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.

All the time Banks are aloud to make bets with each otherthey will continue to be a massive risk to the economy with uncertainty and possible total failureWe are still witnessing the aftermath If they are too big to failcut them into quartersbetter stillslice them up into little pieces WTF cant Politicians see thisgreat job with Lloyds!!.and while they are at itchange the names from Banks to Slimball Seedy Clipjointshas a kinda ring about itBarclays Slimball Seedy Clipjoint call the top boys fencesshould attract the same kind?in fact we might be better off?top Casinos dont have charges.on the contrarythey give you free food and drinkyou dont get non activity chargesAmerican Expressfcuk off!!! If some Russian Oligarth wants to bet 1ml. on red and black turns upthey can pay themselves a bonus Everyone is friendly.and they dont bet with your moneythats your choicethe Government tax them nicelyand if they looseHa Ha! they dont get bailed out with our moneyI move to forward the notionthose in favoureyes to the leftjokers to the rightBTWbest of luck Tonycant wait for your explanation on guaranteeing us all that Iraq had Weapons of mass destructionmorning all grizzle over

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That was one breath!

Incidentally North Korea do have weapons of mass destructiondont see us picking on them? America aint baying for Premier Kim Yong-Il head on a platterI would say North Korea are far more dangerous to World Peacebut what do I know I am just a lucky thicko!

Perhaps they have learnt a valuable lessononly pick on Countries you can beat in War losing to Vietnam gave them a benchmarkmind you Afghanistan is proving difficultmaybe Vatican City is their limit?

Tobasco,

Fully agree (not that your a thicko) but regarding the Korean threat. Although I put Iran at the top of the threat list. But it is only natural to fight back at someone you know you can beat.
I tend to put things as simplistic as possible (because that's the way I look at things, and they often are simplistic), if you are as an individual threatened by a thug who you think you can defend yourself against you do so. But if that thug is a 20 stone gorilla, then you would be a fool to do so.
When there is a situation where to defend yourself you have 'no choice' then you just have to take the risk. There may come a time with Korea/Iran and a few others, where there is no alternative but to fight.

Remember the 'bottle' shown by J F Kennedy in 1962 during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
I think the vast majority except that the stand taken by J F K was the only thing that saved the world from the possibility of World War 3.

Problem is that risk has re-surfaced in another guise.

Perhaps I should get a placard stating, (The End Is Neigh) and join the band of usual protesters that you see in several cities. Of course one day they will be right.

We can beat N Korea but to do so, we would have to nuke the hell out of them. They know it and we know it. No other way really. So no fight. Just posturing.

Not quite the same scenario with Iran. Far too many complications.

Maybe we should move ALL banks and bankers to N Korea? Hmmm? Just a thought.

As you know Greekman I do not believe in Waronly self defenceand when completely necessarynobody has the last say!!! I did have a Gorilla pick on me at schoolhe knocked the crap out of mebut I hurt him in the processfrom then on I told him that if he bullied anyone elsehe would have to knock the crap out of me againhe didnt!most modern day WarsI believehave rather different motives than portrayed by the Politicianslike I said just my opinion

Whatever happened to Alan anyone ?? never see him posting on here now.

Tabasco,

You say, "WarsI believehave rather different motives than portrayed by the Politicianslike I said just my opinion".

Couldn't agree more. I wonder if the day will ever come when a Politician gets up and says something along the lines of, 'We are going to bomb the b******s before they bomb us, or/and it's all about oil, stupid'.

Centuries ago most wars were over water, now they are over oil.

Jimmy, Alan has been looking after exotic animals these days.
http://www.morleyobserver.co.uk/district-news/Vinnie-the-orphan-meerkat-dies.6014851.jp

It looks like a full time job for Alan and Heather!

Well well ,he's even got a scorpian . Cheers for the info Kim.

No problem. Maybe he will take in Tony Blair later! :o)

I wouldnt really call him exotic Kim ,a prick yes ,exotic no.

Sorry Jimmy, mixing up quixotic with exotic! :oD

Kim,

The description fits Tony (teflon) Blair better than the meerkat,

He won the hearts of everyone in Morley (West Yorks) with his exploits, his bright inquisitive eyes and little chirrups. Being very tame (tamed by peter Mandelson), he was taken on school visits and to meet the residents of local care homes.

Although I do find meerkats more endearing than TB. Perhaps in the future they hopefully will become extinct, not meerkats obviously.

Greek.

Lol Greek!

How do you tell the difference between a UK Police Officer, an Australian Police Officer and an American Police Officer?

By posing the following question:

Scenario Question:

You're walking down a deserted street with your wife and two small children. Suddenly, a dangerous looking man with a huge knife comes around the corner, locks eyes with you, screams obscenities, raises the knife, and charges. You are carrying a Glock .40, and you are an expert shot. You have mere seconds before he reaches you and your family. What do you do?

Scenario answer from a UK Police Officer:

Well, that's not really enough information to answer the question! Does the man look poor or oppressed? Have I ever done anything to him that would inspire him to attack? Could we run away? What does my wife think? What about the kids? Could I possibly swing the gun like a club and knock the knife out of his hand? What does the law say about this situation? Does the Glock have appropriate safety built into it? Why am I carrying a loaded gun anyway and what kind of message does this send to society and to my children? Is it possible he would be happy with just killing me? Does he definitely want to kill me or would he be content just to wound me? If I were to grab his knees and hold on, could my family get away while he was stabbing me? Should I call 9-9-9? Why is this street so deserted? We need to raise taxes, have a paint and weed day and make this a happier, healthier street that would discourage such behaviour. If I raise my gun and he turns and runs away, do I get blamed when he falls over running away, knocks his head and kills himself? If I shoot him, and lose the court case does his family have the opportunity to sue me, cost me my job, my credibility, and will I lose my family home?


Scenario answer from an Australian Police Officer:

BANG !


Scenario answer from an American Police Officer:

BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! click... (sounds of reloading) BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! click.
Daughter: "Nice grouping dad, were those the Winchester Silver Tips?"


"Political Correctness" is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end." So there !

And if he was drunk, stupid, shouting for his lost dog and didn't understand you, but was carrying a wooden table leg wrapped in brown paper, which you had confused for a gun would you consider the Austalian or American's action justified?

For some life is so simple.

This_is_mewas I Metropolitan police?could be a different answer?beat me to it Fred

I remember when a migrant worker from Lithuania whos severed head and hands were found on a Scottish beechthe Police stated that they were treating the discovery as suspiciousloljust a guessbut I dont think it was natural causesand she wouldnt be needing Injury Lawyers for you!!what a World we live in