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.

Dil

Hmmm? I see what you mean. She does seem to be a bit lacking in the 'common sense' department.

She might need a bit of help: http://www.wikihow.com/Develop-Common-Sense (There's more stuff out there on doing this)

But on the other hand, someone once told me, that just because someone is your mother, father, brother, sister, son or daughter doesn't mean you have to have strong, loving, respectful feelings for them. In fact, it's quite OK to not like them at all and to go even further and have nothing whatsoever to do with them.

I am reminded about 'common sense', when driving along and seeing kids without coats toddling along in the pouring rain or freezing cold. Fortunately for me, I'm one of the people who do realise, that 'fashion' is NOT much more important than keeping dry.

She seems to be a chip of the old block.

Whoops nearly forgot... Edward du Cann of worms snuffs it http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-41178448

How sad to read Dame Tessa Jowell has a severe brain cancer

Sad E/L? In what way.

Very Sad about Tess. Hope she recovers.

How many of those threats are Labour supporters ( Unions )?

MPs tell of death threats and abuse at 2017 election
By Brian Wheeler & Alison Carter- BBC News - 7 hours ago

Standing for Parliament in the UK can mean facing death threats, online intimidation, verbal abuse and vandalism, according to MPs surveyed by BBC Radio 5 live.
All 650 MPs were contacted by 5 live and asked for their experiences, under condition of anonymity.

Of the 113 who replied, just over half - 51% - said the 2017 general election campaign had been the worst they had ever experienced.

This was especially true among Conservative MPs, with 41 out of 47 saying they had been targeted.

But nearly all of the MPs - 87% - said they had faced some form of abuse on the campaign trail.

"Does a man coming into my office threatening to bomb it count?" said one female Labour MP.

"Intimidated at hustings by large crowd shouting abuse," a female Conservative MP reported.
A male MP, belonging to one of the other parties, said he had had a "bottle smashed on me".

77 Male MPs and 36 women took part in the survey, which was conducted in July
Party make-up of respondents: 47 Conservative, 45 Labour, 10 SNP and 11 belonging to other parties

British politics has always been a rough business - election candidates are used to being heckled at meetings or harangued in the street by voters with a grievance.......

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Corbin supporters ( some say : beaches at work - Mary's)

Charming people those lefties .

Charming? don't use words that you don't know the meaning of.

re- lefties

someone said: they are so lefties than the right shoulder is lower than the left one

There's a story behind this picture. I'll leave you to find out what it is.

A clue please E/L.

Someone throwing their weight around?

Stan

This is a story in today's Mirror. Apparently, a bloke got it stuck around his chopper and it took firefighters roughly 3hrs to get it off.

?????

!!!!!

Yes, 2hrs 55 laughing and 5 mins to take it off. They simply showed him their chopper.

Looks like he might have been inadequate those are small bar bells ,was it you Stan ?

inadequate? a word that describes you perfectly JJ.

It was you wasn't it Stan ,you need to get out more .

Not for the UK!........

OECD Sees Further Uptick In Global Growth In 2018

The global economy is set for a further uptick next year, but strong sustainable, and inclusive medium-term growth is not yet secured, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said in its Interim Economic Outlook, released Wednesday.

The global economy is forecast to grow 3.5% this year and 3.7% in 2018, with industrial production and trade picking up and further acceleration in the rebound of technology spending.

The projection for 2017 was left unchanged, while the outlook for 2018 was revised up from 3.6%.

In the US, growth is estimated at 2.1% in 2017 and 2.4% in 2018, supported by stronger consumer spending and business investment.

Citing stronger growth in key European countries, euro area is projected to grow 2.1% in 2017 and 1.9% in 2018.

In the UK, the previously identified growth slowdown is expected to continue through 2018, while uncertainty remains over the outcome of negotiations around the decision to leave the EU, the OECD said.

The UK is projected to grow 1.6% in 2017 and 1% in 2018.

And there's Stan, saying, "What's that picture all about?" when he knows full well all the time.

Princess Margaret had a friend, who could apparently stand a full pint of beer on his erect pecker. Maybe our guy is in training for that?