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.

CC,

Are you as charming and amusing in real life?

Do you find people avoid you? Your intelligent contributions are overwhelming. Please go back to the closet and meditate once again. Who knows, you might meet some of your friends there i.e. those with whom you are happiest.

JB.

I thought T. Blair was a tory mole, who led the Labour Party astray.

To me he was and still is an international disaster and responsible for much of the present problems in the Middle East problems.

Also, I think egocentric and delusional.

If you are old enough, refer back to the 1998-2007 period of economic growth and individual materialistic growth, Germany and France were almost in recession for large periods of that time with higher % unemployment.

During that period, even if GB had attempted to reform banking sector and make changes to the financial institutions in the "City", they would have been rejected by the City and the populace in general.

Whether, or not, he was aware of the depth of the presenting problems in the financial markets, I don't know. Those suggesting any ideas of harnessing the "financial institutions, were barracked, or howled down.

Many of those on these threads did very well buying and selling property and/or trading a bullish run in the markets. (I thought it could not continue, but didnt expect the crazy period to last for so long.)

A bit like MacMillan's "You have never had it so good period", or the Maggie period for those making money, during the selloff of the "Country's Silver" at the same time letting the countrys infrastructure crumble.

I think governments, in general, try to improve a country for all, some more so than others, but governing is the art of the obtaining what is possible.

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Tabs,

Dont smoke, but if you tell me which words you had problems with; I will try to help you. 8-)

Just heard; Osborne (you know of Stan and Laurel fame), says tories have and economic policy for the future.

(Is there a phrase, Back to the Future.)

Comparing him with Gordon Brown giving evidence to the Commons liaison committee, Osborne is just a whipper snapper. Mind he knows how to claim for taxies.
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Anyone following the Chilcot enquiries ?

OK being serious for a change.

In my previous profession I had the pleasure of working with people from all areas of the UK. What I particularly liked was the differences in accents coupled with the many different words for things. For example twitchell, snickit, ten foot, ginal all meaning a footpath or passageway. There are of course many other examples. I love these differences. I would hate it if we all spoke and sounded the same.
Of course I appreciate that being from Nottingham, it is us that speak proper.

Good God, He speaks as well as writes.

Watch out, there is a Greek about!

Signed

Aristotle

8-)

And I am not bearing gifts.

Perhaps, you will be singing Hymns and Arias soon.

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What we see from Tony Blair and Gordon Brown is the tip of the iceberg.

"....let it go on any subject you wish...."

The chosen subjects are 'Thighs' and 'Calves' and 'Legs in general'.

Ever noticed how some of them just seem to go on forever?

Yep.

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Why are they all making tagliatelle?

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No1 best Brad Pitts2 best legs3 best face4 best waist5 best forgotten 6 best lips7 best hair..

each one of those, first thing in a morning, for a week would certainly put a spring into your step

Thank Christ I play golf Fridays!!!

Is that yacht varnish on five?

Just to avoid any confusion at a later date:

When I was roaming, I always told people who ask, that Wales was the country that a England was attached to, in order to stop itself sinking, Also suggested it was a colony.

Wellit didnt workwe have never sunk so low!!!

Tabs,

Not the fault of the Welsh, we have tried to raise your standards for years.

Mind, we don't you lowering them again on Saturday! 8~)