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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About 25 families are claiming handouts which total 53,625 a year.

I think we can forget about a mere 53,000. I am just waiting for the headlines.

Gypsies (sorry travelers) win fight to return in the Court of Human Rights.
A total of a few quillion has been awarded in compensation, for hurt feeling, victims of persecution and harassment of a recognised minority group, loss of earnings (they lost their local customer base, you know all those farms they visit (say no more) and those driveways they resurface to a depth of 1 mm whilst saying, "It will be 4" deep gov").
Basildon Council along with Essex Police Authority have also been ordered to pay a few more quillion in compensation for illegal eviction, both authorities agreed to pay up, to save further costs.

A dedicated (taxpayer funded) group of professionals has also been established to provide counseling to those who suffered trauma from the eviction (those Police Officers, Council Officials and Bailiffs injured in the evictions, need not apply).
It is also believed that a professional 'Dog Whisper' has been appointed to counsel the travelers dogs, that are also believed to be suffering from trauma.
Basildon Council have also been ordered to build a new permanent site as it was decreed that they have a statutory duty to homeless persons to supply either a permanent dwelling or shelter.
It is understood that to save any future conflict re equality and minority issues the new site will also feature a school, hospital, crhe, leisure center and pub.

God forbid that one or more of the Gypsy's is able to prove he is an illegal alien.

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I wonder how many people know this.

Gypsies have a code when it comes to the crime of theft.
If its from a none Gypsy, no problem.
If its from a Gypsy, totally different.
Many years ago a local Gypsy Family called 'Smith' were caught in possession of another Gypsy families horses. This followed a spate of thefts regarding Gypsy horses. That family were ostracized for many years that I know of, and probably still are.
The whole family became total outcasts, they were completely shunned by other Gypsy families, even to the extent that if they wandered into anywhere where there were other Gypsies, shops for example, they would have to leave or risk repercussions.
They were known as 'The family who steals'.

Double standards or what.

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Mnamreh,

Your not related to any of the Greek philosophers are you, such as Pythagoras, Socrates, Aristotle, Plato etc.

Could you be from the little known Greek family of Mnamrehas or Mnamrehtle by any chance.

Note.....According to my wife, I think I am almost perfect, so I find it hard to see imperfections in my own character.
I myself know I'm not perfect, but I'm so damn close it scares me.
Of course modesty is my strongest trait.

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Ah Diogenes, father of cynicism, so you could be right re your unspoken inference.

I remember an account of Diogenes from The History of Western Philosophy by Bertand Russell. He is supposed have lived in a barrel. Alexander the Great visited him as he had heard of his great wisdom. Alexander said he would grant him any wish as he was such an importeant thinker. Diogenes replied that maybe Alexander could get out of his light.

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Here is a better version of the story than my recollection of a book I read 30 years ago.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diogenes_and_Alexander

According to legend, Alexander the Great came to visit the Greek philosopher Diogenes of Sinope. Alexander wanted to fulfill a wish for Diogenes and asked him what he desired.[5] According to the version recounted by Diogenes Latius, Diogenes replied "Stand out of my light."[6] Plutarch provides a longer version of the story:

Thereupon many statesmen and philosophers came to Alexander with their congratulations, and he expected that Diogenes of Sinope also, who was tarrying in Corinth, would do likewise. But since that philosopher took not the slightest notice of Alexander, and continued to enjoy his leisure in the suburb Craneion, Alexander went in person to see him; and he found him lying in the sun. Diogenes raised himself up a little when he saw so many persons coming towards him, and fixed his eyes upon Alexander. And when that monarch addressed him with greetings, and asked if he wanted anything, "Yes," said Diogenes, "stand a little out of my sun."[7] It is said that Alexander was so struck by this, and admired so much the haughtiness and grandeur of the man who had nothing but scorn for him, that he said to his followers, who were laughing and jesting about the philosopher as they went away, "But truly, if I were not Alexander, I would be Diogenes."[8]

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And there's me thinking that the saying, 'Whose first in the Barrel' came from an old Naval tradition.

Apparently NASA have been given the GPS coordinates for Dale Farm.

Anyone know why?

Greek - I thought it was Annie Taylor!

Now, now, behave!

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Further update to the CERN article - Light speed: Flying into fantasy


on edit. One comment says it all ""You can imagine: we'll never get old - politicians would stay young forever.""