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.

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"Isn't this something which we all knew anyway?" Know what MN?

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Oh sorry, thought it was a response to the Redknapp news.

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Greekman ,

Is there any truth in " Never cast a clout until May is out " the meaning of which I was told meant Archers should not practice until after May, due to arrow's breaking on hard frost covered ground.

Redknapps Law.

A man with no business nous does not open up a bank account in Monaco in his dogs name so that his employer can put an amount of money in there for him that by a quirk of coincidence corresponds to a bonus payment to which he believes he is morally entitled, and hide it from his accountant. We are also expected to believe that his admission of guilt to the press was just to make them go away, and not because he actually was guilty.

CONCLUSION

Nobody who sat through all the evidence will be surprised at the jury's verdicts. The prosecution's case appeared to be flimsy at times. In particular, the prosecution never had an answer to a question that Redknapp and Mandaric asked over and over again. Why would two men who had paid so many millions of pounds in taxes over the years try to concoct such an elaborate fiddle in order to save such a relatively small sum of money? After an investigation which lasted nearly five years, both Harry Redknapp and Milan Mandaric have finally cleared their names.

A five year investigation and a court case. How much will that cost the tax payer ?

aldwickk - the "May" referred to is the May tree (Hawthorn).

Copied from over the road.

The current banking crisis explained by an Irishman
Young Paddy bought a donkey from a farmer for £100. The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next day. The next day he drove up and said, 'Sorry son, but I have some bad news. The donkey's died.'

Paddy replied, 'Well then just give me my money back.'

The farmer said, 'Can't do that. I've already spent it.' Paddy said, 'OK, then, just bring me the dead donkey.'

The farmer asked, 'What are you going to do with him?'

Paddy said, 'I'm going to raffle him off.'

The farmer said, 'You can't raffle a dead donkey!'

Paddy said, 'Sure I can. Watch me. I just won't tell anybody he's dead.'

A month later, the farmer met up with Paddy and asked, ' What happened with that dead donkey?'

Paddy said, 'I raffled him off. I sold 500 tickets at £2 each and made a profit of £898' The farmer said, 'Didn't anyone complain?'

Paddy said, 'Just the guy who won. So I gave him his £2 back.'

Paddy now works for the Royal Bank of Scotland .

Greece bailout: Coalition 'to finalise' austerity deal

Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos is meeting coalition parties in an attempt to seal an austerity agreement to secure a new EU/IMF bailout.

The three parties were handed the draft after final touches were agreed between the PM and EU, ECB and IMF officials.

The accord is likely to include a 20% minimum wage reduction, pension cuts and 15,000 civil service lay-offs.

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Skinny,

Great dead donkey post.

Aldwickk,

Re 'Never cast a clout until May is out'.
Must admit I have never heard of the archer firing arrows explanation before.
I always thought it referred to, 'Don't throw off warm clothing' till may is out, but you could be right.

As to Redknapp, 'Why would two men who had paid so many millions of pounds in taxes over the years try to concoct such an elaborate fiddle in order to save such a relatively small sum of money?

There has been many instances of people fiddling small amounts even when they are so rich (far richer than Redknapp) that the amounts were insignificant.
The reasons you have to ask is, why he would not have mentioned it to his accountant, or why the account was opened in his dogs name.
Mind you, a top legal team always helps.
Note..........I am a great fan of Redknapp as a manager.

http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/till-may-is-out.htmlSkinny, greek

Done a little research.



Q: An old English saying goes, "Never cast a clout until May is out." Does that refer to the month of May or to May blossoms?
A: "Ne'er cast a clout 'til May be out" refers to the month. Clout is from an Old English word for cloth or clothing, and the saying was a reminder not to be too quick to shuck the winter woollies(warm clothing) before the chilly days of May were over.

Depends where you are in the country but normally late April - early May - so don't throw off your winter clothes until the tree is in bloom!

"Nobody who sat through all the evidence will be surprised at the jury's verdicts. The prosecution's case appeared to be flimsy at times. In particular, the prosecution never had an answer to a question that Redknapp and Mandaric asked over and over again. Why would two men who had paid so many millions of pounds in taxes over the years try to concoct such an elaborate fiddle in order to save such a relatively small sum of money? After an investigation which lasted nearly five years, both Harry Redknapp and Milan Mandaric have finally cleared their names."


Members of the Mafia similar to the law enforcement for years.

The reason maybe greed.

"Nobody who sat through all the evidence will be surprised at the jury's verdicts. The prosecution's case appeared to be flimsy at times. In particular, the prosecution never had an answer to a question that Redknapp and Mandaric asked over and over again. Why would two men who had paid so many millions of pounds in taxes over the years try to concoct such an elaborate fiddle in order to save such a relatively small sum of money? After an investigation which lasted nearly five years, both Harry Redknapp and Milan Mandaric have finally cleared their names."


Members of the Mafia similar to the law enforcement for years.

The reason maybe greed.

Good to see the tories are intent on destroying the NHS,

I hear that doing a Cameron meant being an dirty lying toad.

i didn't disagree.

Fabio Capello resigns from the England job.An Italian abandoning a sinking ship.Who would have thought it?