goldfinger
- 09 Jun 2005 12:25
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.
dreamcatcher
- 24 Mar 2013 09:45
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ALSO FORGOT THE ANSWERS TO MY QUESTIONS. :-))
dreamcatcher
- 24 Mar 2013 09:47
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I SEE.
dreamcatcher
- 24 Mar 2013 09:58
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If you want a bright new Britain
but can't be bothered to do anything about it
join the
Apathy Party
http://www.apathyparty.co.uk/sofa.html
Fred1new
- 24 Mar 2013 10:49
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Dreams,
Instead of buying chip paper, have a gentle read of :
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/mar/24/osborne-turns-to-keynes
"The chancellor is for turning after all. And, whisper it,
he's switching to Keynes
Faced with the failure of austerity policies, he is about to quietly try out some rather interventionist ideas"
Haystack
- 24 Mar 2013 11:22
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You surely can't be taking anything seriously that you have read in the Guardian.
Fred1new
- 24 Mar 2013 12:12
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Sure I can, but I try to evaluate what is written and discard what isn't plausible.
A bit different from being an apparatchik of party head office repeating old handed down populist mantras to soothe the souls of a party in revolt. (Should that be at present the revolting party.)
When you look at the state of the tory party you can see why Cameron gave up his PR job.
Why did he pick on being and MP as a substitute occupation?
dreamcatcher
- 24 Mar 2013 12:33
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“Selective Hearing”

Selective hearing is a way of describing the tendency of some people to ignore things that they do not want to hear. It is not a physiological or physical condition, as they are physically hearing the words, but their mind is choosing not to acknowledge what is being said. In many cases, the conscious mind does not appear to receive the information, so it is different than an active ignoring of speech. Rather, it is a sort of selective inattention that may be done consciously or subconsciously.
Fred1new
- 24 Mar 2013 14:47
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Dreams,
That was a little too intelligent for you.
Where did you copy and paste from?
<|8-)
cynic
- 24 Mar 2013 15:54
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Immigrant families will be kept off council house waiting lists for up to five years under a crackdown being unveiled by Prime Minister David Cameron.
and about time too! .... why this was not brought in during Year 1 of this administration, heaven only knows, for the country has rightly been complaining about the soft treatment given to immigrants for many years - didn't that last gov't do well!
Haystack
- 24 Mar 2013 16:07
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The big scandal regarding immigration was when emails and internal Labour docements were leaked showing that the Labour party had a secret agenda to bring in large numbers of foreigners to change the demographics of the UK. They felt that immigrants would be more likely to vote Labour.
dreamcatcher
- 24 Mar 2013 16:26
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Nothing to do with you Fred.
A cop stops a car for traveling faster than the posted speed limit. Since he's in a good mood that day, he decides to give the driver a break and write him out a warning instead of a ticket. So, he asks the man his name.
"Fred," he replies.
"Fred what?" the officer asks.
"Just Fred," the man responds. When the officer presses him for a last name, the man explains that he used to have a last name, but he lost it.
The officer thinks he has a nutcase on his hands, but plays along. "Tell me Fred, how did you lose your last name?" he asks.
The man replies, "It's a long story, so stay with me. I was born Fred Dingaling. I know, funny last name. The kids used to tease me all the time, so I stayed to myself. I studied hard and got good grades. When I got older, I realized that I wanted to be a doctor. I went through college, medical school, internship, residency, finally got my degree; so I was Fred Dingaling, MD.
After a while, I got bored being a doctor; so I decided to go back to school.
Dentistry was my dream. Got all the way through school, got my degree, so I was now Fred Dingaling, MD, DDS. Got bored doing dentistry, so I started fooling around with my assistant. She gave me VD. So, I was Fred Dingaling, MD, DDS with VD. Well, the ADA found out about the VD, so they took away my DDS. So, I was Fred Dingaling MD with VD.
Then, the AMA found out about the ADA taking away my DDS because of the VD, so they took away my MD, leaving me as Fred Dingaling with VD. Then, the VD took away my dingaling, so now I'm just Fred."
The officer was laughing so hard he was in tears, as he tore up the warning ticket and walked away.
3 monkies
- 24 Mar 2013 17:03
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Oh! goodness me a little light hearted entertainment for a b awful Sunday Afternoon, weather wise- state of the country wise and everything else. Well done DC.
Fred1new
- 24 Mar 2013 17:03
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You had better be careful who you touch!
dreamcatcher
- 24 Mar 2013 17:34
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Freezing here 3m, -5 with the wind chill. More snow forecast in the SE next weekend.
cynic
- 24 Mar 2013 17:51
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i played golf in that zephyr .... air temp was +/-zero, but facing into the breeze it was a tad chilly
dreamcatcher
- 24 Mar 2013 17:59
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The gulf stream has moved to far South, giving us this cold snap from the East. As long as it returns to where it should sit. As long as we do not get another wet summer.
dreamcatcher
- 24 Mar 2013 18:01
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Theres goldfinger fishing and you playing golf. Hope you kept your balls in sight. They were orange were they not. lol
cynic
- 24 Mar 2013 18:06
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no need .... no snow; just f cold
Fred1new
- 24 Mar 2013 19:22
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Hays,
Post 22483
Nobody read it other than those at tory headquarters.
Don't be daft, look at the logistics of what you propose.
But having written that, perhaps, just perhaps, it was sent out on April 1st
Mind, with the populist rantings of the present tory leadership, they are considering it, before another U-turn.
The laughable thing about the present hierarchy, is that the tory party use to be respected, even if some weren't respectable.
(The latter were generally hidden away.)
Why doesn't the present mob, think out and consider their policies before opening their mouths?
Fred1new
- 24 Mar 2013 19:22
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Hays,
Post 22483
Nobody read it other than those at tory headquarters.
Don't be daft look at the logistics of what you propose.
But having written that, perhaps, just perhaps, it was sent out on April 1st
Mind with the populist rantings of the present tory leadership they are considering it, before another U-turn.
The laughable thing about the present hierarchy, is that the tory party use to be respected, even if some weren't respectable.
(The latter were generally hidden away.)
Why doesn't the present mob, think out and consider their policies before opening their mouths?