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.

And Tony said, kneel before me for I have come to save you.

So Banks are bending the rules once again to trick many saversnow there is a shock!any loyal cash Isas savers are being punished as soon as enough customers have been attracted to an accountrates are then slashedthen the final stingany stalling tactics available to themcomputers downtelephone deadpostal strikestechnical difficultiessnowcant be bothered syndrome? cheques are then used to move customers deposits for Isa transfersfunnily enough Banks wanted to stop us using cheques any more?but it gives the mafia a month or more in delaying tacticsevidently a number greater than average of these cheques go mysteriously missing in the postfinally we get pissed off and stand for the stingThe Office of Fair Trading were told last year in our highest Court that the Banks are nice people and are tricking us in a perfectly legitimate manner with overdraft chargesso I would guess those same people are being legitimately tricked once againwell that appears to be ok thenus British must keep a stiff upper lipcant arguenot the done thing

Can some film producer bring back the Carry On filmsCarry On Banking would be a superb spoof to increase the momentum in bringing down these ba**ardsPeter Kay would make a great Eric Daniels and Jo Brand his wifewe could ask Erics mum what sexual position produces the ugliest childand work on the great love scenes you would need to get all aspects of the film correct.although sex wouldnt play a vital role with the wives?it could take comedy up another level? John Varley could be played by Johnny Vegas with Victoria Wood his long suffering wifehe would need a Bankers rise to connect with Vicky?and Frankie Boyle would make a great Bob Diamonda record pay package of 63.3 millioncould convince Bobs wife hes worth the odd shagJoan Rivers should play the lucky lady.. sounds like a winner!

Banks...Fidling b******s the lot of them.
About time this excuse for a government cracked down hard on them all, but anyone hoping for this should not hold their breath.

Now 'Carry on Banking', what a cracking idea.
Thing is would it be a comedy or more a (Greek) tragedy.

The only newspapers worth reading are The Daily Telegraph and The Daily Mail also someimes The Express. The relationship of the Guardian to intellectual thought is similar to the relationship between pot noodles and real food.

TIM,

I am beginning to understand your problems.


If the words in the Guardian are a bit too long for you, try the Sun.

Lots of pictures.

The Daily Sport is similar to the relationship between Fanny and Freddieand Fanny get ready?

Those of you that have A-levels in Latin will be able to explain The word politics is made up of poli which is Latin for many and tics which are bloodsucking insects.therefore Politicians are literally many blood sucking insectsam I right?
Changing the subjectdid anyone watch SingleMarriedOthersix part drama that shed more tears in our house than Terms of Endearment and ET put togetherthey must make a second series

Fred you obviously are a complete plonker. The Guardian gives the impression of being intellectual but I have NEVER read anything in it that is other than pretentious foolishness passsing itself off as intellegent comment.

Tim,

Perhaps you were just reading the headlines, or couldn't comprehend the contents.

Perhaps, you just held a different view.

Your entitlement!

Hey, don't go knocking The Grauniad! John Urbanek's stock picks were fantastic shorts!

edit: On reflection, it may have been The Times where John Urbanek posted his diary. If it was The Times, then T-i-m is correct and The Grauniad is cr@p.

Eye tride two compleat the kroswurd inn the Sun wonce and fownd it to difikult four sum reesun, sow I tride two do the won inn the dayly mirer, but that wus arder.

Hils - it was the Times - I wonder where he is now!

Gold Futures Advisor For Gordon.

Ta muchly, Skinners. I had a feeling I might've been wrong about John Urbanek and The Grauniad about 2 seconds after I posted the message.

Hilary,

Alzheimer's must be setting in.

That is one of the early symptoms.

Look up www.bupa.co.uk/care-homes

Ask for a free guide book.

John Urbanek went into marketing an inventor's clamping device to hold drywall for DIYers. He now sells drywall and DIY stuff on ebay.

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/silvertr1/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p4340

The Pudding Guy

February 22nd, 2010

In 1999, UC-Davis civil engineer David Phillips was grocery shopping when he noticed something peculiar. Healthy Choice Foods was offering frequent-flyer miles to customers who bought its products. But a 25-cent pudding would bring 100 miles the reward was worth more than the product itself.

Recognizing a good thing, Phillips bought 12,150 servings of pudding for $3,140, claiming he was stocking up for Y2K. Then he enlisted the Salvation Army to help him peel off the UPC codes, in exchange for donating the pudding.

He mailed his submission to Healthy Choice, and to their credit they awarded him 1.25 million frequent-flyer miles, enough for 31 round trips to Europe, 42 to Hawaii, 21 to Australia, or 50 anywhere in the United States.

Theres no downside. Phillips also got AAdvantage Gold status for life with American Airlines, which brings a special reservations number, priority boarding, upgrades, and bonus miles. And he got an $815 tax write-off for donating the pudding.

A bit more on it HERE

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Now if Gordon or David or Nick could think of something similar, the idea would be such a winner it might well win them the Election.....or even stop the BA dispute.

Surprisingly, it's true. http://www.snopes.com/business/deals/pudding.asp

Great story. Made my day.