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.

I thought they lived on unemployment benefits! and their pensions.

What are their pensions?

Bur this demonstrates true blue standards.

(Blair was a mole, perhaps the others were just ......!

No shit Sherlock! Euro for Greece 'was a mistake'

French President Nicolas Sarkozy says allowing Greece into the eurozone was a "mistake" at the time, while Athens denies causing the debt crisis.

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Goldfinger,

I don't so much blame the people who claim as much as the system itself.
As wrong as it undoubtedly is, the temptation to take something that is almost forced up your nose, must be very tempting, look at most benefits and benefit claimants.
If you look at our own government system and that overflowing gravy train called the EU, there are so many take, take, take openings in their make up, human nature which is getting more and more of the philosophy of 'I'm alright jack, sod everyone else', will always prevail.

So until the general populous start kicking off, big time, nothing will change!

True GM. Im just pissed off that she (thatcher) needs any support after the millions her late husband left her.

Fully agree, mind you, have you seen the price of handbags lately.

50% annual pay increase for FTSE top knobs!!!. WHY have they had a seriouly good year increasing share holders returns to that tune. ...answer have they ...k.

PATHETIC.

One rule for the 1% (im in that band by the way)another for the rest.

Truly PATHETIC. Lost for words.

60%-65% taxes I suggest. As long as this is relaxed in good times. Buffet and Gates agree.

GM, oooh yes ducky I ve recently been shopping in Burberrys. LOL.

Question is : in which year will the total number of persons alive surpass the total number of deceased ?.....no idea myself.....

How much is Gordon Brown claiming ?

Actually thats a very good question RF. Anyone have any statistics??.

Havent been on this thread for a while. Some brill stuff debated. Used to be at beginning all market stuff, now its anything. love it.

Not long ago, I read that handbags for men are becoming more and more popular.
And there was me thinking 'man baggage ' had been around for years, it's called the wife.
After that comment, I had better get back in the bunker, tin hat on tight.

Take your pick - Man Bags. :-)

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Goldfinger

Did you know that Roland O'Sullivan the horse race trainer , had an industrial cleaning business in London ? Wondered if you knew him.

Reading today about all the holes in the latest EU summit agreement(sic).
This one tickled me especially.
One of the methods of raising the Squilions, thats so many noughts that no one actually knows how much it is, is called a Special purpose investment vehicle, or SPIV.
Remember how after the world financial problems came to the fore, with much being blamed on the toxic debts taken on by countries, institutions and private investors, investment vehicles with the words 'Special purpose investment vehicle' were deemed to be none understood, due to containing wrap packages of debt that no one, including professional investors could unravel or understand what they actually contained.
And yet, we have another SPIV being touted.
No doubt this SPIV will tempt even more mugs who will only look at the no doubt very tempting interest figure.

Definition of SPIV......... A person who makes a living by underhand dealings or swindling; black marketeer.

Shows you how acronyms can backfire.
Years ago I joined a newly formed unit called, Fast Action Response Team.
We in the unit immediately realised what we would be called, and it quickly came to pass that we where known as The Farts.
This title was as usual thought up by some overpaid wally sitting in his office.
You would have thought that anyone with half a brain would have seen that one coming.

We quickly changed it to the Fast action response squad.

Greek - on a similar note and if you have time - watch this (now dated) Bird and Fortune - Subprime Crisis

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Good riddance - Charlie Gilmour loses appeal against fees demo sentence

Judges also heard Gilmour had taken LSD and valium before joining the protests. - Enough said.

Unless he had previous form, the sentence seems disproportionate and vindictive.

To me, his actions were "stupid", but of less consequence that some of the attempts of thieving carried out by some MPS.

If it was setting an example, it could have started at their level.

I am sure he would have paid restoration for any actual damage he inflicted, if given the chance.

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Perhaps, the acronym FARTS was "tongue in cheek".

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