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.
mnamreh
- 01 Nov 2011 07:39
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ahoj
- 01 Nov 2011 07:43
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There are a couple of billion over there for you to help.
Go ahead and help them all mnamreh!
skinny
- 01 Nov 2011 07:44
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skinny
- 01 Nov 2011 07:45
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A man wanted to get married. He was having trouble choosing among three likely candidates. He gives each woman a present of $5,000 and watches to see what they do with the money.
The first does a total makeover. She goes to a fancy beauty salon, gets her hair done, new makeup; buys several new outfits and dresses up very nicely for the man. She tells him that she has done this to be more attractive for him because she loves him so much.
The man was impressed.
The second goes shopping to buy the man gifts. She gets him a new set of golf clubs, some new gizmos for his computer, and some expensive clothes. As she presents these gifts, she tells him that she has spent all the money on him because she loves him so much..
Again, the man is impressed.
The third invests the money in the stock market She earns several times the $5,000. She gives him back his $5,000 and reinvests the remainder in a joint account. She tells him that she wants to save for their future because she loves him so much.
Obviously, the man was impressed.
The man thought for a long time about what each woman had done with the money he'd given her.
Then he married the one with the biggest tits.
Men are like that, you know.
And on another note!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There is more money being spent on breast implants and Viagra today than on Alzheimer's research. This means that by 2040, there should be a large elderly population with perky boobs and huge erections and absolutely no recollection of what to do with them.
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mnamreh
- 01 Nov 2011 07:48
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greekman
- 01 Nov 2011 08:02
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Skinny,
The prophet spoke the truth then even 37 years ago.
As to your last post, spot on.
mnamreh
- 01 Nov 2011 08:08
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greekman
- 01 Nov 2011 08:23
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Mnamreh,
Your right its not free for everyone, but read this.
NHS writes off more than 40m in unpaid bills owed by foreign nationals.
Total figure could be more than 50 million.
Also under current rules, foreign nationals residing in the UK and paying taxes are entitled to free treatment on the NHS, and that comes into effect as soon as they become residents, even although many have never worked or contributed to the NHS.
As to initial emergency treatment, it is never refused, so it is free in that sense of the word, as very few ever pay for it.
I know we have enough scroungers of our own, but thats another problem!
http://www.britishpatriotssociety.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=130%3Anhs-writes-off-more-than-p40m-in-unpaid-bills-owed-by-foreign-nationals-&catid=39%3Alatest-british-news&Itemid=56〈=en
ahoj
- 01 Nov 2011 08:33
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Foreign students get free treatment too.
In EU countries any student should insure itself and its family before getting the visa. Here, they come to study and treat cancer, aids for their family (sometimes extending to grandparents etc.
They used to even claim benefits. I don't know the current rules.
Are these right?
greekman
- 01 Nov 2011 08:58
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Benefits,
Last year 21 million pounds in child benefits alone was paid out to 50,000 children who live abroad, purely due to the fact that one of their parents lives in the UK.
Anyone tell me the sense in that!
As to foreign student, in most circumstances they can not claim benefits, but if you are an EEA National you will be entitled to use the National Health Service (NHS), which offers free health care paid for by British tax-payers. The following NHS treatments are free:
- some emergency treatment (but not follow-up treatment)
- family planning services
- treatment of certain communicable diseases
- compulsory psychiatric treatment.
EEA Nationals can claim ALL treatments free.
Whilst a reciprocal agreement works for UK students studying in other EEA countries, very few UK residents study in other EEA countries and it is far harder to receive treatments free due to their health systems.
None EEA Nationals still qualify for full NHS treatment if they meet the following conditions:
If your course lasts six months or more. In England and Wales, if you have a husband, wife or children accompanying you as your dependents (not just as your visitors), they can also receive treatment. However, the children must be under the age of sixteen (or nineteen, if in full-time education).
So come to the UK to study and bring the whole family, why not, the UK taxpayer will look after you.
ahoj
- 01 Nov 2011 09:29
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People from EU countries come here with their familieeees, one of them work for a week or two. They will be entitled to housing benefit, council house etc, never mind the treatment which is not available to them in their own country.
aldwickk
- 01 Nov 2011 09:31
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Over to you Fred
skinny
- 01 Nov 2011 09:42
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Can you imagine working for a company that only has a little more than 635 employees, but, has the following employee statistics:
29 have been accused of spouse abuse
7 have been arrested for fraud
9 have been accused of writing bad cheques
17 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses
3 have done time for assault
71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit
14 have been arrested on drug-related charges
8 have been arrested for shoplifting
21 are currently defendants in lawsuits
84 have been arrested for drink driving in the last year
and, collectively, this year alone, they have cost the British tax payer 92,993,748 in expenses!
Which organisation is this?
It's the 635 members of the House of Commons.
skinny
- 01 Nov 2011 09:45
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I think I may have posted similar before:-
The Arabs are not happy
They are not happy in . . . Gaza, West Bank, Jerusalem, Israel, Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Tunis, Morocco, Yemen, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Lebanon, Sudan, Jordan, Iran
Where are the Arabs happy? . . . in England, France, Italy, Germany, Sweden, Holland, Denmark, Belgium, Norway, USA, Canada, Romania, Hungary, Australia, New Zealand
They are happy in any country in the world that is not under Muslim rule.
And who do they blame? . . . not Islam, not their leadership, not themselves . . . but the same countries where they are happy to live. This is so true. Democracy is really good for them.
In a democracy they can live comfortably, enjoy the high quality of life which they did not build nor work for. They dont have to be productive and earn a living. They can be wild, break the law and exploit the social services, wear Burkas, make a mockery of our Police and Courts and generally bite the hand that feeds them.
My questions are . . . why do they always try to bring their failed system with them? why do they want to turn Our Country into the country they left for a better life? . . . why is our Government so fixated on pandering to them.
WHY??
skinny
- 01 Nov 2011 09:58
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WE WAS BRUNG UP PROPER !
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL MY FRIENDS WHO WERE BORN IN THE
1930's 1940's, 50's, & 60's.!
First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while
they carried us and lived in houses made of asbestos...
They took aspirin, ate blue cheese, raw egg products, loads of bacon
and processed meat, tuna from a can, and didn't get tested for diabetes
or cervical cancer.
Then after that trauma, our baby cots were covered with bright coloured
lead-based paints.
We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and
when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets or shoes, not to mention, the
risks we took hitchhiking.
As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags.
We drank water from the garden hose and NOT from a bottle.
Take away food was limited to fish and chips, no pizza shops, McDonalds
, KFC, Subway or Nandos...
Even though all the shops closed at 6.00pm and didn't open on a Sunday,
somehow we didn't starve to death!
We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE
actually died from this.
We could collect old drink bottles and cash them in at the corner store
and buy Toffees, Gobstoppers, Bubble Gum and some bangers to blow up
frogs with.
We ate cupcakes, white bread and real butter and drank soft drinks with
sugar in it, but we weren't overweight because........
WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING!!
We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were
back when the streetlights came on.
No one was able to reach us all day. And we were O..K.
We would spend hours building our go-carts out of old prams and then
ride down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. We built
tree houses and dens and played in river beds with matchbox cars.
We did not have Playstations, Nintendo Wii , X-boxes, no video games at
all, no 999 channels on SKY ,
no video/dvd films,
no mobile phones, no personal computers, no Internet or Internet chat
rooms..........WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them!
We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no
Lawsuits from these accidents.
Only girls had pierced ears!
We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in
us forever.
You could only buy Easter Eggs and Hot Cross Buns at Easter time...
We were given air guns and catapults for our 10th birthdays,
We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or
rang the bell, or just yelled for them!
Mum didn't have to go to work to help dad make ends meet because we
didnt need to keep up with the Joness!
Not everyone made the rugby/football/cricket/netball team. Those who
didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!! Getting
into the team was based on
MERIT
Our teachers used to hit us with canes and gym shoes and throw the
blackboard rubber at us if they thought we werent concentrating .
We can string sentences together and spell and have proper
conversations because of a good, solid three Rs education.
Our parents would tell us to ask a stranger to help us cross the road.
The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of.
They actually sided with the law!
Our parents didn't invent stupid names for their kids like 'Kiora' and
'Blade' and 'Ridge' and 'Vanilla' and 'Tiger'
We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned HOW
TO
DEAL WITH IT ALL !
And YOU are one of them!
CONGRATULATIONS!
You might want to share this with others who have had the luck to grow
up as kids, before the lawyers and the government regulated our lives
for our own good.
And while you are at it, forward it to your kids so they will know how
brave their parents were.
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greekman
- 01 Nov 2011 10:02
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Skinny,
And I thought I moaned a lot.
But if there were not people like us that said what others only thought, the world would be in even worse trouble, if that's possible.
Perhaps you me Aldwickk and several others on here should stand for Parliament. No doubt if we got elected, we could really kick some ass.
Just seen your last post. As a child of the 40's, I will forward it on to many friends and relations.
Cheers Greek.
skinny
- 01 Nov 2011 10:10
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There's a thought - candid honesty in Parliament!
mnamreh
- 01 Nov 2011 10:17
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mnamreh
- 01 Nov 2011 11:03
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skinny
- 01 Nov 2011 11:06
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:-)