drinking!" as if it was that simplistic.
For example, when we eat, the brain is supposed to get a signal saying "ok, we're full", but some people simply do not get that signal, wheras other people, due to stress or depression etc, "comfort eat" because it creates "feel-good" chemicals.
Just telling someone to "eat less" is short-sighted and unhelpful and fails to deal with possible underlying issues.
It may be "short sighted" but the fact remains that it works. You've only gotta watch these 'biggest loser' programs or 'a year to save my life' to see that once ya make the fat fucks do some exercise and stop shovelling their faces with shit.... They actually lose weight.... amazing isn't it?
And I've no doubt that forcing alcoholics to go cold turkey would be the simple solution too.
But no let's carry on giving them money to fund their habit, just incase they have to suffer without it. Let the obese people eat what they want and blame it on 'issues' just in case they have their feeling hurt. And while we're at it we can continue to pay for their 'help' with public money and see how long it takes for any of them to get better... i may be being cynical but I'm gonna guess never
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I'm sorry but EVERY weight problem is to do with gluttony. I can't stand all those lard arse fuckers that claim to have a slow metabolism or 'thyroid issues'
Your body can't make fat from nowhere. The only way to get to these sickening sizes is to eat your way there.
If you have a medical issue that means your body only burns 500 calories a day then only eat 500, not 3000.
I worked as a gym instructor for a while in my early twenties and the amount of them is get in crying about their size, crying while I trained them then smiling while they sat and ate 3 big Mac meals afterwards!
What? So it's fucking Dr Dudeofrude is it? :lol
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I'm sorry but EVERY weight problem is to do with gluttony.
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If you have a medical issue that means your body only burns 500 calories a day then only eat 500, not 3000.
And I bet your solution to people being alcoholics is "well stop, drinking!" as if it was that simplistic.
For example, when we eat, the brain is supposed to get a signal saying "ok, we're full", but some people simply do not get that signal, wheras other people, due to stress or depression etc, "comfort eat" because it creates "feel-good" chemicals.
Just telling someone to "eat less" is short-sighted and unhelpful and fails to deal with possible underlying issues.
It may be "short sighted" but the fact remains that it works. You've only gotta watch these 'biggest loser' programs or 'a year to save my life' to see that once ya make the fat fucks do some exercise and stop shovelling their faces with shit.... They actually lose weight.... amazing isn't it?
And I've no doubt that forcing alcoholics to go cold turkey would be the simple solution too.
But no let's carry on giving them money to fund their habit, just incase they have to suffer without it. Let the obese people eat what they want and blame it on 'issues' just in case they have their feeling hurt. And while we're at it we can continue to pay for their 'help' with public money and see how long it takes for any of them to get better... i may be being cynical but I'm gonna guess never
Harsh perhaps, but in the majority of cases I would agree. Having crap food available 24/7 on every street in the country also doenst help, or the 24/7 availability of alchohol.
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When you watch news footage of the public from 25+ years ago they were nearly all slim and there wasn't an obesity crisis.
Sure, there were no fat people in the 1990s. Or maybe you want to go back to the 1980s? Or maybe you'd like to go further back and do the classic "no fat people came out of Belsen..."?
Or just "I'm alright Jack, it's easy for me, so why shouldn't be easy for everyone else too? I don't give a s$$t about their problems..."
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I was referring to the period 1960's-1990's when people where reasonably affluent but didn't, in general, have an obesity problem.
Are you sure you're feeling alright in your mind graham?.
I hope so but that disgusting, offensive suggestion referring to WW2 would suggest otherwise.
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guess not all weight issue are from gluttony.
I'm sorry but EVERY weight problem is to do with gluttony. I can't stand all those lard arse fuckers that claim to have a slow metabolism or 'thyroid issues'
Your body can't make fat from nowhere. The only way to get to these sickening sizes is to eat your way there.
If you have a medical issue that means your body only burns 500 calories a day then only eat 500, not 3000.
I worked as a gym instructor for a while in my early twenties and the amount of them is get in crying about their size, crying while I trained them then smiling while they sat and ate 3 big Mac meals afterwards!
But in the same breath you do get people that can eat whatever crap they want, and plenty of it, and not gain weight at all.
There's a couple i work with and they literally eat so much shite throughout the day it's unbelievable but they're both as skinny as anything. Especially sugary stuff, they can't get enough of it.
Can i just add something to this which is quite important. This said couple tend to get ill easily, and noticeably very often.
I also know someone who's a vegan, doesn't drink, smoke, etc, who also seems to be ill about 50% of the year, even when it's very warm, and in my opinion looks malnourished and extremely pale to look at.
I have suggested a night out on the piss and a large (veggie) burger at the end of the night maybe just once a month or two, but it just falls on deaf ears. :b
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Or perhaps in the 60s/70s and early 80s we didn't just sit in front of a computer screen, games system or TV screen. As a kid of the 60s we were either down the park playing football or over the woods building dens, or out for a bike ride, and there was just as many perverts and no good scum bags then as now, it just wasn't reported as much then, as there was shame in being a victim of them then.
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What? So it's fucking Dr Dudeofrude is it? :lol
Why not?. Surely you don't want that title too?.
You've already taken on the role of unquestionable expert on politics.
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Are you sure you're feeling alright in your mind graham?.
I hope so but that disgusting, offensive suggestion referring to WW2 would suggest otherwise.
That was deliberately to point out how offensive *your* comments about "fat fucks" were.
And questioning someone's mental health for disagreeing with you is also being offensive.
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Are you sure you're feeling alright in your mind graham?.
I hope so but that disgusting, offensive suggestion referring to WW2 would suggest otherwise.
That was deliberately to point out how offensive *your* comments about "fat fucks" were.
And questioning someone's mental health for disagreeing with you is also being offensive.
I'm even more concerned for you now Grahamm.
You're getting my posts mixed up with someone else's!
I haven't referred to anyone as "fat fucks".
You can look through any/all of my 1000+ posts and you will find no insulting language such as that or similar.
Sits and waits for apology......
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Or perhaps in the 60s/70s and early 80s we didn't just sit in front of a computer screen, games system or TV screen. As a kid of the 60s we were either down the park playing football or over the woods building dens, or out for a bike ride, and there was just as many perverts and no good scum bags then as now, it just wasn't reported as much then, as there was shame in being a victim of them then.
Sound. Oh how I loved those days. Hide and seek over an area of 10 sq miles. Hedge hopping. Tree climbing (without safety helmet or harness). I still go running at 66 over the fields and footpaths we used to frequent as nippers, and waht were once packed with kids exploring life are now devoid of youngsters during the school holidays. The nation has changed for the worse
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Am I the only one who thinks that the increase in overweight people is linked to a few things?
1. The drive to force people to quit smoking, they eat to replace the longing for nicotine.
2. The massive increase in takeaway outlets, there are streets in Leeds where it is just rows of takeaways, and more appear every month.
3.Car ownership, no one walks anywhere no matter how short the journey.
4. Massive supermarkets selling every kind of sugary / fatty food available, strange how when they do a " bogof " it is never friut and veg.
5. The availability of cheap alcohol 24/7 , my local 24 hour garage even sells it.
As for overweight being an " illness " or genetic I would like to see some genuine proof from some reputable sources before I will believe that, I am overweight and I am not ill or bound by my genes, I am just a lazy greedy git.
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You've already taken on the role of unquestionable expert on politics.
I was previously given the title, when the forum was hosted on YUKU, of - FOC-U political correspondent and voice of reason. :lol
I thought I'd got off lightly compared to others.
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Or perhaps in the 60s/70s and early 80s we didn't just sit in front of a computer screen, games system or TV screen. As a kid of the 60s we were either down the park playing football or over the woods building dens, or out for a bike ride, and there was just as many perverts and no good scum bags then as now, it just wasn't reported as much then, as there was shame in being a victim of them then.
Sound. Oh how I loved those days. Hide and seek over an area of 10 sq miles. Hedge hopping. Tree climbing (without safety helmet or harness). I still go running at 66 over the fields and footpaths we used to frequent as nippers, and waht were once packed with kids exploring life are now devoid of youngsters during the school holidays. The nation has changed for the worse
You run at 66?
Crikey, that's almost Bionic Man speed. :lol
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Or perhaps in the 60s/70s and early 80s we didn't just sit in front of a computer screen, games system or TV screen. As a kid of the 60s we were either down the park playing football or over the woods building dens, or out for a bike ride, and there was just as many perverts and no good scum bags then as now, it just wasn't reported as much then, as there was shame in being a victim of them then.
Sound. Oh how I loved those days. Hide and seek over an area of 10 sq miles. Hedge hopping. Tree climbing (without safety helmet or harness). I still go running at 66 over the fields and footpaths we used to frequent as nippers, and waht were once packed with kids exploring life are now devoid of youngsters during the school holidays. The nation has changed for the worse
You run at 66?
Crikey, that's almost Bionic Man speed. :lol
Thats only KPH mate ;)
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Ahh! Poor ole Asad :lol
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You're getting my posts mixed up with someone else's!
You are correct, it was Dudeofrude who wrote that and I apologise for mixing the two up.
I trust you will now apologise for questioning my mental health.
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As for overweight being an " illness " or genetic I would like to see some genuine proof from some reputable sources before I will believe that, I am overweight and I am not ill or bound by my genes, I am just a lazy greedy git.
The BBC Horizon programme did a three-part series on this in 2015:
Unfortunately the programme is no longer available, but they have a few clips online:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02ddsd9/episodes/guide (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02ddsd9/episodes/guide)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02glkx3 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02glkx3)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02glk0m (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02glk0m)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02gsrgx (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02gsrgx)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02gsrny (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02gsrny)
There were three groups, the "Feasters" who find it hard to stop eating when they've started, the "Stress Eaters" who (as it suggests) eat due to stress and the "Constant Cravers" who always feel hungry.
By dealing with the root causes, they were able to help many of them lose weight.
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A BBC programme i[size=78%]s not any proof at all.[/size]
[/size]When the AMA announced that they where going to class obesity as a disease a few years back a great many doctors disagreed.
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You're getting my posts mixed up with someone else's!
You are correct, it was Dudeofrude who wrote that and I apologise for mixing the two up.
I trust you will now apologise for questioning my mental health.
Apology accepted and apology proffered :kiss
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:lol
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Apology accepted and apology proffered :kiss
Thank you.
End of :thumbup
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As for overweight being an " illness " or genetic I would like to see some genuine proof from some reputable sources before I will believe that, I am overweight and I am not ill or bound by my genes, I am just a lazy greedy git.
The BBC Horizon programme did a three-part series on this in 2015:
Unfortunately the programme is no longer available, but they have a few clips online:
[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02ddsd9/episodes/guide[/url] ([url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02ddsd9/episodes/guide[/url])
[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02glkx3[/url] ([url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02glkx3[/url])
[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02glk0m[/url] ([url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02glk0m[/url])
[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02gsrgx[/url] ([url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02gsrgx[/url])
[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02gsrny[/url] ([url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02gsrny[/url])
There were three groups, the "Feasters" who find it hard to stop eating when they've started, the "Stress Eaters" who (as it suggests) eat due to stress and the "Constant Cravers" who always feel hungry.
By dealing with the root causes, they were able to help many of them lose weight.
Fridge Pickers wear big knickers.
:lol
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Thought I would resurrect this thread - partly I don't know where else to post this.I have been trying to learn a little Spanish and came across this I instantly fell in love and then get slapped in the face with a cold wet cod in the end just as I was longing to see her again.
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHGVjc-ud7w#)
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Is it Peter Brady's wife?
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My sick very overweight Parrot has just died....i feel like a huge weight has gone from my shoulders :rolleyes
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My girlfriend, Ruth, fell off the back of my bike yesterday.
I rode on, Ruthlessly...
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I know just how you feel,a few years back in Ireland my girlfriend Need did the same thing but I just carried on needlessly.
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funny you should say that, i was riding along with Hope on the back when........i'll get me coat :rolleyes
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My sick very overweight Parrot has just died....i feel like a huge weight has gone from my shoulders :rolleyes
Should we offer our grievances or be cheering in celebration? Sounded like a long illness, plus for the birds sake, finally no more suffering?
We owned a young parrot quite recently, was very intensive being an owner, constant attention required. Most of that time we spent chasing the thing around with a toilet roll ! :rolleyes
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my granddad misread his invitation to ww1. he thought he was going over to give the nun a good licking..
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To the person who stole my depression medication--I hope your happy now.
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A train is about to crash. A virgin strips off and said "Can anyone make me feel like a women before I die", so a man strips off and said "Iron these".
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I was just taking a walk in the park and came across a bloke tied to a tree,he'd been tricked into this situation by a person who was pretending to hug a tree and said "you try it,it makes you feel good" the bloke put his hands around the tree and quick as a flash the bastard cable tied his hands together stripped him off and took his clothes and money."thank god you came along when you did"the bloke said to me "hurry up and cut me down,I'm freezing" I gently kissed him on the neck and whispered "looks like it's not your lucky day ay?" :lol
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So much has changed since my girlfriend told me we’re having a baby.
For instance my name, address and telephone number!
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After you've been down the pub...
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Paddy refused to repair the electric chair in prison.....he said it looked loike a fekkin death trap :rolleyes
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It's that time of year again....'The Secret Cyclists'. Under the cloak of darkness they wobble their way along on their undercover mission. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Fixie. Clothed in black and without the illumination of lights in order to create a virtual cloak of invisibilty to the passing motorists who desperately seek to reveal their identity in the pitch black. Will their cover be blown?. Will they actually arrive at the rendezvous in one piece?. Will the motorists be to blame whatever?. To be continued............(until the clocks go forward).
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Natural Selection at its best.
Improving the gene pool by removing idiots. :lol
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It's that time of year again....'The Secret Cyclists'. Under the cloak of darkness they wobble their way along on their undercover mission. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Fixie. Clothed in black and without the illumination of lights in order to create a virtual cloak of invisibilty to the passing motorists who desperately seek to reveal their identity in the pitch black. Will their cover be blown?. Will they actually arrive at the rendezvous in one piece?. Will the motorists be to blame whatever?. To be continued............(until the clocks go forward).
Well apparently the morons that run the country are gonna give them and mindless zombie pedestrians the right of way over cars 😔😔
Absolute joke of a country we live in
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The Highway Code is going to be changed to encourage people to open their car door using the " dutch reach" and at the same time Cycling UK want the code to say vehicles must give at least 1.5 metres space when overtaking a cyclist., why can't cyclists give 1.5 meters space when passing parked cars as well?
At the same time time Cycling UK are also asking for the advice for cyclists to wear a safety helmet and fluorescent clothing to be removed as this encourages " victim blaming" and as everyone knows cyclists are never in the wrong!
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The Highway Code is going to be changed to encourage people to open their car door using the " dutch reach" and at the same time Cycling UK want the code to say vehicles must give at least 1.5 metres space when overtaking a cyclist., why can't cyclists give 1.5 meters space when passing parked cars as well?
At the same time time Cycling UK are also asking for the advice for cyclists to wear a safety helmet and fluorescent clothing to be removed as this encourages " victim blaming" and as everyone knows cyclists are never in the wrong!
:wall :wall :wall :wall :wall :wall :wall :wall :wall :wall :wall
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why can't cyclists give 1.5 meters space when passing parked cars as well?
Because, even though it's perfectly legal for you to do so, you get some idiot on your back wheel wanting you to get out of their way because you're slowing them down reaching the next traffic jam...
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You'd be lucky to see their back wheels this morning at 6.30 a.m.
Pitch black with thick fog and still no lights or bright clothing.
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You'd be lucky to see their back wheels this morning at 6.30 a.m.
Pitch black with thick fog and still no lights or bright clothing.
I wear hi viz and have bright lights on my bicycle. Still doesn't help if some bugger isn't looking or has a sense of entitlement because they "pay to use the road" and think I shouldn't be in their way, even though the law says I have as much right to use the road as them...
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That's very true Grahamm, if they're not looking in the first place then lights/hi-vis becomes irrelevant.
Certainly can't argue with that one. No way whatsoever.
Irrelevant to my O/P concerning the motorists who are looking but struggling to see the cyclists because they don't have any lights/hi-vis though :rolleyes
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I am seeing a lot of cyclists around my parts that have no lights -zig zag on and off the pavement, this in an area with a massive amount of polish, eastern European migrants that use the bike as their main transport.Yes no matter how high vis your vis is drivers still do not see you.I had high vis top on including arms with modded - both lights on I had one pull out on me from a side street - he going right on a 30 road I was going about 20. He stopped 1/4 way out when he did see me and I gesticulated by pulling on my high vis and a palms up hand gesture whilst shaking my head and HE started blasting his horn at ME :wall . Maybe he though he could pull out quickly as I was only going 20.
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True story this....
I recently did some work at a nursing home for people with chronic severe mental illness, the kind that are not harmful to others but just too unwell to be able to be looked after in their own homes.
One of the residents there routinely wears an LED headtorch, and a flashing red rear cycle lamp on both wrists, all switched on. I'm not sure what the moral is here but I think it's "guys, this bloke wears lights indoors, in daylight whilst just walking around, but who is the "mad" one here ? Him, or you - cycling at night with no lights?"
Just a thort...
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The maid asked her boss, the wife for a raise and made her upset
The wife asked, "Now, Helen, why do you think you deserve a pay increase?"
Helen: "There are three reasons. The first is that I iron better than you."
Wife: "Who said that?"
Helen: "Your husband."
Wife: "Oh."
Helen: "The second reason is that I am a better cook than you."
Wife: "Who said that?"
Helen: "Your husband."
Wife: "Oh."
Helen: "The third reason is that I am better at sex than you."
Wife: "Did my husband say that as well?"
Helen: "No, the gardener did."
Wife: "So, how much do you want?"
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You'd be lucky to see their back wheels this morning at 6.30 a.m.
Pitch black with thick fog and still no lights or bright clothing.
I wear hi viz and have bright lights on my bicycle. Still doesn't help if some bugger isn't looking or has a sense of entitlement because they "pay to use the road" and think I shouldn't be in their way, even though the law says I have as much right to use the road as them...
Did you mention "the law" on behalf of cyclists? :rollin :rollin :rollin
The ones i normally see recklessly break more laws than they obey, the most favoured one being the jumping of red lights. Mind you, buses are just as bad for doing that as well.
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Did you mention "the law" on behalf of cyclists? :rollin :rollin :rollin
The ones i normally see recklessly break more laws than they obey, the most favoured one being the jumping of red lights. Mind you, buses are just as bad for doing that as well.
....and taxis.
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Did you mention "the law" on behalf of cyclists?
You mean like when I yell at other cyclists "That red light applies to you too!" or "Get some bloody lights, idiot"...?
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For Xmas I bought my girlfriend an elephant to put in her room.
She said I was so kind.
I said "Don't mention it..."
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?
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?
It's an incredibly weak joke :rolleyes
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It's a Schrodinger joke. Both funny and unfunny at the same time :)
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Not mine, I saw it somewhere else :D
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It's a Schrodinger joke. Both funny and unfunny at the same time :)
Must admit, I had to look Schrodinger up.
I can see the unfunny, but I'm struggling to find the funny. Just some nonsense about about a cat that might be there, but on the other hand might not be :rolleyes
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It's a Schrodinger joke. Both funny and unfunny at the same time :)
Must admit, I had to look Schrodinger up.
I can see the unfunny, but I'm struggling to find the funny. Just some nonsense about about a cat that might be there, but on the other hand might not be :rolleyes
Am I the only one who gets the joke.
Nobody mentions the elephant in the room.
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It's a Schrodinger joke. Both funny and unfunny at the same time :)
Must admit, I had to look Schrodinger up.
I can see the unfunny, but I'm struggling to find the funny. Just some nonsense about about a cat that might be there, but on the other hand might not be :rolleyes
Am I the only one who gets the joke.
Nobody mentions the elephant in the room.
No you're not the only one. I get the elephant joke too. I explained in my post last night that it's an incredibly weak joke in reply to Tommyardin's '?' post.
It's moved on to the 'Schrodinger Cat Joke' since then. Look that up ;)
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It's moved on to the 'Schrodinger Cat Joke' since then. Look that up ;)
I did but when I looked there was nothing there
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It's moved on to the 'Schrodinger Cat Joke' since then. Look that up ;)
I did but when I looked there was nothing there
:lol
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It's moved on to the 'Schrodinger Cat Joke' since then. Look that up ;)
I did but when I looked there was nothing there
There was when *I* looked...!
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There was when *I* looked...!
I've got a theory why you're both right :)
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(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x600q90/921/h4uYU3.jpg)
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:lol
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with the recent farce about the drone and police saying there may not of even been one and then saying there are 64 sightings.I heard someone describe it as Schrodinger's drone :lol
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Last week bbc news had a feature about Fat Cat bosses 2 mins later someone realised and changed the title :lol
EDIT --There was a picture here once but it seems to of vanished.
I will have to explain.
There was a spokeswoman on talking about pay and she was FAT and the strap line under said Fat Cat bosses, I thought it was funny and took a picture and then a couple of mins later the strap line was changed to "bosses pay" I think someone in the control room must of spotted it too
(http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=22082.0;attach=34262;image)
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My question would have to be what percentage of the population were literate in 1611? So did translating it really change peoples understanding of the scriptures or did most still rely on biased readings during church services?
Really - I think your question should read - what percentage are literate in 2017? People are like sheep - and will follow accordingly
And I would like to see your wife tits. :rollin :rollin :rollin
Again
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Anyone know how to cancel an eBay bid?
I offered £5 on a cowboy outfit and I'm 5 minutes away from owning the Tory Party...
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You do get the Labour party, SNP, DUP, throw in for free BARGIN
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With UKIP you get £10 back :lol
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On the way to work this morning, riding on the right side of 2 lanes, and as i went over a blind bridge i was suddenly distracted by a row of neatly lined up yellow bikes, which all looked rather smart i thought.
After i was about to go past them i noticed this lunatic with his arm stretched out in the road as i glanced to my left, then saw him drop his hand so thought nothing of it......until i saw the line of bike coppers all standing behind him.
Wonder if he wanted me to stop? :b
S’pose i’ll never know now? :rollin :rollin :rollin
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A woman phones her mother in law and says "Can you tell me, if a child poops itself, who should change it, the mother or the father?"
"It's always the mother, dear" comes the reply.
"Ok, in which case can you come over here because your son has got drunk and sh*t himself!"
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I just bought myself a pair of shoes with memory foam insoles.
No more forgetting why I walked into the kitchen!
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If quizzes are quizzical what are tests?
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If quizzes are quizzical what are tests?
A load of B******S :lol
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When my wife left, I was sad, upset and lonely.
Since then I have got a dog, bought a motorbike, shagged two hookers and spent nearly a grand on booze and drugs.
She'll go fucking mental when she gets back from work...
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"What's the problem, Constable? Releasing birds at a wedding is romantic."
"You released ostriches, Sir..."
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https://www.instagram.com/p/BzqM3GNlVFu/?igshid=8vde4clp6jk6 (https://www.instagram.com/p/BzqM3GNlVFu/?igshid=8vde4clp6jk6)
Not sure if this link will work... hes a fucking idiot but it did tickle me :rollin:
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I wasn't sure where to put this, but...
I'm stuck on a crossword clue, I was wondering if anyone could help?
The clue is simply "Postbox"
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I am NOT going to ask the obvious question :lol :lol :lol
.....oh, go on then.......how many letters??
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Why is the manager of the England WOMEN'S football team a man ?Surely one for the sexual equality team???
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I am NOT going to ask the obvious question :lol :lol :lol
.....oh, go on then.......how many letters??
Lots, it's a post box! :D
(At this point I'll admit that I got caught by it yesterday... :o )
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That sort of humour should be stamped out :rolleyes
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First class comment mtread ;)
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First class comment mtread ;)
Well delivered :lol
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Well delivered [/size]
Is it me you're addressing? ;)
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Well delivered
Is it me you're addressing? ;)
These things need to be posted elsewhere !
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Well delivered
Is it me you're addressing? ;)
These things need to be posted elsewhere !
🏍 The original was ‘The postman lost his mail’ how many letters ‘ A f——g great bag full’ actually it is not even funny that way.
How are all you foccers doing?
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Well delivered
Is it me you're addressing? ;)
These things need to be posted elsewhere !
🏍 The original was ‘The postman lost his mail’ how many letters ‘ A f——g great bag full’ actually it is not even funny that way.
How are all you foccers doing?
Im ok thanks. Decent ride out up derbyshire this week, currently cracking on with the summerhouse, roof to do this week. Trackday booked at Donny Park the week after. No growing old gracefully. Hows the chicken chaser?
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Anyone who really knows me knows that i'm not into cricket, and certainly not football, but i switched over yesterday to have a butchers at the Cricket World Cup when they were on about the last 7 overs and i must admit that it was very thrilling to watch.
Not only that.....we only went and won it as well. :woot
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:agree
I don't normally watch it as I find it boring though 20/20 is a lot better.
When England started batting, they were favoured 80/20 to win. By the time I went out for some dinner, it was down to 50/50 and then about 5 overs from the end it was looking more like 20/80 in NZ's favour. I didn't think they would manage it but what a finish.
Now, my understanding of Cricket is from school some 30+ years ago. 241-8 I though was a winning score compared to 241 all out. They got away with it though and then fluked that boundary to get a 6 from the knocked on ball in the super over (Who the fec knew what one of them was before yesterday?)!!
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What's all this thing where people are painting the badges on the front of their cars black . The main culprits are Audi, VW, and Seat. I do actually find it very helpful because if I see a black painted badge I can guarantee 100% that they will male and be driving like a twat.
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Been enjoying "The Tour de France " this year, every time I watch it it seems unbelievable how they can cover these massive distances on a push bike! as if the length wasn't enough they throw in a bunch of climbs into the mix,then 2 weeks into it they go over the foccin' Pyranees ! Hope Geraint Thomas can do it again this year,as I write this he's currently 2nd at 1min 35s so fingers crossed. :thumbup
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Rode the Fazer up Alpe d'Huez a couple of years back. The mental strength needed to grind up that foccer on a pushbike must be amazing, aside from the riders physical attributes. Total respect to all pro cyclists. Chapeau :thumbup :thumbup
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Following it too each day on ITV4. Always great views of France.
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Rode the Fazer up Alpe d'Huez a couple of years back. The mental strength needed to grind up that foccer on a pushbike must be amazing, aside from the riders physical attributes. Total respect to all pro cyclists. Chapeau :thumbup :thumbup
Yes agreed --- and they all do it whilst having asthma ;)
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Rode the Fazer up Alpe d'Huez a couple of years back. The mental strength needed to grind up that foccer on a pushbike must be amazing, aside from the riders physical attributes. Total respect to all pro cyclists. Chapeau :thumbup :thumbup
Yes agreed --- and they all do it whilst having asthma ;)
ssshhh! :eek you know they only carry inhalers for advertising. ask Chris Froome if you don't believe me. ;)
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Ikea have announced that they won't take responsibility for any poorly assembled Cabinets in the next few days!
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Kid cops his dad giving his mom one, "get out of it" he laughs and throws the pillow at him.A few days later he the dad comes home early and catches his son giving his nan one,in horror he says "what the hells going on ?" "not so funny when it's your mom is it ?" says the son.
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I'm guessing it's not just me who finds this really hot weather horrific?
It's incredibly busy at my work and i spend all day lifting equipment so by the end of it i'm literally wilting in the heat.
Different parts of the building have different temperatures, so if you sit on your arse all day then obviously you get the lovely air conditioning, but if you're lumping gear about all day doing manual stuff then you get to use fans in the hottest areas of the building? Never really quite got the thought procedure behind that one?
Then there's riding in the heat, well that's just not much fun either is it, and neither is trying to sleep at night with a fan on.
And now i'm hearing thunder and rain outside too, so i'm probably gonna get pissed on as well as being boiled underneath my bike gear on the way to work. :groan
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It's a complete mystery to me why people seem to enjoy it when it's 100 degrees. I find it unbearable. I hate it. The quicker the heatwave focs off the better :woot
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To true and being a baldy I'm forever putting a hat on which in turn makes your head sweat ,it's ok riding along but when you stop it's like sitting in a furnace when the fans kick in.So I'll be typically British and moan when it's raining,snowing,icy and sunny. :wall :lol
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I love the heat - at 10 stone I am built for the heat and not the cold but then again I don't mind the cold so long as the suns out. :sun . It is true that when we get hot spells in this wet country it tends to be very humid, here in the midlands anyway far from any sea breeze. Go to the Spanish coast and its hotter but not that sticky heat, although that could be the all inclusive beer and the hotel pool that helps.
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It's my anniversary. I've now been happily married for 3 years..............................out of a total of 20 ;)
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.............and after my very recent divorce, I'm dating a couple of anorexics. 2 birds, 1 stone ;) ;)
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The Pope met with his Cardinals to discuss a proposal from Benjamin Netanyahu, the leader of Israel.
“Your Holiness,” said one of his Cardinals, “Mr. Netanyahu wants to challenge you to a game of golf to show the friendship and ecumenical spirit shared by the Jewish and Catholic faiths.”
The Pope thought this was a good idea but he had never held a golf club in his hands. “Don’t we have a Cardinal to represent me?” he asked.
“None who plays very well,” the Cardinal replied, “but there’s a man named Jack Nicklaus, an American golfer who is a devout Catholic. We can offer to make him a Cardinal. Then ask him to play Mr Netanyahu as our personal representative. in addition, to showing our spirit of cooperation, we’ll also win the match.”
Everyone agreed it was a good idea. The call was made and of course, Nicklaus was honored and agreed to play.
The day after the match, Nicklaus reported to the Vatican to inform the Pope of the result.
“I have some good news and some bad news, your Holiness.” said Nicklaus.
“Tell me the good news first, Cardinal Nicklaus.” said the Pope.
“Well, your Holiness, I don’t like to brag, but even though I've played some pretty terrific rounds of golf in my life, this was the best I have ever played, by far. I must have been inspired from above. My drives were long and true, my irons were accurate and purposeful, and my putting was perfect. With all due respect, my play was truly miraculous.”
“There’s bad news?” asked the Pope.
“Yes, I lost by three strokes to Rabbi Tiger Woods.”
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I went back to see my doctor yesterday.
I said, "I applied the hemorrhoid cream that you gave me this morning and I got a very nasty reaction."
"Where exactly did you apply it?" he asked.
I said, "On the bus."
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Her: Do you want to come upstairs...?
Him: Sure!
Her: Do you have protection?
Him: Wh-why, what's up there...?!
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I've just arrived at one of those Swiss suicide clinics. Do you know what the bastards gave me for breakfast?. ..Cheerios.
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Husband:
My wife is missing. She went out yesterday and has not come home...
Sergeant at Police Station:
What is her height?
Husband:
I'm not sure. A little over five-feet tall?
Sergeant:
Weight?
Husband:
Don't know. Not slim, not really fat.
Sergeant:
Color of eyes?
Husband:
Sort of brown I think. Never really noticed.
Sergeant:
Color of hair?
Husband:
Changes a couple times a year.
Maybe dark brown now.
I can’t remember.
Sergeant:
What was she wearing?
Husband:
Could have been jeans, or maybe a skirt or shorts. I don't know exactly.
Sergeant:
What kind of car did she go in?
Husband:
She actually went on my motorbike...
Sergeant:
What kind of bike was it?
Husband:
It was my brand new Red Honda Fireblade CBR1000RR 2019 YM Bore × Stroke (mm) 76 x 55 Carburation PGM-DSFI Compression Ratio 0.5423611111111112 C02 Emissions (g/km) 132 Engine Displacement (cc) 999cc Engine Type (cm³) Liquid-cooled 4-stroke 16-valve DOHC Inline-4 Max. Power Output 141kW/13,000rpm Max. Torque 114Nm/11,000rpm Oil Capacity (Litres) 3.4 L Starter Electric Wheels Suspension Front Telescopic inverted fork with an inner tube diameter of 43 mm, and a Big Piston Front Fork with preload, compression and rebound adjustment, 120mm stroke Suspension Rear Unit Pro-Link with gas-charged HMAS damper featuring 10-step preload and stepless compression and rebound damping adjustment, 138.2mm stroke. Rear Balance Free Rear Cushion with preload, compression and rebound adjustment, 62mm stroke. Tyres Front 120/70ZR17 58W Tyre Size Rear 190/50ZR17 73W Wheels Front 17 inch Wheels Rear 17 inch Dimensions and Weights Battery Capacity (VAh) 12V-7AH(Li-ion) Caster Angle 23°20’ Dimensions (L×W×H) (mm) 2,065mm x 720mm x 1125mm Frame type Diamond; aluminium composite twin spar Fuel Tank Capacity (Litres) 16L Ground Clearance (mm) 130mm Kerb Weight (kg) 196kg Seat Height (mm) 832mm Trail (mm) 96mm Wheelbase (mm) 1405mm Transmission Clutch Wet, multiplate with diaphragm spring with assist slipper Final Drive Chain Gearbox 6-speed Instruments and Electrics Headlight LED Instruments TFT-LCD Tail Light LED (sobbing).
Sergeant:
Don't worry mate. We'll find your bike.
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Don't know whether I've posted this before but it don't matter, Bloke on hols in Wales goes into a local pub for a couple of jars,notices a fellow in the corner with a disfigured face," 'cin hell what happened to him ?"he asks,"don't you dare say anything about Owen there boyo,that man was responsible for saving 53 men when a timber cracked down the mine a few years back,he stood alone holding up the roof while we all made a run for it" "bloody hell,so that's how he got that face?" "oh,no boyo,that's where we sledged him into position".................I'll get me coat.
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On a serious note, if anybody knows of any lonely people who will be eating Christmas dinner alone because they have no family or close friends, can they let me know?
I need to borrow some chairs.
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:lol
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A pub landlord is locking up for the night when there's a knock on the door,he's confronted by a tramp who asks him for a toothpick,he gives him one and shuts the door,a couple of minutes later there's another knock and another tramp asks him for a toothpick,he gives him one and locks up again,After another few minutes there's yet another knock on the door,the landlord opens it and there's yet another tramp"don't tell me you want a toothpick" "no sir,have you got a straw?" puzzled now he asks the tramp "your two mates wanted toothpicks,how come you want a straw?" "well sir,a bloke's threw up just outside and most of the solid bits have gone"
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Mick: I've been going to Night Classes every night for 5 months now.
Paddy: oh!
Mick: For example, do you know who Alexander Graham Bell is?
Paddy: No
Mick: He's the inventor of the phone in 1876. If you took night classes you'd know this.
The next day,
Mick: Do you know who Alexander Dumas is?
Paddy: No
Mick: He's the author of "The 3 Musketeers". If you took night classes, you'd know this.
The next day, once again:
Mick: And do you know who Jean-Jacques Rousseau is?
Paddy: No
Mick: He's the author of "The Confessions" If you took night classes, you'd know this.
This time, Paddy got irritated and said:
And you Mick ... Do you know who Sean Reilly is?
Mick: No
Paddy: He's the fellow who's shagging your wife! If you stopped going to night classes, you'd know this!
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On a serious note, if anybody knows of any lonely people who will be eating Christmas dinner alone because they have no family or close friends, can they let me know?
I need to borrow some chairs.
I did know of a chap who's going to be on his own but I didn't notice any chairs when I was nicking his cardboard for some E/bay parcels I've got to send.
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As it's the season, Tampax have decided to replace the cotton string with tinsel....... But it's only for the Christmas period :o
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My neighbour just got arrested for growing cannabis in his back garden.
Apparently my property boundary isn’t where I thought it was.
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Please be advised that all personnel planning to dash through the snow in a one-horse open sleigh, going over the fields and laughing all the way are required to undertake a Risk Assessment addressing the safety of open sleighs.
The assessment must also consider whether it is appropriate to use only one horse for such a venture, particularly where there are multiple passengers.
Please note that permission must also be obtained in writing from SATCO before station fields may be entered.
To avoid offending those not participating in celebrations, we request that laughter is moderate only and not loud enough to be considered a noise nuisance.
Benches, stools and orthopaedic chairs are now available for collection by any shepherds planning or required to watch their flocks at night.
While provision has also been made for remote monitoring of flocks by CCTV cameras from a centrally heated shepherd observation hut, all facility users are reminded that an emergency response plan must be submitted to account for known risks to the flocks.
The Angel of the Lord is additionally reminded that prior to shining his/her glory all around s/he must confirm that all shepherds are wearing appropriate Personal Protective Equipment to account for the harmful effects of UVA, UVB and the overwhelming effects of Glory
Following last year’s well publicised case, everyone is advised that legislation prohibits any comment with regard to the redness of any part of Mr. R. Reindeer.
Further to this, exclusion of Mr. R Reindeer from reindeer games will be considered discriminatory and disciplinary action will be taken against those found guilty of this offence.
While it is acknowledged that gift-bearing is commonly practised in various parts of the world, particularly the Orient, everyone is reminded that the bearing of gifts is subject to Hospitality Guidelines and all gifts must be registered. This applies regardless of the individual, even royal personages.
It is particularly noted that direct gifts of currency or gold are specifically precluded under provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Further, caution is advised regarding other common gifts, such as aromatic resins that may initiate allergic reactions.
Finally, for those involved in the recent case of the infant found tucked up in a manger without any crib for a bed, Social Services have been advised and will be arriving shortly.
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It's only the Christmas references that give that away as being a parody. All the rest is just a running commentary on real life in Snowflake Britain 2019 :rolleyes
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Dad, can you tell me what a solar eclipse is like?
No sun.
* * * * *
Where do toy stores keep their Schwarzenegger action figures?
Aisle B, back.
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My boss called this morning and shouted,
“Where the fuck are you? It’s 8:30 and you were supposed to start at 8.”
“Relax, I’m in my office.” I replied.
“Quit the shit!” he roared. “I’m standing in your office.”
So I went, “Oh, sorry mate, I forgot to tell you about my new job.”
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As it's the season, Tampax have decided to replace the cotton string with tinsel....... But it's only for the Christmas period :o
Foccin' brilliant :lol :lol :lol
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Please be advised that all personnel planning to dash through the snow in a one-horse open sleigh, going over the fields and laughing all the way are required to undertake a Risk Assessment addressing the safety of open sleighs.
The assessment must also consider whether it is appropriate to use only one horse for such a venture, particularly where there are multiple passengers.
Please note that permission must also be obtained in writing from SATCO before station fields may be entered.
To avoid offending those not participating in celebrations, we request that laughter is moderate only and not loud enough to be considered a noise nuisance.
Benches, stools and orthopaedic chairs are now available for collection by any shepherds planning or required to watch their flocks at night.
While provision has also been made for remote monitoring of flocks by CCTV cameras from a centrally heated shepherd observation hut, all facility users are reminded that an emergency response plan must be submitted to account for known risks to the flocks.
The Angel of the Lord is additionally reminded that prior to shining his/her glory all around s/he must confirm that all shepherds are wearing appropriate Personal Protective Equipment to account for the harmful effects of UVA, UVB and the overwhelming effects of Glory
Following last year’s well publicised case, everyone is advised that legislation prohibits any comment with regard to the redness of any part of Mr. R. Reindeer.
Further to this, exclusion of Mr. R Reindeer from reindeer games will be considered discriminatory and disciplinary action will be taken against those found guilty of this offence.
While it is acknowledged that gift-bearing is commonly practised in various parts of the world, particularly the Orient, everyone is reminded that the bearing of gifts is subject to Hospitality Guidelines and all gifts must be registered. This applies regardless of the individual, even royal personages.
It is particularly noted that direct gifts of currency or gold are specifically precluded under provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Further, caution is advised regarding other common gifts, such as aromatic resins that may initiate allergic reactions.
Finally, for those involved in the recent case of the infant found tucked up in a manger without any crib for a bed, Social Services have been advised and will be arriving shortly.
Tell you what,you deserve the Foccers distinction of merit for that lot. :woot :woot
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Tell you what,you deserve the Foccers distinction of merit for that lot. :woot :woot
I just quoted it from somewhere else :)
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I just ordered a chicken and an egg off amazon
I’ll let you know
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My boss called this morning and shouted,
“Where the fuck are you? It’s 8:30 and you were supposed to start at 8.”
“Relax, I’m in my office.” I replied.
“Quit the shit!” he roared. “I’m standing in your office.”
So I went, “Oh, sorry mate, I forgot to tell you about my new job.”
:rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin
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A tortoise is walking down the road and gets mugged by two snails,when the law arrives they say "what happened?" "don't know,it all happened so fast"
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A guy is being interviewed about stuff relating to the current coronavirus outbreak, and the topic turns to self-isolation.
The interviewer asks "OK. You need to self-isolate for 14 days. Do you, A, self-isolate with your wife and 2 kids.." and the guy says "B" :lol
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The only way to pull off a lockdown afternoon 'quickie' with their 8-year old son in the apartment was to send him out on the balcony with a Mars Bar and tell him to report on all the street activities.
He began his commentary as his parents put their plan into operation:
'There's a car being towed from the car park,' he shouted.
'An ambulance just drove by!'
'Looks like the Andersons have company,' he called out.
'Matt's out on his bike and his mum is telling him off'
'Looks as if the Sanders are going into full isolation!'
'Jason has had his skate board taken off him
After a few moments he announced, 'The Coopers are having sex!!'
Startled, his mum and dad shot up in bed!
Dad cautiously called out,
'How do you know they're having sex?'
'Jimmy Cooper is standing on his balcony with a Mars Bar'.
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After a row with my girfriend she stomped off to her room.
About an hour or so later she called out: "Sweetie, have you ever had a pain in your chest like someone's sticking a voodoo needle into you?"
Worried, I said "No."
"How about now...?"
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My girlfriend asked me to name off all my sexual partners in order.
I probably should've stopped when I got to her name...
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What's the difference between Dubai and Abu Dhabi?
The residents of Dubai don't watch the Flintstones...
…..Sorry :o
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What's the difference between Dubai and Abu Dhabi?
The residents of Dubai don't watch the Flintstones...
…..Sorry :o
.......but Abu Dhabi do :lol
I'll get your coat.....
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What's the difference between Dubai and Abu Dhabi?
The residents of Dubai don't watch the Flintstones...
…..Sorry :o
.......but Abu Dhabi do :lol
I'll get your coat.....
You'll not find it. I'm already wearing it. :\
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What's the difference between Dubai and Abu Dhabi?
The residents of Dubai don't watch the Flintstones...
…..Sorry :o
.......but Abu Dhabi do :lol
I'll get your coat.....
You'll not find it. I'm already wearing it. :\ It’s the way that you tell ‘em :lol
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I'm that bored I've rung some people in India,to see if they've had an accident in the last 3 years.
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:lol :lol :lol brilliant !!!
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I'm that bored I've rung some people in India,to see if they've had an accident in the last 3 years.
:rollin
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Ground control to Captain Tom....
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:lol
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:lol
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Only 35 claps until Christmas. :lol
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My best friend called me yesterday and said "I have two bits of bad news about your wife."
"OK, tell me."
"She's cheating on us..."
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I cycled down to my local shop to buy a bottle of whisky to keep me going through the lockdown.
I then had a horrible thought that if I fell off my bike on the way home I would break the bottle, so I decided it was better that I just drink it all outside the shop before getting back on my bike.
Good job I did... I fell off my bike 9 times on the way home!
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Just got to get this off my chest.... I'm getting sick and tired of people complaining about the price of things, £2.70 for coffee, £1.00 a biscuit, £4.00 an hour for parking.
If I hear any more moaning.. I'm stopping inviting people to my house.
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I was crossing the street when I suddenly noticed my ex getting run over by a bus. I thought to myself, "Wow! That could have been me!"
Then I remembered I can’t drive a bus...
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I went to the optician today because I keep seeing the world fall apart.
He said I have 2020 vision.
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Look what I just saw on The Price Is Right.
Anyone on here win/own it?
It was on there at £5375.
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Look what I just saw on The Price Is Right.
Anyone on here win/own it?
It was on there at £5375.
That is so bizarre. Also Dont think I have ever seen that colour scheme on any owners bikes on here
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Look what I just saw on The Price Is Right.
Anyone on here win/own it?
It was on there at £5375.
That is so bizarre. Also Dont think I have ever seen that colour scheme on any owners bikes on here
Yeah, it's just the gold version.
I can't believe the prizes on this show, which ran from 1995 to 2001.
In fact it had some of the biggest prizes ever on there, i can't thing of anything similar right now?
On at 5am though, but i'm up early every day so i see it most mornings now. :lol
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I thought only the red and black had that scheme and gold was just gold
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I bet that soon cleared the sleep from your eyes when that Fazer appeared on screen :lol
Well spotted. Is that the bloke that won it?.
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I bet that soon cleared the sleep from your eyes when that Fazer appeared on screen :lol
Well spotted. Is that the bloke that won it?.
No, he's the shows male poser.
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I bet that soon cleared the sleep from your eyes when that Fazer appeared on screen :lol
Well spotted. Is that the bloke that won it?.
No, he's the shows male poser.
Sounds a bit sexist 🤔 must have been taking the job away from some scantily clad women with and orange face and overly white teeth 🤣
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I bet that soon cleared the sleep from your eyes when that Fazer appeared on screen :lol
Well spotted. Is that the bloke that won it?.
No, he's the shows male poser.
Sounds a bit sexist 🤔 must have been taking the job away from some scantily clad women with and orange face and overly white teeth 🤣
Not at all, they were all good lookers and not tampered with or creosoted either. :lol
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I bet that soon cleared the sleep from your eyes when that Fazer appeared on screen :lol
Well spotted. Is that the bloke that won it?.
No, he's the shows male poser.
Sounds a bit sexist 🤔 must have been taking the job away from some scantily clad women with and orange face and overly white teeth 🤣
Not at all, they were all good lookers and not tampered with or creosoted either. :lol
They were probably too old to get tampered with back in the 80s 🤭
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So, who had "Baboons with Chainsaws (https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/baboons-armed-knives-visitors-wreak-22420238)" in the "What can 2020 throw at us next" Sweepstakes...?
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Maybe you're having a bad day, but I'm pretty sure you're not having a "tell your boss you set off the fire suppression system at the Minnesota National Guard hangar and foamed all 10 aircraft." kinda bad day...
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Oops.
Open the doors and it will blow away then just rinse the airframes with fresh water and they should be good to go again.
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Not quite that easy. The engines will need to be stripped, flushed and run up as will the electronics systems, some foams turn into a sticky smelly mess although they may not be corrosive, they could react with some materials. They may be no permanent damage but it's certainly not going to be a quick jet wash or hose down, many hours of work me thinks, someones for the high jump especially if it was a prank!
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Not quite that easy. The engines will need to be stripped, flushed and run up as will the electronics systems, some foams turn into a sticky smelly mess although they may not be corrosive, they could react with some materials. They may be no permanent damage but it's certainly not going to be a quick jet wash or hose down, many hours of work me thinks, someones for the high jump especially if it was a prank!
It will depend on the foam but in most cases you are correct. there is a newer foam out there that does just require a rinse down but......
A lot of time will be required to inspect the guts of the airframes to make sure no foam got in before any one can sign it off. the engines on those will just need an inspection as the whole thing including intakes and exhaust are above the foamline
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engines on those will just need an inspection as the whole thing including intakes and exhaust are above the foamline
Look at the height of the foam line on the two aircraft on the right and the one right at the back their engines are below or half way. mate ;)
And here's the full picture Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQe3PbWVuJE#) ;)
Not prank just a drill that went a bit further than they planned for :rolleyes
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And here's the full picture [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQe3PbWVuJE[/url] ([url]http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQe3PbWVuJE[/url]) ;)
Not prank just a drill that went a bit further than they planned for :rolleyes
Quite a bit further...!
I think some poor bugger is going to get told "Here's a teaspoon, start digging!"
[PS I tweaked the link on your post to fix it :thumbup ]
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I wouldn't like to be in there when that goes off.And surely there must be some sort of major foc-off warning before it goes off - give you a chance to run for your life.But then its the USA - maybe not. :eek
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I wouldn't like to be in there when that goes off.And surely there must be some sort of major foc-off warning before it goes off - give you a chance to run for your life.But then its the USA - maybe not. :eek
Never been in the situation myself but getting covered in the foam is OK, just keep the space in front of your face clear and you can break as the bubbles are full of air.
Several people have died when they have been caught in the foam though as they panicked and got disorientated and ultimately forgot to clear the space in front of their faces
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Never been in the situation myself but getting covered in the foam is OK, just keep the space in front of your face clear and you can break as the bubbles are full of air.
But it won't feed a fire?
And yeah it would be easy to panic in such a situation, and sometimes you'll never know until it happens - and then it could be too late.
I'm familiar with deluge systems. They stress to us the active firing system must be disabled before you enter a protected area (there is still limited passive ambient temperature protection). When it is on active, it will fire a whole zone of heads, and spray out absolute shit loads of water. It suppresses the oxygen in the enviroment, to the extent it would be a threat to your well being - you might not get out.
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Probably the same sort of scenario with a car going underwater,it must take a lot of bottle to sit and wait for the car to fill up before trying to open the windows. :eek
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My 7 year old nephew showed me with pride the "telephone" he had just made from a string and two tin cans. I pulled out my iPhone and said, "That's nice, but..."
"Look at what kids your age make in China!
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Phrases that mean nothing will happen:
Leave it with me
I’ll have a word
I’ll see what I can find
Consider it done!
I’ll make some calls
I’ll think about it
Certainly a possibility
Let’s come back to that
Good idea
Maybe
It’s on my list
Might see you down there
I’ll look into it
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the foam of yesteryear contained bulls blood, and I have been caught not only in foam system discharges but deluges as well, sometimes inspecting them working and sometimes not.
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the foam of yesteryear contained bulls blood, and I have been caught not only in foam system discharges but deluges as well, sometimes inspecting them working and sometimes not.
I thought it was the more modern foam that contained the blood as it is more environmentally friendly
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Phrases that mean nothing will happen:
Leave it with me
I’ll have a word
I’ll see what I can find
Consider it done!
I’ll make some calls
I’ll think about it
Certainly a possibility
Let’s come back to that
Good idea
Maybe
It’s on my list
Might see you down there
I’ll look into it
My boss has made it quite clear to everyone that he hates the word "No".
So all of the above apply.
He started it. :lol
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No BB the new stuff is AFFF--all chemicals, and you deffo don't want to be caught in a fine firewater mist system--nae air in that atmosphere
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the foam of yesteryear contained bulls blood, and I have been caught not only in foam system discharges but deluges as well, sometimes inspecting them working and sometimes not.
And the swallows fly south in winter.
[Hands over secret plans...]
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Japan’s ninja museum has been robbed by thieves in the middle of the night (https://soranews24.com/2020/08/20/japans-ninja-museum-has-been-robbed-by-thieves-in-the-middle-of-the-night/)
Oops!
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I have been caught not only in foam system discharges but deluges as well, sometimes inspecting them working and sometimes not.
I think I'd be out on my ear if I did that!
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There are 2 days in your life that are never 24hrs long,when you're born and when you die. :\
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How cool is this?
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/guy-spins-apple-using-air-compressor-until-it-explodes/vi-BB18UfsM?ocid=msedgdhp (https://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/guy-spins-apple-using-air-compressor-until-it-explodes/vi-BB18UfsM?ocid=msedgdhp)
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How cool is this?
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/guy-spins-apple-using-air-compressor-until-it-explodes/vi-BB18UfsM?ocid=msedgdhp (https://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/guy-spins-apple-using-air-compressor-until-it-explodes/vi-BB18UfsM?ocid=msedgdhp)
Procrastination at its very finest 👌
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An apple a day keeps boredom away.
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+1 :thumbup
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+1 :thumbup
+2 :thumbup
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+3 :thumbup Gawd bless her
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+3 :thumbup Gawd bless her
:agree
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Nice hat. No sign of her bubble though.
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Does this thread now close between 10.00pm and 6 am in line with regulations ?
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Does this thread now close between 10.00pm and 6 am in line with regulations ?
And how do we check if there are more than six users in here...?
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And if you're in Tier 3/Scotland you can't post in the thread at all.
Dunno, I think if you wear a mask and stay 2 metres from the screen you should be OK
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And if you're in Tier 3/Scotland you can't post in the thread at all.
Dunno, I think if you wear a mask and stay 2 metres from the screen you should be OK
Probably. But you won't be 'Down the pub...' as per the thread title ;) .
As long as we have a salad with the pasty we will be OK.
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You can bet someone's already done that. A cornish Pasty, side salad and 15 pints of lager
[/size]It's government policy, according to Robert Jenrick :eek
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Saw on the back of an open reach van a sticker saying. "Limited to 70mph to protect the environment". I thought we were all limited to 70mph :rolleyes
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I was going to start a new thread on this, I even pressed the button and started typing it in, but then I realised that it would only get political – or rather the inability of some members here to blah blah blah blah blah blah…….
But yeah 50mph limits across are motorways are being considered. :eek
Here - https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/85083/end-70mph-motorways-study-shows-huge-reduction-pollution-50mph (https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/85083/end-70mph-motorways-study-shows-huge-reduction-pollution-50mph)
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I was going to start a new thread on this, I even pressed the button and started typing it in, but then I realised that it would only get political – or rather the inability of some members here to blah blah blah blah blah blah…….
But yeah 50mph limits across are motorways are being considered. :eek
Here - https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/85083/end-70mph-motorways-study-shows-huge-reduction-pollution-50mph (https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/85083/end-70mph-motorways-study-shows-huge-reduction-pollution-50mph)
Why would it go political - unless of course you go out of your way mention your views on other members in order purposefully start it going political :eek
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So a 50mph limit could reduce emissions by up to almost 50%.
It is difficult to argue against. Not that I fancy having the Beemers cruise control set to 50 all the time.
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But yeah 50mph limits across are motorways are being considered. :eek
Which is only going to have the result of pushing traffic onto A Roads which have 60 limits and no average speed cameras, so people will exceed those limits...!
And, for anyone who hasn't experienced the joys of 50mph average speed controlled motorways, come down here to Hampshire where a long section of M27 is currently being "upgraded" to a "smart" motorway.
My FZ6 will easily cruise at 70 mph, trying to keep the speed down to 50 on a long piece of road with barely a turn on it is mind-numbingly tedious and it is so easy for your concentration to drift and suddenly Oops! You're doing over 50, so then you've got to slow to 45 to avoid tripping the cameras.
And, of course, all those cagers who normally drive around with their brains on autopilot will switch off, so you've got to remind yourself to watch out for them suddenly changing lanes for an exit that they've only just noticed...
There are so many reasons why this is a stupid idea that sounds really great if you don't think it through :(
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More scientific 'evidence' that will be proven to be wrong in a few years. Just like clean diesel cars.
Surely it also depends upon the power of the engine, the weight of the vehicle, and the gearing.
I'm sure I'd be causing more pollution doing 50 in second gear than 70 in sixth :rolleyes
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I was going to start a new thread on this, I even pressed the button and started typing it in, but then I realised that it would only get political – or rather the inability of some members here to blah blah blah blah blah blah…….
But yeah 50mph limits across are motorways are being considered. :eek
Here - https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/85083/end-70mph-motorways-study-shows-huge-reduction-pollution-50mph (https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/85083/end-70mph-motorways-study-shows-huge-reduction-pollution-50mph)
Thats old hat really. Been known for years. In the 90s (did some environmental campaigning) the M1 here was resurfaced, which meant speed limited to 50mph for several months. Local authority took the opportunity to collect air quality data, as well as traffic volume data. Huge reduction in air pollution and increased throughput of traffic were confirmed in the study.
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And did the study mention the 30% or more increase in journey times...?
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Which is only going to have the result of pushing traffic onto A Roads which have 60 limits and no average speed cameras, so people will exceed those limits...!
I can solve that for you. Put a 40mph speed limit on trunk roads and install average speed cameras. :D
My FZ6 will easily cruise at 70 mph, trying to keep the speed down to 50 on a long piece of road with barely a turn on it is mind-numbingly tedious and it is so easy for your concentration to drift and suddenly Oops! You're doing over 50, so then you've got to slow to 45 to avoid tripping the cameras.
I just press cruise control and relax.
More scientific 'evidence' that will be proven to be wrong in a few years.
The point of the study was not to prove that fuel would be saved and pollution levels would be reduced, but to try and determine by how much.
I'm sure I'd be causing more pollution doing 50 in second gear than 70 in sixth :rolleyes
Perhaps we need more routine driving tests for retired foccers. :pokefun You know to make sure they can still change gear, select the right gear etc and stuff. Even my big lumpy twin will cruise happily in 6th at 50mph.
And did the study mention the 30% or more increase in journey times...?
Not necessarily, reducing max speed can result in better traffic flow and shorter journeys, as Agricola says - Huge reduction in air pollution and increased throughput of traffic were confirmed in the study.
Then there is the reduction in accidents and indeed the severity of accidents, plus reduction in costs associated with accidents and resultant delays.
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And did the study mention the 30% or more increase in journey times...?
From experience, when the traffic runs at a steady 50mph rather than the usual 40-70mph waves we normally get, even though we hit 80+, you actually get to your destimation within a few minutes of the original time. I am talking about under 50 mile long journeys. Most people only do 10-20 miles on the motorway so will barely notice any addiitonal time.
Dont get me wrong though. The M23 used to be a 3 lane motorway with no fixed cameras and I used to "enjoy" driving along it. Now, it has several cameras in each direction that are reportedly average speed jobs so now I have to sit on cruise control at a sat nav 73mph instead of the usual 90mph blat down the quiet motorway. Pain in the rear when other foccers insist on doing 70mph according to their speedo resulting in me slowing down to about 66 (SatNag) until they decide to move out the way after 10 miles.
YEs, I do drive an Audi
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Perhaps we need more routine driving tests for retired foccers. You know to make sure they can still change gear, select the right gear etc and stuff. Even my big lumpy twin will cruise happily in 6th at 50mph.
I'm sure it would, but you've obviously never heard of IPSGA :rolleyes Please don't try and teach your grandmother to suck eggs :)
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I'm sure it would, but you've obviously never heard of IPSGA ([url]http://foc-u.co.uk/Smileys/efocicon/rolleyes.gif[/url])
No, but I have heard of google :D
Clearly if you are crusing at a steady 50mph you would want to be in 6th gear and most certainly not 2nd.
Anyway, here’s a thought. I can see in the not too distance future another potential development.
Say on a three lane motorway. Lanes 1 and 2 could be limited to say 50mph. The outer lane would be reserved electric and hydrogen powered vehicles with a limit of 70mph.
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Clearly if you are crusing at a steady 50mph you would want to be in 6th gear and most certainly not 2nd.
You want to cruise in the gear where the revs are in the right range, not the lowest revs. For me, that means above 4k revs on the bike (so probably 4th gear) and i the car above 1500, or around 1800 preferably so around 5th (of 8)
Top gear does not mean the most economical
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Both my FZS1000 and R1250R will happily cruise at 50mph in 6th. At 30mph the FZS is still happy in 6th, but the BMW being a twin wants to be in 3rd.
My diesel Yeti will be happier in 5th at 50mph-the turbo will no longer be producing any boost at this speed in 6th, so the engine would be outside its normal operating range.
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Home Covid-19 Test
1. Open a can of beer and try to smell it.
2. If you can smell the beer, drink it to see if you can taste it.
3. If you can taste and smell it, this confirms you don't have COVID-19
Last night I did the test 19 times and all were negative.
Tonight I am going to do the test again, because this morning I woke with a headache and feeling like I'm coming down with something.
I am so nervous!
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Both my FZS1000 and R1250R will happily cruise at 50mph in 6th
Yep I'm sure they will, but as said you shouldn't. At 50 you are likely to be in traffic. You should be somewhere in the middle of the rev range to give you options. Basic stuff :rolleyes
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I'm sure it would, but you've obviously never heard of IPSGA
No, but I have heard of google
And of course advanced motorcyclists don't need to google it :pokefun
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Yep I'm sure they will, but as said you shouldn't. At 50 you are likely to be in traffic. You should be somewhere in the middle of the rev range to give you options. Basic stuff
Well yeah on a motorway there usually is traffic. And strangely enough I’m pretty much always in 6th unless there is a traffic jam, then I am in 2nd and filtering. Not interested in the option of burning more fuel, reducing my range or increasing wear on my engine.
And of course advanced motorcyclists don't need to google it
All I leaned from googing it was what it stands for.
If you are on a motorway cruising at 50mph in 2nd gear the only thing you probably have that is advancing is maybe dementia. :pokefun
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All I leaned from googing it was what it stands for.
Well at least you've learned something then :)
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IPSGA
"I" is for information.
Think about what is going on around you and check your mirrors to predict the movements of other road users, as well as the road ahead.
I’m cruising at the maximum speed of 50mph on an average speed camera regulated motorway. I’m in 6th gear.
Secondly, "P" stands for position.
After confirming it's safe, move your vehicle to make sure you have the best view for dealing with your manoeuvre.
I’m keeping a safe distance from the vehicle in front who is also doing 50mph, I’m alert to anybody potentially sitting close on my tail. I have no manoeuvre to make. I’m in 6th gear.
Also remember "S" for speed. Adjust your speed to get you ready for what you are about to do, before reaching the hazard.
I’m cruising at 50 mph in 6th gear on my motorcycle on a motorway.
Then there is "G" for gears. Once at the correct speed, choose the right gear.
Adjust your speed early so you have time to change gear separately.
Finally, accelerate.
I’ve nothing to accelerate for, I’m cruising at 50mph, the max speed on the motorway. Oh and if I do need to pick up speed, I just need to twist the throttle and my bike will pump out 80ftlbs of torque quickly rising to almost 110ftlbs of torque in a second or two.
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Well good for you. You've obviously never tried the M25 :rolleyes
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Yeah been on the M25, both in my car and the bike. Not rushing back.
The A82 and A9 are my regular roads from hell.
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I'll pass all your IPSGA advice on to the police instructors who wrote 'Roadcraft'. You clearly know better than them.
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I’m pretty confident that they don’t advise cruising at 50mph on a motorway in 2nd gear!
Next you’ll be lecturing me on push pull steering and not trail braking into corners. :z
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I never advocated cruising in 2nd.
Trail breaking before corners is fine :D Try reading Roadcraft. It might help. Either that, or just write your own book.
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I'm sure I'd be causing more pollution doing 50 in second gear than 70 in sixth
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No mention of the word 'cruising'. Most appropriate gear, not always 6th.
Anyway, no wonder you trail brake in corners if you're going round them at 50 in 6th all the time :rolleyes
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No mention of the word 'cruising'. Most appropriate gear, not always 6th.
Just that is what we were discussing, that’s all. Whatever gear you fancy bud.
Anyway, no wonder you trail brake in corners if you're going round them at 50 in 6th all the time
You know what, I’m struggling to think of any time ever trail braked on a motorway. :eek
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Ah wish we could go down the pub, all closed up here in Darkest Scotlandshire.
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Well, with the Lockdown running until at least the 2nd of December, there's one piece of good news...
No non-stop medley of foccing Carols and the Little Drummer Boy and Merry Xmas Every Body and Stop the Cavalry in every damn shop for the next month!!! :thumbup
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Well, with the Lockdown running until at least the 2nd of December
Anyone taking bets it won't end on 2nd :\
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Lockdown to the 2nd?
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Anyone taking bets it won't end on 2nd :\
Whilst schools and universities where the infection spreads like blight through a potato field remain open?.
Nope, don't think you'll find a bookie anywhere that'd be daft enough to offer odds on that one.
It will last until the week before Christmas, declared a success by the Gov science stooges so that everything can be allowed to open. The conservatives do not want to be for ever stuck with the label -- the party that cancelled Christmas.
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Panic buying again in the supermarkets today :rolleyes
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Panic buying again in the supermarkets today :rolleyes
Just got back from Asda and it was wasn't busy and did not see any evidence of panic buying, plenty of everything on the shelves.
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Capitalism collapses for the second time in 12 years?
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Wickes today for some lightbulbs. Queue out of the door. Builders filling their vans with enough materials to see them through the next 4 weeks. Van suspension in serious trouble! Reminded me of the old Calais booze runs :)
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My local Wickes, no turps or white spirit, also no brilliant white Dulux satinwood paint. The paint section looked quite sparse of stock in general.
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I have a regular weekly delivery slot from Asda on Tuesdays mornings.
Today I get an e-mail from them saying that they don't apply over Xmas and the New Year, so I spent ages trying to get into their delivery booking system to put in an order and check it out just to make sure we'd have food over the holiday period!
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I have a regular weekly delivery slot from Asda on Tuesdays mornings.
Today I get an e-mail from them saying that they don't apply over Xmas and the New Year, so I spent ages trying to get into their delivery booking system to put in an order and check it out just to make sure we'd have food over the holiday period!
Outrageous, isn't it :rolleyes You might actually have to go food shopping. What's the world coming to ? :lol
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You might actually have to go food shopping. What's the world coming to ? :lol
Hilarious.
My girlfriend has severe asthma. She was one of the ones who had to Shield during the first lockdown.
I've seen her in hospital on an oxygen mask twice in the past, because her asthma has flared up so badly she could barely breathe.
There are too many idiots out there who won't wear masks or think that they don't have to cover their noses or refuse to socially distance etc etc etc for me to want to risk going shopping in Asda and contracting the Virus and then, somehow, having to work out how to stay away from her for a fortnight (at least) in the SAME FOCCING HOUSE!
Yes, dazza, really FOCCING HILARIOUS.
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My butcher has just posted on social media that due to the lockdown in England and a massive surge in orders that there may be delays and some shortages over the next week or so!
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My local Wickes, no turps or white spirit, also no brilliant white Dulux satinwood paint. The paint section looked quite sparse of stock in general.
Oh oh. Decorating my living room this week. Off to buy paint for the walls this afternoon. Always hate picking the colour, never sure if I’ll get it right. But no issues up here so far, but then a big surge in purchases in England could affect stocks across the UK.
I always use Dulux or Crown Trade Gloss and Trade undercoat if required. Hard work, and it absolutely stinks but great finish.
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You might actually have to go food shopping. What's the world coming to ? :lol
Hilarious.
My girlfriend has severe asthma.
There are too many idiots out there who won't wear masks
As I understood and have been hearing from radio phone ins on the subject people with asthma are some of the ones in Asda not wearing a mask as they can be exempt. A woman just the other day says wearing a mask gives her flashbacks from when she was raped and had a hand across her mouth. Those who do not wear a mask in Asda are not all idiots.
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As I understood and have been hearing from radio phone ins on the subject people with asthma are some of the ones in Asda not wearing a mask as they can be exempt.
Yes, *some* people are exempt, but most of them wear a "Hidden Disability" lanyard.
However a lot of them are just idiots, cf the students who had a Halloween party just down the road from me with about 20 people in the house and spilling out into the street.
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Yes, *some* people are exempt, but most of them wear a "Hidden Disability" lanyard.
It should be law then to have to wear one "Hidden Disability" lanyard, ----no mask-- no lanyard -no baked beans.
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It should be law then to have to wear one "Hidden Disability" lanyard, ----no mask-- no lanyard -no baked beans.
Absolutely not. Nobody who cannot wear a mask should be harrased or made justify not wearing a mask.
Further people with conditions such as dementia will either not understand or forget their mask.
All of us who can, of course should, be lets try and support each other, not pick on people who have a genuine reason not to wear a mask.
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It should be law then to have to wear one "Hidden Disability" lanyard, ----no mask-- no lanyard -no baked beans.
Nobody who cannot wear a mask should be harrased or made justify not wearing a mask.
be lets try and support each other, not pick on people who have a genuine reason not to wear a mask.
Yes that is what I was saying -- speak to Grahamm - he's the one who thinks all those without a mask are idiots, not me.
Yes, *some* people are exempt, but most of them wear a "Hidden Disability" lanyard.
However a lot of them are just idiots,
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You might actually have to go food shopping. What's the world coming to ? :lol
Hilarious.
My girlfriend has severe asthma.
There are too many idiots out there who won't wear masks
As I understood and have been hearing from radio phone ins on the subject people with asthma are some of the ones in Asda not wearing a mask as they can be exempt. A woman just the other day says wearing a mask gives her flashbacks from when she was raped and had a hand across her mouth. Those who do not wear a mask in Asda are not all idiots.
Sadly, many of them are idiots. Youngest has a part time job in hospitality, often faced with people claiming exemption who cannot prove that entitlement, either no certificate and/or no lanyard. I bracket them with the partying folk, those that go/have been abroad and dont isolate etc.
Id have had the water cannon out before now, dyed water, round them up later, temporary camps in the Peaks/Highlands. Dont want to wear a mask? there you go, feel free.
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Imo too many people use a 'hidden disability' as an excuse just purely because they don't want to wear one. They've already proven it doesn't affect your oxygen levels so you can breathe just fine through them, it may not be as comfortable but thats the same for everyone wearing one.
Plus being 'exempt' from wearing a mask doesn't make you exempt from catching the virus and spreading it. So if you really are too ill to wear one then you shouldn't be going into crowded public places.... simple as.
And my wife (like Grahams) is severely asthmatic and the pair of us have spent many a night in the hospital with her on a ventilator followed by weeks of steroids after catching a mild chest infection, but as she works at the hospital she still manages to wear a mask for her full 12 shifts without bother. During the first wave she was even forced to wear those horrendous air tight ones that left bruising all over her face. But its part of the job so she puts up with it
Its not the best but at the minute it's a necessity and the more people try to bend the rules and make excuses the longer this BS is going to go on for 😔😔
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Sadly, many of them are idiots.
Yup agree. But all we can do is keep pushing the message. Unfortunately we live in age where folks ‘have had enough of the experts’. There is all the fake news, and conspiracy theories etc etc.
But whilst I see some folks, whom I figure, like you say, quite likely just don’t care, most people seem to be complying.
By the way I have heard some scientific experts comment that a lack of compliance in the UK is a contributor to the situation we find ourselves in. Although the biggest problem is an inability to test and trace effectively.
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I predict a win for Trump.
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Just imagine where we'd be if everyone was like Corbyn's brother. It doesn't bear thinking about.
Same situation as the USA at a guess 😵😵
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Sadly, many of them are idiots.
Yup agree. But all we can do is keep pushing the message. Unfortunately we live in age where folks ‘have had enough of the experts’. There is all the fake news, and conspiracy theories etc etc.
But whilst I see some folks, whom I figure, like you say, quite likely just don’t care, most people seem to be complying.
By the way I have heard some scientific experts comment that a lack of compliance in the UK is a contributor to the situation we find ourselves in. Although the biggest problem is an inability to test and trace effectively.
Yep, fair comments. There seems to be a generation that will not/cannot accept responsibility for their own actions. Its been commented in various threads previously, the so called "snowflake" generation.
Im just pleased we've brought our two up to act responsibly
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I predict a win for Trump.
That'll be interesting. There's enough military hardware tucked away in compounds to fuel a small war, including aircraft
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I mean, other than slagging Boris of for a full 3 hours how else are Nick Abbot and James O'Brien going to fill half their radio shows?.
Politics! ;)
Perhaps they could get in a few Tory backbenchers to take over, and give them a rest :lol
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Good update from Bennetts about the lockdown/biking position
https://www.bennetts.co.uk/bikesocial/news-and-views/news/2020/september/coronavirus-rules-motorcycling (https://www.bennetts.co.uk/bikesocial/news-and-views/news/2020/september/coronavirus-rules-motorcycling)
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I mean, other than slagging Boris of for a full 3 hours how else are Nick Abbot and James O'Brien going to fill half their radio shows?.
Politics! ;)
Perhaps they could get in a few Tory backbenchers to take over, and give them a rest :lol
Priceless ;) :rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin
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Good update from Bennetts about the lockdown/biking position
My MOT was due on the 25th of June, but, because of the first Lockdown, was deferred until any time up to Christmas.
I was planning on getting it done after I got hold of a replacement fairing that was damaged when someone took me out on a roundabout last year.
I phoned the workshop today and they said they would still be doing MOTs during Lockdown, but you'd have to drop it off and stand 2m away whilst they took it in, then mooch around for half an hour or more until they called you to pick it up again, at which point they would bring it back outside.
However they also said that, if it wasn't urgent, call them again in December which is what I'll do.
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Christ, a half wasted day. Having tried a couple of testers I’ve decided on the paint for the walls. I was in B&Q a week ago, there was plenty of paint and a 3 for 2 offer on Dulux – magic.
Rather than drive to Paisley, which doesn’t take much longer than driving to my nearest B&Q, cos of COVID restrictions I drive to my nearest but smaller store in Port Glasgow.
They don’t have my paint, out of stock. Two for three offer has ended. The assistant checks and says there is loads in Paisley. I drive to Paisley. None. Check the assistant, the stock figures ain’t reliable he says, I’ll check and phone for you. Naw says I, there’s a Dulux trade centre a couple of miles away I’ll get it there.
Now I know unless you have an account they ain’t cheap. But I figure, with the retail stuff being 26 quid in B&Q, hey maybe I’ll get hit for 40 quid, but no more messing about I’ll have my paint. First my Tom Tom decides to go mad, takes me 5 to 10 minutes to get it to accept the post code – I was close to killing the thing. I get to the trade centre. 50 quid – are you kidding? 10 quid a litre? What? I try some charm – take it or leave it I’m told. Bet it is half the price with an account – so on principle I leave it. Maybe I am mad.
So where now? The B&Q on Great Western Road is the biggest I know. Very little paint stock, but bingo I get what I’m after – 26 quid. But now I’m bustin for a pee.
Customer toilets are closed for Covid19 they tell me – what do they want me to do – piss in their bathroom display?
Which is a thought, all these big stores that had toilets but have now closed them, are just pushing customers into other stores purely to use the toilet, which really just helps increase the risk of spreading Covid. Doh!
Should have been 20 miles for a tin of paint. 80 miles later I have my tin. Aaaaagh. Foc foc foc. Decorating slips even further behind schedule.
Sorry head to get that off my chest.
Jinxed by YamFazFan. :evil
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Trump has repeatedly attacked the postal vote – but he offers no evidence of issues.
Record numbers of people are registering to vote – for young voters it is often up by 500 to 1000% per state, compared to four years ago.
Voting at the ballot box is a pain in the arse in the USA. If you wanna vote that way you might need to take the day off work. Americans get foc all annual leave. So postal ballot is now more popular than ever.
By attacking the postal vote Trump is instructing his voters to go to the ballot box.
So this is how it goes. Trump will win at the ballot box – just.
Sleepy Joe will win on the postal ballot by a country mile.
Trump will declare victory cos he says the postal vote is rigged.
Ever wonder why Trump was so keen and in a big hurry to buy more influence at the supreme court?
If I am right, it is gonna get wild. Could get scary wild. Trump is keen to be the first dictator of the USA.
That’s me said my bit. No more.
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50 quid – are you kidding? 10 quid a litre?
There's been some blatant profiteering. I usually by my years supply of rubber gloves/cable ties etc at the Stafford bike shows, bit of banter and get a bit knocked off for cash. The gloves I normally buy I pay £4 a box. On sale now at £15 foccin quid.
I will remember when the time comes around, all those who have exploited the situation, and trade accordingly
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Dulux trade centres are the last place to go to buy Dulux paint ironically. A bloke in my local drives for Dulux. Someone in the pub asked him to get a gallon of paint, without asking the price, just imagining he’d save some money. Should of seen his face when the Dulux driver brought the paint into the pub and said the price was £62 :eek Priceless.
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There's been some blatant profiteering.
I know the trade paint is better stuff, but that is just their retail price. Bascially those trade centres, are trade centres, they don't want retail customers. I don't get it. That the sales assistent wouldn't tell me the trade price was kinda telling. I just don't get it, you'd think the store manager would have a wee fudge to drop a few quid off for retail punters. Cash flow is cash flow - a sale is a sale. 40 quid and I'd have taken it. Couldn't get my head round 10 quid a litre though.
I remember building some heavy duty wood stores. And I wanted them to look good in the garden. Went into the new hardware supplier that had moved into town. Asked for a quote for my job lot. I almost fell over. I asked - is that the trade price? Are you trade they asked. Hey, OK but I'm not here for a tube of silcone or a paint brush, I'm after shit load of wood - I'd like the trade price please. They weren't interested. So I told em, I'm off to Jewson (they moved into the town to eat into the Jewson monopoly) and I'll egt the trade price there.
So went to Jewson. They quoted me like 35% less. I asked is that trade price? Yup he said. Wow I said, looking shocked (and thinking yeah!) No messing about there, they threw in free delivery too to soften the blow. Not been back to the new place since. Don't like being taken for a mug.
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Dulux trade centres are the last place to go to buy Dulux paint ironically.
There's an independant paint retailer ten miles up the road from me. They are like an Indy Dulux Trade centre. I'll maybe try them next time. No idea what their prices will be like - can't be worse than Dulux.
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I too can confirm that Dulux trade centres are the most expensive for paint. But (actual trade paint ) is more expensive because it has more pigment with the idea that it covers in one coat and as time is money it works out more economical for a painter and decorators to pay more for the trade paint. It also can be watered down very well when time is not an issue or watered down for the job at hand.
Whenever I have been in the dulux trade centre they have always given me a trade price - maybe because I am not an argumentative arsehole. They gave me an empty - but plenty left for my use - a black pigment bottle that they use in the mixer machine so I was able to darken my own paint.
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Whenever I have been in the dulux trade centre they have always given me a trade price - maybe because I am not an argumentative arsehole.
Cheers I'll bear that in mind. Second time I've been in that one, last time I really was stuck and paid, but it was just for 2.5ltrs. I did wonder if I'm in the wrong Dulux Trade centre. Will try another, and phone before I roll up.
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Talking of decorating.
Remember those quality 3- or 4-inch heavy duty decorating brushes that were about half an inch thick that you used to get. Where do you get them these days?
VNA’s mansion has tall ceilings and heavy 1930’s coving – I need a brush that holds loads of paint. The brush I’m using is over ten years old, but really, I need a new one. Everything in Screwfix, Toolstation and B&Q is kind of light weight. Won’t hold much paint.
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Talking of decorating.
Remember those quality 3- or 4-inch heavy duty decorating brushes that were about half an inch thick that you used to get. Where do you get them these days?
VNA’s mansion has tall ceilings and heavy 1930’s coving – I need a brush that holds loads of paint. The brush I’m using is over ten years old, but really, I need a new one. Everything in Screwfix, Toolstation and B&Q is kind of light weight. Won’t hold much paint.
You could always dip the brush in the tin more often.
Anyway dont you scottish croft owners just chuck a bucket of paint on a sheep and let it run around your one room hovel.
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Whenever I have been in the dulux trade centre they have always given me a trade price - maybe because I am not an argumentative arsehole.
You could always dip the brush in the tin more often.
Anyway dont you scottish croft owners just chuck a bucket of paint on a sheep and let it run around your one room hovel.
Hey just chewin the fat and asking a simple question Fazersharp.
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VNA’s mansion has tall ceilings and heavy 1930’s coving – I need a brush that holds loads of paint. The brush I’m using is over ten years old, but really, I need a new one. Everything in Screwfix, Toolstation and B&Q is kind of light weight. Won’t hold much paint.
For the ceiling, get yourself a roller and extending handle. I did my girlfriend's room with one of those and it was dead easy!
There was also a paint brush that would go on the extending handle, but I found it was easier to get up on a step ladder to do the coving than try to use the brush to do it.
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Talking of decorating.
Remember those quality 3- or 4-inch heavy duty decorating brushes that were about half an inch thick that you used to get. Where do you get them these days?
VNA’s mansion has tall ceilings and heavy 1930’s coving – I need a brush that holds loads of paint. The brush I’m using is over ten years old, but really, I need a new one. Everything in Screwfix, Toolstation and B&Q is kind of light weight. Won’t hold much paint.
Paints have changed too over the years. Most are now water based, dry too quickly, and despite claims regarding coverage, require two and sometines three coats to cover and leave a good even finish. For brushes, try Wilkos, ive found them good to use, and not expensive
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I predict a win for Trump.
Well called that man :thumbup
Even if he does not win - which I still predict he will. The media and polls got it totally wrong about the size of support for sleepy Jo. If you listened to the MSM fake news you would of thought o'l sleepy would of totally destroyed trump.
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For the ceiling, get yourself a roller and extending handle. I did my girlfriend's room with one of those and it was dead easy!
Yup got a 12” inch roller frame, 12" rollers, and telescopic extender. But it won’t do the coving.
For brushes, try Wilkos, ive found them good to use, and not expensive
Don't see anything there. Happy with the Harris brushes I get from Screwfix, but just can't find an old fashioned 3 or 4 inch brush that really holds big dollops of paint.
Paints have changed too over the years. Most are now water based, dry too quickly, and despite claims regarding coverage, require two and sometines three coats to cover and leave a good even finish.
You can still get solvent wood paints. Though they need two coats (plus undercoat if fresh wood) and 16hrs between coats, but the finish is lovely.
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I was right about Trump. He has declared victory and called for the supreme court to stop the count. He is a potential dictator. In doing so he legitimatises Lukashenko, Putin, Xi, Kim Jong-un and so forth.
As for polls, they rely on what people tell them.
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If 'Sleepy' Joe does win, and Racist, Misogynistic, Pussy Grabbing, Covid Spreading, Tax Avoiding, Bankrupt Donald refuses to concede, and goes to court, I confidentally predict there will be blood on both sides of the street.
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On the paint brush subject in my experience, Purdys are the best by far. Expensive,yes, but if you look after them properly they'll give years of service. I've got some that must be 15 years old now, but have always used a brush comb when cleaning them, to keep them in tip top condition.. They'll be pressed into service yet again this weekend.
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I predict a win for Trump.Well called that man [/size]
Wrongly called that man. Biden is nearly there. Trump is getting into a right old state :lol
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Last night Trump was talking about how difficult it was for him to deal with loosing. He sounded as if he was accepting defeat.
Then a few hours later he declares victory and states that he wants to stop the counting, he wanted to deny Americans their right to vote.
Anyway this could take a few days.
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Who cares? Bye bye Trump :lol
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It is going Bidens way.
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I predict a win for Trump.Well called that man
Wrongly called that man.
Bravely predicted ~by Captain Hindsight :rolleyes
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It's not over until the last (postal) vote is counted :)
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It's a funny old world you know. When it came to Brexit the Remainers said it was too close a result and wanted another go, but they're more than happy now to see Biden limp over the line about a week after the vote ([url]http://foc-u.co.uk/Smileys/efocicon/lol.gif[/url]) .
Donald has been, well Trumped.
It is not the total wipe out the Democrats wanted, but it is a solid result. It is over for Trump.
Currently we are at Biden - 264 Trump - 214 Biden - 52% Trump - 44%
Normally at this point the President would come out on the steps of the White House an acknowledge the will of the people, congratulate the oppenent and pledge to ensure a smooth transition of power. And of course the counting would continue and absolute final result would be declared a few days later.
But there is nothing normal about Trump. Trump is a loser in every sense of the word.
Brexit? Well the USA has had their Trump moment and come back from it. It is where they go from here. Biden is the very kind of person that America was rebelling against when it voted Trump. However, the vice president might be the one really running the show, and that could mean some real change.
In the UK, we can't come back from our Trump moment - BREXIT. And the USA will now look to Europe for a 'speacil relationship', the UK is much diminished. And maybe in a UK sense we are going to be denied any real choice by Keir Starmer, who looks more like Tony Blair every day, and shows no interest whatsoever in uniting the UK Labour Party. Boris will hobble along until the pandemic appears to be over, then he'll be butchered by the Tory party whom will reinvent themselves ready to destroy a divided light blue Labour Party that has nothing to offer the people as an alternative.
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At the end of the day God will decide :)
Presidential spiritual adviser Paula White leading an impassioned prayer service in an effort to secure Trump's re-election. 04-11-20
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUmMUmLYT1Y (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUmMUmLYT1Y)
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It's a funny old world you know. When it came to Brexit the Remainers said it was too close a result and wanted another go, but they're more than happy now to see Biden limp over the line about a week after the vote .
And conversely, I'm looking forward to using the phrase 'you lost, get over it' :lol
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I predict a win for Trump.
Well called that man
See my reply #444
I’m pretty much on the money. :)
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It's a funny old world you know. When it came to Brexit the Remainers said it was too close a result and wanted another go, but they're more than happy now to see Biden limp over the line about a week after the vote .
And conversely, I'm looking forward to using the phrase 'you lost, get over it' :lol
Who will you be saying that to ?
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No it's not. It's Biden - 243 Trump - 214.
Talk about fake news
It's all about litigation now cos Trump can't accept he is a loser.
Trump is finished.
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Talk about fake news
Just reading about the countless false rumours and outright lies being circulated by Trump and his supporters about the counts in various states. All proven wrong.
Embarrassing assault on democracy :(
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Talk about fake news
Embarrassing assault on democracy :(
Said without any irony in sight whatsoever :rolleyes
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Dont start with your boring cartoons that you lift off your Twitter feed.
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Don't remember you complaining about the one we had this side of the pond last year
I didn't. Don't remember anybody asking for the count to be stopped part way through. Or anyone alleging postal votes were invalid. Or claiming a result before it's announced.
Trump is an embarrassment.
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Trump has presented to evidence of election fraud - just allegations.
Trump is the fraud.
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Dont start with your boring cartoons that you lift off your Twitter feed.
You gotta laugth. What a comedy.
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Worth watching 4 or 5 minutes of this..........
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvgqRKYapU8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvgqRKYapU8)
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Brilliant line on the BBC News :
Make America Wait Again
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I imagine that in due course the current White House Staffers will be drawing straws to see who gets to tell the boss, in no uncertain terms, that it is over, finished, nada, you lost, you will no longer be president. No doubt, whoever it is will be told by The Donald that they are fired…….
“No Sir Mr President, you need to listen to me, you are the one who has been fired.” :lol :lol :lol
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Worth watching 4 or 5 minutes of this..........
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvgqRKYapU8[/url] ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvgqRKYapU8[/url])
Senator John McCain soldier/airman, sportsman who knew how to be utterly gracious in defeat a true gentleman.
Trump the complete tosser had this to say about John McCain https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-33584517 (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-33584517)
If you know anything about the late 60's bombing missions over Hanoi, just going once would frighten the life out of most of us, many only managed 5 or less, he was on his 23rd when shot down. His air wing were running air support to 'wild weasel' and 'bomber sorites', having to run a gauntlet of SAMs and NV Migs. The tosser Trump was doing what avoiding being drafted not once but 5 times.
It's looking like Arizona hasn't forgotten or forgiven the twat Trump.
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I wonder who's going to have to remind Nick Abbot and James O'Brien at LBC that Trump lost when they're still blaming him for everything in 12 months time. That's half their shows gone :eek
Another one who's program is 90% only about slagging off Trump is the BBC news from 9 till 10 with Katty Kay and Christian Fraser, that woman absolutely hates Trump and smirks her way through the whole hour. The slot used to be called 100 days (Trumps first 100) they then couldn't help themselves but carry on slagging him off with a new show called beyond 100 days :rolleyes god knows what the foc they are going talk about now.
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Bet there's one or two on here that deep down will be missing him in that sense too
Not in the slightest :lol
Bet Bozo is worried now his 'special relationship' has gone out of the window. Biden won't forgive him for threatening the Good Friday Agreement.
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Bet there's one or two on here that deep down will be missing him in that sense too
Who? Missing who?
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Again , this is how it should be done.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvgqRKYapU8&feature=emb_logo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvgqRKYapU8&feature=emb_logo)
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To be honest looking at the individual states results there should have to be some kind of coalition. Literally every single state is 50/50!
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Foc I'd laugh if there was some freak turnaround now and Biden lost by one seat
Clutching at straws. Just like the man himself :D
The Republican Party have started to disown him
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To be honest looking at the individual states results there should have to be some kind of coalition. Literally every single state is 50/50!
You're only seeing the 'battleground' states. (Virtually) nobody in New Jersey votes Republican, and nobody in Missisippi votes Democrat.
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Trump is an embarrassment.
Of course it's embarrassing and undignified.
But then so were all the attempts to overturn/reverse the result of the EU referendum here and I don't recall you complaining about that :rolleyes .
The hypocrisy is breathtaking
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What you two fail to understand is that the call was for another referendum, not to 'overturn' the 2016 result. More democracy, not less. In the same way USA will have another election in 4 years.
Anyway, this is about the current election. The Brexit Shitshow is done and dusted, so stop diverting the subject for your own gain. End of.
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What you two fail to understand is that the call was for another referendum, not to 'overturn' the 2016 result. More democracy, not less. In the same way USA will have another election in 4 years.
Anyway, this is about the current election. The Brexit Shitshow is done and dusted, so stop diverting the subject for your own gain. End of.
He just can't help himself :rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin :z :z :z
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But then so were all the attempts to overturn/reverse the result of the EU referendum here and I don't recall you complaining about that :rolleyes .
I don’t really see the comparison between an election and a referendum. But just a wee reminder, only two out of the four countries in this union of ours voted to leave the EU. In Scotland we voted by almost 2/3rds to REMAIN. BREXIT was sold on the basis that we would remain in the single market and that it would be the easiest deal history. I am still at a loss as to what the supposed advantage of BREXIT is. And indeed, all the political commentators across the world are stating that Biden will now turn to Angela Merkle as his partner across the pond and not the UK. The UK is greatly diminished by both BREXIT and its current government.
And don’t forget that the Tories tried to call on ancient laws in the UK in order that they could bypass parliament and push BREXIT through BREXIT without parliamentary scrutiny. That YamFazFan was undemocratic and indeed was ruled illegal. BREXIT always was and always will be about the Tory party.
And BREXIT isn’t over. BREXIT will bring Great Britain to a close. The Scottish Elections are due in May 2021. Support of Scottish independence is now running at nearly 60% . Happy days. 8)
But back on topic. Trump is a loser. Trump you are fired.
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There was legal challenges and all sorts of other shenanigans going on.
There was never a legal challange to the result of the referendum. That is a lie.
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I am not a Trump fan but it does seem that all those that lost the general election to Cam-moron then lost the EU referendum then lost again to May/ Borris -- are now totally rabidly ripping into Trump with all that pent up anger.
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If you think our 'first past the post' system skews the result, what about America's :eek
Winning by a single vote in California gives you 10% of the Electoral College votes to decide the next President.
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I am not a Trump fan but it does seem that all those that lost the general election to Cam-moron then lost the EU referendum then lost again to May/ Borris -- are now totally rabidly ripping into Trump with all that pent up anger.
And if you've lost, the best thing to do is try to change the subject :rolleyes
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If you think our 'first past the post' system skews the result, what about America's :eek
Winning by a single vote in California gives you 10% of the Electoral College votes to decide the next President.
Like ours it's a broken system, one which doesn't reflect the population now living in these areas/states.
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What decides how many collage votes a state allocates because as I understand it one state could have 2 million people and only have 5 collage votes but another state could only have 1 million people and yet have 10 collage votes.
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There was legal challenges and all sorts of other shenanigans going on.
There was never a legal challange to the result of the referendum. That is a lie.
Quote from: YamFazFan on Today at 11:42:18 AM
'High court rejects challenge to annul referendum result...' :D
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-high-court-case-legal-challenge-referendum-vote-leave-spending-theresa-may-eu-a8676226.html (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-high-court-case-legal-challenge-referendum-vote-leave-spending-theresa-may-eu-a8676226.html)
Feel free to apologise for calling me a liar :)
A case brought my ex-pats that was refused as having no merit. Is this the best you can do?
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Wow. Trump is now, I understand, the first President in history to have had a live presidential address to the nation pulled by major US TV networks. Even Trump supporting Fox News pulled his address :eek .
Several US TV networks late on Thursday halted live coverage of US President Donald Trump’s first public appearance since election night after concluding that the president was spreading disinformation.
Only CNN carried on with the address but a chyron displayed under him said, “Without any evidence, Trump says he’s being cheated.”
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/11/6/us-networks-pull-the-plug-on-trumps-live-address-due-to-lies (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/11/6/us-networks-pull-the-plug-on-trumps-live-address-due-to-lies)
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The Pentagon have put a no-fly zone in place around Joe Biden's house.
The US military now consider Joe Biden to be President Elect.
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What decides how many collage votes a state allocates because as I understand it one state could have 2 million people and only have 5 collage votes but another state could only have 1 million people and yet have 10 collage votes.
Don't think it's quite that bad, but there's a minimum representation of 3 votes. So the tiny District of Colombia gets the same as South Dakota and Vermont
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In what way is Trump a racist
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Nobody cares
I don't care :rolleyes
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How amazing is that, a US Presidential address pulled by US networks becuase the President was spreading miss-information.
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You seriously think nobody will care about holding Biden and the Democrats accountable in 6 months time?.Dream on .
OK I've corrected it :)
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In what way is Trump a racist
Perhaps you should ask African Americans.
89% of African American voters voted for Biden.
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In what way is Trump a racist
Perhaps you should ask African Americans.
89% of African American voters voted for Biden.
Where did you get that stat from because all I have been hearing is that more bame voted for Trump this time than they did last time - and especially black women. Baring in mind that all UK MSM is anti Trump I doubt it is likely that they would be pedling Trump lies.
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Haha I think anyone saying Trump is more racist than Biden needs to have a little look into Bidens past! I'd argue he's much more of an actual Racist than Trump is. Trump is all talk, Biden has actually helped implement laws that harm black people for decades
He's a little example
"Biden is a long-standing supporter of ‘penal populism’, the discounted idea that a greater police presence and harsher prison sentences equals less crime. The political manifestation of these beliefs has been realised in many acts and legislations that Biden has authored or sponsored. In the 1980s Biden supported multiple Anti Drug Abuse Acts that disproportionately heightened imprisonment rates among black communities for drug offences. The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (which Biden authored) dedicated billions of dollars for prisons and increased numbers of police and is widely considered as crucial in instigating the shift towards the mass incarceration of black men in the United States"
And just to be clear I think they are both asshats and I do truly feel sorry for the American people that these two were their only options..... what a sorry state to be in 😔
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I have heard a few times when it comes to Trump.His supporters don't take much notice of what he says but do take notice of what he does.
Whilst his haters listen to what he says but take no notice of what he does.
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Quote from: VNA - BMW Wank on Today at 08:00:15 PM ([url]http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php?topic=22082.msg321280#msg321280[/url])<blockquote>Quote<blockquote>In what way is Trump a racist </blockquote>Perhaps you should ask African Americans.
89% of African American voters voted for Biden.
</blockquote>Where did you get that stat from because all I have been hearing is that more bame voted for Trump this time than they did last time - and especially black women. Baring in mind that all UK MSM is anti Trump I doubt it is likely that they would be pedling Trump lies.
I do aplogise Fazersharp. The figure I quoted was for Florida.
The National Exit Poll figure is 87% Black people voted for Biden. :lol
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And just to be clear I think they are both asshats and I do truly feel sorry for the American people that these two were their only options..... what a sorry state to be in 😔
Yeah I think I was American I definately vote for Biden (in this 2020 election). Then I dunno what I would do, throw up, or just go and get drunk. The USA is pretty fucked up.
But the UK is catching up fast.
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Where did you get that stat from because all I have been hearing is that more bame voted for Trump this time than they did last time - and especially black women.
There you go playing with misleading statistics again. More voters have voted for both candidates than ever before. So yes, possibly more bame voters have voted for Trump than last time, especially when the bame vote didn't turn out for Clinton. But this time it's almost certainly a smaller proportion than are voting for Biden.
It's amazing what fake news can be spread by pointing at just one isolated piece of data :rolleyes
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Where did you get that stat from because all I have been hearing is that more bame voted for Trump this time than they did last time - and especially black women.
There you go playing with misleading statistics again. More voters have voted for both candidates than ever before. So yes, possibly more bame voters have voted for Trump than last time, especially when the bame vote didn't turn out for Clinton. But this time it's almost certainly a smaller proportion than are voting for Biden.
It's amazing what fake news can be spread by pointing at just one isolated piece of data :rolleyes
I heard it on LBC - James o'brien's show actually and also Sheligh Foggerty - possibly two of the most ferocious media Trump attackers their is.
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I do aplogise Fazersharp.
1 down, 1 to go. Still waiting for my apology :rolleyes .
Expect deflection or silence. Me ~ I've printed my apology out and framed it and put it up in Sharp halls staff toilet.
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I heard it on LBC - James o'brien's show actually and also Sheligh Foggerty - possibly two of the most ferocious media Trump attackers their is.
Yes as I said it's probably true, in context. But misleading.
What you are not meant to do is use it to try to refute another more reliable piece of information. The two are not of equal value.
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I heard it on LBC - James o'brien's show actually and also Sheligh Foggerty - possibly two of the most ferocious media Trump attackers their is.
Yes as I said it's probably true,
Thank you, I am running out of space on the staff toilet wall for all these apologies.
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Thank you, I am running out of space on the staff toilet wall for all these apologies.
Well you can flush that one away, together with the one where you'd written your pointless information :lol
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Just a reminder of where we were,
Quote from Fazersharp;
In what way is Trump a racist
Quote from VNA;
The National Exit Poll figure is 87% Black people voted for Biden.
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The National Exit Poll figure is 87% Black people voted for Biden.
That has nothing to do with Trump though does it
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I see the same few individuals are at it again, calm down or face a temp ban.
You have been warned.
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I see the same few individuals are at it again, calm down or face a temp ban.
You have been warned.
What's your problem - everyone is being civil
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I see the same few individuals are at it again, calm down or face a temp ban.
You have been warned.
Oooooo. Don’t tell me the moderators are gonna start banning each other. :lol
The election is over, Trump has lost and Biden is President Elect, so having called it spot on #444, I’m out. Supposed to be no politics on foc-u.
Stay safe.
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Yep all very civil. Some of us are pinned to Sharpie's toilet wall, but we'll cope with that.
Anyway, it's all over bar the official confirmation. Nothing left to debate. So no more from me either...... apart from possibly the odd funny picture
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I’m out. Supposed to be no politics on foc-u.
Says the man who has posted MORE political comments than anyone else since Nov 3rd.
Here are the final results from the counting, we have a clear winner.
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Trump is OUT :D eat your words Trumpers :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol Biden 273 - Trump 214 with just 45 of 50 states now declared, Biden has well over 30k more votes than Trump and their still counting. The other states will I've little doubt go Bidens way too.
Now is Trump going to make himself an even a bigger twat then he already :'( is if he tries to bring his ridiculous claims :rolleyes of it's been rigged :rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin :rollin
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What I have noticed this time that I have never paid much attention to is the running commentary that the counting authorities give on the vote count as it is being counted. We on the other hand dont announce until the last vote is counted in each constituency
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I've just heard that, due to the number of sporting events being cancelled due to COVID-19, they're going to be broadcasting the World Origami Championships.
It's on Paperview.
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Wembley tickets, England v Scotland, 18th June 2021
This may be of interest to you. A friend of mine has two tickets in a corporate box for England v Scotland. He paid £300 each, but he didn't realise when he bought them that it was going to be the same day as his Covid 19 postponed wedding. If you are interested, he is looking for someone to take his place.
It's at Hamilton Registry Office, at 2.30pm. The bride's name is Moira, she's 5'4", about 8 stone, quite pretty, has her own income and is a really good cook.
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Wembley tickets, England v Scotland, 18th June 2021
This may be of interest to you. A friend of mine has two tickets in a corporate box for England v Scotland. He paid £300 each, but he didn't realise when he bought them that it was going to be the same day as his Covid 19 postponed wedding. If you are interested, he is looking for someone to take his place.
It's at Hamilton Registry Office, at 2.30pm. The bride's name is Moira, she's 5'4", about 8 stone, quite pretty, has her own income and is a really good cook.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiD8nGD0Q6w&feature=youtu.be (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiD8nGD0Q6w&feature=youtu.be)
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Starts playing Also Sprach Zarathustra... (The theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey for the philistines :lol )
Metal monolith found by helicopter crew in Utah desert (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-55056570)
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Brilliant film for it's time.
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Brilliant film for it's time.
Still a brilliant film :thumbup
BTW I love the comment in the article "It is illegal to install structures or art without authorisation on federally managed public lands, no matter what planet you're from," the department said."
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"We could just leave the Utah monolith alone and mind our business. And not summon an alien or demon or whatever during the one of the worst years in our lifetimes".
Aliens and demons that are handy with a rivet gun - so it would seem
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I bought an Eton Advent calendar this year.
All the doors are opened by my father's contacts.
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I bought an Eton Advent calendar this year.
All the doors are opened by my father's contacts.eI bought an Eton Advent calendar this year.All the doors are opened by my father's contacts.
and presumably being Eton, Mary and the Angels are not allowed on it
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I've just realised that it's obvious that the stories about the vaccine having microchips in it are true!
It's a typical Bill Gates' product.
You get it, then, just three weeks later, it needs an upgrade!
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A preview of this year's Christmas Broadcast...
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Today is my second favourite day of the year. The shortest meaning from here on its going to get lighter and lighter for longer.
What's my #1 favourite day I hear you ask, well its the longest day when I get to ride my :faz for hours on end before it gets dark
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Today is my second favourite day of the year. The shortest meaning from here on its going to get lighter and lighter for longer.
What's my #1 favourite day I hear you ask, well its the longest day when I get to ride my :faz for hours on end before it gets dark
Unless it's raining. :lol
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If anyone needs anything... :D
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They tell me that if a child is born in Manchester it receives a raincoat in the post within a week.
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I live in an area of Scotland where people think that Hepatitis B is a vitamin.
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I really thought my wife was joking
when she said she wanted to see a
Monkees tribute band play in
Switzerland.
And then I saw her face, now I'm in
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While we're sad about the fact that 100,000 people have died from covid in the uk let's remember the 6million men women and children who were murdered by the nazis just for being jewish or a bit different on this remembering holocaust day. :(
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A friend of mine was addicted to brake fluid, but he said he could stop quite easily.
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Can anyone recommend a good way of removing ice from a windscreen?
I tried using my discount card, but I only got 20% off.
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A friend hacked NASA's systems and found a picture they censored from the Mars feed...
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It could have been worse....
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I turned over a new leaf this morning.
My boss at the Nissan garage was furious.
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I turned over a new leaf this morning.
My boss at the Nissan garage was furious.
Oh dear. I had to look up Nissan Leaf :groan
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Read the whole thing...!
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Ordered some stuff online, to be delivered by the courier company Hermes.
Get a text, delivery between 10am and 12pm.
Then i notice my work company name missing from the address! But, we are the only company in our road with that postcode, so should be fine?
Next day, another text "Problem with delivery"?
Next day, another text, this time with the full company address on.
Two days later a text saying "Delivery between 11am and 1pm" (today)
Just got another text saying "You weren't there" at a building with 24hr security.
New delivery now on Monday.
£6 to speak to someone with an 09 number.
£6 to complain, with an 09 number.
So i thought I'd try Live Chat, and it's a robot, telling me I wasn't there.
F**k you, Hermes :grumble
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Yodel are worse for me. They tend to let you know when it will delivered about an hour AFTER they have delivered it.
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Yodel are worse for me. They tend to let you know when it will delivered about an hour AFTER they have delivered it.
Whenever I find out that it will be a Yodel delivery I only give it a 50/50 chance of turning up at all.
Right now my Hermes package has been driving around London for the last 4 days, but at least it is in the vicinity.
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You shouldn't need to phone a premium rate number.
Look them up on here: https://www.saynoto0870.com/companysearch.php (https://www.saynoto0870.com/companysearch.php)
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You shouldn't need to phone a premium rate number.
Look them up on here: https://www.saynoto0870.com/companysearch.php (https://www.saynoto0870.com/companysearch.php)
Link didn't work, but i looked at the app, went to install it to give it a go and it virtually wanted access to all parts of my phone? So I gave it a miss.
The parcel will arrive on Monday anyway, but it is frustrating.
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Weird. Try https://www.saynoto0870.com/ (https://www.saynoto0870.com/)
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Link didn't work
Weird. Try https://www.saynoto0870.com/ (https://www.saynoto0870.com/)
That's better, i've saved that address now, that looks quite useful. :thumbup
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Been using that site for years.
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That's better, i've saved that address now, that looks quite useful. :thumbup
It's not quite as good as it used to be in the days when it cost silly money to phone up an 0870 number before companies were required to have a basic phone rate contact number (http://www.fairtelecoms.org.uk/consumer-contracts-regulations.html) which let them profit of you calling them to sort out a problem!
It's still handy for alternative contact numbers or getting to speak with companies that do their damndest to resist you getting in touch with them at all!
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Been using that site for years.
To be honest I'm not a fan of talking on the phone, I much prefer putting things in writing so for me a phone call is a very last resort.
Like when I end up calling an Insurance Company and they then rabbit at a hundred miles an hour and ask you loads of questions.
This is the reason why I do stuff online, to avoid people like that.
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People aren't named Lance much these days.
But in the olden days, people were named Lance a lot.
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You've got to like a museum that tells you what to expect... :lol
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For the first time in a few months I went out on my pushbike and found myself reaching for the indercators with my thumb :rollin
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For the first time in a few months I went out on my pushbike and found myself reaching for the indercators with my thumb :rollin
Haha I often do that and try to check my mirrors before moving across the road 🙈 I find it awful going between them
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Chinese rocket stage due to uncontrollably re enter earths atmosphere this weekend.
Rocket scientists say.
"We're hopeful that it will land in a place where it won't harm anyone. Hopefully in the ocean, or someplace like that."
Hopefully- someplace like that
These people are supposed to be rocket scientists FFS
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These people are supposed to be rocket scientists FFS
There are *way* too many variables that have to be accounted for to give a precise location, the resistance of the atmosphere, high altitude winds, how the vehicle will tumble and break up on re-entry etc.
The best that they can do with a reentry that is under some sort of control (eg the deorbit of the Mir space station) was to warn shipping in a corridor that was IIRC something like 1000 miles long and 300 miles wide which is about the same size as Great Britain!
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These people are supposed to be rocket scientists FFS
There are *way* too many variables that have to be accounted for to give a precise location, the resistance of the atmosphere, high altitude winds, how the vehicle will tumble and break up on re-entry etc.
The best that they can do with a reentry that is under some sort of control (eg the deorbit of the Mir space station) was to warn shipping in a corridor that was IIRC something like 1000 miles long and 300 miles wide which is about the same size as Great Britain!
Oh FFS.Obviously EVERYONE knows that. It was a bit of fun posted in the down the pub section :rolleyes
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These people are supposed to be rocket scientists FFS
There are *way* too many variables that have to be accounted for to give a precise location, the resistance of the atmosphere, high altitude winds, how the vehicle will tumble and break up on re-entry etc.
The best that they can do with a reentry that is under some sort of control (eg the deorbit of the Mir space station) was to warn shipping in a corridor that was IIRC something like 1000 miles long and 300 miles wide which is about the same size as Great Britain!
Oh FFS.Obviously EVERYONE knows that. It was a bit of fun posted in the down the pub section :rolleyes
Exactly - its not rocket science is it? :lol :lol
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Good to see the BBC getting a proper slamming over the Princess Diana interview :)
Once upon a time, the BBC were an organisation to be proud of. Now they are no different to the gutter press.
Bashir should be stripped of his BAFTA he received for the interview.
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Good to see the BBC getting a proper slamming over the Princess Diana interview :)
Just a shame that as usual with the BBC its all coming 25 years too late... (a bit like the last major scandal they had) 🙄 other than Bashir I doubt there's anyone else that will get in any bother for it. Most of them will have either moved on or retired by now 😒
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Good to see the BBC getting a proper slamming over the Princess Diana interview :)
Once upon a time, the BBC were an organisation to be proud of. Now they are no different to the gutter press.
Bashir should be stripped of his BAFTA he received for the interview.
I think all awards have been returned. The BBC is bias and they lie just like sky and channel 4. They may report on a story that could be factually correct but the way it is told or a lot of the time its what they don't tell you that is misrepresenting the story.
I wonder about the moral compass of some of these news readers, surly they must be reading the auto cue and think "this is bolox" any yet just carry on and take their shilling. Just waiting now for GB News to go live and give them all a kicking. They have already taken key anchors from the main news channels.
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Good to see the BBC getting a proper slamming over the Princess Diana interview :)
Just a shame that as usual with the BBC its all coming 25 years too late... (a bit like the last major scandal they had) 🙄 other than Bashir I doubt there's anyone else that will get in any bother for it. Most of them will have either moved on or retired by now 😒
Thats another point. I think I got this right ---The bloke in charge at the time and was in charge at the time of the BBCs own investigation that cleared bashier retired on a nice fat retirement. That should be rescinded and re calculated on the basis that he should of resigned at the time, instead ov covering up bashires deceit and quietly retiring will all benefits.
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Just waiting now for GB News to go live and give them all a kicking.
"GB News" is going to be the UK equivalent of Fox...! :rollin
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"GB News" is going to be the UK equivalent of Fox.
Is it - I have not heard that, but on the other hand I have never watched Fox news - is it on freeview as that's all I have.
I don't actually care if my news is biased left or right but what I do care about is when a broadcaster is biased but hides behind a veil of neutrality. Sounds to me like GB news is going to be about proper debate from both sides. Can only be healthy.
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Just noticed that the other Administrator 'Aegis' hasn't logged into this site for almost a year and four months. Similarly two of the Moderators haven't been active for around 9 months and 10 months respectively.
Isn't that a bit odd for members' who hold these positions to be inactive for so long?.
Aegis is active in a silent way - I still communicate with him as required. As for the others - I have no idea really
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Just noticed that the other Administrator 'Aegis' hasn't logged into this site for almost a year and four months. Similarly two of the Moderators haven't been active for around 9 months and 10 months respectively.
Isn't that a bit odd for members' who hold these positions to be inactive for so long?.
Aegis is active in a silent way - I still communicate with him as required. As for the others - I have no idea really
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"GB News" is going to be the UK equivalent of Fox.
Is it
"Andrew Neil reveals politics team for GB News channel. Reporter from right-wing Guido Fawkes website joins line-up"
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/gb-news-andrew-neil-tom-harwood-b1804566.html (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/gb-news-andrew-neil-tom-harwood-b1804566.html)
Oh, and, yes, "GB News chiefs have warned against “false imagining” of the channel as a British version of the opinion-led, right-wing US network Fox News", but given that Fox considers itself "Fair and Balanced", I think I'll take that with a large pinch of salt!
I don't actually care if my news is biased left or right but what I do care about is when a broadcaster is biased but hides behind a veil of neutrality. Sounds to me like GB news is going to be about proper debate from both sides. Can only be healthy.
"Proper debate" is not "Here's Mr X talking about the racist abuse he's experienced and here's Mr Y of the KKK to present the other side of the argument"!
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Won't watch any channel where the newscaster wears a shredded wheat on top of his head ;)
Channel 4 News and Newsnight for me. They both ask difficult questions
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I said
"I don't actually care if my news is biased left or right but what I do care about is when a broadcaster is biased but hides behind a veil of neutrality. Sounds to me like GB news is going to be about proper debate from both sides. Can only be healthy."
Then your reply was
"Proper debate" is not "Here's Mr X talking about the racist abuse he's experienced and here's Mr Y of the KKK to present the other side of the argument"!
How can you make such a wild jump to end up at such an extreme outcome.
I only learned about GB news from people kicking off about it - so I tried to find it and have a look for myself, only to find its not even on air yet. Very odd.
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I just got a job in a factory making plastic Draculas
There are only two of us on the production line, so I have to make every second count
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I've never warmed to anyone that wears comedy socks and ties as a substitute for a sense of humour
Just a fan of comedy haircuts then ;)
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I've never warmed to anyone that wears comedy socks and ties as a substitute for a sense of humour
Just a fan of comedy haircuts then ;)
you probably never minded Arther Scargils hair did you.
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On a technicality I'd dispute that wire wool counts as 'hair'
I was thinking more of that blond buffoon who ruffles his hair up before every interview, in order to attempt to be 'amusing'. ;)
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Another one from the "You just CANNOT make this shit up!" file...
Wetherspoons boss calls for more EU migration as bars and restaurants tackle staff shortage (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2021/06/01/wetherspoons-boss-calls-eu-migration-tackle-bar-staff-shortage/)
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In other words, he just wants cheap staff, wherever they come from :rolleyes
I haven't set foot in a Wetherspoons since 2016
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Another one from the "You just CANNOT make this shit up!" file...
Wetherspoons boss calls for more EU migration as bars and restaurants tackle staff shortage (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2021/06/01/wetherspoons-boss-calls-eu-migration-tackle-bar-staff-shortage/)
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Cannot afford the paywall but from what is available sounds perfectly on message with brexit to me
"immigration system' controlled by the UK - rather than the EU -"
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They were saying yesterday that the labour shortage is due to the furlough scheme. Ie people are happy to stay on 80% to do nothing. Once travel/parking/lunch etc...costs are deducted they're not much worse off apparently.
Except of course, the decision to furlough and when to end furlough, is made by the employer, not the employee.
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I stand corrected if I'm wrong, but doesn't the employee have to agree to being taken off furlough?
Not as a right. Normal contract of employment rules apply. You would have to prove that the circumstances prevented you returning to the workplace ie that the workplace is unsafe. Otherwise you run the risk of dismissal.
https://www.daslaw.co.uk/blog/covid-19-employees-refuse-return-to-work (https://www.daslaw.co.uk/blog/covid-19-employees-refuse-return-to-work)[size=78%] [/size]
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What I don't understand is how foreign workers (from the EU at least) are classed as cheap labour as I'm pretty sure the minimum wage laws apply to everyone that works in this country? So shouldn't matter if they hire John, Pietro, Sally or Zofia..... they should all be on the same hourly rate??
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What I don't understand is how foreign workers (from the EU at least) are classed as cheap labour as I'm pretty sure the minimum wage laws apply to everyone that works in this country? So shouldn't matter if they hire John, Pietro, Sally or Zofia..... they should all be on the same hourly rate??
Minimum wage rules do apply elsewhere in the EU but places like Greece, thats only €2-3 / hour as the cost of living is much lower. Thats why we like to go on holiday there and why they like to come and work here.
Same with Bulgaria/Poland/etc/etc
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What I don't understand is how foreign workers (from the EU at least) are classed as cheap labour as I'm pretty sure the minimum wage laws apply to everyone that works in this country? So shouldn't matter if they hire John, Pietro, Sally or Zofia..... they should all be on the same hourly rate??
Minimum wage rules do apply elsewhere in the EU but places like Greece, thats only €2-3 / hour as the cost of living is much lower. Thats why we like to go on holiday there and why they like to come and work here.
Same with Bulgaria/Poland/etc/etc
Yes but what I saying is why does Mr wetherspoon favour so called "cheap labour" when in fact they cost the same as hiring the guy down the road?
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Never mind. The whole story is untrue fake news anyway.
Here is what Tim has said
<blockquote>“I was trying to be helpful to the journalist by providing up-to-date anecdotal information on staffing, which clearly demonstrated a very positive situation for Wetherspoon. However, my comments were misreported. The false story, expressed in the headline “Wetherspoons boss calls for more EU migration as bars and restaurants tackle staff shortage” and expressed or implied elsewhere in the article, was that Wetherspoon was suffering staff shortages, which clearly isn’t true, and that I had subsequently been moved to change my stance on immigration, which, as my evidence to parliament clearly shows, isn’t true either.”</blockquote>
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Cannot afford the paywall but from what is available sounds perfectly on message with brexit to me
"immigration system' controlled by the UK - rather than the EU -"
The UK’s rights to control its borders and to check anyone entering the UK no matter where they come from are explained below.
Like all EU Member States, the UK is subject to obligations to ensure the freedom of EU citizens to move and reside freely within the EU.[1] Freedom of movement of workers and rights of establishment in other Member States were fundamental aspects of the common market well before the UK joined the EEC in 1973 and have remained of significance to the internal market programme.[2]
These rights do not undermine the UK’s ability to control its borders, for three principal reasons.
First, the largest category of migrants to the UK come from outside the EU, and are not entitled to rely on EU laws on freedom of movement.[3] The UK’s ability to restrict entry to this group is unaffected by its membership of the EU.
Secondly, whereas many Member States have replaced individual controls with a common policy at their common frontier (known as the Schengen Area),[4] the UK chose to retain its right to independent border control and is entitled to check the identity of every individual entering the country.[5]
Thirdly, EU law does not provide nationals from other EU Member States with an unlimited right to enter or remain in the UK. Most importantly, the right to live in the UK without any conditions or formalities only lasts for three months.[6] In addition, the right is subject to limitations “on grounds of public policy, public security or public health”.[7] Specifically, the UK retains the right to restrict the freedom of movement and residence of EU citizens and their family members, where their personal conduct represents “a genuine, present and sufficiently serious threat affecting one of the fundamental interests of society”[8] and the home Member State of any expelled EU nationals must allow those nationals to re-enter their territory.[9]
Can the UK Control Its Borders if It Remains in the EU? (http://lawyers-inforbritain.uk/b-m-a/can-the-uk-control-its-borders-if-it-remains-in-the-eu/)
Yep, sounds *perfectly* on message with Brexit... :rolleyes
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Yes but what I saying is why does Mr wetherspoon favour so called "cheap labour" when in fact they cost the same as hiring the guy down the road?
Yes but us Brits dont want to work hard for £8.91 an hour whereas other nationalities will do it. Common sense says put the wages up if you ant to recruit more people.
Many years ago an airline I worked for had people queuing round the block for jobs that other airlines struggled to fill. The reason, we paid better and as such got to be selective about who was employed. As an example when I applied to be an apprentice there, 5000 people applied, 500 got aptitude tests, 50 go interviewed and 15 (yes, just 15) got jobs.
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Yes but what I saying is why does Mr wetherspoon favour so called "cheap labour" when in fact they cost the same as hiring the guy down the road?
Wasn't one of the 'plusses' of Brexit to raise UK workers' living standards? Obviously not if you work for Wetherspoons.
An ideal time for the government to raise the minimum wage significantly. Then he wouldn't have any problems hiring.
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Cannot afford the paywall but from what is available sounds perfectly on message with brexit to me
"immigration system' controlled by the UK - rather than the EU -"
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Can the UK Control Its Borders if It Remains in the EU? ([url]http://lawyers-inforbritain.uk/b-m-a/can-the-uk-control-its-borders-if-it-remains-in-the-eu/[/url])
Yep, sounds *perfectly* on message with Brexit... :rolleyes
Grahamm where do you find these obscure websites and campaign groups from, do you just live in your own echo chamber finding whatever conformation bias you can.
Here is who lawyers - in for Britain are.
‘Lawyers-In for Britain’ is a group of lawyers who consider that the UK’s interests are best served by remaining in the EU.
The "in" is for in the EU. And the bunch don't even run a secure https website FFS :rolleyes
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Also Grahamm is this now the de-facto politics thread. Normally Mods clamp down on politics invading other threads. Why don't you start a politics thread proper and be done with it.
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Here is what Tim has said
Translation "Oh Foc, I said something stupid, let's quickly issue a 'clarification' in the hope that people believe it..."
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Grahamm where do you find these obscure websites and campaign groups from, do you just live in your own echo chamber finding whatever conformation bias you can.
No, fazersharp, it's this obscure little thing called "Google".
But, as always, you would prefer to attack the messenger, rather than listen to the message.
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Also Grahamm is this now the de-facto politics thread. Normally Mods clamp down on politics invading other threads. Why don't you start a politics thread proper and be done with it.
If you hadn't noticed, the subject of this thread is "Down the pub - the thread about nothing and everything". Are you saying that pubs should not allow political discussion because you don't like it?
In any case, if you have a problem with any discussion in a thread, there is a link at the bottom right of every post that says "Report to moderator". Please feel free to click it and a Moderator (who isn't me, before you say anything) will take a look at your report and decide if action needs to be taken.
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Here is what Tim has said
Translation "Oh Foc, I said something stupid, let's quickly issue a 'clarification' in the hope that people believe it..."
Or shock horror -- a jurno lied, misquoted, generally twisted what he said.
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If you hadn't noticed, the subject of this thread is "Down the pub - the thread about nothing and everything". Are you saying that pubs should not allow political discussion because you don't like it?
Not at all - I am fine with it, its just in the past you have removed political posts.
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Not at all - I am fine with it
Good.
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Whose round was it anyway?
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Not really worthy of a gets my goat but an observation.
Cars with led headlights when they flash you to let you out -for example it literally Is like a camera flash, blink and you will miss it. I thought I saw him flash but wasnt sure but realised he must of when he went berserk with his flasher and bout sent me into an epileptic fit.
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There's also a problem with lots of car led indicators. They can't be seen from the side. So if someone is waiting in a side road, you don't know whether they are going to pull out left or right
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There's also a problem with lots of car led indicators. They can't be seen from the side. So if someone is waiting in a side road, you don't know whether they are going to pull out left or right
They have repeaters on the side of wings. But the cars you have seen would all of been BMW,s and audio,s
FOC it can't be arsed fighting with auto correct.
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What do you call a magician who's lost his magic?
Ian.
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So, this morning I get disturbed by some clunking and clanking noises outside my house.
"Oh, great, someone's getting scaffolding put up..." I think
I hear a few more thumps.
"Terrific, sounds like it's next door."
Then I hear another thud...
"Hang on, that sounded like it was right outside my bedroom window!"
So I open the curtain to see a bloke with a ladder and a scaffolding pole standing on the top of my downstairs bay window!!
I knock on my window (didn't want him falling off in surprise), then open it and ask "Err, what are you doing?"
"Putting up your scaffolding, mate."
"Umm, what address are you supposed to be at?"
"52"
"Well, this is my house and I haven't ordered any f*****g scaffolding!"
He gets out his phone, and calls someone: "What address did you say? 72? You told us 52!"
He turns to me "Thanks, you saved us a job..."
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Forget the football – Mark Cavendish is this week's real story of sporting redemption (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/body/forget-football-mark-cavendish-weeks-real-story-sporting-redemption/)
Cavendish has not just made his way back into the race and taken the green jersey awarded to the rider who secures the most points, but now stands on the brink of securing the all-time record of stage victories, which the Belgian cycling great Eddy Mercx has held for nearly half a century (and most presumed would for eternity).
On Friday afternoon Cavendish, who is married to former Page 3 girl and glamour model Peta Todd and a father-of-four, roared over the finish line to equal Mercx's record of 34 stage wins. He now has to win just one more stage to surpass it before the race finishes on the Champs-Elysees on July 18.
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Don't start any arguments, this is just humour, ok...?!
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In the news: A man was shot 200 times yesterday with an upholstery gun.
Doctors say he is now fully recovered.
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"My friend Joe went on the Dolly Parton diet to lose some fat."
"Did it work?"
"Yes, it made Joe lean, Joe lean, Joe lean, Joe lean..."
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"I'm starting a new business making glass coffins."
"Do you think it will be popular?"
"Remains to be seen..."
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I went to a coastal restaurant and tried the seaweed earlier, it's crap! Made the skins go soggy and wouldn't light.
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The Dictator of a small country was known for playing the trombone.
A group of revolutionaries said that, when they take power, he'll be the first against the waa-waa-waa-wall.
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Sir Clive Sinclair (https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/sep/16/home-computing-pioneer-sir-clive-sinclair-dies-aged-81?CMP=twt_gu&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium#Echobox=1631812764-1), creator of the pocket calculator and the first affordable home computer dies aged 81 :(
I never had a ZX 81 or Speccy, but he did a hell of a lot to bring computing to the masses :thumbup
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My first ever games console was a ZX Spectrum 👴👴
Before moving on to a commodore 64 then Sega Master system.
It's truly amazing how far it's all come especially when comparing to my current PS5.
To think theres probably more computing power in a modern motorbike than was used to launch the moon misson 😅
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My first computer was the BBC Model B with a whole 32K of memory :eek
The first machine I ever used, however, was the 8K Commodore Pet at school (the one with the built in casette recorder...!)
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My first was a Commodore Vic20 followed by the Commodore64 but the first I used would have been an IBM mainframe on the occasions I went to work with my dad.
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This is a nostalgic thread!! My first owned computer was the Atari 2600, and we used the old BBC computer arbor primary school (the one with the big black floppy discs), we used to program it to run Lego kits and traffic lights and such.
After that I got an Amiga 1200 probably one of my fave bits of kit ever!
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the one with the big black floppy discs
Quite a modern one by IT standards then
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we used the old BBC computer arbor primary school (the one with the big black floppy discs)
Ah, yes, I remember the delight of upgrading to the 5 1/4" floppy disks after the tedium of loading programs (and especially games!) off tape casettes, especially when you were three minutes into a load and there was a glitch which meant you had to start all over again... :wall
After that I got an Amiga 1200 probably one of my fave bits of kit ever!
I got the Miggy 500 first which was a good machine, but the 1200 was definitely a big step up, faster, more memory and a lot more capable.
I've still got both of mine somewhere in a box in the back room :thumbup
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the first I used would have been an IBM mainframe on the occasions I went to work with my dad.
When I was doing A Levels we had access to remote terminals to the Bristol University Prime Mainframe.
As well as an excellent Star Trek game (which, of course, I never played when I was supposed to be working ;) ) they had a touch-typing training program.
Where I lived was close to a University building, so I would go in, even on weekends and use that and being able to touch type is probably one of the most useful (and most often used) skills I've ever picked up :)
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When I was doing A Levels we had access to remote terminals to the Bristol University Prime Mainframe.
My first real job in IT (I did a lot on the side while I was an aircraft engineer) was as a 3rd Party hardware engineer fixing lots of VERY old mainframe, midi and Micro systems including Pr1me systems and other Unix based crap. Never did learn how to drive them properly so always ended up getting the operators to carry out the testing etc unless I had a script to follow. Quickly moved on to Windows servers and desktops as the other engineers were too set in their ways to look at this new technology :pokefun
Here I am 30 years later still wondering if I did the right thing moving out of aero engineering. At least working on the older sh!te I learned to use the keyboard too so even now, to copy/paste or print something etc I use the keyboard shortcuts rather than hunt around working out where the mouse is on the screen etc.
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When I was at school we had to have fun with logarithm tables and a slide rule... :b
My first computer was at work. COBOL on a ICL 3900 Mainframe with massive tape spools, where you were trying to save every byte of memory.
After that it was all downhill :)
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Just as a gauge of how far we've come here is a graphics comparison between Aliens on the Zx Spectrum and the new one for the PS5 🤯🤯
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When I was at school we had to have fun with logarithm tables and a slide rule... :b
I learned logs and how to use a basic slide rule at school, that was before Sir Clive S invented the affordable calculator.
I still remember teachers saying that we had to learn to do calculations the long way because "You won't have a calculator with you all the time!"
My first computer was at work. COBOL on a ICL 3900 Mainframe
I learned Cobol on Portsmouth Poly's ICL 2960 mainframe which was notoriously unstable at times, to the extent that the computer room frequently had a blackboard outside with note saying "2960 down, back up as soon as possible".
Of course nobody ever printed out an alternative sign saying "2960 up, down as soon as possible..." :lol
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During my GCE (a few years before GCSE's came in) we were forced to use calculators as we didnt have time to do things the long way. CSE students at the time were not allowed calculators and as a result were better at mental maths but did not understand the more complicated stuff.
Logs etc we did, but with a calculator. That said I did learn (forgotten now) how to use a slide rule but that wasnt at school
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CSE students at the time were not allowed calculators and as a result were better at mental maths but did not understand the more complicated stuff.
When I did my O Levels (back in 1981) we weren't allowed calculators partly due to the cost being prohibitive for some people, but mostly due to "mathematical snobbery" (Slide Rules and Log Tables were good enough for me and my father and grandfathers...!)
It does mean I can still do mental arithmetic without needing to reach for the electronics which can be very handy at times.
I'm not sure about "not understanding the more complicated stuff", personally I gave up maths at A Level (which I was told I should do because I wanted to do computing at University) because I just couldn't see the point of it!
By that point I'd already learned programing on the 8k Pet and learned a little about machine code on the Acorn Microcomputer (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acorn_System_1) and in Sixth Form played around with the UK 101 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compukit_UK101) before they got BBC Model Bs which were much better.
I learned 6502 Assembly Language on the Beeb mostly through originally hacking games for infinite or 255 lives! I can still remember using a program called Exmon (Extended Machine Code Monitor) to search the code for &E9 01 (the hexadecimal code for subtract 1) which would stop the number of lives counting down or &A9 03 (Load Accumulator with 3) and changing that to &A9 FF (255 lives) which meant you could play one game a lot longer :)
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When I did my O Levels (back in 1981) we weren't allowed calculators partly due to the cost being prohibitive for some people, but mostly due to "mathematical snobbery" (Slide Rules and Log Tables were good enough for me and my father and grandfathers...!)
Did my O levels in 71 :eek
Helped my grandson with his Maths homework this week. He's 11 and just started seniors. All about maths principles - brackets, integers, negative numbers etc. No calculators allowed. There is hope yet.
We also tried a bit of French homework, but quickly lapsed into Del Boy phrases :lol
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More cat humour...
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How many of these do you recognise...? :eek
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Sorted!
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Husband: I want you to have this bracelet, it belonged to my grandmother.
Wife: Why does it say "Do Not Resuscitate"?
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Dangling that political carrot, tut tut.
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The latest COVID variant is called Omicron.
If they get to Omega, start worrying.
If they call one Andromeda, head for the bunkers...! :eek
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If they get to Omega, start worrying.
Isn't that a fish oil? If so, I'm already taking tablets, so fine :thumbup
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Perhaps buying an Xmas tree from Ikea was a mistake...
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https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/pals-yank-dead-friend-out-25612444 (https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/pals-yank-dead-friend-out-25612444)
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https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/pals-yank-dead-friend-out-25612444 (https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/pals-yank-dead-friend-out-25612444)
Ok, so I've been to a biker's funeral where the coffin was on a motorcycle hearse (billed as "don't let your last journey be on four wheels...!) but dragging the body out of the coffin and holding it on the back of a bike seems a *little* over the top :eek
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Well, I think the result of the Abu Dhabi Forumula 1 Grand Prix pretty much sums up the whole Formula 1 season this year...
F1 *really* needs to sort its act out, because if they're going to have rules, they need to a) stick to them and b) enforce them consistently.
Even now, although Mercedes' appeals have been rejected, it's not yet entirely who has won the championship with talk of an appeal to the FIA Court.
However what this has shown is that decisions are being made on the hoof and, then, changed, eg did Hamilton gain an advantage by cutting the corner? Should he have been told to give the place back or penalised? Maybe if it was a Turn 1 incident, right after the start it could have been looked at more leniently, but, even though Verstappen was aggressive, he stayed on the track, so, surely, should have been entitled to the position.
Then, at the end, Race Control saying the lapped cars would not pass the safety car, but, just moments later, them saying that the cars between Hamilton and Verstappen *would* be allowed to pass, meaning that Verstappen could close right up so the World Championship was not decided under a Safety Car finish, which would have been the situation in any other race.
Yes, the season has been exciting, however there's been too much controversy and it brings the credibility of whole sport into question when Hamilton had the race all but won, yet the rules seemed to be changed to make it more exciting.
Should they have done this? I don't know, but some hard questions about how races are run need to be asked.
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Yesterday's race was the very first time I'd properly watched F1 and I didn't really understand what was going on but as a casual observer it did seem ridiculously unfair to Hamilton given that he led for more than half the race and even after "teamwork" from redbull mid race he proceeded to pull away from verstappen and increase his lead lap after lap, an impressive feat given the seemly poor decisions about his tyres too. All seemed very sketchy at the end but credit to verstappen, he saw a chance and took it, can't blame him.
That being said... I hate that jumped up spoiled little prick Hamilton so I was a little happy to see him lose 🤣
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That being said... I hate that jumped up spoiled little prick Hamilton so I was a little happy to see him lose 🤣
He used to be a good driver - probably still is but with a few wins under his belt he turned into an English Schumacher - An arrogant feccer who doesnt deserve the airtime now.
With George Russell joining the team with him next year, Hamiton will have some strong competition - Hopefully Russell will be champion next year as he is showing a lot of potential.
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as a casual observer it did seem ridiculously unfair to Hamilton given that he led for more than half the race and even after "teamwork" from redbull mid race
I have no problem with what Perez did by holding up Hamilton. He was perfectly entitled to try to stop LH passing as he'd not been lapped and, if you'd seen earlier in the season, Fernando Alonso did an amazing job of stopping Hamilton getting by, allowing Estaban Ocon to win the Hungarian Grand Prix, which was an incredible piece of driving, especially since Alonso sacrificed his own chances of improving his position to benefit his team mate.
I hate that jumped up spoiled little prick Hamilton so I was a little happy to see him lose 🤣
That's really unnecessary. Lewis Hamilton is a brilliant driver and has worked incredibly hard to get where he is today.
He's been subjected to racist abuse for a lot of his career, yet has risen above all of that to get to the top of the standings and to say that he's been "spoiled" is to denigrate an amazing talent.
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He used to be a good driver - probably still is but with a few wins under his belt he turned into an English Schumacher - An arrogant feccer who doesnt deserve the airtime now.
If he had been "an English Schumacher" there were plenty of opportunities for him to cynically take his opponent out of the race and guarantee himself the victory. He didn't do that.
Also, during the post-race interviews, instead of saying "We was robbed", almost the first thing he did was to congratulate Verstappen and Red Bull on their victory.
With George Russell joining the team with him next year, Hamiton will have some strong competition
Russell certainly looked good when he was behind the wheel of the Mercedes in Bahrain and it was a tragedy that a radio failure ended up with him having to do another stop after he was given the wrong tyres and then suffered a puncture which cost him at least second place and possibly even a victory.
However, like it or not, he's going to be playing second fiddle to a seven times World Champion, because that's how F1 works.
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as a casual observer it did seem ridiculously unfair to Hamilton given that he led for more than half the race and even after "teamwork" from redbull mid race
I have no problem with what Perez did by holding up Hamilton. He was perfectly entitled to try to stop LH passing as he'd not been lapped and, if you'd seen earlier in the season, Fernando Alonso did an amazing job of stopping Hamilton getting by, allowing Estaban Ocon to win the Hungarian Grand Prix, which was an incredible piece of driving, especially since Alonso sacrificed his own chances of improving his position to benefit his team mate.
I hate that jumped up spoiled little prick Hamilton so I was a little happy to see him lose 🤣
That's really unnecessary. Lewis Hamilton is a brilliant driver and has worked incredibly hard to get where he is today.
He's been subjected to racist abuse for a lot of his career, yet has risen above all of that to get to the top of the standings and to say that he's been "spoiled" is to denigrate an amazing talent.
Oh I'm not questioning his talent, he is an incredible driver and getting to watch him in action for the first time did more to prove that point.
I'm basing my view of his solely on his exploits away from the track. Always up on his soapbox complaining about one thing or another. Or worse when he trying to preach to the rest of us about our life choice (don't get me started on his poor "vegan" dog.
I just think the guys a bellend through and through.... don't take away from his talent.
And as for the race that has nothing to do with it, There are no racial barriers in Formula 1. If you have enough money and talent you have has much chance as the next person. He got to where he is through talent and his Dads relentless support as a youngster 🤷♂️
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For me, F1 ceased to be interesting and a sporting occasion years ago. Its about money, sponsorship, marketing rights. Same goes for soccer. Played the game for years, and its changed beyond belief. Players on £250,000 a week. A WEEK :eek . Throwing themselves to the ground without contact with another player in a bid to secure an advantage, cheating bastards. Foreign owners buying clubs to launder money. Different coloured kits for almost every game, on sale in the club shops of course so little Johnny can pester mum and dad for the latest.
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I'm basing my view of his solely on his exploits away from the track. Always up on his soapbox complaining about one thing or another. Or worse when he trying to preach to the rest of us about our life choice
You mean like using his own money to invest in the Extreme E EV racing series? (https://www.extreme-e.com/en/news/118_Lewis-Hamilton-founds-Extreme-E-team.html)?
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Olaf the Viking is shopping at a supermarket when he comes across an old lady in a wheelchair, almost in tears.
"What's the matter?" asks Olaf.
"Oh," sobs the old lady. "I want to have a look at the frozen puddings but, as you can see, there are three steps down into the chiller cabinets."
"No problem," says Olaf, lifting her onto his back. "I'll take you."
Olaf strolls through the chiller cabinets with the old lady on his back. She selects several puddings and puts them in the basket he is carrying for her.
At the other end the old lady's husband is waiting with her wheelchair.
"I'd really like to thank you," says the old lady as Olaf sets her back down in the chair, "but I don't even know who you are!"
Olaf just waves and walks off.
"I was really worried about you," comments the old lady's husband. "What have you been doing?"
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" I've been through the desserts on a Norse with no name."
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:rolleyes
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I'm guessing i'm not the only one who got this email?
What would this actually mean in real terms, more spam emails?
Dear Customer,
At Worlds End Motorcycles Ltd, we respect the privacy of your personal data, which is why we are writing to let you know about a data security incident that potentially involves some of your personal data. This does not include any card or payment information as we never store these details.
On Dec 10th, 2021, we were made aware of a potential breach of the data that we hold with our service provider.
The data accessed may have included the following types of personal information:- Email address, first and last name.
We deeply regret that this incident occurred. We are fully investigating the issue with our Service Provider to ensure that no such breach can occur in the future.
We have implemented additional security measures designed to prevent future attacks and to protect your personal information and the privacy of our customers. You do not need to take any action following this email.
Sincerely
The Worlds End Group
Wemoto and WMD-Online are trading names of the Worlds End Group
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:rollin
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Also:
Banbury cross : Cock horse
Amarillo - Ask if this is the way
Your door : Walk 500 miles
Dublin - Rocky road
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Mercedes have withdrawn their appeal against the result of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, so Verstappen is confirmed as the champion.
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/autos/autosracing/mercedes-withdraws-appeal-of-formula-1-season-finale/ar-AARS9Yi?li=AAggNb9 (https://www.msn.com/en-ca/autos/autosracing/mercedes-withdraws-appeal-of-formula-1-season-finale/ar-AARS9Yi?li=AAggNb9)
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:eek
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For the mathematicians out there...
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How close to the truth is this?(http://www.carpe-tdm.net/ipb/uploads/monthly_12_2021/post-182030-0-09673600-1640250228.jpg)
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Damn, two Oxfords and one Moderna, so I don't qualify :(
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:D
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:rollin
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:D
Yeah let's give it a go, it might work you know 😅
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Caption Competition... :rollin
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Which is more embarrassing? That he is naked, that he has a horses head or that he is riding a Harley?
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First man to pass US citizenship psychiatric test.
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Trump supporter on the way to their next rally.
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Joe Biden's having a dream........
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:lol
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(http://www.carpe-tdm.net/ipb/uploads/monthly_02_2022/post-182030-0-81845600-1645173841_thumb.jpg)
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I saw this one on Facebook
I'm writing a book about all the things I should do in my life.
It's called an Oughtobiography!
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Did someone mention tits a while back?
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Did someone mention tits a while back?
You need to go to the Naughty Corner for that
https://foc-u.co.uk/index.php?board=9.0
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Khan just announced that the whole of Greater London will have to suffer ULEZ charges now. :grumble
That should ruin a few businesses. :\
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Fortunately its only plans at the moment and as he wants to do it from next year, its unlikely unless he means the end of the year as the infrastructure wouldn't be in place that quickly to catch people.
While a lot of people might agree with him, this may be the straw that breaks the camels back for him.
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Fortunately its only plans at the moment and as he wants to do it from next year, its unlikely unless he means the end of the year as the infrastructure wouldn't be in place that quickly to catch people.
While a lot of people might agree with him, this may be the straw that breaks the camels back for him.
If he's still the mayor, it will happen. He'll do anything to claw money in for his TFL debts.
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Diesel car pollution is significantly higher in London suburbs (https://airqualitynews.com/2020/08/19/diesel-car-pollution-is-significantly-higher-in-london-suburbs/)
"researchers modelled Breathe London data at 231 locations across London and found that NOx pollution from diesel vehicles is on average 23% higher at locations outside of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ). "
[...]
"this pollution is already having an impact on the health of those living in the area; the proportion of young people aged between 10 – 18 requiring emergency admission for asthma is 57% higher in Brent than it is across England as a whole. "
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Diesel car pollution is significantly higher in London suburbs (https://airqualitynews.com/2020/08/19/diesel-car-pollution-is-significantly-higher-in-london-suburbs/)
"researchers modelled Breathe London data at 231 locations across London and found that NOx pollution from diesel vehicles is on average 23% higher at locations outside of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ). "
[...]
"this pollution is already having an impact on the health of those living in the area; the proportion of young people aged between 10 – 18 requiring emergency admission for asthma is 57% higher in Brent than it is across England as a whole. "
You have more chance of emergency admission by hitting one of a million major potholes in Brent.
More chance of finding the Holy Grail than spotting the Brent Pothole Repair Team.
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Ugly boots but a clever idea I suppose.
https://www.roame.com/ (https://www.roame.com/)
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Ugly boots but a clever idea I suppose.
I really hope this is an April Fool...! :eek
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I really hope this is an April Fool...! :eek
No, comes with a wireless brake light butt plug if you order by 1st April.
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No, comes with a wireless brake light butt plug if you order by 1st April.
If you think you're joking here, think again...! :lol
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Tell me you've not experienced this...!
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It's really hot today, so I've taken off my clothes and opened all the windows.
I feel much better, but I'm not sure that everyone else on the bus is impressed...
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In Star TrekL
WARP drive is used by the starships.
WEFT drive is used by the shuttles.
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In Star TrekL
WARP drive is used by the starships.
WEFT drive is used by the shuttles.
Weave not heard that one, any more dodgy jokes looming?
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In Star TrekL
WARP drive is used by the starships.
WEFT drive is used by the shuttles.
Weave not heard that one, any more dodgy jokes looming?
Hopefully……not :)
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:lol
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For those of you with kids...
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:evil
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Got made to take my crash helmet and balaclava off this evening before the twunt in the petrol garage I use all the time would turn the fuel on, like I wasn't already cold enough.
He then asks me inside what pump I was at, so I politely asked "Are you taking the piss?"
But the final nail was the bloke standing behind me.....with his crash helmet on, albeit a half face one. >:
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(Also sorry if this is a bit corny... :D )
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:eek
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:rollin
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Found this really decent video that gets more fascinating the more you watch it, which shows and explains the inner workings of a transparent carburettor.
Dunno why, but i can't show the link?
Just do a search on YouTube for "How Does A Carburetor Work? | Transparent Carburetor at 28,546 fps Slow Mo - Smarter Every Day 259"
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Odd, I'm sure you used to be able to include YouTube links.
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Odd, I'm sure you used to be able to include YouTube links.
Tried a few times, it wasn't shrunken or anything, just not there at all?
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I tried posting the link myself, however although the post would appear, it was completely blank.
It's probably something to do with SMF, but I don't know what.
Let's try something...
hxxps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toVfvRhWbj8
... ok, that worked, just replace the xx with tt and you can see the video :)
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Not sure if I mentioned this before on here because I told loads of people?
But I got in the passenger side of my mums car a while back and asked her how/why her phone number was on the cars clock?
And by pure chance it was her mileage! :lol
The exact digits, or most of the first part anyway.
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I had a non bike related accident last October, that was a bit savage, involving being temporarily paralysed down one side of my body, and a fractured skull with added brain trauma due to a still unexplained fall, and then led to 6 weeks in hospital in a Major Trauma Unit, but also an immediate 6 month riding ban by the DVLA due to a head injury. :'(
According to everyone who sees me i'm doing incredibly well, but i'll be honest and admit that the last 5 months have not been very easy.
I have already reapplied for my licence, as you're allowed to 8 weeks before the 6 months finishes, but i still have a slight issue with pain in my fingers in my left hand, so there's no way i would ever try and ride unless i feel fit enough, which i'm obviously not right now, but the DVLA does tend to take their time processing things, presumably why you're allowed an 8 week head start, and i probably won't get it back until the full 6 months is over anyway.
After daily physio and exercise for my hand i reckon another month or so and the hand will be more than ready, especially if i compare it to the condition it was in 1+ months ago. I've made great progress just at home using gadgets that i bought personally to help speed up the healing process.
I don't recall personally knowing anyone with the injuries i've suffered, but i must say, you really don't realise how many "simple" things you take for granted in every day life, like tying shoe laces, buttons, zips, holding cutlery, pulling something out of a pocket, shaving, etc. I'm right handed primarily, and it's my left hand that took the brunt of the injuries on that side, and i can't even begin to think how much more difficult things would be if my right hand was injured instead, or as well.
I'm on so many meds that i must rattle when i walk, but full respect to the ambulance teams, NHS medical staff, and my GP's because i've been told a few times that i wasn't expected to survive that night, and even if i did was going to be "in a bad way" from there on, to put it politely.
I suddenly fell when walking home in what looks like a sudden bout of dizziness, i certainly wasn't drunk at all, and after repeatedly viewing every possibility of why i felt dizzy it came down to either having my drink tampered with, which is more rife than i expected if you speak to people in the know, or i was on a mild medication for a skin rash that in "very rare" cases can give you all the symptoms i had due to a side effect that can act like an anaphylactic shock.
Whatever caused me to lose my balance made me bump into a wall then finish the job by headbutting a parked car, knocking me out completely.
Unfortunately it gets worse.....my neighbour who i've known since i was a kid was on the way to church with his wife, and had just missed a bus, but as the sun was out decided to stay on that side of the road and take a stroll instead.
They both spotted "what looked like a person on the floor" 9 HOURS after i'd fallen, and i hadn't moved all night in what was a minimum Minus 3 temperature.
After being dealt with by two ambulance teams for another 2 hours, before blue lighting me to hospital, it had been a total of 11 hours, as i had hypothermia that they had to deal with first, then try and find out where else i was injured.
Several fractures of the skull, several internal bleeds of the brain, and a paralysed hand, arm and leg down my left side.
I was in my local hospital for one night but transferred immediately to Paddington Hospital in London due to the mess my head was in.
On the NHS website it clearly said i could have alcohol with the mild medication i was on, but i'd only had 4 pints, after counting the cash i had left in my pocket from that evening, and i don't recall leaving where i was at or anything to do with the fall. In fact i don't even remember the next 4 weeks in the Paddington hospital, before being moved back to my local one.
Doctors at hospital said no signs of a stroke, or anything nasty like that, and because it was 11 to 12hrs later before i got to hospital there was no evidence whatsoever of anything untoward in my blood system. So if my drink was tampered with, the stuff they use these days would've left my system in 3 or 4hrs.
Only reason this is all rather detailed is because on the way home i fell outside an old friend of mine's house, which is where i was laid out all night, and he got the lot on his CCTV.
So to this day i am none the wiser what really happened, and will probably never know. What i do know is that it would take a damn site more than 4 pints to put me down. A friend said he saw me just before i would've left the venue and he said i was absolutely fine after he'd had a chat with me.
I asked for the CCTV from the venue i was at and it gets wiped over every 4 weeks, but i never enquired until 7 or 8 weeks later due to me not being the full ticket mentally, which is shit because i was sat right in front of a camera that night. :\
Due to the meds i'm on i've not touched a cigarette or booze in the 5 months that it happened, and even though Saturdays were my only night out due to always being mega busy at work i've strangely had no desire whatsoever for either of them or even missed them?
And you know when your GP always says "Give up drinking and smoking, it'll be better for your health."
Well i did that and i feel like shit, so maybe they should mention headbutting cars is bad for you too. :thumbdown
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Holy shit - that's all I think of to say right now :eek
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Something though, could it of been the cold that saved you. I guess that you already know about all of this though.
Hypothermia has been used for many years to treat people who have had a severe brain injury. This involves cooling the head or the whole body to a temperature below normal body temperature.21 Sept 2017
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6483736/
(https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6483736/)
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Wow, what a thing to happen to you. Top marks for working at the physio and sticking at it. The NHS comes in for some stick, sometimes justified, but when you read tales like yours its clear that it still does great work. Heres hoping for full recovery.
I'd be interested to know what your treatments and exercises were for the hand, cos Im struggling with mine currently, struggle to wipe my arse, get dressed, cant undo anything etc.
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Holy shite - glad you are on the mend
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Very sorry to here this, best wishes and a speedy recovery.
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Thanks lads, much appreciated.
Like I said it's been a tough time, and recovery and healing is going on for much longer than i expected, although I honestly had no real idea what to expect?
I'm totally baffled as to why I fell in the first place, and I have done as much research as I can to find the truth but not really got anywhere.
A fella I'd never seen before entered the pub I was in which was busy due to some big cricket match earlier, and at the bar he pointed to a stool at the table I was at and asked if he could sit there, which was no big deal to me.
But I stupidly asked if he'd watch my drink and chair while I used the toilet.
That was the very last thing I recall.
Don't remember leaving, walking just over a mile home, then suddenly swerving a bit then hit a wall, lost my balance completely and headbutted the nearby car.
And there I stayed all night.
I even zoomed in on the CCTV footage and once I hit the car I was properly out for the count. You can see my knees in the video and they didn't move an inch once I was down.
This was about 200m from my home.
Had CT scans and an MRI, which make horrific reading, plus asked to be checked for illegal drugs in my system but was told nothing showed up. Whether they really did check or not I will never know.
My cousin, who is an ex A&E nurse warned my mum I was unlikely to survive the night, but if I did would probably be handicapped in one way or another.
Thankfully it would seem I'm a very good healer and surprising a lot of people every time they see me and tell me what a state I was in when they last saw me.
My voice and memory, which is normally sharp due to my job, are still not 100%, but I'm nearly there. I can forget the simplest words sometimes when speaking which can be very frustrating.
My hand needs fixing the most now, and is what could hold me back from riding the bike for a short while, but I'll know when I'm okay. I can't wait actually, I do miss riding the bike. :\
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Wow, what a thing to happen to you. Top marks for working at the physio and sticking at it. The NHS comes in for some stick, sometimes justified, but when you read tales like yours its clear that it still does great work. Heres hoping for full recovery.
I'd be interested to know what your treatments and exercises were for the hand, cos Im struggling with mine currently, struggle to wipe my arse, get dressed, cant undo anything etc.
The physio at my GP surgery, who I never even knew worked there asked me what happened and the bloke really knew his stuff.
Due to my head injury, and probably laying on my hand all night, he seemed to know that I had nerve damage in my hand then immediately showed me on his computer where it would be going wrong, and he was spot on.
My 2 little fingers and my index finger give me the most grief, and if I cut down on my medication they feel like they're fractured.
To get the sync back he told me to massage my arm and hand with the other hand, and also touch things that are,rough, smooth, hot, cold, etc to try and teach the brain again what my hand is actually doing.
So I had a look online and thought I'd cheat a bit and ordered a massage gun, that comes with an add on that is about the size of a squash ball.
Bear in mind my hand and fingers looked like they were holding something, but I wasn't, it was properly seized up in a weird looking position.
After 5 weeks of using the massage gun 4 or 5 times a day I think I wore out the motor in it, as it wasn't working as well as it had been.
Apparently it has a 12 month warranty so contacted Temu, got an instant refund, then bought another which is working fine.
Reason I ordered from Temu was because even on a bad day they're only about £7 delivered for free. Just had another look and saw one for £4.25.
They sell the same one on Ebay for £12 and upwards
Totally recommended though. Although my nerve damage still isn't totally fixed, my hand and fingers are where they should be, and move freely, it's the sensitivity loss that's the issue.
https://share.temu.com/4IaApXRyPzA (https://share.temu.com/4IaApXRyPzA)
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Something though, could it of been the cold that saved you. I guess that you already know about all of this though.
Hypothermia has been used for many years to treat people who have had a severe brain injury. This involves cooling the head or the whole body to a temperature below normal body temperature.21 Sept 2017
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6483736/
(https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6483736/)
Think the hypothermia had already kicked in, a few people said I was already blue in colour when I was found.
In the ambulance for 2 hours I've been told they were using something on me to actually warm me up, before moving me to hospital.
I saw another cousin who's also a senior nurse recently, and she said that the cold night probably saved my brain, or done me a favour one way or another.
I have hinted a few times to different GP's that the meds I was on for a skin rash could well have been the cause of the fall, but their response if any was very tame to say the least.
There's no proof of anything due to the long timescale, so they're not going to admit to anything, which in fairness probably the correct thing to do.
GP's and hospitals tend to concentrate on fixing the problem in hand which is fine by me as nothing else was found to suggest why I fell, and in a senior consultants words at hospital "Your injuries are the result of the fall, but not the cause of them."which is actually much better than it sounds.
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@darrsi - Damn, that is a hell of a story :(
Best wishes for a full recovery :thumbup
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Some one close to me has twice been diagnosed as suffering from a "thunderclap event". That is the term that was used to describe them by the medical professionals. Nothing showed up on any scans, symptoms were similar to a stroke, head pain/collapse/unconscious etc, no apparent longer symptoms as uninjured during the event. Google search doesn't reveal much so far as cause but could be stress related.
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My cousin who is a nurse said that drink spiking is actually very common these days, even though you don't hear or know much about it. Although saying that you do see the odd info pop up on the news occasionally about it. But then when i've explained to people i know what "may" have happened to me i was quite shocked when 3 or 4 people said they've been spiked before too, but their memory is quite vague about the finer details.
Due to me not been properly seen in hospital until roughly 11 or 12hrs later meant that any drugs that are normally used for this type of thing would've been well out of my system by then, which is why nothing was found.
I asked hospital doctors about a possible stroke or anything similar and they said that was ruled out and nothing found to be untoward.
The other possible explanation is a very 'rare' but very possible strong side effect to a 2 week course of a pill medicine i was taking for a skin rash. I fully understand that virtually all medicines have the leaflet in the pack warning you of stuff that "could" effect you, but if you read them word for word you'd never take any medicine at all out of fear.
But when i read this one it said about a 'serious allergic reaction' and part of it then said Call 999 if "You suddenly become very confused, drowsy or dizzy, or someone faints and cannot be woken up."
Kind of hit the jackpot with that description.
After leaving hospital after 6 weeks i found just one tablet left, and it was dated to be taken on the day i fell.
Never really took any notice about it then but a few weeks ago i was prescribed the same drugs again for the same rash, and after one daily tablet had a banging headache and was bumping into everything when walking around the house. Took another the next morning and same again, banging headache and walking like a pinball.
I reported this verbally and online to my GP to make sure they knew about this.
Another thing i've been suffering with is called BPPV, which is a posh name for vertigo, and according to a consultant i spoke to is a very common issue after a head injury.
Strangely though, after doing my own research i found instruction videos on YouTube on how to get rid of this constant 'unstable' feeling i suffered for ages as soon as i woke up until i went to bed. At a guess i reckon i eventually sorted that out after about 5 days of learning about it, watching videos, and more importantly seeing a picture of what is actually going on and why.
I should've been told about this though, and no doubt many others, if it is a common side effect from a specific injury. But i found out by searching my problems online and mentioning it to the consultant then they just blurted it out as if it was all common knowledge i should've been aware of, but it really isn't.
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I know nothing about medicine but I would of thought that as you had been taking it for almost 2 weeks then you would have had an "episode" earlier in the course. That not see before bloke in your local sounds suspicious, its a shame that CTV footage has been wiped, but there may be a way to retrieve it, I belive the way digital media is wiped is by just making space available and the original is still there - or something like that. :book
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I know nothing about medicine but I would of thought that as you had been taking it for almost 2 weeks then you would have had an "episode" earlier in the course. That not see before bloke in your local sounds suspicious, its a shame that CTV footage has been wiped, but there may be a way to retrieve it, I belive the way digital media is wiped is by just making space available and the original is still there - or something like that. :book
I don't actually know why i fell, all i've done is narrow it down to all the evidence i can find and i've got it down to primarily having my drink spiked by someone unfamiliar to me who i've never seen before and realistically is also the last person i recall seeing, or secondly that medication i was on was put into play when when i read about the rare but possible side effects.
I can't even rule out that a mixture of both combined sped things up a bit either?
I already knew for a fact that that the CCTV has a one month cycle then copies over itself because i'd asked before many years ago. But this time was simpler because i know a woman who works in head office so just text her and she gave me the exact same response.
I would imagine than in normal circumstance 1 month (4 weeks) is more than enough as if needed they'd usually be contacted over the next few days by either a customer or the police.
In my case no police were involved at all, and i very barely remember the first 4 weeks of hospital in the London brain trauma unit, and was only let out of the next hospital after about 6 weeks. I think it was about 4 to 5 weeks before i could even walk on my own to the toilet so i kind of had more important issues on my mind to deal with.
Right now though, i'm the only person trying to find out the truth, with very little evidence to play with.
I can only have had about 4 pints, i checked the NHS website to make sure alcohol is okay to drink with the meds and it says absolutely fine, but i do only go out on a Saturday so "may" have triggered something for the side effects to kick in?
Without evidence the police literally won't want to know, so i'm not even going to entertain their lack of interest response.
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I know nothing about medicine but I would of thought that as you had been taking it for almost 2 weeks then you would have had an "episode" earlier in the course. That not see before bloke in your local sounds suspicious, its a shame that CTV footage has been wiped, but there may be a way to retrieve it, I belive the way digital media is wiped is by just making space available and the original is still there - or something like that. :book
I don't actually know why i fell, all i've done is narrow it down to all the evidence i can find and i've got it down to primarily having my drink spiked by someone unfamiliar to me who i've never seen before and realistically is also the last person i recall seeing, or secondly that medication i was on was put into play when when i read about the rare but possible side effects.
I can't even rule out that a mixture of both combined sped things up a bit either?
I already knew for a fact that that the CCTV has a one month cycle then copies over itself because i'd asked before many years ago. But this time was simpler because i know a woman who works in head office so just text her and she gave me the exact same response.
I would imagine than in normal circumstance 1 month (4 weeks) is more than enough as if needed they'd usually be contacted over the next few days by either a customer or the police.
In my case no police were involved at all, and i very barely remember the first 4 weeks of hospital in the London brain trauma unit, and was only let out of the next hospital after about 6 weeks. I think it was about 4 to 5 weeks before i could even walk on my own to the toilet so i kind of had more important issues on my mind to deal with.
Right now though, i'm the only person trying to find out the truth, with very little evidence to play with.
I can only have had about 4 pints, i checked the NHS website to make sure alcohol is okay to drink with the meds and it says absolutely fine, but i do only go out on a Saturday so "may" have triggered something for the side effects to kick in?
Without evidence the police literally won't want to know, so i'm not even going to entertain their lack of interest response.