Thought Id start this one going because its rather dead on this board at the moment and I suppose all my usual muckers are either at the Stella tennis event watching Dim Tim (lose again) or at Henly Regatta eating cucumber sandwiches (they wish,...NOT).

Anyway please feel free to just talk to yourself blast away and let it go on any company or subject you wish. Just wish Id thought of this one before.

cheers GF.

Perhaps, she will have to get her oats somewhere else.






I mean fodder for the horse.

Encyclopaedia Britannica ends its famous print edition

After 244 years reference book firm Encyclopaedia Britannica has decided to stop publishing its famous and weighty 32-volume print edition.

It will now focus on digital expansion amid rising competition from websites such as Wikipedia.

The firm, which used to sell its encyclopaedias door-to-door, now generates almost 85% its revenue from online sales.

It recently launched a digital version of its encyclopaedias for tablet PCs.

Looks like I made a big mistake yesterday when I told an Encyclopedia Britannica Salesman to 'B****r off'.
He had the usual patter, you know, 'This set is the last numbered edition. It will be worth a lot of money in a few years as there not printing any more'.
You don't want to miss out on this opportunity'.

Must go now, there's a bloke at the door selling subscriptions to Readers Digest, don't want to miss out twice!
They could be the next to go!

As a side.
Just think if 'Playboy' went digital.
Wouldn't be the same, sneaking behind the bike sheds at school with your mates.
A piece of chewing gum a gob stopper or a fag, for a quick look (at Playboy, I hasten to add), just wouldn't have the same feel.
Anyone like a quick look at a dirty pen drive or SD card, just doesn't have the same ring to it.
Looks like the days of, 'Would you like to come in and see my etchings have long gone'.

Hmm I remember walking to school via a slightly dodgy paper shop who displayed "Health and efficiency" Mags full of robust ladies lobbing beach balls around, on his shop door!! Very unhealthy for a lusting schoolboy!!

Ah, I remember leaving an all boys school at the tended age of 11, to go to a mixed school and trying to concentrate on lesson whilst trying not to look out the windows at all those girls running round in gym kit of green knickers and short skirts.
No wonder I left school at 14, without any qualifications.
Mind you, I did learn something of biology, 'It definitely does not make you go blind'.

How school boys can concentrate at all now days is beyond me, looking at how quickly girls develop now days.

I must make clear, that I am not a pervert, and for those that know me, I only carry that rain mac in case it rains (IE as I was taught in the Boy Scouts, be prepared).

Mind you once when the Scouts and Guides had a joint camp, well thats another story.

Strong Earthquake Shakes Northern Japan

A strong earthquake shook northern Japan on Wednesday evening, and a small tsunami was forecast for part of its Pacific coast.

The Japan Meteorological Agency said the tremor was 6.8 magnitude. A tsunami of about a half-meter was forecast for Hokkaido island's central and eastern Pacific coast, and for Aomori and Iwate prefectures.


Iwate prefecture, or state, was heavily damaged by last year's earthquake and tsunami. Thousands of aftershocks have shaken the region since then, nearly all of them of minor or moderate strength.

Petition re keeping marriage between man/woman.
Sign if you agree, ignore if you don't.

http://c4m.org.uk/

G/M,

Am I right in thinking you live in Yorkshire?

I'm not against a legalising of same sex partnerships but surely, this already exists in the form of the availability for the couple to enter into a 'civil partnership'.

It seems to me, that there is merely a need for such a civil partnership couple to want to call their partnership a 'marriage'. It would appear such couples also 'want the union blessing', which obviously has to be done in a 'church'. I guess the term 'church' actually means a Christian church. So this means it would need to be either the Church of England or the Roman Catholic Church that sanction such a blessing. But they don't want to do it!

Now we find ourselves getting into the realms of hypocrisy. Neither side can seem to want to allow their churches to become involved in sanctifying same sex marriage.

And yet, both sorts of churches seem to me to have lots of bachelor men, who have a very strong feminine side to their personalities and can exhibit gentle ways and caring and loving feminine characteristics. Indeed, there are also lots of 'gays'.

Both of these two church leaderships are mostly comprised of men and so we don't see so many lesbians in these roles. We also persistently keep reading of how a lot of these religious leaders, of both churches, can frequently be sex molesters of children.

So from a 'sex' view point, both sides have lots of 'utter wierdos'. And it's these guys with their typical church leadership 'Religious Dogma' that say 'we can't do same sex marriages'.

And same sex marriages or partnerships for inactive or active muslims? I guess we can totally forget it! I don't think the world is ready for that just yet.

As most will know, I'm an Evolutionist' not a 'Creationist' and I'm also an ex-Christian (C of E) and now a very clear minded Atheist.

From that stand point, I think about the apparent need for this 'same sex marriage stuff' and I do think there is a simple solution to it.

ie. Leave things as they are: Have Marriages (as is) and Civil Partnerships (as is) and let's just set up the law to allow same sex couples to have kids in their families. (Hmmm? I thought they could already do this? eg, Elton John and David Furnish)

Am I missing something?

they may as well burn all the bibles and knock down the churches it is a disgrace
if there is a god then he should destoy the churchs and the evil people who think it is normal

Yep. God should come and inform everyone about what is right or wrong We would then live in peace, no conflicts between varieties of Muslims, Christians, Jews etc. Everyone would be happy and friend, no conflicts or talk of conflicts, only love.

G/M and E/L, Might be worth one of you starting a thread on it's own for the subject perhaps?

Exec,

Agree with the majority of what you have written.
I think any group, or organisation, should have the right to its own creed.
I think those who wish to change the rules can use persuasion of the others to make the changes.
Alternately, they can set up their own sects, religious or other to perform their wishes, but not abuse the rights of those of different views.

It seems reasonable for a couple formed from either sex, or sexes should be able to form a civil partnership, the contract having the same legal rights and RESPONSIBILITIES of a “civil marriage”.

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I wonder if we could have a ceremony of some sort for those who would like to try out Polygamy?

Perhaps, they should have a psychiatric assessment first.

And then there's this Southampton pub, which is currently called 'The Hobbit'.

Will it stay that way............?

Facebook - SaveTheHobbit

Hi Stan,

Yes, I live in Yorkshire.
And yes, before you say it, I do love sheep!

Cameroons and Ossie's Success Story!


In the Press

A second credit rating agency has given Britain a formal warning that it could lose its triple-A rating because of the government’s high levels of debt. Fitch said it was putting Britain on “negative outlook” until at least 2014 as it argued a renewed crisis in the eurozone or lower than predicted growth could undermine the AAA rating. The decision is embarrassing for the government, coming the week before the Budget and the day after George Osborne suggested Britain’s finances were so stable that the government could issue 100 year bonds, The Times says.

"as it argued a renewed crisis in the eurozone "

Hardly down to our government what is going on in Europe and the current domestic problems are a hang over from the previous Labour government.

agreed, but there is a lot of cash floating around. Probably ten times more 'cash' than two years ago.

I thought everything was the control and the responsibility of HMG.

Many seemed to think that with the previous government "rule".

Mind with the U-turns and broken pledges I don't suppose one could say the present mob is in control of themselves or the country.

They don't even know which direction they are trying to go.

Spending their time learning and repeating Mantras by wrote.

The previous government said no tax increases and then upped taxes more than previous governments.