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.

British Gas owner (Centrica) loses 340,000 UK customer accounts after bill hikes in the first 6 months of this year.

The rate of customer losses was down 2.6 per cent compared with the first half of last year, and significantly reduced from the second half of 2017. The group lost 823,000 customers in the period between June and October last year.

Hmmm?

Are you one of them? Have you dumped British Gas?
If so where have you gone to and how did you chose?

i'm with NPower who seem ok

Big fail or does this 'celebrity rhyming slang' make you smile?

Adam and the Ants - Eighties rock band

Pants, either men’s or women’s. ‘I’m going to put on some fresh Adams.’

Kate Adie - Former BBC war correspondent

The ladies. A women’s public loo. ‘I can’t find the Kate Adies anywhere.’

Giorgio Armani - Fashion designer

Sarnie. A sandwich. ‘I’m just popping out for a Giorgio.’

Beyonce - Singer Beyonce Knowles

Fiance. ‘Have you met my Beyonce?’

Or sausage rolls (from Knowles). ‘A couple of hot Beyonces and some chips please.’

Tony Blair - Former Labour prime minister

Hot air. Insincere or boastful talk. ‘That’s a load of old Tony.’

Or nightmare. ‘I had an absolute Tony last night.’

David Bowie - Musician

Blowy — windy. ‘A bit David Bowie last night, wasn’t it?’

Chas & Dave - Cockney musical duo

Shave. ‘I’m off to Chas and Dave my ham and eggs [legs].’

John Cleese - Actor

Cheese. ‘I’m as happy as a mouse nibbling at a wedge of John Cleese.’

Brian Clough - Football manager

Up the duff — pregnant. ‘Kate is up the Brian Clough.’

Miley Cyrus - U.S. pop singer

Virus. ‘He’s home in bed with a Justin Bieber [fever] of 103 after picking up some sort of Miley Cyrus.’

Judi Dench - Actress

Stench. ‘A rat died under the floor and the Judi is awful.’

Lady Diana - Princess of Wales

Piannah. A piano. ‘It’s a new Lady Diana over there in the little Jack ‘orner [corner].’

Danny Dyer - EastEnders actor and dad of Love Island winner Dani

Tumble dryer. ‘After I wash my clothes, I stick ‘em in the Danny.’

Eric and Ern - Comics Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise

On the turn — stale. ‘They’ve been stored for a week and they’re on the Eric and Ern.’

Jane Fonda - Actress

Wander. ‘I’m going down the road for a Jane Fonda.’

Germaine Greer - Feminist writer

Ear. ‘Do you like the gold hoop she has in her Germaine Greer?’

Bob Hope - Comedian

Soap. ‘You’ve used my Bob Hope to clean your boat race [face].’

Engelbert Humperdinck - Singer

Stink. ‘Cor, it don’t half Engelbert in here.’

Iggy Pop - U.S singer

Cop. A traffic officer. ‘I stopped when I saw the Iggys.’

Billy Joel - American singer

Dole. Unemployment benefit. ‘After three years on the Billy Joel, I was forced to get a job.’

Elton John - Singer

Con. To trick or deceive. ‘I’ve been Elton Johnned — he took me for a Toby jug [mug].’

Kevin Keegan - Former England manager

Vegan. ‘I have been fully Kevin Keegan for ten years.’

Jan Leeming - Former TV newsreader

Steaming. Very drunk. ‘I was absolutely Jan Leeming last night.’

Angela Merkel - German Chancellor

Circle. Or the Circle line on the Tube. ‘Brexit negotiations are going in Angela Merkels.’

Kylie Minogue - Australian singer

Brogue — a shoe. ‘A London cabbie told me he’d spent the morning polishing his Kylies.’

Bobby Moore - Football hero

Score. The state of affairs. ‘So, what’s the Bobby?

Andy Murray- Tennis player

Curry. ‘He ate a dodgy Andy Murray last night.’

Barack Obama - 44th U.S. president

Charmer. ‘He’s gorgeous! What an Obama!’ Or pyjamas. ‘She was wearing her Barack Obamas.’

Bill Oddie - Wildlife expert and former Goodie

Voddie — vodka. ‘I’d like a Uri Geller — Stella [Artois], a pig’s ear [beer] and a Bill Oddie.’

An Elton John - Pop star

An Elton John is a 'con'

Osama Bin Laden - Executed Al Qaeda leader

Garden. ‘I’ll spend the afternoon in the Bin Laden.’

Camilla Parker Bowles - Duchess of Cornwall

Rolls. Short for Rolls-Royce. ‘It may not sell for enough for him to swap his van for a Camilla.’

Gregory Peck - Actor

Brass neck. Nerve, impudence. ‘And then they have the Gregory Peck to tell him to take an early David Gower [shower].’

Billie Piper - Actress

Wiper — a windscreen wiper. A ‘You’d better put your Billies on because it’s raining.’

Lionel Richie - Musician

Itchy. ‘I love this jumper, but it’s a bit Lionel Richie.’

Diana Ross - Singer

Floss. ‘My dentist is always telling me to use Diana, but I can never be bothered.’

Carlos Santana - Mexican-American guitarist

Banana. ‘I’ve got a lovely ripe Carlos here.’

Britney Spears - U.S. pop singer

Ears. ‘She has nothing between her Britneys’.

Or beers. ‘You coming out for a few Britney Spears tonight?’

Uma Thurman - Actress

German. ‘We’ve got to get to the pool before the Umas.’

Torvill and Dean - Ice-dancing champions

Beans. ‘Torvills on toast.’

Donald Trump - U.S. President

Hump. A bad mood, a fit of sulks. ‘My girlfriend is starting to get the right Donald Trump.’

Anthea Turner - TV presenter

Earner. A profitable activity. ‘A right good little Anthea.’

Cheryl Tweedy - Singer

Needy (or greedy?). ‘She’s very, you know, Cheryl Tweedy.’

U2 - Rock band

Flu. ‘Don’t disturb her — she’s in bed with the U2.’

Dick Van Dyke - Actor

Bike. ‘On your Dick van Dyke!’

Barry White - American soul singer

Fright. ‘Crikey, that film gave me a right old Barry!’

X-Ray Spex - Seventies punk band

Sex. ‘His wife has stopped him having X-Ray Spex.’

Catherine Zeta-Jones - Actress

Moans. Complaints. ‘Here she goes with her Zeta Jones.’

Fred1 - is it not time you also apologised for posting on platforms with people whose views you must surely "completely reject". :-)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-45027582

An interesting snippet of scientific information:

Nearly 4,000 planets have now been discovered orbiting stars other than the sun.

Of these, only about 50 are known to occupy their star's habitable zone but not all are thought to receive the right amount and type of UV to kickstart the origins of life.

It has been estimated there are as many as 700 million trillion terrestrial planets in the observable universe.

ie. That is 700,000,000,000,000,000,000 planets in the observable universe

UV; based on our current understanding.

As for the observable universe lie, it is all done with mirrors. :)

Cheers,
KidA

Which one of those 700 million trillion is heaven and will God put us on one when we depart this planet?

Mind-boggling !!

I wanna know which one Fred is from :-)

My wireless Logitech mouse had stopped scrolling.

I suspected it could well be full of 'gubbins'.

First I changed the batteries and then, as best I could, I blew inside it with my compressed air can's nozzle pipe.

Guess what?

Correct! I had now 'de-gubbinzed' it and it works.

Good ol liberal elite, righting wrongs and making life easier for pedo's..



France Passes Law Saying Children Can Consent To Sex With Adults

August 4, 2018 Baxter Dmitry


President Macron’s government has voted against having an age of consent in France, becoming the latest nation to give in to pressure from an international network of liberal activists determined to normalize pedophilia and decriminalize sex with children across the world.

Federal law in France now has no legal age of consent, meaning adults who have sex with children of any age will not be prosecuted for rape if the child victim is unable to prove “violence, threat, duress, or surprise.”


The draft bill against sexual and gender-based violence, known as the Schiappa law, was signed into law by the French Parliament on 3 August, sparking outrage in France as parents and children’s rights groups accuse Emmanuel Macron’s government of betraying the nation’s children.



https://yournewswire.com/french-law-children-consent-sex/

@GerardBattenMEP

The lack of such a law instantly removes the problem of so-called ‘grooming gangs’. If what they do isn’t illegal then the problem disappears. If other European countries follow suit then they will have surrendered their children to whoever wants them.

https://twitter.com/GerardBattenMEP/status/1026746433809121282

are they totally barmy????

Fake news!

In August 2018, Your News Wire, a disreputable web site known for peddling conspiracy theories and junk news as well as distorting and sensationalizing real events, took aim at the new laws in a misleading article bearing the headline “France Passes Law Saying Children Can Consent to Sex with Adults”.

The Your News Wire article accurately presented some elements of the issue but was misleading in other important ways, wrongly suggesting that the legislation had repealed an existing age of consent, stating that “Federal law in France now has no legal age of consent,” and proclaiming “France passes law saying children can consent to sex with adults.”

The law did not say any of that (although it is true that the law did not introduce, for what would have been the first time, a clearly-defined legal minimum age of sexual consent in France). The Your News Wire article also failed to note that the law strengthened and enhanced existing laws against the rape and sexual assault of children, and it contained measures that would give judges more leeway in prosecuting adults who have sex with children.

In France, the thing that everybody is pissed off about right now is the blanket lowering of the national speed limit on single carriageway roads from 90km/h to 80km/h since 1st July. That really is a stupid law!!

It is so the the French cycling teams can catch up with Team Sky Hilary.
"More leeway" usually means going soft on crime. Adults having sex with children- if it is not defined at what age does a child become an adult? Why did the lawmakers feel a change was necessary in the first place? If it is like here, lawmakers are completely out of touch with the views of the people they are supposed to represent. Too much time spent in the bubble and not enough on the streets.

Lord Shrikh maybe offended by BJ`s remarks but it seems he is being allowed to push TM into the condemnation of anyone having an opinion about the personal apperance of any fashion or design that maybe popular with any section of the community.

We should follow other countries lead and ban the burka, making face veils illegal and ensuring full faces can be seen, unless there is some serious medical reason for them not to be.

Let us hope BJ does not back down, and TM`s remarks shows it clearly time for her to GO as she seems to be allowing Muslim sections to dictate and surpress freedom of expresion.

Let's just remind ourselves....

Boris actually said, that in Britain, unlike in some European countries such as France, Germany, Austria, Belgium and now Denmark, Muslim women should not be forbidden from wearing Islamic dress like the niqab or burka.

He considered such garb to be oppressive and ridiculous, likening it to a letter-box or disguising the wearer as for a bank robbery. But this was not a reason to prohibit it, he said.

WTF is Islamophobic about that?

The burka in Europe
France: France was the first European country to put a total public ban on full-face veils in April 2011. The government had banned all “conspicuous” religious symbols, including the Muslim headscarf, from public institutions in 2004. Since then four towns have progressed to banning the burkini.

Belgium: Belgium banned the full-face veil in July 2011. The law bans any clothing that obscures the wearer's identity in public places.

The Netherlands: The Netherlands have a partial ban on the face veil and don't permit it in government buildings, hospitals, schools or public transport. This came into effect in 2015.

Switzerland: The Ticino region implemented a ban on full-face veils and other face-covering headgear in public areas in September 2013.

Spain: Spain has bans on all face-covering headgear in several parts of Catalonia. In 2013 Spain’s Supreme Court overturned the ruling in some regions saying that it “limits religious freedom”. However the ban remains in other parts thanks to the European Court of Human Rights ruling in 2014 that said banning the veil did not breach human rights.

Italy: Italy does not have a national ban but Novara, a region in north-west Italy, imposed fines on wearing clothing that impedes identification in 2010. The government has ruled out national bans on burkas or burkinis, dismissing them as counterproductive.

Now don't let's be sexist. If it's OK for women to wear a burka then it must be OK for a man to wear one too. Yes?

Let's all start wearing them, not for religious reasons but just because it will help stop skin cancer.

Probably some men already do?

I suppose that's the real problem. You can't tell whether the person wearing a burka is either a man or a woman and neither can you recognise who they actually are or what weapons (or shop lifted articles of value) if any, they are hiding under their clothing either.

Maybe Boris and Nigel might along with Mog & others form a new party - " Free British Union Party"

The Pound is weaker again supposedly on worries of a No Deal outcome. I find it strange that the Euro is so strong against the Pound when there is constant media talk (Capital & Conflict for one) that the EU and therefore the Euro may implode due to Italy's debt mountain, or the Germans having had enough of funding the likes of Italy and Greece with no prospect of it being paid back decide to stop.

It should come back then, eh?