Youtube comments of Roger Smith (@rogersmith8339).

  1. When you see pre-teen girls going out dressed as though they are off to a night club for "work", you wonder about parents these days.
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  2. Anyone remember that, following Dunblane, our wonderful politicians promised that by taking guns from decent, honest, law abiding people we would all be safer?
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  3. I find it so sad that the good nature and trustworthiness even the Danes has been abused so badly by so many. It was such a great country with a very admirable atmosphere.
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  4. If only Huw Edwards had Nord VPN.
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  5. I would like to know the truthful / honest number of genuine French people involved in these riots and if they really believe they will achieve anything good.
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  6. One of the most amusing tales I heard along these lines was from a friend of my other half. Back in the fairly early days of the PC he did a lot of programming work from home but knew his activity was being monitored to make sure he was doing what he was paid to do. He simply wrote a programme to make it look like he was working.
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  7. Throw it in the nearest canal, it isn't a crime after all but exercising freedom of speech.
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  8. I was brought up on a small holding where my parents bred chickens, ducks, geese and rabbits etc. I was taught that it was important that animals should always be killed humanely and that was that.
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  9. Most American food is pretty tasteless rubbish from my experience and some of the practices they use are very questionable to the point that the UK will not allow import of the meats.
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  10. War is very profitable for certain groups of people.
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  11. Until this ship was raised, no one had ever seen an intact longbow from that period. In archeological terms it was as valuable as the pyramids.
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  12. You should only ever trust people who trust you. Never trust people who tell you that they are telling the truth or make money from what they tell you.
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  13. This incident needs to be accurately reported in all places these people have come from and possibly even be made to sound worse to try and put people off. The gangs organising the crossings need to be thoroughly demonised and it made very clear that they are responsible for this incident. France is a really safe and friendly country with low population density and numerous houses for sale for very little money- why do people want to come here instead?
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  14. It is the civil service that run our country and tell the government what to do.
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  15. ​ @archades115 All "isms" start out with good intentions but then along comes human nature with its greed and lust for power.
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  16. Or as are in fact dolphins, huge, unfriendly ones, but still dolphins.
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  17. A kid like him would not get the irony of a comedy like Fawlty Towers!
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  18.  @ThesTroubleAtMill  I know rather a lot about humanity, specially the darker side. What makes you not a sheep but a wolf? If most normal people are sheep, then the "elite" must be the wolves who prey upon them?
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  19. So many events of all types are getting cancelled very often due to the cost of insurance for them, but also due to greedy people thinking they can make more money from them.
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  20. More like greed of the suppliers at all levels.
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  21. Too many people from a certain group calling the shots.
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  22. I bet they made all sorts of knives and machetes!
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  23. Sadly one of the reasons they got in was the Reform & other right-ish parties which is exactly what I thought would happen (I would have betted on it even). Sadly, I do not know the solution but hopefully the next election will se the Tories try to do what the people want and not what they think we want.
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  24. Some of us did all we possibly could, post Dunblane, including a huge protest march through London that did not even make the evening news that night. Our politicians thought that they had to be seen to be doing something and convinced the ignorant non shooters that they were doing the right thing. Both parties tried to out do each other and ban more things. Police corruption and/ or incompetence caused Hungerford, Dunblane and the recent Plymouth tragedies!
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  25. After all, it is our fault he turned out like this because of slavery 200 plus years ago?
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  26. One thing many people forget is all the good things we British have given to the rest of the world yet we always seem to be blamed for the bad things done by a few bad people.
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  27. Swimming lessons with weight belts?
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  28. There are people who do what they are told because it is right for them and there are people who will not for the simple reason that they don't want to.
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  29. 😅All those worthless degrees are the product of the entitled generation who thought doing an apprenticeship was too working class for them. There are no more real apprenticeships (with a few very noteworthy exceptions) these days. What makes things even worse is that there are few real experts left in such important industries like (mechanical) engineering to learn from like I did as an apprentice. I was never really given the chance to pass on my 45 years experience and knowledge of my industry, much as I tried to, before I retired. Even when I warned my boss I was going to be off before long, nothing was done.
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  30. The whole Scandi culture worked because they all believed it and trusted each other - now it is paying the price!
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  31. Anchor it outside the houses of parliament! Alternatively, in the Portland race and take all crew and life saving equipment off.
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  32. Who is supplying food and other services to the hotel? They need to be picketed and protested against.
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  33. Who remembers the song "Turning Japanese " by the Vapours? Steve from the band used to always love explaining what it was about when he played in the local pubs.
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  34. ​ @mrcockney-nutjob3832 And they all love their mum. Never any mention of dad?
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  35. Sounds like good old Roman and later Viking methodology. Mind you the British were pretty thorough in Tasmania when it came to genocide.
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  36.  @ThesTroubleAtMill  Sheep form flocks to protect themselves from wolves. Wolves themselves are pack animals who need to stick together to tackle large individual prey. I guess you know little about nature as that would make you feel different?
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  37.  @StewartWalker-hy1eo  You obviously never saw the photos I did in a limited / restricted circulation magazine article that I got access to after the conflict. It contained some very revealing facts that did not paint our glorious leader at the time in good light! It was not some underground subversive publication but a serious "industry" publication in English but not published in the UK as far as I could tell.
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  38.  @MegaDixen  Sounds like a very good idea. Just imagine living in a England with a population density lower than France - low house prices, plenty of space for everyone, quieter roads, you name it, it would be amazing. Pity I will never see it in my lifetime.
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  39. Very much like the Titanic herself where corners were cut to save money.
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  40. Even worse as Madeliene was "less than perfect" in some people's eyes. There is also the issue of all the publicity they managed to get and even a book? Knowing their religion, I am not convinced they are totally as innocent as they make out.
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  41. Make sure your first blow is effective then you are not using excessive force.
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  42. How often this happens is shocking and it even makes you doubt some of the more notorious incidents.
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  43. Almost like watching Bear Grylls and not seeing him grill a bear?
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  44. What you describe in many ways is exactly what is happening in the Middle East!
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  45. We need some yobs on jet skis (well ,all jet skiers tend to be that) to patrol the English Channel and disrupt things for the dinghies.
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  46. It is truly tragic that this should happen to the RNLI. They have always been the best rescue service of their kind in the world. Their equipment and devotion to duty are way ahead of the rest of the world. They don't charge for rescuing anyone, even kids whose parents let the drift out to sea on inflatables or idiots who get cut off by the tide. It is our civil service who have destroyed them and the younger generations with their fantastic "education" but no common sense.
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  47. Breast feeding has enormous health benefits to mothers and children including improving immunity. It is also natural and therefore just has to be better. It Also prevents rip-off companies making huge sums of money from formula which I doubt is as well controlled as it might be.
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  48. Orwell was the hero of the English teachers in my day, and quite rightly so, but I do recall this book / story being in the mix. I guess it was more about the morality of each character's behaviour than anything political in my days.
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  49. Greed and capitalism is what have put up fuel prices etc.
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  50. The world suddenly becomes a better place then.
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  51. He couldn't bear it!
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  52. Foolish woman for having 3 kids and no house. How many fathers are there for them? As others have pointed out, her expectations are unrealistic. Mind you, I have often wondered about moving to France for a number of reasons.
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  53.  @Cerbyo  Our folk songs tell tales of previous times and are part of our history. Rap is not music and is vile and incitful.
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  54. Perhaps we should kick out all the US based companies, many of whom who do not pay the taxes they should in the UK?
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  55. For goodness sake, do not try to stop this problem by banning things. It is not so much direct education about knife crime but about respect for others and the law. The other thing is the general normalisation of violence in many places. Maybe the kids need to visit prisons and experience for a few hours what they are like.
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  56. About as much use as a lot of degrees these days to be honest.
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  57.  @tinytownsoftware3837  Or rather, the rich and powerful & strong translated the old book to say that the meek shall inherit the earth while using that book to make sure they did not!
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  58. Some of those were USAF aircraft repainted in our colours.
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  59. They are the Italian flag colours.
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  60. A very sad fact of life is that because "we can" someone is the very likely to.
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  61.  @andrewince8824  One thing that stood out was their Catholicism and their buddies in that gang!
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  62. Those five guys where part of the elite who are running the world today. How do you rate Sunnak in these terms? The CEO of the company that ran the sub was very much responsible for what happened as he ignored advice and warnings from people who knew what they are doing. And who said that these mega wealthy businessmen were honest hard working people? Very few people get rich in this world that way.
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  63. Wilko was far from overpriced!
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  64. Certainly cures mental health issues which seem to be an excuse for appalling behaviour or not working.
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  65.  @MiaogisTeas  The English are the best at warfare thanks to being conquered so many times, we learned an awful lot that way. It is why we basically ran the world for centuries.
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  66.  @Cerbyo  It is all a load of angry rubbish and should never be associated with music.
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  67. Hi accent fits into a stereotype that is not renowned for honesty & decency.
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  68. I get really browned off by it all.
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  69. ​ @bobikdylan  He will leave with a ragged prison wallet.
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  70. 40 years ago a huge number of people didn't have central heating and even my last tiny house in Hertfordshire that I sold in 1990 didn't. No double glazing or wall insulation either.
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  71. Portsmouth is full of very dubious businesses, barbers, nail bars and beauty parlours etc that cannot really be sustainable. It makes me think of Orwell and the Road to Wigan Pier where he talks of previous luxuries becoming too cheap.
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  72. WTF is Purple Aki?
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  73. I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about when you refer to "Cuties" and I guess I really don't want to either. I have seen a programme that went into the child beauty competitions they have in the US and that whole scene revolts me - it is just so very wrong on so many levels, even if there is not "inappropriate conduct" between the adults & kids in legal terms, it is still wrong.
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  74. As someone in the industry, where would you draw the line at selling fishnet tights to or for a young girl? Or a latex mini dress? I am horrified by some of the kids you see round town, but when you see the mothers, you understand why it is happening!
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  75. If anyone scrapped a car for less than it was worth in this scheme then they are extremely stupid to say the very least! Who on earth would even think about doing that?
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  76. Having grown up at the same time as these kids I know why many expressed the opinions they did. Science fiction in those days, as it always had, made so many accurate predictions. From Ladt Penelope's poder compact (mobile phone) to the Star Trek replicator (3d printer).
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  77.  @StewartWalker-hy1eo  They were not AV8Bs but standard Harriers destined for the US. You could clearly see the over painted markings in the photos.
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  78.  @joshuakhaos4451  But what problem is there with a decreasing population? In these times when you don't need a huge workforce in any country due to technology you will only end up with lots of very poorly paid or unemployed people. Just think, 20 years ago it took dozens of men to build a car, now it is virtually all automated. Go back to the 30s and a reasonable sized farm would employ 20 or 30 people. Nowadays 3 or 4 people can do all the work.
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  79. In the 60s people were still having 4 or 5 kids (I am one of 5). Then we went through a period of people being encouraged to have more kids due to child benefit payments etc. which resulted in some very large families for poor people.
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  80. Handguns were strictly controlled in the UK yet after one incident caused by police corruption they were banned. Since then, armed crime has increased dramatically.
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  81. I always believed it was the Vikings who found America but decided that they didn't want it. The Vikings were very wise people.
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  82. Older cars don't need road tax or MOTs and you can actually service them and mend them yourselves.
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  83. To a Brit, stuffing meat in your car has a whole different meaning!
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  84. Sue the parents of the two kids for everything they have!
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  85.  @andyjosh1674  Both shoulders!
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  86. "Be like" - what a vile American phrase!
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  87. Every pantomime had at least one and generally a "handsome young lad" who was a woman. Going back a fair way, at one time women were not allowed to act on stage so female characters were all actually men.
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  88.  @AbrasiousProductions  And why not? - It is what being an individual is all about in this world - not doing something just because you are expected to - good on you.
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  89. The big plug is hilarious! It must have been a piss take which is very clever considering he was a yankee.
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  90. I guess you have not realised that this has been happening for ever. When I was at school the "party line" for boys was that you had to be good at sports and being clever was not cool. Looking at my grandson (13) it seems that being enthusiastic about anything is not cool. They get told they are depressed when a pet or a relative dies when they are just sad.
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  91. Pity you can't make energy from rain otherwise Ireland would have a surplus.
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  92. Do these people not also have a sense of entitlement to something to which they do not contribute?
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  93. I bet half those people would not have an idea how to pitch a tent! As for the guy who said that the UK has never had a revolution, he obviously missed the bit about the civil war in history at school (mind you, he probably didn't go to school! )
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  94. Many are not asylum seekers at all.
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  95.  @dilpickles5928  Basically it is evolution and nature sorting itself out.
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  96. It is an inert piece of metal and therefore it is the man on the end of it that is dangerous. Just think how many people get killed by cars each year? Regarding knives, the most commonly used ones for crime are kitchen knives.
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  97. You only have to go into any city centre on a Friday night to see these beasts - lol.
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  98. They have even weirder things in vending machines in Japan (items of used clothing! )
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  99. Typical socialist country?
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  100. ​ @clivebaxter6354 The simple answer is to buy a sensible sized house in an ordinary area like I have in the past. You can then pay off the mortgage really quickly and live pretty comfortably on your pay or even retire early like I did. I am reluctant to mention the 40 foot sailing yacht I bought just before retiring at 62 in case people think I am or was rich or had a fancy job, neither of which is at all true. I was just tight with my money and never fell into the trap of wasting it on fancy cars etc.
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  101. I got lost driving around the outskirts of Paris and found it rather intimidating as I saw very few French people. It was a bit like parts of London!
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  102. I have to say that I suspect the thought of massive compensation may just have something to do with the whole situation and I bet some solicitors / lawyers are making a lot of cash from it
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  103. ​ @martinpospisil3747 Maggie started it all by selling the family silver for a song to her cronies who promptly sold it on at a huge profit.
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  104. Any half decent leader "could" if they really wanted to.
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  105. Bit skinny for a real man!
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  106. Pity those girls didn't panic and rush him out infront of a train.
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  107. We need to start doing what the French have been for years and promote sailing and boating in general (plaisance is the term they use I believe) to ordinary people. This has boosted their economy enormously.
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  108. I personally think they were right to not want to recover his body, to me that would be ghoulish and quite disrespectful of the man who died doing what he loved.
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  109. If you tolerate this, then your children will be next! Where have I heard that before?
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  110. Who knows of the famous magic roundabout in Hemel Hempstead? A totally fantastic idea that is so cheap to make and maintain, does not depend upon power and cannot be broken. The two previous layouts of that junction were a total nightmare!
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  111.  @StewartWalker-hy1eo  The publication was called something like Military Technology and it was basically a trade magazine for the military. It had some very good technical articles in it as well as reviews on the latest weapons. The article about the Falklands war was very interesting in many ways regarding what it revealed about the true situation prior to it kicking off. Turns out the invasion was not unexpected in many military circles around the world! I am guessing the Harriers were pre AV8B varieties due for shipment to the US.
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  112.  @StewartWalker-hy1eo  Your last sentence shows a lot about your way of thinking.
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  113.  @dantesparda7719  It certainly won't be good for the wealthy who rely on ever increasing numbers of poor people for cheap labour to keep them in the style they feel they deserve and it won't be for those who make obscene profits from housing (building or renting).
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  114.  @mogznwaz  Nothing wrong with being a perpetual teenager, it has worked fine for me. As you get older it is not the latest "toy" (in the traditional sense, like a computer game) that you can buy but a big yacht or motorhome and big boys toys for your hobbies.
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  115.  @wyleecoyotee4252  Nobody does as the social pressures to be just another sheep keeping the flock growing are no longer there.
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  116.  @noelienoelie8425  Really rich people and in fact anyone in a bigger business rely on poorer people to work for them and to buy their products to keep them rich.
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  117. ​ @Anonnymous_Comment How many Indians have got fantastic well paid jobs in the USA purely as a result of what the British empire did for their country? And how many have settled in Britain and done very well for themselves? The other thing many people choose to forget is how many times England has been conquered and pillaged over the centuries.
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  118. Sadly one of the reasons they got in was people voted reform (like I did). Hopefully it may have reminded some politicians that we are not happy.
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  119. You have to remember that Labour will never agree with the Tories even if what they are saying is right out of principle and sadly exactly the same applies to the Tories. Until this changes we will get nowhere.
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  120. How about someone start a tik tok campaign to sink some small dinghies.
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  121. You have to be careful who you regard as the British indigenous people. Celts? Saxons? Angles? Remember we have been taken over many times over the millennia. I would probably say of (north) western European heritage to properly encompass the mix we think of as "British" today. Genetically I am part Irish (Celtic) part Scandinavian and part Anglo Saxon although the latter overlaps with Scandinavian to a degree.
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  122.  @KemetledAfrica  Then why is sub saharan Africa so backward now?
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  123. And the bits between the pavements is for cars and not wondering aimlessly across glued to your phone.
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  124. Home schooling is fine if the parents are capable of doing a good job. Sadly, looking round, how many parents are even vaguely capable of educating children? They can't even bring them up to school age properly. The other thing is where they are being brought up by extremists of any type or where they fall off the system and into serious abuse and neglect.
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  125. That is a very good point.
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  126. ​ @Sentrme Lucky he isn't a capitalist otherwise he would be getting richer and all around him much poorer.
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  127.  @maureenguthrie7537  Quite likely in theory but they will probably have the latest trainers, mobiles and giant TVs. Genuine poor families are actually quite often reasonably well behaved (I came from one!)
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  128. Why are pirates called pirates? Because they arrrghhh.
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  129.  @alistairewen9558  If you were lucky! At Mum & Dads house we just had a small fire in the living room and a "Sadia" electric heater for the hot water in the kitchen.
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  130. I wish it was a bit warmer and drier over here in Brittany!
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  131.  @nunjabeeswaxs4686  There certainly are and always have been boys and girls who go through a "phase" of cross dressing when quite young.
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  132.  @fourthcasper6161  The child in this case was dead months ago!
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  133. I was once asked where I was from by someone I think was South African when I was on holiday in East Anglia. No problem whatsoever in answering him although because I doubted he would have heard of the small village I grew up in, said near the local town (Watford). Turned out he had recognised my oddly distinctive local accent which many people would not even detect, and said do you mean XXX. He was spot on! I guess that accent, or more accurately a way of speaking has faded since I moved away.
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  134. Best place for it!
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  135. What people forget when it comes to the "own nothing and be happy" mantra is that when you borrow money to buy things you don't actually own them. Not paying off your mortgage as quick as possible and having finance for a new car every few years or buying your huge TV with intallments are classic examples of not owning things yet believing you are happy because you have this stuff.
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  136.  @ashleystyles6888  His father sounds like a good chap, who would have thought that a Tory would be such an enemy of what drives capitalism.
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  137. The French seem to have a great high speed rail network and even their ordinary trains are pretty good.
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  138. It isn't sport, it's a game often played by kids in the park and now used to extract huge sums of money from ordinary people to make a few people very rich.
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  139. The EU is no real different from the US, just a group of small states joined together.
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  140. In the USA I have seen it suggested that many of the mass shootings are the result of the "no losers" / "no failures " ideas that have crept into education.
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  141.  @janecooper288  What are you suggesting, do you think they come here to work?
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  142. Someone who has suffered a crime committed by an illegal should sue the boss of the Border Force as ultimately it is them that are to blame and them who should be held responsible.
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  143. Except when they are Tories.
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  144.  @ThesTroubleAtMill  I agree that there is subtlety in your comment, but I guess being one who always challenges what he sees, I immediately took it in the wrong context (given many of those commenting on here). Would you agree with my counter, regarding doing what is right for oneself rather than simply rebelling just because you think you should, regardless.
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  145. Has anyone noticed that when you challenge someone who claims to not conform, ie not to be a coward and follow the "herd", just how conforming they are with the sort of things they come out with?
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  146.  @snowdog9954  Warm - pretty disgusting some times to be honest - LOL.
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  147.  @poempadgett4664  I would put them a little older than I was then maybe 13 or 14? Even most 16 or 17 year olds wouldn't be a match for their wisdom and pleasantness.
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  148. When you hear the lyrics of Do they know it's Christmas you realise how utterly stupid the whole thing was - Of course, many would not know it is Christmas as they are not Christians. And then there is the corny old "There won't be snow in Africa this Christmas" - Well, I have a surprise for some people, yes there will be and lots of it in some parts of Africa!
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  149. Have you ever noticed how people say "Concord" as if it were one aircraft rather than the Concord which would be correct. That to me indicates just how iconic they were as I know of no other man made object where a number were produced but they are always spoken of as the singular.
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  150.  @dantesparda7719  Even weirder comment? Why have so many people fallen for the myth that a smaller population is a bad thing when it can only be a good thing for everyone. Less poverty in the world, less unemployment, you name it, it can only be a good thing. With the ever decreasing need for a large workforce due to automation etc it is what the world needs.
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  151.  @TonyZmex  What "they" are you on about? Big businesses rely on increasing population to sell more products and make more money.
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  152.  @rabidsminions2079  With technology there will be much less need for a large workforce and early indications show that the aging population will start to decline as later generations will not be living so long for various reasons.
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  153.  @VeraldoAncodini  Virtually all gold was stolen at some time or another.
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  154.  @fgoindarkg  Very eloquently said!
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  155.  @blodwen6946  Boosting some very rich guys egos?
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  156. I guess if you were one of the many civilians who died you might not think to highly of it. In addition, if you really hate Jews (like many decent people) you may think that it was a mistake. I personally think it was bloody brilliant from a technical view point and in termsof braveryof those who took part in it.
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  157. The real killer of the modern EV is the obsession with speed and range that really makes no sense in most every day situations. Citroen have led the field when it comes to trying to make a sensibly priced car for city use. Had they gone down the LiFePo battery route then the safety concerns would have been vastly reduced.
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  158.  @careytitan9097  That is about it, even the Normans of 1066 fame were actually previously Vikings (Norsemen) and subsequently large parts of France were British.
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  159. Like booze only much more extreme.
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  160. I bought my first place (a tiny studio flat) when interest rates were over 10% when the rates dropped I was able to pay off a lot meaning when I came to sell I got a much bigger return.
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  161. Many people would not even try what you are doing and would be shouting and blaming everyone else. Well done and I hope there is light at the end of the tunnel. Maybe these tough times will create a new generation of tough people who do not just give up and blame others?
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  162. Commercially caught fish are left to die of suffocation so being a pescatarian is not good,.
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  163. We need protection for the English First Nations people before it is too late and we are colonised by our new visitors.
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  164.  @carolynpantlin7626  Sue the owners of the academy as they make a lot of money from the council.
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  165. Would it not be possible to prove it was not you because there would be no calls from your address or near location?
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  166. And it is free although the cost must be enormous.
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  167. It is quite interesting that when I was at school, nearly all the teachers were out and out Tories with some even standing as councillors etc. Now that the "masses" have been going to university in great numbers it seems to be the opposite.
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  168. The same reason so many people died on the Titanic was the cause of the sub being lost. Accounts ignoring people who know what they are doing in order to make more money!
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  169. The fringe is notorious for un-funny jokes just like modern art is for drawings that look like they were drawn by a 7 year old.
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  170. Sadly with the way people seem so happy to get into debt just to have the latest of everything and get meals delivered, many do not really own anything and believe that they are happy because of all the material things round them. That is a major cause of many of the problems around us today.
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  171. ​ @twistedsister2568 My other half rents her house out and the way it gets treated by many tennants is shocking. Why tennants cannot be made to look after the property I cannot understand.
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  172. I am surprised he was allowed to do things that could possibly be slightly dangerous these days! When I was at school, boys did metal work and wood work- not every one was good at them but for some guys it really gave them a chance to excel and a good future.
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  173.  @JohnJohnson-vd2hp  Nothing wrong with fair and just controls on gun ownership. Even up to the Hungerford incident, had the rules been followed and the police had done their jobs we would not have had any problems.
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  174. ​ @JohnJohnson-vd2hp The problem with America is not gun ownership but cultural. Just look at Switzerland for a country where a great many people have guns but the violent crime level is very low.
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  175. The US quart is very close to a litre which is smaller than a Imperial quart by around 10%
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  176. Technology and over nurturing kids seems to be the biggest issue. When our grandchildren could not charge their iPhones or not get WIFI for a few days on my yacht they changed a lot. When you think in my day, kids could get hurt playing down the local recreation ground and it taught them a lot. Nowadays the councils are frightened some entitled parents will sue them if little Johnny scratches his knee.
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  177. What happens when us aboriginal Britains lose our rights to the newcomers in a few years time and there is a similar vote?
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  178.  @tuseroni6085  Many people can be lonely in a crowd of people while others (like myself) never feel lonely, even if miles from the nearest person. It is almost as if some people are lonely because they are told they should be. Maybe this is one of the reasons some of the younger generations seem to be obsessed with how many "friends " they have on social media when in truth they have no real friends to socialise with.
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  179. All that torture and slaughter in the name of Jesus! Wonderful! Even one of my ancestors got burned at the stake.
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  180. Is it not ironic that you should mention him being a Catholic, given their not so sparkling reputation when it comes to kids?
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  181.  @ddcharles6805  Sadly, there is a high likelihood that other "kids" were responsible, based on current trends.
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  182.  @siphomnisi3842  I don't think anyone alive today had anything to do with those two atrocities. There are still atrocities happening in the world and none of those can be legitimately blamed on the UK.
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  183. Has it not been discreet already?
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  184. It is daft when you think that nowadays when some idiot gets himself killed on the roads due to his own stupidity there is instantly a "shrine" erected yet people have no respect for the tragedy of others.
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  185.  @frankwilcockson3335  Big business, AKA capitalism! A good supply of cheap labour to cut costs and maximise profits. What more could they want?
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  186. The big issue with fuel prices used to be that far too many people did not actually pay for their own fuel. This was very apparent locally when there was a Jet and an Esso station virtually next to eachother just down the road from me. They were always both busy despite a big price difference. The same goes for hotels in many places.
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  187. Just turn your phone off on the 23rd. If you cannot live without it for one day then there is seriously something wrong with your life!
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  188. ​ @Tourist1967 If you truly believe what you say then indeed I feel sorry for you (unless of course you are from the younger generation destroying our country).
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  189. Nearly all creatures are cowardly - Even a lion will turn and run if out numbered. There are exceptions - maybe a wolverine comes close and sometimes even the tiniest dog like a Jack Russell will not back down when faced with unbeatable odds. The exceptions are never good bed fellows as you can imagine and are therefore not social animals.
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  190. Or just a typical Scouser
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  191. Few people realise just how nutritious potatoes can be, as long as you don't over do them!
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  192. No one I know who is vaccinated has been even particularly ill. Before the vaccines became available and even before Covid was officially recognised, I knew quite a few people who were very ill with what could only have been covid!
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  193.  @davidjacobs828  They don't annoy me unless they bring their crimes with them and / or their behaviour is not acceptable by normal standards.
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  194. Scousers and drugs, what more do we have to know?
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  195. Who is interested (genuinely) in the pain of others other than virtue signallers and physcopaths?
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  196.  @RRHandle  When I think back to when the UK population was around 50 million and how nice the country was you can clearly see that there just isn't the space for 70 plus million and you understand all the problems that is causing.
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  197. It is supposedly what made him so brave! If only they had the BCG vaccine in those day's he would have lived much longer!
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  198. One of my uncles died very rapidly of cancer in his sixties having been pretty fit and healthy up to that point (running the London marathon etc). Mind you, that was around 40 years ago.
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  199. The care home situation is very much one of our own making. It was not long ago that they were the preserve of the wealthy as everyone else shared the care of their parents across the family. This is still the case in many cultures with extended family often sharing a home.
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  200. I gave up work because of all the BS and because I had saved a good private pension pot. I did a very ordinary engineering job for 45 years!
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  201. How much are Sunak and his Tory buddies making from this problem?
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  202. ​ @gaynor7947 This ban is much like the handgun ban, it has a bigger effect on decent law abiding people.
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  203. We need a new Boadicea to come forward and to lead us!
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  204. Remember, in the UK it is the civil service who run the UK and always have. Both main parties will always try to out do eachother and automatically oppose even good ideas of the opposition. There is a lot to be said for a benevolent Monarchy as they are looking after the long term interests of the country rather than short term personal gain.
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  205.  @pathopewell1814  I saw a woman being interviewed on TV a while back saying that she couldn't afford to take her (4 or 5) kids to the beach. They only lived about 1 mile from the beach!
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  206. Funny you should raise that point now. There is a country that did not really exist as such until around 75 years ago. Most of the population either were not born there or are only second generation. They have been persecuting the original people and forcing them out of their homes for years. At one time there were arms embargoes due to their behaviour. Now things have ramped up and hundreds of people on both sides are dying. Is that the way we are destined to go in 20 or 30 years time?
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  207. Could it be they think getting muddy is racist as most of our mud is a similar shade?
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  208.  @Rekaert  I think it not unlikely that the French will want to leave the EU before long. Although many of them do benefit from some of the money handed out (quite apparent when you go there) they are still pretty patriotic and proud of their culture. Go to a big supermarket and you will see the regional flag displayed, sometimes huge and painted on the end of the building. There are big sections proudly selling locally produced food. Although their attitude to life has changed slightly over the years I have been visiting, it is still way better than in the UK.
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  209.  @toastedterps  If you believe that taxation is theft, how would you propose that things like roads, streetlights, schools or the emergency services were paid for?
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  210. I am not sure how the French run SNCF and the TGV trains but they are fantastic. Reliable, pretty cheap, clean and modern. They are also extremely busy! Much the same applies to the buses with a recent 1hr 40 min trip over quite a distance only costing 2.5 Euros each.
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  211.  @tsm688  Actually, in a country the size of the USA they would be perfect. As for being slow, when properly set up and used, they keep traffic flowing much better than lights, especially when it comes to complex (5 or 6 roads meeting) and staggered junctions. The Hemel Hempstead example is a fantastic illustration if you knew how bad it was before.
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  212. Anyone guess what the interest rates and inflation was in the late 70s / early 80s? And some people are worried about today!
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  213. "Old car" to the entitled generations means anything over 4 or 5 years whereas to grown ups it means one with a carburetor and no electronics and maybe nearly as old as the owner.
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  214. An awful lot of those limos are very dubious due to the way they are constructed. And anyway, they are a stupid American idea along with the proms themselves.
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  215. Don't give them permission, make them rebuild it accurately using original methods and materials.
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  216. ​ @mikehopkins4040 The likelihood of one of my family members or indeed any good friend being shot by the police is so low as to be zero. I totally agree with the very tongue in cheek comment that seems to upset you.
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  217. I think what you are saying there goes a long way to illustrate what I said earlier about things having been unsustainably good for far too long at the cost of people far away.
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  218.  @truth.speaker  It goes to show that purely giving away money is not always the solution and sometimes just makes things worse.
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  219.  @thomasandrewmcgonigal5150  I her parents had been responsible she would never have ended up in the situation in the first place.
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  220. He is also the guy who said wind turbines were fitted with diesel engines for when it wasn't windy enough!
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  221. Tools are useful, he certainly is not.
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  222. Who controls the media who are reporting on this stuff?
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  223.  @topfuelteddy  My carefulness with money came from growing up pretty poor (in poverty it would be called today). My 4 siblings have all done pretty well for themselves too.
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  224.  @dontuno  My first two places didn't have fireplaces, 1st a studio flat built in around 1983 (not even a gas supply) & the 2nd one bed starter home, built late70s. None of the houses on that estate had gas or fire places.
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  225. This has been known about for many years.
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  226. It is us that now have money to spend on treats we went without when younger. Nothing has really changed except people have come to expect more and more for less and less.
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  227. I think you fail to understand the difference between liberal and libertarian, they are very different creatures. Many of those who get branded as left wing these days are what a true socialist would call privileged liberals who only really care about themselves. These are the ones whose parents would have always voted conservative but now feel so entitled due to their comfortable upbringing.
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  228.  @TheBcoolGuy  Technically you are quite wrong there as it happens. Why are most yachts made of composite materials? The issue comes when you try to mix materials that don't complement eachother or fail to mix properly. Reinforced concrete is very strong but if there is a gap between the concrete and the iron rods it will not last very long.
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  229. Historically, Britain gained its strength and fierce fighting reputation due to a form of diversity, however all the elements were from Europe, e.g. the Romans, Angles, Saxons, Vikings and Normans (just French Vikings really). We are a blend of many strong cultures. This does not seem to be happening now as the invasion is through the back door and not through battle and conquest.
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  230.  @kmit9191  Unless the cop had more specialist bullets the survival rate for one shot from a 9mm even at close range is far more than you might imagine.
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  231. ​ @Deeps__ Two in the heart, one in the head is the old school way.
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  232.  @BonusHole  You can even be "done" in the UK for having a stout walking staff, if it is deemed that you carried it for self defence .
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  233. Most normal people have not and never will have heard of this high end fashion brand. As they say, any publicity is good publicity so this whole thing might backfire.
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  234. Not having kids has meant that 3 of my 4 siblings are leading very comfortably with no mortgages, yachts and motor homes etc while only ever having ordinary jobs. Sounds like a win-win situation to me. The other thing that many people forget is that it will gradually start to end the ever increasing price of housing as there will start to be a surplus.
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  235.  @gabbar51ngh  You quote "People work for selfish interests which are resources and money" and by degrees you are correct, but the should be some sort of balance. Currently, many of those who do not do what most people would call work are the ones with most resources and money and that only ever goes one direction - just look at the US where the difference between the rich and even the comfortably off is enormous let alone the ordinary people.
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  236. Top down collapse, starting with the government, mind you things started to go bad back in Maggie's day.
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  237. 😅When I used to listen to some of the younger guys at work talking about their houses it was very clear why they were struggling with their mortgage. I remember describing my first actual house to one of them (a one bedroom starter home) and they couldn't believe anyone would want a place like that. Most had much bigger houses than I live in at present. I had the last laugh when I retired early with no mortgage, buying a yacht for the same as I paid for my house pretty much cash.
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  238.  @ddc2957  They also improved life for many people in the countries where they are blamed for doing the bad stuff too!
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  239. ​ @mreckes9967 It would be rather funny to order some steak or similar and when told they don't do that say "But I thought you sold food?"
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  240. It is odd, given who pays their wages.
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  241. Not a child, but a druggie who was plenty old enough to know better. He was the bad guy in this case.
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  242.  @jazura2  Do you honestly think they are the people who really make the decisions about the country? It is all about big business and we know who has their fingers in that pie.
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  243. Very amusing that this video was directly after one of Toyah and Fripp at Cropredy on my screen! No trouble there!
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  244. @BATTLECORE Well, you certainly have a vivid imagination there! Do you play a lot of computer games or read weirdo comics?
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  245. Those three characteristics go hand in hand with his place of origin.
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  246.  @marylauder3374  The one used for bombing practice or the one infected with anthrax?
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  247. ​ @DBiggaFigga666 What if the Manchester arena bomber had been apprehended by armed officers before the attack and had done something to make them think he was a threat to their safety or that of others and had shot him.
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  248. We had a smart meter fitted but still have not got the readout thingy they promised. I will be interested to see my bills after around 2 months holiday with virtually everything in the house turned off.
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  249.  @paultark5870  Totally spot on!
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  250.  @mattwilliams7566  Not illegitimate, just way too deep for your possibly slightly blinkered understanding.
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  251.  @damnu8089  Perhaps you could write your comments in slightly better English then most of the educated world might understand what you are saying?
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  252. You only have to compare the general standard of living in countries with high obedience/ conformity levels with the lawless countries to understand!
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  253. In the early development days they were clocking silly average speeds for 24 hours, given the engine size. They were also often fitted with a supercharger in those days for serious touring!
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  254. I am surprised she didn't claim to be autistic and it was that which was the reason she did what she did. It would be pretty impossible to prove otherwise!
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  255.  @percyprune7548  Not only the politicians but accountants in the civil service who only think of cost and not value.
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  256.  @almac2598  The magazine was called Military Technology to the best of my recollection. It was not intended for "ordinary folk" to read but a close acquaintance and I managed to "intercept " it while it was circulating among certain areas where we worked. We were both very interested in weapon technology and some of the advances being made or considered at the time. In those days it contained lovely adverts for anti personnel land mines and cluster bombs etc.
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  257. The French railway system seems to be very efficient and has some of the fastest "real" trains on regular services. I have no idea how it is run or who owns it but it seems to be a good model.
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  258.  @mrustle5707  They have started to attack sailing yachts in the bay of Biscay
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  259. That is way above 99% of people who worship many channels on here!
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  260.  @shadowpriest2574  For a start, it is you who seems to want rules & limitations in place. As for only wanting to change things if they benefit you then that applies to nearly everyone to a degree - even changing who can vote like you want to will benefit you.
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  261.  @shadowpriest2574  And you know how backwards countries where that is the case are!
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  262. ​ @tangoalpha1905  WTF are you on?
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  263.  @nosirrahx  You really do have a very strange outlook on life! What on earth would be the point of what you are saying - makes absolutely no sense. By the way, who are this "they / them" that you are so worried about?
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  264.  @thathandsomedevil0828  Being replaced by who and why?
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  265. Putting the world to rights down the pub!
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  266. I guess wisdom is the fourth element when taken into the same context as education, intelligence and being "clever". You can be educated but neither clever or intelligent (the classic rocket scientist!). You can be clever without being educated although you will tend to be intelligent, just as intelligence tends to make you clever. Being Wise is not necessarily directly linked to any of the other 3 but tends to come to the intelligent.
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  267. The odd thing is that one of today's leaders started out as a comedian and baited his neighbour into war.
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  268. Fascism and nazism are subtlety different things.
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  269. I have to admit that the original figures were instinctively wrong by a big magnitude. They were just way too high for a small town like Swindon. That is where common sense has to be used when looking at any statistics.
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  270. 1958 and much the same!
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  271. Dung is very useful and even environmentally friendly! MPs and our PM are not.
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  272. What was the RAF plane doing in a place where the Russian plane was?
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  273. ​ @therapist6328 Are you suggesting that the USA is a genuine democracy when it does things like this?
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  274. I have to say that the older I get, the less I trust people who claim to be telling the truth. Unless I can find indisputable proof myself, I am always sceptical.
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  275. I think your statement is rather incorrect in that Israel as we know it today has only existed for around 75 years. The people of that country are generally not really from that area originally.
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  276. ​ @GWAYGWAY1 Why is someone with a potentially serious mental condition allowed to drive and potentially endanger ordinary people?
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  277. I visited Baltimore in county Cork and heard the story of the kidnapping of the whole town.
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  278.  @LionClanChief  It seems very strange that metal tool made in the European countries where highly sought after as trade goods if what you say has a grain of truth in it. What sort of things did they produce?
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  279. The main reason electric cars didn't get any further development was the oil companies. They are also the ones who encourage out of town shopping and ever bigger and faster cars.
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  280. Cruella was a Braver man than many, just hope James does things Cleverly
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  281.  @jennyaskswhy  A great many people who see themselves as middle class when they are really just working class.
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  282. One of the things that has driven all this is people wanting more & more and being prepared to get into debt for it. I had my first mortgage just after one of the interest rate peaks (up around where it is now) but it went down like always happens and I was able to start to pay it off early. As soon as I possibly could I scraped & saved to pay off my mortgage which meant that all of a sudden I had the equivalent of a £1000 plus a month pay rise before tax (probably actually a little more).
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  283. And mothers would deliver their teen daughters, dressed much older, to him at TOTP!
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  284. ​ @alanjeffs-ep8lq I witnessed them chatting with their fishermen mates while blockaded out of Cherbourg marina in a gale in my yacht. I have also seen how they deal with young drunken troublemakers which is why you seem to see far fewer of them in France.
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  285. Father's Day is an American import and just another way for shops to take more money from mugs.
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  286. When you get to the point where you forget just how much you know and surprise people when you prove this yet are still out to learn more, then you are getting there.
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  287. It needs people to go there and spend their money there rather than cheap foreign holidays. Our economy needs to become more "circular" for us to survive in the world.
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  288. The pub issue is a very interesting one - my city used to have one for each day of the year it was claimed but that has dwindled. Every now & then a new one pops up and then disappears. Social habits have changed so much in recent times that even really good pubs no longer have the number of regulars they did even 10 years ago. A good illustration of this is not a pub but my sailing club. 20 years ago, it was really busy on Sunday lunch time, Wednesday evening and Friday evening with loads of big social event throughout the year. Now it is rarely open and social events few and far between. The drinks were always way cheaper than the local pubs. You cannot blame the cost of living as most of us now have bigger and newer boats and quite a few fancy cars are seen there. This same change has affected many other community things too. I am not sure what if any the cure is or even should be?
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  289. While I agree to a point, your dear president set a very good example of selfishness. What many people in the UK forget is the the military are already being paid anyway and instead of very expensive training exercises they are doing something useful. Events like that also bring in money from tourism and all the other people being paid have to spend their money somewhere and pay taxes. I know the UK economy is far from a "circular" one (unlike France and some other countries used to be) but enough of the money gets back in the economy to help.
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  290.  @MOJORAPSCALLION  I am sorry you have to live that way, but out of interest, how did you end up like that? Sadly, I have known a few people in your situation for whom they only have themselves to blame and they are often the most "entitled", thinking that the world owes them!
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  291. @Captain Blacktooth The Scandinavians in general have a much better way, but very sadly, that is changing as their whole ethos is being eroded by those who do not share it.
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  292.  @DancingAmaya  When this lot gets kicked out at the next election things might change?
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  293. Why is it that when some people get interviewed about the poverty they are facing, their houses are filled with useless stuff and are much bigger than mine. I was brought up in what would now be considered abject poverty, 5 kids in a 3 bed council house with only dad working in a manual job. Never had a foreign holiday until in my 30s. Like my siblings, we are all now comfortably off through hard work and careful spending.
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  294.  @sadtranz4451  And what planet are you from? I can almost guess the country of origin of your car and that you are often DUI.
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  295.  @johnmuller5342  Ever thought she might have been having lady problems? That has been used as a get out of jail card by women for murder before now!
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  296.  @halley4032  It is illegal to treat people differently because they are disabled in any way among many other things.
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  297. Is not public opinion actually democracy?
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  298. I would have been tempted to cause the agonising death of his dogs "by mistake" but I guess you are a dog lover so would not consider that appropriate.
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  299. You can always tell when management are lying, they use expressions like "in all honesty"
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  300. Anyone who was upset by this spoof anti Christmas advert must be as pathetic or probably even more so than those who though Little Britain was racist. It shows how feeble we have become when people start to get upset by adverts. They are put in so you can pop to the loo or get a cuppa or even, heaven forbid, put the box on mute and chat with your other half. I have even been known to read an article in a magazine. Mind you, if you record stuff you can skip the adverts all together.
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  301. Or just making himself feel better and make more money?
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  302. Buy to let is the province of dodgy builders and the like. They do it purely out of greed but now it is starting to backfire on them. They are the people who have pushed house prices so high.
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  303. Wilko's old stores would make great 'Spoons.
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  304.  @clivebaxter6354  That is why it is so important to pay your mortgage of asap. It was like a £1500 a month pay rise when I paid mine off and that went straight into my company pension and was boosted by them adding to it in proportion.
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  305.  @alistairewen9558  Same upbringing as me by the sounds of things.
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  306. I guess being in such a sparsely populated colony you probably never knew anyone who caught it very early on (quite a few people in the UK did before it was really acknowledged). When you hear what it did to them and how bad they felt, you can understand why people who thought they might be vulnerable had the vax. Personally I knew a number, the description by one of whom was not good!
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  307.  @dabear5641 You seem to be moaning about the "old", most of whom have worked hard all their lives and saved their money by not wasting it on luxuries and unnecessary rubbish
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  308. @Meaning What I have a woman to do stuff like that- doesn't every normal man?
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  309. All the people who moan about train drivers pay ought to become train drivers. Just the same with all other jobs where people think they are over paid.
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  310.  @hannahreynolds7611  I am afraid to say I have a problem with Catholics- just look at the poorest countries in the world and those with horrific rates of child poverty. Need I say more? And then there is the case of the poor child who went missing in Spain a few years ago. She was educationally "challenged " but the parents have made a good deal of money, helped by our catholic prime minister at the time?
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  311.  @philcollins2546  I hope you don't mean "well, grooming"?
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  312.  @Kanakotka  It is very interesting that you quote Swedish and French - those French from Normandy are actually of Scandinavian decent, as in "North man". The differences across Europe are largely far more cultural than racial.
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  313. Did you know that clever people switch off when they get bored with stuff? Mind you it can be great fun picking holes in the arguments of narcissists and fools.
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  314.  @tuseroni6085  Unless you were one of those who sent people to their deaths so that no one took your money and power?
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  315. ​ @wiggawithattitude I think you give too much credit to our government. I don't think they could plan a top-up in a brewery. Seems more like incompetence and trying to please the perceived masses but getting it hopelessly wrong to me.
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  316. Having driven through Paris, running red lights, eg not stopping when you are supposed to is pretty normal, especially in some suburbs.
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  317.  @Waywind420  One of Adolf's failures then?
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  318. What makes me really smile is the people who were trying to tell us that the voter ID thing was a Tory plot and would stop Labour winning. Looks like they got that one wrong.
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  319. I bet there are a lot less people claiming that they cannot work due to so called anxiety or depression?
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  320.  @Nick46289  They bombed the chippy and a couple of pubs in the village where I grew up, that justifies any actions-lol.
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  321.  @boomerkobold3943  So far from the truth as to be hilarious! I loathe the drill rapper culture and all that goes with it! As for weapon procurement, that ain't going to happen in the UK without breaking the law big time!
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  322. Sounds just like you are a drill rapper?
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  323. ​ @Jean-qn4fy False argument and only applies if you are one of those who makes money from poorer people.
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  324. The ones who own large parts of London and run most big businesses worldwide? The ones who were given someone else's country after WW2 and treated the locals appallingly?
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  325. Up until quite recently, kids in the southern US states were being married off at 13 or 14 - it is still happening in some countries. This however raises an interesting point - in the UK the age of consent is 16 but in most of the US it is older - What should the age of consent be and what should that be based upon?
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  326.  @benrex7775  There is a huge difference between a nice feminine curvy body and a fat one. I never bought the old media image of Twiggy having the perfect body!
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  327.  @MegaSpideyman  Anything that people do competitively for the enjoyment of it rather than because of a big fat paycheque. Look up GGR 2022 if you want a good example.
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  328.  @hiddendesire3076  A very good point. Being proud of who you are if it is about your heritage or culture is fine but if it is about what you are (fat, ginger, short or whatever) it isn't. Funnily, quite a few gays are very anti bi people for some reason.
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  329. I cannot understand why some blokes feel so threatened by them? At least they are not going to run of with your Mrs or girlfriend and the more of them there are, the more females there are for us.
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  330. I love the little old lady with the blue carrier bag stood looking bemused.
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  331.  @kathyhansen2820  It is interesting that you say they don't work all year even in Florida. We have a fairly large (by UK standards) house a little north of London which we rent out. It has the thermal type solar panels to heat the water which are amazingly efficient. Even on a fairly overcast day they produce a surprising amount of heat and keep the energy bills down. To me these would be ideal to install on a factory roof as no matter what you make you need hot water.
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  332. The issue with booze is that it is so simple to make from the most basic things to the point that it does sometimes happen naturally. It has been around for so long.
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  333.  @monkeymox2544  An ancestor of mine, one Robert Kett and his brother had something to say about land if you would like to look up their story. I am not sure if you are a home owner (mortgage victim) but the laws that protect the wealthy are also the laws that protect your home from just being taken from you because someone wants your land.
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  334.  @monkeymox2544  There are thousands of acres of land in England & Wales that the public can enjoy - miles & miles of public footpaths. The reason many land owners get annoyed by people on their land is the amount of vandalism & litter. As always, it is a few people who have spoiled things for the many. You only have to look at some of these protestors to see that it is not about free camping.
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  335. At one time in the UK you could not give these away. I just wish I had taken one then, but our firearms licensing in those days would have made it difficult.
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  336. The beer that they drunk was generally referred to as "small beer" and was very weak. It was much more healthy than the water at the time. I wonder how much some other countries would benefit if they did the same rather than drink dirty water.
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  337. Harsher sentences will not affect the actions of nutters like this, however, execution would be most appropriate as long as there is not a shred of doubt that he did it.
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  338.  @JavaAndroid  My step son ended up looking like that when his Mrs made him go vegan.
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  339. Darwin got it right here then.
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  340. In that case your opinion is totally worthless, much like the two lads.
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  341. Do you believe he really is a "man of the people " I don't know many people who are worth more than £5 million!
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  342. I just looked at the inflation rate in 1980. Makes today's seem normal. The problem is that we have had too low inflation to be sustainable for far too long.
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  343.  @jct4418  There are many different circumstances where recovery of bodies would be appropriate but at the end of the day, it is down to the family. You also have to remember that it was quite likely that his body was torn apart by the impact.
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  344. Having visited Caranten several times and found everyone very friendly and welcoming like in most small French towns. It is interesting to note that the British were not directly involved in the liberation of that town.
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  345. It is the civil service who run the country and tell the politicians what to do regardless of what party wins the election.
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  346. When you think that Maggie sold off the infrastructure to her mates for next to nothing, the prices should still be lower.
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  347. In other words, capitalism at work.
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  348. I wonder what the prices would be like if Maggie had not given the utilities to her mates to make money with?
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  349. Sadly, the more the "right" split off from each other, the more likely Starmer is to get in. We need a House of Lords that is completely and utterly separate from all political parties and free of cronyism. It needs to be filled with people who have age, knowledge and experience!
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  350.  @realitycheckreally8412  And the Tories will always make sure as much of the money as possible goes to their mates.
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  351.  @realitycheckreally8412  And when applied honestly and diligently it works pretty well, but as with every system, greed sets in and with it dishonesty. Just look at our current government who have been in power a long time but have allowed the country to go to rats because of their greed.
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  352.  @matt01506  The trouble with Maggie is that you can only give so much of the nations resources to your mates to sell off for a huge profit.
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  353.  @phaedrussmith1949  A question: What is your take on the just stop oil or animal rights lot? After all, they are standing up for what they think is right.
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  354.  @theonlineanimal6009  And there are some on here that think the wolves (in the guise of the elite) are out to kill the whole flock?
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  355.  @thelydiaspringexperiment6437  Long live anarchy!
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  356.  @willieb6993  The Germans just push in - lol.
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  357.  @laszlokovacs8890  Wow, pretty deep stuff. There are "have nots" who resent the "haves" and some that try to change the situation. There are also some "haves" that have way to much and some have what they have earned.
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  358.  @laszlokovacs8890  When does the good of the many outweigh the good of the few? If anyone could travel back in time to the Titanic and do something certain to save 100 people but also certain to condemn every other passenger or do something that gave a fair chance to every passenger but no certain results, which would be the right action?
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  359. George Floyd did just that!
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  360. Glad to hear it and I am sure many would be jealous of your two houses, two cars, large sailing yacht and pleasant early retirement.
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  361.  @jeffrey6618  There is a huge difference between irony and joking. It is often used to make people think about what they are saying. The mention of the people shooting at my father was to illustrate why some people resent others from personal experience and not necessarily from the bigger picture.
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  362.  @jeffrey6618  Thankfully I do not live in the land of the free (loaders) and the brave.
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  363.  @knutkarstensen3114  I think you rather missed the point with the irony of what I was saying? You do however raise a very valid point about people not caring about others, and that is the big issue!
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  364. Nothing wrong with filling box cars with those who seek to destroy your way of life - Been tried before in Europe but sadly the boss guy went potty before he got far.
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  365. It probably goes round corners much faster than many American cars!
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  366. But they do have their smart phones and posh trainers!
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  367.  @emmettturner9452  I agree that there was some early factory farming back then (I grew up in a farming community), but the old school farmers often looked down on it. I think these kids would have been talking about what it developed in to later. It was that later type of farming that got people used to cheap foods in the supermarkets and started to create a generation who didn't value food in the way it should be and the resulting huge waste of good food.
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  368.  @vantheman1238  It was cowboys and Indians when I was a kid because that was what all American movies seemed to be about.
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  369.  @KoshVader  Very sad but true. An awful lot of girls were tom boys but generally it was only a phase that they went through though.
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  370. Where I worked a few years after this, the computer was the size of my current house!
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  371. Those lads would be labelled as all sorts of things these days and it would be blamed on this and that. In those days they were just normal lads and no one really cared as they grew up and grew out of it.
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  372. Just imagine if they brought a law like that in these days. One lot would be claiming it was discrimination and refused to comply, another lot would be shouting it was the Government trying to control us and/ or that they were dangerous. Both lots would regret their decision when they hit the windscreen or the steering wheel and were either disfigured horribly for life or didn't live.
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  373. It is so lucky cars don't kill people in the UK otherwise you would need a license to buy and own one and be over a certain age, you would also need a license to buy fuel.
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  374.  @almac2598  I am just saying what I saw in the article, clearly American markings that had been over painted. Unless you have verifiable proof to the contrary?
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  375.  @muskiet8687  I admit to getting the USAF bit wrong but you could clearly see American markings on the wings rather than RAF.
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  376.  @almac2598  If God had intended the army to fly, the sky would be a dirty brown colour as they say. As for the Navy, I looked after the Gem engines on the Lynx (also army ones) for several years and saw the horrors of neglect and mistreatment regularly.
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  377. So much for greed and capitalism!
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  378.  @rtg5881  oh dear, that is why I am a Libertarian!
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  379.  @hosmerhomeboy  The biggest concern that all decent & honest people have is about how much "more" can be gained honestly and decently. The concept of "to every man his worth" is what enters into it. Do you honestly believe those who tend to be branded the "Elite" these days should use all their power and money just to make more and to control anyone with less than them?
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  380. It is so odd, but I have only ever really seen the opposite to many of the side effects regularly quoted. Women who are seriously randy and as a consequence walk round with a big grin on their faces! My Mrs completely avoided menopause by staying on the pill longer than normal. It has allowed my three sisters to live great lives.
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  381. An interesting point you raise regarding guns and bank robbers in the UK. Did you know that more people got seriously injured in the days before guns became widely used?
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  382.  QuesadillaQuest808  Always look on the bright side, be prepared to take chances, be honest and always treat others how you would wish them to treat you until they prove unworthy.
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  383. Why did the Ukrainian comedian effectively declare war on Russia when half his people are actually Russians? Ordinary Ukrainian people would be no worse off under Putin than they were before.
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  384.  @shadowpriest2574  It wasn't long ago in the UK that very many men did not have the right to vote, in fact right up until just before women got it. As for work, it was never a "right" for men but a necessity or even compulsory.
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  385.  @stefanisilva2493  I have been driven through parts of Rio and to European eyes it seems terrible, mind you parts of Portugal are not a lot better with at least one large squatter camp I know of not far from Lisbon.
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  386.  @dantesparda7719  OK, if you seriously think it is not good, please explain in detail and not emotionally why it is not a good thing or better still why it is a bad thing.
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  387.  @namastereciprocity4549  I ate at the famous Dallas tower resto and was very pleased with the food, I have to say. I have also eaten some fantastic Mexican food and Asian food out there. Sadly, much of what I was served was just big portions of bland stuff.
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  388. I would suggest American cooks would take hell to a whole new level!
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  389.  @chrisredding6673  Totally agree there, I worked with Parisians but love the people from rural France- they are so proud of who they are (in terms of culture) yet so laid back and friendly.
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  390. DAF had CVT's a great many years ago and they worked really well giving a drive where you could not spin the wheels even in very slippery conditions.
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  391. And worse still, not always guaranteed!
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  392. I know a lot of people with degrees who are pretty thick - lol.
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  393. Diphtheria is also on the rise along with tetanus based on extremely reliable information from certain sources.
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  394. I wonder how many of our problems today are actually to do with the obsession with leaving money to our children? I was one of 5 kids from a pretty poor family. When dad died I inherited a share of his tools (not much!). When mum died we each inherited about £1500. All my siblings lead pretty comfortable lives through working hard in pretty ordinary jobs and only the youngest has yet to retire quite early.
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  395.  @stephensmith799  I am bit of a fan of the Scandinavian way and it has worked exceptionally well for them for many years. There is however a weakness that is starting to show. Much of the success comes from the trusting nature of the people which in its own right is a huge strength and very admirable. The problem is that of late that trusting nature is being abused by people who come from places where they can trust no one. I feel very sorry for them, in particular the Danes.
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  396.  @huwwiliams8426  How about no criminal record but a years hard labour for each offence committed?
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  397. ​ @voxmomvoxmom3067 You actually believe the minimum wage applies to the hidden economy?
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  398. ​ @StudentDad-mc3pu This guy was a squaddie so he had access to far more serious weapons. Even the fact that they were tied up means the choice of weapons was irrelevant. You must be some feeble minded Liberal.
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  399. Perhaps these dodgy shops should be sequestered in lieu of rates owed. They could then be used to house genuine homeless people.
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  400. Knee on the neck time.
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  401. It would be interesting to see how these would work on sailing yachts at the lower speeds. The other thing might be the affect on prop walk going astern.
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  402. I have seen a great video from the US of a shop keeper beating seven bells out of some scum bag who was helping himself to all sorts of stuff.
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  403. He was one of the victims of someone's ego trip. When you look deep into the whole incident you find out that the outcome for many people would have been so much better.
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  404. The reduction in the population can only be a good thing, however the wealthy capitalists hate the idea as they depend on an ever increasing number of (poor) people to keep wages down and to sell more and more goods and thus make more money. With the ever increasing use of automation there will be less and less need for a large workforce, just think how many people it took to build one car say 30 years ago compared with what it does today.
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  405. A lot of long term unemployed could not manage the hours or the hard work. Been there done that if only for a short time.
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  406.  @KemetledAfrica  I had never heard of him until I just looked him up. I am puzzled how he could find out so much about African history to write all those books about it, but knowing his character and what some historians are like I wonder how accurate the books were. By the way, can you recommend any books about African history written by Africans before about 1850 so I can get closer to the truth?
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  407. ​ @Africa1000 Strictly speaking the wheel was not discovered or even invented. It was an evolution of the use of rollers/ logs use to move heavy objects. Mind you, I still cannot comprehend how they moved the 300 to 350 ton giant menhir in the Morbihan region of France!
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  408. We all know who runs the main stream media don't we? 4x2 springs to mind.
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  409.  @CorpusMeumRegitto  There is a very big problem with your suggestion in that very few people would be little more than third generation from any of those nations. Additionally, many genuinely white British people were not born in any of those nations. My other half's sister was born in Malaya just before her parents had to flee, her parents were Scottish by birth and English by birth. A good friend was born in Jamaica where her father was serving, her parents were truly English. Then you get those people born on or near the borders whose birth could be registered in a different country to where they were actually born.
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  410. I think Hardy would make a perfect Ali, lol.
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  411. ​ @vordman BMW or AUDI owners club!
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  412. Too low interest rates for far too long, unrealistic expectations given us by the media (primarily TV adverts), the home improvement race and a growing "entitlement" have meant house prices have gone up more than they should. I believe in France you pay tax on how much your house has increased in value unless you are over a certain age. This tends to encourage people to stay in the same house longer and discourage adding too much to the value of your house.
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  413. ​ @Wolf-hh4rv They have been hated in many countries since the beginning of time!
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  414.  @KemetledAfrica  Depends what parts you are talking about. Even South Africa is going backwards fast.
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  415. It started to go to pot a long time ago in the mid 60s when people started to become more entitled.
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  416.  @tonycatman  What about the English diaspora? Did we drag countries down?
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  417. I do like Cornwall's books and they are actually pretty accurate in there accounts and descriptions. He is not shy to point out some of the behaviour of certain groups of people!
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  418. How do you cleverly leave No. 10? Surely you have to sneak out the back door.
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  419. I find it quite amusing to see the western clothing and items.
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  420. Maybe prison needs to be made very unpleasant for unpleasant people? You cannot change these people what ever you do to try and re-educate them.
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  421. ​ @Szymek25  Equality of outcome is impossible but not (near) equality of opportunity. Those that deny equality of opportunity are those in power.
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  422. The reason the government holds control is so that they can give money away to their mates who make obscene profits.
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  423. I like the Barnes Wallis approach - you can still see the crater in the New Forest (UK) to this day!
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  424. I like what the laundry tablet adverts say "Keep away from children"!
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  425. In a country where it is illegal to do over 70 on public roads, this proves you don't need a massive engine to have fun! (Citroen C1 racing demonstrates that too!).
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  426. The British use roundabouts, or as the Yanks call them road circles. These cannot break down, lose power or get knocked over. In at least one town (Hemel Hempstead if you want to look it up) they have taken this further to create what gets called the Magic Roundabout. It is truly magic and keeps the traffic flowing wonderfully.
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  427.  @marywest6844  I have now retired and bought a large yacht for the same price that I paid for my house, effectively with cash! Not bad for a pretty ordinary job in engineering.
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  428. My "sausage" might be as big as one but it isn't green, lol.
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  429. Swedes are like most Scandinavians in general in that they are mostly genuinely decent trustworthy people. If their government recommended something then most would listen. In the UK people just aren't like that, largely due to lack of common sense.
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  430. The French seem to be doing ok with wind farms, electricity is pretty cheap, so much so that the marinas don't charge for electricity whereas it is up to £5 a night in the UK. You can also see how cheap it is by the large amount of aluminium that is used for all sorts of things.
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  431. The Americans have what they call unexpected acceleration events in all sorts of cars. What it usually means is that they cannot drive properly in the first place.
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  432.  @orionbetelgeuse1937  My step son wasted away when he was forced to go vegan by his hippy yippy Asian wife. He looked really unwell. She then realised that they (baby as well) were needing so many supplements to stay healthy and that those supplements were often produced by some dodgy companies from equally dodgy stuff and it was costing a fortune.
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  433.  @whycantwegetalong4465  All "isms" are prone to failure, despite how honourable and worthy their initial intention is due to the same thing, good old human nature and greed.
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  434.  @GhostOfKiev2023  The settlers in America, ie asylum seekers and economic migrants were about the worst for genocide.
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  435. When I hear people today say that "there is nothing for the kids to do round here" I have to laugh. I was born and lived the first 25 years of my life around a mi8le from the nearest fairly small village. I don't think I can ever remember being bored except during spells of really bad weather, but even then I would find plenty to do. In my case, the often quoted pen knives and sheath knives went further, starting with air rifles at quite an early age and progressing to small calibre shotguns by senior school.
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  436. Given the breeding rate, I think you are spot on.
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  437. ​ @greatestytcommentator A tragic event involving a very bad egg who should have been stopped a long time ago. Ever thought about the cop who got shot in the cop shop a while back?
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  438. Luckily for ordinary French men and women, their government will not try to introduce stupid and ineffective knife laws!
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  439. And there was I thinking seagulling was something different.
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  440. And in some of the richer countries things are even worse for some!
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  441.  @kevinsyd2012  As they say, you could give three poor people £10,000 and after a year, one will have doubled his money, one will still be the same as always and the third will be even poorer than they were before.
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  442. @Callum Nowadays, I think there is no lack of opportunities for those who want them. The job market is so diverse and the chances to set up your own business is amazing if you have the will. Sadly, much of the will to do well for yourself comes from family and that is becoming the big issue now.
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  443. One of the big issues there is that everyone has got used to foreign holidays (not that I have ever had that many as I like Britain) and they have become too cheap at the cost of those in the destination countries. Many in society have become used to unsustainable and unrealistic expectations along with a number of other major changes in social behaviour.
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  444.  @leonhenry4861  Because they spend it all on things they could well do without.
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  445.  @sonyasmith1991  That is a big injection into the economy as that money doesn't simply vanish. Taxes are paid on wages and the wages are spent in the UK. I wonder how many contractors/ short term jobs were created that helped get people back to the idea of working for a living?
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  446.  @sonyasmith1991  Where does all this money that it costs go to?
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  447.  @Interdiction  Selection of juries works both ways, sometimes for the crown but often for the criminal. If only there was a way of making sure any jurors were sensible and decent it would be a start.
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  448.  @sadtranz4451  When I looked earlier you suggested that I might be a lefty snowflake or something so I thought I would clarify the situation. Your original remarks about "draconian laws " made me think you thought being DUI was fine. I have no problem with people sleeping in their cars ( or doing anything else in them for that matter) but there are times and places where it might not be appropriate.
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  449.  @fenrifegads5571  She was a young woman and they can be very touchy at certain times. Maybe they should not be in the police?
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  450.  @chriswest6090  What if the girl had caused serious harm to an innocent person and the police had just talked to her nicely?
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  451.  @A2Z1Two3  My 12 ton sailing yacht will start moving in around 8 knots of wind coming at 45 degrees from the front. In those conditions it will do about 6 knots easily when I have the sails trimmed properly. It takes around 40 BHP for the engine to do the same. Cloth sails are much less efficient than modern turbine blades.
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  452.  @sobeit1927  Show me some proof that they are or even why they might be needed?
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  453.  @markabrahams2191  Simple proof would be a photo of one of the units or videos of fuel being delivered. How about exhaust smoke or staining from the exhaust? What about work colleagues who previously worked in the industry who knew an awful lot about the workings and would have been particularly interested in these engines had they existed. One of the prime reasons this form of wind turbine is used is the low wind velocity required to start them in comparison to other types that might be more efficient at higher wind speeds. How do you think the old fashioned windmills used to work?
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  454.  @equitime77  That is true and if that is the case go for the bully / trouble maker's parents.
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  455. Why were you filming as it was none of your business?
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  456. ​ @paulwright8378 Please grow up and not compare a situation like this with such an awful yet extremely rare incident.
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  457.  @DrSpooglemon  Quite amusing when you consider Tik Tok is supposedly Chinese?
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  458. 😅Would you have said the same about Rolf or Jimmy?
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  459. I think it is beyond negligence, more like complicity!
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  460.  @peterwillson1355  Simple answer, money. Too many accountants running too many businesses these days. Even many of the problems with the BBC these days are down to the way they think.
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  461. If he is a role model then we have no hope.
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  462. This is totally shocking. The truth is, most stabbings are done with kitchen knives and the like. To try and define a particular type of knife in order to ban it is full of problems. One of the recent attempts to do this would have made a common hacksaw blade illegal as well as a lot of fancy cheese knives. It is the use and carrying with the intention to use that has to be addressed. When the government banned pistols we were promised it would reduce armed crime but, guess what, it has increased alarmingly.
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  463. Nothing wrong with "Batts" brand from Lidl - LOL.
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  464. What about all the guys who go to the gym to look at other guys?
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  465. Is this part of the campaign to make us all fear?
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  466.  @wrongthinker843  I am far more interested in people who think than those who can't for themselves.
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  467. ​ @carolevans5285 I have seen more comments and bragging about those who did on line.
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  468.  @johnholmes6541  Not heard that one!
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  469.  @redbeard3923  Do they do a double ended rabbit then?
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  470. ​ @johnholmes5674 Sounds like the civil service!
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  471. @Gordon Bird You mean they were wicked colonialists before we were?
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  472.  @SimonJ57  I was hearing something about the situation in Spain the other day where landlords are changing from long term residential letting to holiday let's as they can make more money in 6 months that way. In the UK I wonder if air b&b is doing something similar?
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  473. It is our own greed that has driven up house prices and nothing more. The younger generations have very unrealistic expectations when it comes to their first house and you guys summed it up nicely by suggesting no one wants to buy an apartment/ flat. Before I moved to the south coast in 1987 my one bed starter home in Hertfordshire was 10 x my salary for quite a good job.
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  474.  @michaeldoolan7595  A lot of this situation is because we have come to expect too much for too little. Just think about all the entitled people who want food delivery or are happy to pay £3 or more for a coffee. People these days really don't appreciate how much things should cost, ie there value rather than the price.
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  475.  @Femboy-Fantasia  You are quite right, and in turn we will have to pay realistic prices for our foods. I was talking to some people associated with farming the other day and the cost of fuel just to harvest a field of grain has increased 3 fold over the last 3 years. Food prices have not yet!
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  476. Tricked, yeh, sure! Ever heard the song Lola by the Kinks? Guess you two kids are too young.
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  477.  @angelsackson  It has even got to Milton. I didn't realise how sunny it has been in Milton and Eastney lately but there are loads of very tanned people round there.
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  478.  @hospitalsgivingpatientsdan8894  Yep that is how it should be and is for many such people. The issue today is that too many people have become "entitled " and think the world owes them (and that applies right across the board! )
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  479.  @chilo8187  It is odd how so many people come up with their own weird ideas about something that they obviously know very little about let alone understand anything about, particularly the many and subtle variations of the subject.
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  480.  @realyopikechannel  Sadly the high suicide rate is mainly due to the way that they are treated or viewed my the very narrow minded and blinkered members of society are.
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  481.  @nunjabeeswaxs4686  It would depend on the circumstances and one must be careful when one judges if someone is "in their right mind " - I could easily consider you to not be in your right mind, given how narrow your mind seems to be!
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  482.  @hospitalsgivingpatientsdan8894  It can be, much the same as with guys who want to be women, but I would be careful who you say that to as there are more than a few who are far more women than you might imagine. And at the end of the day, does it really matter, unless you feel threatened by them?
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  483.  @nulllll99  But you cannot make an omelette without breaking a few eggs?
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  484. At least you sort of understand what it is all about, although I would not call it a "movement" as such, because the AGP side is as old as the hills and does not want to change things!
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  485.  Obama doESn’t care  Trying to seem "normal" seems to be a sign of conformism and weakness, failing to accept everyone is different because that is not the "done thing".
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  486. And why do you feel that this is a bad thing? I knew more than a few women who seriously got off on guy wearing their undies!
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  487. The main reason this is happening now is that until recently, these guys would have been so ashamed. They were the ones labelled sissy at school or "sensitive". Many ended up married with children due to social pressures or even ended up topping themselves. The women were in a similar position but often ended up as spinster teachers etc as the pressures on them were subtly different. Things were rather different in the upper classes, but still not like today.
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  488. Gaming is for geeks and teenage boys who think it is cool to hide away in their bedrooms when they worry about being caught watching porn by their mums.
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  489. Are they marketing them yet? LOL.
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  490.  @LuciusC  Simple question, would you approve an abortion under any circumstances and if so, how would you justify that.
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  491. On the few occasions I pass people while out walking in the countryside I always say a polite "hello" or similar and generally it gets returned. You can almost tell when you see people coming the opposite direction how they will respond from their appearance. I hope it does not sound snobbish, but those who are dressed for the countryside tend to be the politest.
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  492. We need a socialist party that has been nationalised!
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  493. When you think so many kids these days obsess about how many (imaginary) "friends" they have on Facebook etc, it would be nice if they actually went out and did things with real friends like we used to when we were young.
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  494. Amongst my age group, Scout leaders and PE teachers were notorious for inappropriate behaviour. It was regularly joked about when I was at school - almost a badge of honour in a bizarre way if you had been touched up. I had a "close encounter" as one might say with one of these people but never let it get to me as no one made me feel guilty about it. I am certainly not saying that any of it is acceptable and indeed for some kids it was pretty awful. A couple of former girlfriends suffered horrifically as kids but the odd thing about those ladies was that it seemed to have made them stronger in many ways.
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  495.  @elinope4745  I was teasing a bit! I do however think it unlikely that any 23 yo could (or should) look like a 13 yo. By that age there is (or should be) something in the deportment of a person to distinguish them from someone much younger.
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  496.  @Braxtonkai  It has got much worse recently, previously it was mostly those whose mothers were no better but now it is more widespread. That and the actual clothing has got more blatant- wet look / rubber miniskirts and fishnet tights really do not belong on anyone under 18!
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  497.  Lily  Sadly your statement there sums up the whole issue perfectly!
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  498.  @icarusjumped2719  It is called entitlement! They see bigger girls dressed like that in rap videos or until tok and think it is cool and therefore they are entitled to do the same.
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  499.  @almalone3282  Sounds like you watch pornhub too much!
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  500.  @ALovelyBunchOfDragonballz  Of course not, there was nothing before the internet according to the entitled generations.
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  501.  @Bronasaxon  That or infiltrate one more closely aligned to your way of thinking and get as many of your like minded friends to as well.
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  502.  @mioh23  Nearly twice the votes of the Tories who came second (in a fairly Tory area).
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  503. Keeping people alive who would otherwise have died naturally is just a means of making more money for big pharma and health care companies.
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  504.  @Lonovavir  You almost described me there except I never worked that long each week for anyone else in my life.
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  505. Are you still allowed to call them blacklists? LOL
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  506.  @kriegjaeger  The concept of creation is very much open to interpretation. If the classic Creationist version is actually just an old story, gradually corrupted over millennia by word of mouth story telling, then yes, creation is actually what happened, ie we did not suddenly appear as we are now.
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  507. Go to the Great Dorset Steam Fair and see our history, all sorts of music and food .strangely enough, there are very few non Europeans, virtually no police and certainly not any signs of trouble.
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  508.  @sergpie  They say that if you remember the 60s you could not have been there. And as for free love in the 70s, not sure I ever got any!
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  509. I wonder how the Russians or Chinese deal with such people? I bet they are far from sympathetic!
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  510. When new-comers to Britain destroy our heritage are we allowed to complain?
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  511. This whole countryside thing is such unbelievable rubbish. Round my little city there are some lovely walks within easy reach of all parts of the city. You very rarely see certain people out on the walks yet the streets in parts are full of them. There are absolutely no reason for this!
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  512.  @Rebrn-bk5em  No, they are against the suffering of certain children and the risk to the lives of some very poor women who would go to back street practitioners! .
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  513. What politician has ever kept their promise? Even all the things that Trump promised came to nothing.
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  514. ​ @dylanvanhoorne3191 So the post boomer generations are totally incapable of doing anything about it? Says an awful lot. The so called boomers have got fed up with holding the entitled generations hands all the time and fed up with their bs and are now retiring.
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  515. Adolf had some very strong views on art and what was acceptable!
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  516. The Catholic church was always against contraception as pregnancy is one of the best ways to control half the population and having more children than you can afford keeps most of the others under control. The priesthood are such a fine and upstanding bunch as we all know and they do need a constant supply of choirboys.
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  517. I doubt someone would say “Wow stop threatening me.” in those circumstances - more like - "Why?" or "how many do you have?"
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  518. I thought it was pretty criminal already?
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  519. Same should apply to bail and parole!
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  520. It is actually worse than most of the corrupt things our wonderful government get up to!
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  521.  @Grenbestyie  Some of us are reasonably content with what we have now as we grew up with very little.
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  522.  @bath_neon_classical  It is compulsory at boarding schools, hence why all the MPs are odd.
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  523. ​ @eleveneleven572  Catholics and Freemasons often go hand in hand which is why the priests get away with what they do.
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  524. How did the kids like their special times with the priests?
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  525. Sounds like someone knows a lot more about some things than might be quite right?
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  526.  @Spacey7  The Solihull incident really sums things up!
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  527.  @martin101harris5  Not sure what you are on about there, but my experience of the food in the US is that 90% plus is just volume without taste. We had to eat in This or Chinese or French places out there to get nice food.
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  528. @@SHH885 Probably because decent people don't destroy their towns and cities because they are upset by the actions of a nutter or one bad person?
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  529. And still as enthusiastic about sailing as ever!
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  530.  @C.CUMM1NGS  I was actually taking the mick out of those who only want to find someone to blame for everything without actually doing anything about it.
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  531. I find the flat earth loonies so funny- you almost suspect that they are taking the Micky.
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  532.  @C.CUMM1NGS  Ted Heath got us in and I for one am happy to admit I voted out.
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  533.  @JamesTombs  Would they have been so nice if you had not given them respect? That seems to be the issue these days.
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  534.  @monkeymox2544  You use the word "Entitled " and I am afraid that says a lot. Who says anyone is entitled to anything?
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  535. We have far too many MPs for the size of the population and that causes several problems. The cost is obviously way higher than it needs to be but it also makes everything going through parliament take much longer than it should.
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  536. Must be global warming?
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  537. Maybe if he had not been speeding he would still be alive?
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  538.  @missrockafella9432  People's expectations have become quite unrealistic of late due to the "entitlement" they think they have (often from watching too much TV / internet).
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  539. Jet skiers with Stanley knives patrolling the channel and slashing the dinghies.
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  540. Like heck you would in rough water!
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  541.  @ddc2957  Even modern day China has benefited hugely from the British!
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  542.  @siphomnisi3842  Those are possibly the two worst things that the few bad guys did in "our name". Mind you, there is a bit more to the potato famine than meets the eye at first.
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  543. @@LordOfTheCats-ok3nj To be honest, if some of those complaining loudly about the situation got together they could at least start to do something about it, even if it was to take the occasional trip over to France and wander along some beaches or use jet skis out in international waters.
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  544. We need a Brittania replacement that is worthy of the name. How about a J Class replica?
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  545. Do you mean council houses or over sized, over priced status symbol houses that make dodgy builders very rich?
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  546. Or what anyone says on any media run by big business (like youtube???)
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  547.  @RaceLever  I like vegetables but only served with food suited to my metabolism.
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  548.  @Bonzman  Fry it in beef dripping!
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  549.  @RaceLever  spuds are easy to catch and surprisingly nutritious, just look at Ireland in the early 1800s. A good rule of thumb regarding how good food tastes is that the harder it is to come by (eg kill and butcher) the better it tastes. Just think of proper fois gras.
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  550.  @RaceLever  I suppose it would depend on the breed of dog, but I would think half a puppy would not have enough meat for a proper meal. When you think how little meat you get on a suckling pig although the taste does make up for the quantity.
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  551.  @Atrides0777  I don't particularly like fish so tend to avoid fish restaurants, I don't get angry because they don't do venison or whatever.
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  552. Diversity of classical music? What a lot of total nonsense.
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  553. Where I am in France there is a mix of "superloos" which are mixed and very traditional gents urinals consisting of a simple wall.
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  554.  @johnharding6394  You spell just like someone for whom English is not their first language?
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  555. Is this not the thought police in action? People being arrested due to their beliefs?
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  556. I remember when Ted Heath promised to cut inflation at a stroke! That year I had 3 pay rises just to keep up!
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  557. It was so obviously a professional hit, or worse still a disgruntled copper. The poor guy who was initially done was totally stitched up by the police.
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  558. Accountants are killing the BBC by trying to appeal to a bigger and bigger audience through dumbing down and being "on trend" when historically they produced high quality programmes that appealed to a smaller audience and were very proud to do that. In fact that was the theme of some of their self promotion.
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  559. Rats are highly intelligent creatures, not what can be said for some folks!
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  560. Poke a sleeping bear with a stick and it will bite you!
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  561. We need to fit tags with det chord in them so that if they try to remove them they go bang!
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  562.  @frankwilcockson3335  I am not sure where to start when it comes to learning things from the French, having just returned from a 2 month holiday over there. Even our two grandchildren (11 & 13) who we had with us th first 4 weeks were impressed by the French way of life and living.
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  563. ​ @manpreetbrar838  Fascist! Or maybe just patriotic.
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  564. How about moving it to a nice sandy island? Bramble Bank springs to mind! (Look it up if you don't know where it is).
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  565. ​ @nothingtoseehere999 He should never even got himself into the situation in the first place and the fact that he was supposed to be a driving instructor really makes me worry.
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  566. ​ @barrygriffiths139 Stupidity and arrogance spring to mind. Like the Paris incident.
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  567. ​ @hardlines2635 You forgot architect and trainee doctor.
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  568. ​ @govermentsoundsystemrootik8887 That is not what happened and you know that full well.
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  569. A true pillock of society!
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  570. If more people had smaller, more economic cars instead of status symbols and only drove them when actually necessary, the oil companies would suffer as would the government due to loss of tax income (not only from the fuel sales but also from less road tax).
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  571. Not seen any comments about the demographics of Luton yet.
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  572. Support your local Corner shop who supports his family back home.
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  573. In France recently a lot of new comers were filling their trolleys and leaving with no intention of paying!
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  574. Is "math" what we call "maths" in English?
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  575. Sadly as long as I have been old enough to vote, at least half of them have been in it for themselves and their mates.
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  576. We have a dodgy immigrant running the country and his best mate being dodgy with taxes!
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  577.  @NathanMN  Ever wondered what might have happened if the Americans had made a better job of making Covid more effective in their labs?
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  578.  @1lonecrow  Americans do what they think they should, except for the criminals who do what they want.
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  579.  @ThesTroubleAtMill  Cost, price, value or worth - all have subtly different meanings. Freedom can be costly, the price you pay can be high. How you value it and what it is worth to you, only you can determine and no one else.
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  580.  @williamdaniels6943  Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition!
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  581. The rant - or even a tirade of abuse seems to have got lost!
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  582.  @brianmcmechan8625  Sorry, but where did I say I am sickly? I have type 2 diabetes having picked up some weird virus a few years back and asthma due to some of the reckless things I did as a kid. Both those conditions tend to leave you vulnerable to certain viruses or diseases.
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  583. "Morality2 in the west tends to be based on the ten commandments, all of which make sense to a degree although some go against capitalist principles. What puzzles me is that there is no reference to children in their, the only one I know of in the bible is something about "suffer little children".
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  584.  @UnschoolingCOM  One of the other great lessons from history is that revolutions (ie rebelling against authority) rarely change much in the long term, only the leaders.
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  585. Anarchy and chaos are not caused by the good people? Just look at the situation in countries where respect for law and order is pretty much non existent?
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  586.  @woodrowcall3269  When the government trusts the people, the people will trust the government?
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  587.  @olive4naito  Dating, marriage and having kids is certainly conformity and the same could be said for seeking a career. So much so that anyone not conforming to these are very much frowned on.
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  588.  @jeffrey6618  Talking down to people and in particular calling them "son" when they have no father is classic authoritarian behaviour. By the way, I guess you did not read my reply to another person on here pointing out that my box car remark was made in irony. If you are from the group who were loaded into box cars, yes, that was a terrible thing, however some members of that group shot at my father when he was out their way to protect them from the bad guys and he never forgave them for that!
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  589.  @knutkarstensen3114  Apologises accepted (I do normally tend to try and indicate the irony of what I am saying but failed to that time).
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  590.  @captaintrepus3842  As I said, it is all really about perceptions at the end of the day.
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  591. The worst thing about the UK these days is how Americanised we have become with lawyers trying to get everyone to sue someone for their own stupidity. Kids play grounds used to be where you learned not to do stupid things because it hurt. Now the kids can get away with impunity when in my day you would be crying genuine tears of pain with no skin on your knees or elbows. This has had such a huge impact on people's behaviour later in life.
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  592. In the UK, one religion is growing exponentially!
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  593. @Andrew Schneider All those BS training courses are one of the things that contributed to my early retirement.
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  594. @Andrew Schneider Until recently I had no real idea what a pronoun was!
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  595.  @SJHFoto  Sorry, I thought you were from south of the border. What part? I used to travel to Montreal fairly regularly for work with Pratt and Whitney.
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  596.  @SJHFoto  Nike is about the only one I, some are named after your sports personalities, Jordan rings a bell.
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  597.  @SJHFoto  Branded and over priced sports footwear that never gets used for sports.
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  598.  @raynarks  One of my big sisters carers did not know what tomatoes were when she saw them growing on a plant!
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  599.  @tgs1766  When rhythm and blues was still actually worth listening to and actually reflected it's origin.
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  600.  @davidgray6959  If you watch these old clips, you will often spot kids predicting or saying ludicrous things so it is not as staged as you may think.
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  601.  @nextinstitute7824  Someone was saying how far ahead the US is compared with Europe. I simply pointed out that they are not actually as far ahead as they think they are. Funnily enough the UK had EVs many years ago, delivering milk in reusable containers!
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  602.  @jomac2046  I think you will find that the factory farming they were talking about was the next generation version- stuff they saw on sci fi movies and TV. Much like what was often portrayed as the cars of the future (funnily enough, many of those "future" cars seem to have been Citroen DSs originally from the 50s with bits stuck on).
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  603.  @grnpeepers2683  How old were you in 66? A great many of us grew up with a fresh outlook on the world and were brought up by parents who taught us to respect others but to think for ourselves.
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  604. Sadly I only ever knew one of my grandparents but both my parents had inherited some of the Victorian ways being born pre 1920. If only the 1850s generation could have recorded these sort of interviews!
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  605. I just love those reckless youth! Lol.
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  606. If only kids were so innocent these days!
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  607.  @KoshVader  I am aware of the laws in the UK and all the issues around this topic here. What does worry me (assuming any of it is accurate) is the situation in the US where, typical of them, money making has come into the equation. Some of the highly emotive terms being bandied around don't help either way.
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  608.  @wweisbeast321  Imagination was stolen from children when toys started to get more sophisticated. An ordinary push bike could be anything you wanted it to be in your imagination. As soon as it was made to look like a police motorbike or whatever, that is how it stayed for ever. Even Lego and Meccano became guilty when they started making kits that basically prevented kids using creativity and imagination.
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  609.  @barbarasanders7965  That is because it was always hidden away and those affected made to feel ashamed. Have you ever heard of the Famous Five books or the "Amazons" in Arthur Ransome books?
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  610.  @KoshVader  Totally agree and I was not trying to deny that there have always been people who seem to have the wrong body as it were. In the past, this was mostly visible among the upper classes who could get away with it whereas the poor had to suffer in silence or face the full force of the law (including capital punishment in some cases). I do however think there should be an age limit before anything irreversible is done for the very reason that some children do go through phases (all three of my sisters and my Mrs fall into the Tomboy category that could have easily been misdiagnosed).
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  611. @Craig Nothing wrong with eccentrics, that is how change ringers are generally viewed these days by those who do not understand the attraction.
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  612. That is not bell ringing! It is an awful racket like you hear on the continent. There are people who can ring changes two in hand but they are rather special. This woman is rather "special" in a very different way!
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  613.  @straightpipediesel  Is that why the song doesn't mention Ethiopia then? Still a bunch of virtue signallers
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  614.  @eyemnew2991  Quite true and people need to make up their own minds about how they deal with the risks either way. There certainly seems to be some things that make people much more at risk from the jab. You only have to look at the group of people who seem to be most affected and some of their less than wise habits!
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  615.  @eyemnew2991  Fair enough, but as I said elsewhere I don't know anyone in that unfortunate situation. I know some who are fully up to date and have still caught covid as they are in an environment where they are heavily exposed to it, but there is no telling if they would have been much more ill without the jab.
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  616.  @slydog7131  Bit late by then though. I do know a couple of people who wished they could have had the vaccine sooner because of the way they suffered when they had the virus!
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  617.  @Paul-li9hq  Daughter: "Mum... what's a Conspiracy Theorist?" Mum: Go take this new tin foil hat out to your dad and make sure you have yours on tightly.
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  618. It just goes to show that democracy is not for anyone!
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  619.  @suzyqualcast6269  Yep, that is around 3 months take home pay for many people in the UK.
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  620.  @daseteam  Sorry, but how do I know what? - That France is a very nice place etc? Been there lots. My other half was not born in England, spent the early years of her life in one of the old colonial countries on the other side of the world before moving to the UK. Also whenever I go there, I am impressed by the mix of people who all seem to get one well, regardless of colour or apparent religion.
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  621.  @davidjacobs828  What is your real Albanian name then?
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  622.  @laylanabakova9765  I think you might have the wrong link, it was pretty abstract and boring!
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  623. The French will not call for stricter knife laws unlike the UK government would because they know it would be a waste of time and money.
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  624. Banning anything only impacts the decent law abiding members of society. You only have to look at gun crime in the UK and how it has actually got worse since the various tightening of our firearms laws.
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  625.  @MrTM-fg6zn  love it! Mind you, cannons are not very cool, innit.
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  626. I wonder how they got away with this video?
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  627.  @StewartWalker-hy1eo  Sorry, I guess I got the USAF bit wrong as I have little knowledge of how the American military is organised. To me planes are for the Airforce not for squaddies or skates.
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  628. The supposed minimum sentence for firearms offences is 5 years. The gun and each round of ammo is a separate offence plus using it or even threatening to use it. Perhaps we need the police to declare a shoot first if a firearm is suspected policy?
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  629. And you trust an economist to tell you things like that? I am not sure when your grandfather was working but I doubt he had many of the things we take for granted (ie feel entitled to) today and that would make a big difference to how far his money went. His generation (like my parents) would have been very careful with their money and been prepared to go without many things to ensure their future was good.
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  630.  @harrytd  It rather depends on how you view capitalism - the side that has caused many of todays problems is the one where greed and selfishness has taken over - just look at some of our MPs? In theory, it can reward the hard working and honest, but so can other economic / political "isms".
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  631.  @cwm6203  I am only going by what people who have used it have said about it. My only experience has been the Paris metro ( not quite as organised as the London underground or the Montreal metro, I have to say) and a quaint little local train, more like a tram that was jammed full when I went on it. I would like to know what you feel makes it efficient or not (when compared to the UK network).
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  632. If you want to see real strong women, check out Ellen MacArtur, Suzy Goodhall or Pip Hare. I doubt either of you to could match them!
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  633. ​ @MK_ULTRA420  They are rarely feminists
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  634. @Luke Perkins One of the whole concepts of true libertarianism is that there are no rules as such, the idea being that behaviour is moderated by what other people accept. Sadly it is the one thing that would cause it to fail like all other "isms" because of people.
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  635.  @redstarling5171  Animal Farm, through and through?
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  636. Just ask Trump or Adolf!
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  637.  @evilemperorzurg9615  You want to watch yourself saying a tiger isn't sentient - that will up set the animal rights looines!
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  638. Dear Buragi, it looks like your comment in reply to one of mine has "got lost". I can tell you that a great many people on YouTube do seem to worship channels on both sides of the fence from animal rights nutters who hang on every word of some vegan ranter to out and out merchants of hatred who believe everything someone who purports to share their views. There are many who challenge or question the views of those on either side of the fence with honest reasoning and arguments.
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  639. Natural breast feeding is a very good method of contraception which is one of the reasons baby milk products are so bad.
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  640. Some make the decision after lots of thought and do it for the same reason that professional footballers play their game, lots of money to be made. Organised crime is pretty much dependent on the cash only society and cannot function in a cashless society.
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  641.  @TheTurnipKing  Your last sentence is so true and so wise! When will people start to see that there is actually a "Middleist" (I hate the term "Centrist"!) way to do things correctly for the majority rather than either "side" benefitting unacceptably?
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  642. The bus analogy is quite interesting - The UK (from Civil Service times) way has always been - Not many people are using the buses so we have to put up the fair to make more money. Less people use the buses so they get cancelled. It seems that in the Scandinavian countries they ask "Why are not many people using the buses? Perhaps if we lowered the fairs more people would? Suddenly instead of one old lady, three people use the bus and the economics start to change and then six people and so forth (this is in effect what the supermarkets do with their cheaper & cheaper pricing). Is this about capitalism or socialism or not about any "ism" whatsoever?
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  643. That is most peculiar as my father was as they say, a little to the left of Chairman Moa, having been born in WW1 and served in WW2 and seen all the bad things done by those in power (ie the rich). He hated the 4x2s and although he fought against him, had time for some of Adolf's ideas. He despised Americans due to their arrogance in general but had time for any decent, honest working class person.
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  644.  @MrHkl8324  But that has come about for very many reasons with the large female workforce in WW1 being a major driver. Anyway, so what if birth rates are falling, it will only benefit ordinary and poorer people as their skills and labour will be in more demand and hence command higher rates of pay.
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  645.  @shadowpriest2574  When you are old enough you can vote unless the system changes (unless I have mistaken your being an animal and not a child).
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  646.  @AmazingStoryDewd  It is simple evolution, animals with a low survival rate of offspring have large numbers whereas those with a high survival rate only have one or two.
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  647.  @akiramiller9025  They still get married at that age in parts of the USA- lol.
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  648. It is what happens when people become more educated and better off. That why the chavs are still breeding like rabbits.
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  649.  @Tommysimonsen  I did look up the Frankfurt School and it sounds quite an interesting topic.
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  650.  @АндрейНеугодников-м6е  That is what I was thinking.
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  651.  @wyleecoyotee4252  In fact it is almost the opposite to a problem.
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  652. Clamidia and gross obesity are big contributors to infertility, it is natures way of controlling population as there are currently way too many people on the planet. Just look how our countryside is being dug up for new houses and how house prices are going through the roof.
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  653.  @VeraldoAncodini  I sort of guess you are from South Africa, in which case, yes you did mine it. Not sure who the ground belonged to previously?
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  654. If the Russians released all their gold, the rest of the world would be in deep trouble!
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  655.  @raypurchase801  Nearest thing to sushi I am likely to try on a regular basis!
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  656.  @helenmalinowski4482  I guess you are not aware that the ability to make witty quips on topics like this is an indication of intelligence. The ability to fawn at the feet of someone who goes against the grain for the sake of it and believe everything their heroes say, despite them not actually offering a proper solution is something else.
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  657.  @orirune3079  Good point there, but still disappointing.
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  658.  @davidjacobs8558  The snake thing is very interesting - it seems that even in the UK with only one venomous snake, many native animals and birds are scared of them.
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  659.  @mikeallan7740 You will actually find it is often much nearer 90% in most cases. Just look at the behaviour of BMW drivers or motorcyclists next time you drive anywhere. You will notice that 90% behave exactly as their stereotypes would predict. This is a very good way to drive safely!
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  660. One of the reasons people believe that housing is unaffordable these days is to do with expectations. I had a young guy at work say that no one would want to buy a tiny one bed starter home like my first house. He seemed to think that a 3 bed semi was a starter home!
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  661. I bought my first tiny studio flat around 1985 when interest rates were pretty high. It cost 3x my annual salary for quite a responsible job. My next tiny one bed starter home reached 10x my annual salary a year or two after I bought it. The equivalent salary these days for the job would be around £40k (based on what I was paid when I retired the other year).
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  662.  @GodwynDi  Very true, and most legendary people have put their lives at risk one way or another, it is just that the more respected ones have not killed so many.
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  663. The consequences of religious zealots can be seen in many places! They are not good!
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  664. As long as it is used against some of the little scroats these days, who cares - LOL
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  665. Pretty wise words there, although not anything really new.
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  666. Intelligence is nothing to do with the accumulation of knowledge - that is education. I have known many intelligent people who were quite uneducated and more than a few educated people who were far from intelligent - genuine rocket scientists who could hardly change a light bulb!
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  667. In the UK, milk was delivered to your doorstep in reusable glass bottles by electric vehicles! Now that was way ahead of its time!
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  668. Funny how things were never that bad when we ran the country.
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  669. Coops was a member of one of my local shooting clubs. I have seen one of his actions built into a long range pistol and that was awesome.
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  670. The only problem with natural immunity is if you don't spend a lot of time around other people you tend not to build up immunity. You can see that very clearly from teachers and nurses who rarely seem to get colds and flu.
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  671. My stepson, a rabid anti vaxxer, very nearly died of a flu related illness yesterday! He had been pretty ill a few months before Covid became recognised with what we are sure was covid based on the symptoms. Luckily he was in an ambulance when he "died" the first time.
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  672. I just wish the vaccine had been tested longer - maybe using prisoners as it would not matter if it worked or not or had bad side effects. That way more people would almost certainly have suffered and died of covid and the roads would not have so much traffic on them.
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  673. Hindsight is such a powerful tool.
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  674. Can you get true natural immunity from a man made virus?
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  675. I wonder how many people died of pneumonia before Covid became "official" as a result of Covid infection? I know of a number of people who were seriously ill with what are now recognised Covid symptoms.
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  676. Could the increase in diabetes be because more people who have it are surviving than previously? It seems to have been increasing for a while.
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  677. Kids were not getting the jab until quite late on so it makes you wonder what caused this.
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  678. I would like to know how different the rates are amongst different genetic groups to get a better understanding. It might even be a good thing.
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  679. Are figures available for Russia?
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  680. ​ @stevepayne240  They are excess deaths, however, they are more a reflection of the perceived pressure on people these days.
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  681.  @Challengerscatpack50  It was about 20 years ago she died having had a minor stroke and a bad fall at home and not being found for some time. After hospital she was in a home slowly fading away, not having any idea what was going on around her or who anyone was, not even able to feed herself. Father died a good few years before very suddenly from a massive heart attack having had a nice Christmas. That is how I want to go (I have around 3 years to go to outlive him!)
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  682. ​ @Challengerscatpack50  Rather than die a horrible lingering death like my mother did with zero quality of life for her last 7 or so years of existence.
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  683.  @jonp6798  What you say is great and I accept that the academic life suits some people. There is a big however. You hear too many younger people complaining that they can't get a job or that if they do the pay is low when their only qualification is in some highly specialised topic.
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  684.  @sososoprano1  Staying in academia often seems to be a way of hiding away from the real world and does not contribute a lot to society. If that suits you then OK but don't expect it to make you rich as seems to be what many people think it should. From observation it often ends up doing nothing nor achieving anything of worth other than to the person doing it which I see as rather selfish in a way.
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  685.  @headab9027  There is a lot to be said for that. In times gone by many people would not have survived many of the conditions people do now and although they "survive" like my mother did for several years their quality of life is zero.
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  686.  @sososoprano1  Why did your son choose to do a degree with such limited career opportunities? Why indeed did he even choose to do a degree in the first place. My eldest stepson has virtually no academic qualifications yet runs his own successful engineering business employing two people. He got there by starting at the very bottom and working hard.
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  687. Spot on with those observations and as for heating, many of us from that generation grew up without any real heating a in the home other than a fire place. The telly was rented as they were hugely expensive and not that reliable. The whole attitude to food was very different too, no one would have thought of having ready cooked meals delivered to their door.
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  688.  @annapachaclarke2392  People have tried the utopia experiment many times before and although it often works for a fair while it rarely lasts that long before it falls apart. Some of the Victorian philanthropists got fairly close albeit in a somewhat hierarchical manner. Personally I don't really know what the answer is. Out and out revolution has been tried and usually backfires. My best suggestion would be starting with the democratic process to make representation more representative. Even if you could go back and start everyone on a level playing field it would soon change. Some would become poorer and some much richer over night, not through any other reason that we are not and never will be equal.
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  689.  @inspirationalaries  At least the coronation is returning a lot of money back into the economy via wages and thus taxes plus all the spending it will generate from people who have money.
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  690. I was born into a working class family in the late 50s, dad did manual work and mum looked after my well spread out siblings. I have always considered myself working class partly due to that but also because I worked in blue collar engineering companies all my life. I am now very comfortably off because I was wise with my money. There are many people richer than me, always were and always will be.
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  691. An extremely wise man who was very visionary in so many ways that we can barely concieve.
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  692. "The reason they feel like they're mentally ill" is because it fits their own narrative and is a good excuse for all sorts of things.
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  693.  @thomaseidst3170  Look up the Golden Globe Race and how they are navigating and you will have your proof the earth is broadly spherical.
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  694.  @davelehti4000  Even Joshua Slocum had a thing or two to say about flat earthers.
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  695.  @beerbanditriverside3372  You are being far too logical.
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  696.  @thomaseidst3170  That explains all the nonsense you come out with.
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  697.  @thomaseidst3170  Speaking of Norway, did you know that if you pivoted it about the southern most point it would reach Rome. Mind you if you honestly believe that the earth is flat then you will have no grasp of such things.
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  698.  @Michael-ye2se Sadly, they are the only ones recorded in any detail. History is told by the victor or what ever the saying is.
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  699.  @beerbanditriverside3372  Talking of boats and sailing far away, have you ever heard of Joshua Slocum? He encountered flat earthers in South Africa many years ago and he had a word or two to say about them!
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  700.  @psycodelicrelic1906  Sounds like Disc World to me, although I never read that old twaddle.
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  701.  @thomaseidst3170  I read Joshua Slocum's account of meeting some people like you in South Africa many years ago, his reaction to them was brilliant.
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  702.  @beerbanditriverside3372  Don't even try to use common sense on people who have no sense at all
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  703.  @thomaseidst3170  I just love the fact that people put this stuff out to wind up idiots into believing it!
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  704. I like the concept that we may actually have descended from some aliens who fled here from another planet. If you take the old testament story of the ark as a miss interpretation of the stories handed down for millennia about this it does make sense, specially when you think the human brain is way bigger than it should be in terms of our intelligence.
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  705. I was in a similar situation to you, getting fatter and less fit, largely due to laziness I have to admit. David ue to an odd health issue I got checked for blood sugar and was found to be type 2 diabetic. I then decided to get a bit more exercise and go back to a sensible (old fashioned) diet. Lost around 40 lbs in no time and am now much better for it. The foods I eat are much nicer tasting too.
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  706.  @sammavitae114  The French value food and eating like we used to in the UK, sadly we are going the way of America. People are paying £3 - £5 for a coffee that they could make at home for 50p. Fast food delivery has taken off ridiculously.
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  707. But the harm done by the teens mummy goes unquestioned.
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  708. The sooner the world is rid of these people who want to control everyone's lives and profit from that the better. Last guy who tried it did well, but got assassinated in a way it made it look like he took his life in that bunker.
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  709. ​ @WilmaRose-mr2up  Clearly "they" are correct in Bobi's case - lol.
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  710. Surely it will affect the rich far more in their BMWs and Mercs that seem incapable of sticking to any speed limit or driving at a safe speed in bad conditions. And what about those with Lamborghinis or Ferraris that can do 200 mph? It must really hurt their egos to only be allowed to use 1st gear. The poor can't afford cars so they are unaffected.
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  711. ​ @zootehnik6662 Where do babies come from?
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  712. ​ @markscript5746 Never had either!
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  713. And one wonders why they had the revolution?
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  714. ​ @stevemcelmy9354 Don't you mean cars are nice to have even though they kill and injured hundreds of people each year?
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  715. ​ @gonebamboo4116 Very sad but true!
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  716. At one time the swastita was the flag of the far right, everyone remembers the way they ranted against "ZOG" and the Zionists running the world. The other thing we must remember is that Israel and Jewishness are two different things. Yes, the Israelis are largely Jews (althogh mostly not actually from Israel originally) but few Jews are Israeli. The swastika is not specifically anti semitic as such and to attack its use would be like the stupid hate crime law in Scotland.
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  717. ​ @twistedsister2568 I very rarely wash either of my cars, one is a 4x4 and was made to be muddy and the other a Citroën so who cares if it is dirty.
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  718. ​ @nlytnlyt6644 Technically even hand guns are not banned in the UK, just very tightly controlled.
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  719. ​ @Naren25 Ever heard of Switzerland where gun ownership is very high but all crime is low? You cannot compare the US to Europe due to massive cultural differences.
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  720.  @Kenneth-ts7bp  There was supposed to have been a book written before Titanic describing the loss of a supposedly unsinkable liner called Titan or some such name.
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  721. Just lucky that they were using high tech missiles and not good old point and shoot because there is no defence against them as the Yanks found out when someone used an RPG7 to down a chopper.
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  722.  @limpethead  Even if labour came up with a good solution, the Tories would not agree on principle (not that any politician actually has any principles).
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  723.  @MrPaultopp  The space shuttle explosion was due to penny pinching accounts not listening to the engineers. Sadly this was one of the causes of the Titanic disaster and the Concord crash. We never seem to learn do we.
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  724.  @will-zj5gq  The fact that there are reports it suffered a lightning strike on a previous occasion are worrying if you know anything about composite materials. You cannot inspect them like you can metal. For modern gliders, a lightning strike even without obvious damage means a write-off due to the risk of unseen damage.
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  725.  eljay5009  If that is the case, it goes to prove my oft repeated point that it is the civil service who run the country, regardless of which party is in power!
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  726. There is a very simple answer to that, don't let them take your money by keeping to the limit. If absolutely no one got fined then if it was just a money making exercise it would fail miserably.
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  727.  @GromDarkwater  You obviously don't mix with a broad spectrum of people. Many people in my city cycle everywhere in town because it is often quicker, and there is no hassle finding a parking space and the price of parking is silly. Others use the very frequent buses, particularly those with bus passes. We sometimes even go the two stops on the train (local station is a 5 minute walk) to the movies or for a meal as it is less hassle and no expensive parking.
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  728. @jonahwhale9047 We cannot change the past.
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  729.  @GromDarkwater  He did not mention anything to do with driving for pleasure for a start. When you hear about the number of people who "have to" drive their kids to school because they live over half a mile away you start to understand the difference between "want to " and "have to". I had no problems walking about 1 mile to school from the age of 5 and later nearer 3 miles to senior school. Anyone who says it is necessary to drive to the gym or some sports activity is exhibiting entitlement as they are things they choose to do.
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  730.  @thepagecollective  Very well said, as I remarked elsewhere, things must have been very bad before the revolution for what happened after to be allowed to take place!
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  731.  @huwwiliams8426  It would add significantly to it, learning not to go feral again.
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  732. If they had all been wearing dark hoodies and baseball caps over their big hair, would they be banned.
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  733.  @GromDarkwater  Do you consider it a right to use your mobile then? People have become far too accustomed to thinking they have a "right" to do many things and that is causing problems. You have a right to jump off a tall building but you would not want to exercise that right but you don't have a right to do anything where there is an alternative course of action.
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  734.  @outlaw6421  Again, no concept of average speeds!
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  735.  @GromDarkwater  That is called entitlement at it's most blatant. The only way to stop that is by laws.
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  736.  @GromDarkwater  The trains in France seem to be very well used along with the buses and that means the roads are much quieter. I recently did a couple of 30 or 40 mile bus trips that cost 2,50 euros each way.
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  737.  @ejoneswales  Your son's football team hardly counts as important (don't get me started on football! ). I could claim that it was essential for me to have a big 4x4 (like I do!) to carry things to my yacht and go beating and deer stalking etc but those are things I CHOOSE to do and in the grand scheme of things are just a privilege. Too many people get "right to" confused with "like to" these days and that is why the country is in such a mess.
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  738.  @trevorferguson6222  Traveling by car is not a right and never has been, it is a privilege. When I was young, far fewer people owned cars and walking or using the bus was normal. In France, the buses (and trains) are cheap and reliable and therefore many more people use them which in turn means the roads are much quieter. Perhaps this is what we need in the UK?
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  739.  @stevejones2310  You have used too many clever words for the person who made the comment!
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  740.  @MS-sb9ov  Have you looked deeply into the Falklands war? It seems people in many countries knew something was about to kick off with Argentina quite some time before they invaded. We in the UK were told it happened very suddenly which makes no sense given the time it would have taken the Argentinians to get ready, having not fought a war for a very long time (maybe 200 years if I recall correctly). It is much like the "weapons of mass destruction" story used by a later PM to show how tough he was.
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  741. The big reason for the lower birth rates these days is that we no longer need big families due to the survival rates of the children and the fact that people do not bow to the pressure to reproduce these days. It is called evolution!
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  742. Pork and pork products should be the default setting as it is much more eco friendly!
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  743. I wonder how long it will be before there is a referendum to give us British aboriginals (ie. Native Brits) a voice and which way that will go?
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  744. In WW2 many famous people actually fought in the war, just look at my Dad's mob, the desert airforce, Roald Dahl, Vincent Price and a number of others.
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  745. I would vote for Jason Statham or Vinny Jones to play MLK,
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  746. These events were one of the reasons our navy, as we know it today, was formed and are supposed to be the reason for the "Britains never, never will be slaves " line in Rule Britannia.
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  747. The failed rocket attack story has quite likely been made up by the 4x2s if you look at the real evidence. It might possibly have been a rocket but that doesn't mean it came from where they say or it could have been one that was shot down in flight or otherwise sabotaged. You have to remember that it is the 4x2s who control huge amounts of the media.
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  748.  @PeteH0121  Only when the car is turning into a side road and I am not sure if the distance from the junction where this applies has been questioned in court. It would be interesting to hear what happens when it is. It still doesn't mean that people can step out into traffic glued to their phones as seems to be a current trend.
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  749.  @johngwheeler  Absolutely spot on (FAC & SGC holder for nearly 50 years). Incidentally it is (theoretically) possible to legally own handguns and even machine guns in the UK but they are extremely tightly controlled to the point of being unrealistic, other than special pistols used for humane despatch.
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  750. Just imagine if Britain had levelled Dublin following the Horse Guards parade bombing? Now many people are supporting the equivalent in the middle east.
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  751. ​ @Suede. Another one of Adolf's failures.
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  752.  @vordman  Square heads!
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  753. I suppose that as Merlin practiced black magic he must have been black.
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  754.  @rogerwoodhouse7945  Fees in the UK used to be very high particularly when you add the solicitors fees (for doing very little with virtually no accountability! ).
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  755.  @janed5077  When I was talking about internally peaceful I was referring to ordinary, every day life. What your examples demonstrate is how aggressive and violent we can be when pushed.
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  756. Why is Gaza so full of young people? Could it be that the older people have been wiped out by the 4x2s.
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  757. Who remembers predictions of a mini iceage?
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  758. Can you ever imagine America having an ethnic American as president! Britain is fast going that way with the native population losing all rights.
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  759. The use of that name was psychological propaganda to make it seem like they had been wronged. Standard practice in war.
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  760. Where was she from again?
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  761. All these ridiculous claims are nonsense. However, the possibility that Jesus (assuming you believe in him) was of European appearance as is often portrayed in pictures, because of the fact that the Roman's occupied the area where he was born and even before then, Europeans had been trading with that part of the world.
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  762.  @NapoleonGelignite  I guess you have DNA evidence? Or you believe the 4x2s or you just accept what you read somewhere in an old story book. All I was suggesting is that it is not impossible he was of European appearance and that is factual.
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  763.  @vanpallandt5799  Please read what I wrote originally and try to understand what I was saying. I simply suggested that it was actually possible that he could have been of European appearance due to trade between Europe and the middle east and the Roman presence.
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  764. You need iron ore to produce iron for a start and the famous iron work you are describing is cast iron and not wrought iron, the two being very different things.
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  765. Having seen slings used in modern conflicts with authority in parts of the world, the idea of these super plumbata is very interesting.
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  766.  @vincentrathbone26  You mention bone structure and if you compare various races you will find that there is a considerable difference between certain races, especially the skull but also various limbs that make some people significantly better athletes.
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  767. The was a saying that whereever in the world there was a deep hole you would find a Cornishman and a Welshman .
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  768.  @Vingul  You are preaching to those with the worst form of deafness!
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  769.  @bttnat439  I have seen supposed evidence of it and everyone is aware of the culture of the adult women dressing and acting like school girls in Japan (there is a term for it but cannot remember the spelling)
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  770. Some people in the UK thought he would get rid of Russia and the communists.
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  771. Maggie gave them away to her mates for next to nothing.
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  772.  @Vingul  His policies were very good for a great many German people!
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  773.  @superdave8248  They fairly recently changed to LED street lighting round where I live (UK). The difference is amazing, no colour distortion, far less light pollution so you can actually see the stars at night, so much brighter that they could probably reduce the number. It also dropped the electric bill for running them and so far, they seem to be more reliable.
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  774.  @timlong4704  You mean like they did in Russia and China and even France?
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  775.  @cleanhit777  I don't need to book holidays, just take them when I fancy.
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  776.  @speedyhillski  I do not owe money to anyone and a higher return on my pension pot can only be good. Mind you I am unlikely to live long enough to use it all up any way unless I go silly with my spending.
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  777.  @jennyaskswhy  There is a huge difference between the entitlement seen today and ambition to better yourself through honest work. That is what raised many working class people to the so called middle class. I guess I come under the latter category as I was born in what would today be called poverty and now in retirement (early) live a pretty comfortable life.
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  778. The fact that it seems very common in Florida says a lot!
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  779. Just like politics the world over.
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  780.  @claytoncoolidge992  WTF has this crept in from against an article about traffic lights?
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  781. I know of families where it affected everyone (some times bady) except for a very young child.
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  782. The sad thing these days in the UK is that we are effectively being run by America and their "dream" lifestyle is being forced on us. Anyone who has a mortgage, finance on their car and anything else in their homes effectively owns little or nothing and have been fooled into thinking that they are happy.
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  783.  @mariahewitt9787  There is a lot to be said for a benevolent monarchy as opposed to a corrupt democracy!
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  784.  @kevt6151  I can honestly say I hardly understood a word of what you have written it is so badly spelt & full of major errors. My English is not the best, as evidenced by my grade 2 CSE, but I hope it is way better than yours. We were all ignorant but some of us continue to learn each day and admit that we are doing so. As for a small town on the Isle of Wight, what on earth has that got to do with it, other than that is where the famous giant lizard theory man lives?
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  785.  @paulm5443  I didn't say in the west, and thereby hangs the issue. We have all (with some exceptions) let ourselves be led into this situation by wanting more and more because we have seen it on the TV or internet. I admit that I have more than a few "toys" as I like to call anything that you can easily live without but make the quality of life better. None of these are advertised on MSM or glamourised by reality TV etc. Actually, most (boring) people in the UK would frown on the toys in my special cupboard. It is the endless desire for more and bigger that has ruined things. How many people have huge TVs in their homes, sometimes more than one. What about all those 5 bedroom houses that are lived in by families with just 1 or 2 kids?
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  786. Only in America, but sadly coming to the civilised world soon.
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  787. Yes, France is a pretty good place, two holidays over there planned on the boat this year.
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  788. You have to remember that people don't like to be told what to do anymore, even if it is for your own good.
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  789. First recorded powered flight happened in England many years earlier!
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  790. Saint Awful, as a friend called it.
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  791. Made worse by the fact that the missing girl had "special needs" as they say nowadays.
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  792.  @BoleDaPole  If the unvaccinated died of covid then it was their choice so without trying to sound nasty, it was their choice.
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  793.  @fionagregory9147  Extremely likely!
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  794. Always have and always will and there is nothing we can do about it. That is, unless we back Putin and China!
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  795.  @jamescastle5096  I regularly hunt for meat in the UK in the form of deer management as it tends to be called these days although weather, and sailing plus a couple of other things have interfered with that recently.
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  796. This all sounds like a marketing ploy for a company restoring pre-electronic era cars! Give me back my Morris Minor!
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  797. I wonder who the Freemasons were in all this.
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  798. You do all realise that you already pay to use roads , both to the government in tax and the big petroleum companies when you buy fuel. If we all changed to using more economic cars where appropriate things would soon change.
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  799. These days? It has been referred to as London by the sea for years and that says it all!
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  800.  @manoo422  Now I know you must be from another planet!
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  801.  @laserflexr6321  Sounds like you are trying to use common sense and rational arguments against someone who has neither common sense or is rational.
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  802.  @robertjames4908  Great for removing ear wax and poking in peoples faces when attacked.
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  803.  @B.a.S.t.A.r.D.  I am on my 2nd C1 and it is about the most fun car I have ever owned. Ever seen the endurance racing they do in them?
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  804.  @GhostOfKiev2023  Yep, that sums up the genocide committed by the former Europeans who became the new Americans. I would quite like to know what things were like for the "natives" prior to independence.
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  805.  @B.a.S.t.A.r.D.  I had a Mk2 in bright green. It was the biggest pile of rubbish I ever owned and only my second Ford. First was a 2 year old Cortina that got through 2 cans and a clutch in the few years I owned it (amongst other trouble) and it rotted out in around 5 years. All the Citroens I have owned since have been super reliable and cheap to run with readily available service parts.
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  806.  @MeTube3  The issue with electronics in cars versus older systems is that the electronics work or fail completely and can only be fixed by changing parts. Older systems fail progressively and if properly maintained will never let you down completely without warning.
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  807. My stepson had his oldish van broken into a few years back and to disable the alarm they trashed the electrics. He got it sorted (so he thought) enough to start and drive to his next job, but blasting down the outside lane of a very busy motorway it decided to do an emergency stop - it seems that the ABS system had been messed up. He made the morning local news due to the chaos it caused but very luckily no one got hurt.
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  808.  @gregjenkins2925  Hahaha. If it was a Range Rover I bet it has never even driven over grass!
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  809.  @barrydevonshire9749  How do you avoid excessively processed foods when you are vegan? The soya products and fake "dairy" products are particular examples.
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  810.  @sambrooks7862  Yes, it is used in various place names in the UK and I suspect it is from the old English or similar.
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  811. Most modern cars have air con so you just set the temperature you like and forget about it. Mind you, I will try to avoid a car with a touch screen as long as I can.
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  812.  @barrydevonshire9749  Two big issues, firstly there are too many people on this planet. Second issue is the vast amount of land that is unsuitable for arable farming for one reason or another but can sustain grazing which converts inedible vegetation into good healthy protein with little processing.
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  813.  @danisaac  Too many people have or nearly have accidents because they don't bother to clear their screens already.
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  814.  @dungareesareforfools  I guess I never do journeys long enough to get through a decent CD with only me in the car. That or I hook my phone up to the car system and it plays tracks from the phone memory (that is a lot of music! ). Did you ever drive in the days of the cassette or 8 track?
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  815.  @GhostOfKiev2023  You summed up the way that the genocide was carried out subtly very well there, few realise it was very deliberate.
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  816.  @G58  Those were the last real SAABs and go on just about for ever.
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  817. Why buy a modern car then with all the issues that go with them?
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  818.  @scaryfakevirus  Touchy! As I indicated elsewhere today's generations would see sensible instruction on road safety (or any other type of safety for that matter) as an intrusion on their "rights". Tell a driver not to use his mobile while driving and you are likely to get a mouthful of abuse. Suggest that a BMW driver uses his indicators and you would probably end up in court for a hate crime.
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  819.  @BraveNewUs  Do you really think most drivers are that pathetic that they get stressed over something like that? If they do, then the human race is doomed.
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  820.  @stevensarson482  The problem is, if anyone told the kids to be careful these days the parents would be up in arms claiming "they" are trying to brainwash the kids or saying it was some kind of discrimination. The entitled generations have brought most of the problems that we grown ups have to suffer on themselves. From the traffic nightmare caused by the school run (how can you expect little 13 yo Chelsea to walk 1/2 a mile to school when we have mortgaged ourselves to the hilt to but a new SUV?) to the need for stricter speed limits.
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  821. Every myth and legend comes from a grain of truth passed down over millennia and changed slightly by what used to be called Chinese whispers.
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  822. Last time I went to Luton about 10 years ago (having lived on the outskirts for a couple of years some time previously) I went into B&Q. As far as I could tell, my other half and myself were the only "locals" and certainly the only people for whom English was a first language.
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  823. Maggie destroyed all British industry and that is where git started!
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  824. What ever happened to the right wing obsession with ZOG?
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  825. I have been to the Caribbean several times and observed that there appeared to be two distinct groups of people. One lot were the smart, clever, hard working type (think Will Smith as the typical image but a large proportion were women). The other, larger numerically, lot were the stereotypical opposite. I wonder if this goes back to the days when the latter type were captured by the former and sold as slaves? It would make sense to capture the easiest people.
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  826. Sadly that applies to the whole of the entitled generations regardless of origin.
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  827. So😅like the Brazilian method over all?
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  828. Too many women in important jobs these days!
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  829. It was good old Maggie who got people to buy their council houses and thus totally dependent on banks and be obedient to their employers.
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  830. ​ @JimGriffOne  Mussolini was a lot more socialist than many people realise, much like good old Adolf in that he believed in the power of the ordinary people and not that of a few wealthy individuals.
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  831. Blondie, AKA Debbie Harry in truth, did the best and only good rap song ever!
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  832. The only talented black faced Welsh singers came out of the pits.
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  833. The problem with the BBC is that they are now run by accountants who only understand numbers which in the case of TV means viewer numbers. They believe that they need to be "on trend" and we know what that means these days.
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  834. One of the big problems with Saville was that parents used to deliver underage girls to him at the BBC for TOTP and other shows.
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  835.  @Senbei01  Still happens in many parts of the world.
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  836.  @robmcguire7534  The big problem is that many were facilitated by the parents of the kids involved delivering the kids to them eagerly.
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  837. Maybe he just has good chat up lines
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  838. @Callum The old lady might not have been the best example of what I was saying, but you get the drift. Some people will still be poor however much financial help you give them, and some will climb out of poverty with little outside help. In fact, it has been proven that the wrong type of help (i.e. purely financial) actually makes things worse in many cases.
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  839.  @charlottetaylor4471  And oddly, it is the French who are some of the biggest admirers of our monarchy?
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  840. If you want to see truly hard times, have a look at Portugal or the US as two really good examples? Or maybe even some of the African countries who at one time (i.e. until we let them go) were pretty well off.
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  841.  @RedEyeification  Businesses pay what they have to to get workers, just like buying things in a shop. Make yourself more valuable and you get paid more, just like I did and many others.
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  842.  @sonyasmith1991  And how many reasonably poor people are there in the UK? I would suggest more than a few million ( given by what is considered to be poor these days). If it was only 1 million, that is only £12 each, really not going to do much is that? And given that just money often causes more problems, at least they would not be big problems.
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  843.  @banana9106  I think that one of the major factors is that we have simply had things too good and too cheap for too long, largely due to poverty in other parts of the world (typically the far east). People have come to have unsustainable expectations and they are now starting to bite us!
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  844.  @colettelondon8434  What is, that people are complaining about the big event that put a huge amount into the economy?
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  845.  @turnovertheleaf5505  Very sad but true in many cases, although more specifically the "Gen Z" lot don't want to do real work as that is beneath them. That said, I do know a couple of real exceptions who work hard and will go far in this world.
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  846. @ali kamal If no luxuries means just survival then a good 3/4 of the world's population is barely surviving! My motto for life (from an economic perspective) was that you can always save money on the things you need but never cut corners on what you want to make your life better!
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  847.  @levbronstein-red  Any government in these times!
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  848.  @RedEyeification  The poor people as you put it, work for those businesses (or at least those who deserve any help do). More than a few very successful businesses were started by ordinary people. And then there is the question of how much many poor people contribute to society and the economy?
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  849.  @RedEyeification  Not sure where you got that idea from? What about all the ordinary people who got paid more as a result of the event?
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  850.  @MsMesem  I totally agree with you on that. I am not a big supporter of the various royal "hangers-on" but there are not really that many and they have to spend their money somewhere. When you think of all the ordinary folk who have foreign holidays each year (I.e. spend money abroad) and buy masses of cheap foreign goods, it makes you wonder ho is doing the most for the economy / country?
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  851. @Max TheCat Sadly, like many charities set up to help people, it is against their interests to cure the problems. A bit extreme I know, but if poor people did not have any children for a couple of generations, there would be far fewer people living in poverty.
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  852. What if the child had inherited the condition?
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  853.  @johnpugh3348  Did you not know that the guy in 1930's Germany was also very anti-capitalist (it is how he got his country out of the mess it was in earlier)? The problem with pure capitalism (same as any "ism") is that unchecked it leads to extremes and just like communism goes astray when the greedy and dishonest get to be in charge (even those who start out with good intent become corrupt!).
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  854.  @johnmoore9862  That is an interesting point but maybe it is linked to the reason that some western powers turned a bit of a blind eye to what he was up to early on? That or he saw through some of what was happening there?
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  855. @Ama Daetz I think you are confused by what "entitled " is taken to mean these days. If you are talking about the government/ civil servants, then strictly speaking they are entitled (and infact empowered by the ordinary people of the country) to do what they see fit (right or wrong). These days, "entitled" refers to those who think they are entitled to have massive TVs, new cars and the latest designer clothes without really earning them or in some cases without a proper job. That is what is ruining our economy!
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  856.  @RedEyeification  Then there is nothing wrong with some people doing well in life and others not so well. To each man, his worth?
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  857.  @RedEyeification  Does that include those who do nothing to help themselves? And where can I find a template for this utopia?
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  858.  @charlottetaylor4471  You used the term "comfortably", but the problem today is people's expectations of what comfortably is. We have all had things far too good and cheap for far too long to be sustainable and it is all catching up with us now.
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  859.  @MakeSureYouCleanUp  You failed to mention that strict anti abortion laws put a lot of young women at risk because they are forced to go to back street abortionists or even try do it yourself methods. Alternatively they simply go / fly to a place / country with little less backwards views.
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  860.  @iPlayOnSpica  You raise a huge number of very valid points there. The American economy is geared around ordinary people making the rich much richer by getting them hooked on the myths of freedom etc. By degrees, most western economies are somewhat similar but tend to not be so extreme (yet!). You only have to see the extreme wealth gap in the US to see this when you compare it to say European countries. I was really shocked to see such graphic illustrations of the gap in Florida where along the seafront there was obvious wealth yet three streets back it felt and looked like a third world country and not a safe place to be.
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  861.  @merlingeikie  I think you misunderstood my comment regarding an alternative to the current government. Many of these people would be poor whoever was running the country and more than a few still poor however many handouts they were given. One side gains support through poverty and the other cheap labour.
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  862. No one has yet given me a proper, believable explanation of why it is a problem. Most of the reasons quoted have been fed down from the top where they need a huge workforce and high unemployment to keep labour rates down so they can make more money. It also means more houses have to be built which again raises more money for them.
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  863. It might just be what the world needs before greed and materialism destroys us all? The strong and the prepared will come out the other side stronger and better prepared for the next phase m
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  864.  @charlottetaylor4471  Parts of Spain are pretty grim and many parts of the UK are world beating in terms of beauty and culture.
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  865. Wasn't the lab paid for by the Americans?
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  866.  @acampbell8614  And it seems that this applies to certain stereotypes of people.
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  867. The problem with suing a trust is that the people actually responsible are not penalised and any money you "win" will come from the public purse. The only way to get things changed would be to sue the management (or whoever you feel was responsible) directly.
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  868.  @jamieeames8934  It is way more per hour than most decent people actually earn.
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  869.  @jamieeames8934  It is all well and fine you saying that and obviously what you say is quite correct. HOWEVER, I still find it hard to accept that it took 10 months unless there was procrastination by people who stood to gain enormously by prolonging the case. If they were on a normal hourly rate for a working man it wouldn't be so bad but the amount they charge per hour for nothing much and certainly nothing productive is obscene.
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  870.  @Ian-xt1mb  I bet you don't contribute much to society in general, probably on handouts with your rent and rates paid for. They probably would have rejected you anyway due to you not washing often.
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  871. @@warpedwoz Add to that many seem to have made up no productive jobs!
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  872. Who remembers when there were no such things as mobile phones? How on earth did we manage in those days?
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  873.  @sadtranz4451  Try somewhat the other side of that fence. I someone causes an accident and is found to be DUI then I believe they should have their car crushed and never be allowed to drive again (as a minimum!)
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  874.  @keithterry2169  And it is advised for your safety and that of others.
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  875. The most common scams rely on the greed of some people who think that something for nothing is actually possible and que for free lunches.
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  876.  @stephenwabaxter  They also need to be respected so it works both ways.
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  877.  @handsomejack5787  But does it make it good or right? When I was that age a kid like her would have got a thick ear from the local copper and the same from mum or dad when she was dragged home by the ear.
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  878. One of the funniest tales of attempted robbery I heard was when a guy I used to work with was in a cheap supermarket in the local slightly rough town. He suddenly realised someone was after his wallet in his trouser pocket so sharply bought his elbow up. The potential victim is a big lad but I am sure he didn't intend to lay the would be thief out cold!
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  879. In France they have a totally different view on knives. You can see all sorts on sale openly that would be totally illegal to own in the UK. The famous company Opinel even make a "my first knife" aimed at quite young kids with the picture on the box showing a couple of lads around 10 or 11 whittling sticks.
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  880.  @richardturpin3665  A tv presenter just used the words baubles which sums up a lot of what Knowles says.
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  881.  @fluxington  He seems to completely misunderstand the meaning and purpose of legal fiction.
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  882.  @karenyoung8341  It is too easy to doctor digital recordings and make the police look bad.
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  883. ​ @cologne2792  Try "I am seriously paranoid, please excuse me "
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  884.  @topd0wn  But when you vote are you not expressing your opinion regarding who you want to run the country?
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  885.  @aitchellarmoire9944  As I stated, I do not really know the answer - I voted Reform in the hope that it might make who ever won think a bit.
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  886. That almost sounds like you are using common sense, no one is entitled to do that these days.
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  887. ​ @ethelmini There n maybe those people should not be riding pushbike two abreast?
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  888. Are they incompetent or is it deliberate?
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  889.  @Old_Man_Pete  People seem to have no concept of average speed and hence journey time hence they think 20 is some kind of conspiracy.
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  890. ​ @lxdimension Not another BMW / Audi driver complaining about speed limits on roads were 20 is quite often plenty if not excessive under some circumstances.
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  891. It is a bit like pleading poverty when caught shoplifting. Understandable when it is a loaf of bread but not when it is a pair of designer trainers. I wonder how many of these drivers have more than a pretty basic older car?
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  892.  @AtoZbyLocalBus  I was really just playing a bit of a devil's advocate, but we are only hearing one side of both of these cases. The building societies (which I believe they were, rather than banks) obviously did what they did for a reason and companies rarely do things like that without considering the implications. Decisions are normally made based on known customer base and how publicity of different types may effect them.
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  893. I was under the impression it was building societies doing this. Banks are normally far too greedy to care who or where the money comes from, hence the need for laws to try and control money laundering.
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  894. A few damaged cars helps with enforcement.
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  895. ​ @S.Trades I have been pulled over only 3 times and all for good reason. 1st time because I misunderstood the actions of the police car and pulled out think they had slowed down to let me,, I was also driving a very old and tatty camper van. A polite response from me to questions and a polite word from the officer and I was on my way without even checking my papers. 2nd time I confess that my actions might have been provocative in a way, but again, politeness all round. 3rd time, yes I had unknowingly committed an offence by having someone riding in the rear of an estate car not in a proper seat. Politeness all round and a ticket for use and construction well deserved.
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  896. This is what the tuber Donut Operator calls a "Sovereign Citizen " and he has loads of videos covering them that get really hilarious.
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  897.  @maximisatwat  So a serial killer writes his memoirs and makes a fortune from the sort of ghouls who love that stuff?
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  898.  @Hypersonik  Have you any clue how wealthy Brand is? I suspect he has way more money than anyone leaping to his defence could dream of and while he might protest, in real terms it won't affect him one bit.
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  899.  @Epidian  I had never even heard of it until this case!
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  900.  @stuartfountain9929  Does anyone do degrees that might lead to a productive career these days? Mind you even some of those with degrees that should be useful lack what it takes to make good use of them.
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  901.  @stuartfountain9929  You should almost not be allowed to be a copper if you have a degree as they seem to sap any common sense out of people.
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  902. You would love to think that the test for reasonable force would be what a "jury of your peers" would consider to be reasonable. Sadly with the weasel words of lawyers etc and knowing the bias of some juries that is not going to work well.
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  903. She obviously wasn't targeting babies from that group then?
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  904.  @ForkCandle123  Why do you think the case lasted 10 months (other than that is how lawyers make their money)?
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  905.  @ForkCandle123  But would it not have been wise to check first, just in case?
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  906. ​ @michaeldunham3385 All the problems come from trying to run a service like a money making business and/or trying to make it fail so the Tories can sell it all off to their mates for a song who will then sell it on for a huge profit.
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  907.  @marksapollo  The internet is fine but not necessarily always that safe for kids. Look how the looting in Oxford Street was organised for a good example, let alone the poor lad who got ambushed and knifed. It would be fine if the kids stuck to basic phones although quoting crime figures as a reason for them is not meaningful. We had our grandchildren for 4 weeks over in France earlier this year and one of the first things they noticed was less people glued to their phones and therefore much more polite and aware of what was happening around them. Both had their iPhones but often there was no reception or wifi so they were not much use. When one of them managed to break the special charger lead (not the normal USB type) they very soon didn't have working phones. The change to them was amazing! They suddenly started to do normal childhood things and even join in with more grown up stuff. Grand daughter discovered she had a gift for fishing and provided several free meals.
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  908. Is that a South African accent I hear? What is he doing in a foreign country?
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  909. Luckily it only affects greedy and selfish people then. Why should your parents scrimp and save so that you can have an easy life?
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  910. I only wish my parents had any money for me to inherit when they died. I got a few tools from dad and about £1500 from mum. Only wealthy people are affected by inheritance tax and even then it is pretty easy to get round.
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  911. No, it is fining your children for expecting you to leave them your money when they have no right to it. Spend every last penny you have before you die or buy things that can be given as gifts. There is absolutely no reason to pay more than a tiny amount of this tax if you are sensible.
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  912.  @professorplums722  Ever heard of ironic humour? Probably not by the sound of things.
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  913.  @parker-ii7fg  Americanisation!
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  914. This weather is all part of a communist plot to discredit the far right and to prove the climate is changing.
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  915. The government has given up trying to educate people for the last umpteen years and have even making people go hungry due to rising prices.
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  916. Given the huge number of FB's it is about time this happened.
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  917. It is classist too apparently which is probably why there is much less violence among the fans and criminal activity amongst the players.
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  918.  @chrisdaly9539  And the earth is flat?
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  919.  @wrongthinker843  Your "name" on here sounds about right. My next trip to top up my big freezer will hopefully involve the rapid departure of a Roe buck or possibly a muntjac after it has come into contact with a very fast moving projectile. I never plan to eat bugs, despite what the elite may wish for their peasants.
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  920.  @DelGTAGrndrs  I you need that explaining I do worry!
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  921.  @johnneville403  I always rely on the 80% rule when stereotyping people. How many mega rich people do you know who got that way through honest hard work? Do you know why? The elite don't want plebs trying to join their club in case they start to spend their massive wealth on things other than themselves. Just think of the Russian oligarchs!
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  922.  @andylewis7360  And what proof do you have that they were not? The simple fact that they could afford the massive "fare" for the trip that was filled with obvious risks and would only last a few hours does indicate something about them ( possibly with the exception of the British guy who has been described as an adventurer). It sort of shows how little money means to the mega rich yet still they crave more.
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  923.  @rorysmith2415  I guess all the people who worked on Covid and the vaccines went to Uni? Do you think nurses need to go to uni to learn their trade? You can't teach caring and compassion.
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  924.  @rorysmith2415  You don't learn skills at university, you learn how to pass tests and often get taught by people with little real world experience. The old technical colleges taught skills in combination with proper apprenticeships.
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  925. It is British snobbishness that caused Woolworth and Wilko to fail yet allows the coffee chains and sandwich chains to survive.
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  926. Hallo, hallo!
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  927. But are many of us truly poor? And remember, there are more than a few p[eople who would end up poor after a month if you gave them £10K.
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  928.  @johnsmith-ht3sy  I think you mean exploiting loop holes.
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  929.  @johnsmith-ht3sy  Not sure about your numbers, but we do need to do something about our guests!
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  930. Dropping house prices is long overdue, the prices have got stupid of late and the dodgy building companies have been raking it in by building poor quality houses in unsuitable places. A great time to buy a house knowing your mortgage repayments will soon drop and you can pay off the mortgage really quickly like I did back in the mid 80s when inflation and interest rates were genuinely high!
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  931.  russmartin4888  You ought to see the area where one of my sisters lives, when she first moved there it was pretty rough but it gradually started to get better. Of late it has gone to rats again with 4 or 5 dumped cars parked (?) in the restricted parking area behind her house. They all seem to be owned by one of the local chavs. For some reason you don't see many non locals round there.
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  932.  @sonyasmith1991  I don't think many people really grasp how all that stuff works.
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  933.  @sonyasmith1991  I don't think you fully understood what I was saying about the cost of producing food. There is a big lag between preparing the ground and sowing the seeds and harvesting the crops. The harvesting might be a little cheaper this year but that doesn't change the fact that the crops cost twice as much to grow.
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  934.  @RecoveringPessimist1  We certainly don't need many more people on this island, just look at how busy the roads are in most cities and towns and how good farmland is being built on. The current economic model that relies on an ever increasing population and thus market but anyone knows you cannot go on forever like that.
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  935. I really wish they would do this on the estate where I live to try and stop the foreign taxi and bus drivers speeding round the place. It is amazing that there have not been any more serious accidents, but I guess most parents round here are well aware that there are kids about and know how to drive safely (mind you, that doesn't apply to the BMW drivers!).
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  936. I bought my first place in the early 80s when mortgage rates were very high. When I described it to a gen z colleague at work he could not believe anyone would want to buy a tiny studio flat on theedge of Luton. His view of a first time buy was a 3 bed semi somewhere reasonable and there you have the very reason for the mess that the country is in, unrealistic expectations and entitlement.
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  937. Better still buy a yacht they are far more comfortable and you can go all sorts of places. A decent one will only cost you £100,000 for a used one.
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  938. Very well said, but there are still a great many legally owned guns in the UK.
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  939. The problem with the US is a cultural one far more than it is about widespread gun ownership. Put the two things together and you have trouble.
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  940.  @steeny9845  Bit like the Johnny Cash song, "Boy named Sue" then?
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  941. Send them up chimnies and down mines and the really dumb ones can scare the birds off the crops.
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  942. It was dear old Margeret who sold Britain to her friends for next to nothing.
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  943. Send them down in a sub to see the Titanic!
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  944. Kids being rewarded at school for showing up with no real competitiveness allowed has caused lots of problems.
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  945.  @savannahglebe5165  I would like to say here, here, but being retired following 45 plus years honest work I would feel a bit contradictory.
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  946. ​ maxthecat4632 You must be a diversity recruitment consultant.
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  947.  @Abbasblesseddaughter  I am not a big fan of flying now that smoking has been banned on planes. The air on board now is much less healthy as it is not changed so often. On the few occasions I have flown I have often ended up with flu or similar. With the way covid spreads and how badly it affects some people, I would not want to take the risk!
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  948.  @eranbenavraham  There is strangely some evidence that it was the immune system that caused some fatalities from catching covid. It seems that many smokers and users of nicotine, both of which are not good for the immune system, did not become as seriously ill as was expected. This information came from France where there are still a large number of smokers.
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  949.  @fs5775  The problem with propaganda is that it can come from two sides but genuine observations by real people do not adjust the truth. China has it's problems just like any nation and although us Brits criticise their lack of democracy when it comes to who runs the country we forget that our country is pretty much run by the same bunch of civil servants regardless of who is in power.
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  950. If it is only the poor, it will reduce the number of people living in poverty?
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  951. Matey on the left saying about the cheapest price sums up the problem very nicely - we are not prepared to pay for what the food is worth because that means the big supermarkets make less money.
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  952. I loved it the other day when some loony lefty animal rights nutters tried some how to link paedophilia with big game hunting - where on earth did that come from? Mind you, I have heard others try to link it to activities that are in fact even more opposite to it.
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  953.  @mehoyminoy1326  Do you think it realistic to want a 3 bed semi as your first home? That seemed to be what many of the younger lads thought when I was working. I started with a studio flat in a cheap area in early 80s and now have a small 3 bed semi (& a yacht that cost as much).
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  954.  @dabear5641  Your last sentence gives a very good clue as to why house prices go up so much.
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  955.  @baldieman64  There is a bit of truth in what you say, but in the UK the biggest driver for house prices is people not accepting they have to start at the bottom of the ladder. When you see a 3 bed semi advertised as an ideal starter home you realise where things have gone wrong.
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  956. You can thank Ted Heath for how we ended up joining the EEC - the way the question was posed regarding joining or otherwise was very clever. I have no idea what the majority was, but I guess that could be found. In fact, I think I will try to find out right now.
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  957.  @michaeldoolan7595  I am shocked at my stepson and his family's attitude to things. Everything has become throw away with ridiculous waste. No one seems to value anything any more and that has filtered down to life and attitudes to others. I am not having a "save the planet " / climate change rant (it isn't our fault!) But everything that gets thrown away has to go somewhere and we are running out of places to put it. The only time food gets wasted in my house is when the Mrs messes up cooking it and that really gets on my goat as they used to say.
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  958. If it wasn't for the cheap labour, food prices would be much higher (which we will be finding out very soon! ). That would have meant the "entitled " life style of most people over the last 30 or maybe 40 years would not have happened. Personally, I would have found that to be a much better situation all round as it would have been much more sustainable and there would be no sudden shock and hardship when it all comes crashing down like it will and it must.
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  959. @Meaning What Absolutely not and never had any desire to (I have seen what it does to many people! ). Father was very clever but not educated and mum, while she had won a place at a grammar school suffered badly due to her poor background and left early. My 4 siblings all did very well for themselves despite our background. BTW, I just realised I somewhat understated my net worth as the "spare" house north of London is worth around £1/2 million if not more now.
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  960. Every one should be made to shoot a selection of guns as soon as they are reasonably capable under strict supervision. I must have been about 6 or 7 for my first experience with an air rifle and 8 or 9 for my first shotgun experience. Just like the song, my very first pistol was a cap and ball colt!
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  961. ​ @raypurchase801  Not so much what we hoped for but what we seem to think we deserve because of what we see on tv and social media.
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  962.  @basilfawlty4647  The best type of socialism is when it is nationalised
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  963.  @chilo8187  And you know this from personal experience and not just something you heard down the pub.
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  964. Too much porn, is that a real thing?
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  965.  @realyopikechannel  You do raise some good points there, however you talk about people who get interviewed as if they represent all of that group and that cannot be true. Another giveaway is the reference to "big pharma" which, when you consider the numbers involved and that the products are not that different from the pill,doesn't really add up to much. The other thing of course is that these people are actually nothing to do with AGP. AGP is just like any other fetish / role play, be it pony play, pet play or even age play. It is all about fantasy, just like someone dressing up as superman or a famous footballer for their wife. They do not want to be women any more than the others want to be ponies or "naughty schoolboys". It is simply a totally harmless bit of fun in an otherwise very dull world as long as it stays in the appropriate place.
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  966.  @nunjabeeswaxs4686  By the way, suicide is not irreversible harm, it completely prevents any further harm!
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  967.  @realyopikechannel  Suicide is a personal choice - do you have the right to make that for someone else?
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  968.  @selectidiot  Is that what it says in the Sun newspaper?
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  969. Is there such a thing as too much? - LOL.
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  970.  @hospitalsgivingpatientsdan8894  Some of my friends and colleagues made the most inappropriate comments about my little sister as she was extremely attractive (to them) even in her late 50s (and I cannot believe I am saying this) she still turns heads. When she was doing the he-man stuff she left a of guys standing, but after a quick shower and a bit of make up they would be gawping. If you cannot understand what I am trying to say, then I have sympathy for you.
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  971. What do you people think regarding women who where what would traditionally be considered male clothing and do work traditionally associated with men?
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  972. They say that first appearances should never be used to judge someone. I always say they are a very good indicator of what someone is like. In the case of PGOL here, what she writes matches her appearance perfectly to me. Make up your own mind whether I have a positive or negative "vibe" about her!
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  973.  @Jupiter__001_  In the words of the punk song, anger is an energy.
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  974.  @kjm1529  You might be surprised, I did used to mix with some very "interesting" people at my favourite pub in Portsmouth and via certain websites/ chat groups etc.
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  975.  @jesussaves6625  I would suggest that you have probably seen very few true "AGPs" due to the very nature of what they do & why they do it! There are many reasons people choose to wear clothing normally associated with the opposite gender and AGP is only one.
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  976.  @jesussaves6625  Why should anyone not be allowed to challenge themselves just because of their gender? Are you trying to tell me all the great chefs must be "damaged" because cooking is women's work?
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  977.  @mollyoxy  I have recently seen some podcasts trying to say that people are becoming cowards and obeying authoritarian rules blindly. How does this all fit in here?
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  978.  @ArchivedFox  The whole subject of what is a fetish is a very interesting one. I once heard it said that making love in the missionary position under the bedclothes in the dark must be a fetish or even a perversion as so few normal people do it or at least enjoy it!
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  979.  @samanthawhang7498  Sounds like you are saying that to be offended or upset is just as much a perversion as wearing clothes that turn you on? BTW, it is often part of a femdom relationship or associated role play more to the point.
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  980.  @opronwin-fa8959  I suppose a reaction to being censored all your life and often being financially penalised would be to join together and fight the tyranny?
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  981.  @sueedwards9334  Why, at least you would be completely safe with them?
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  982. The protect the children thing was recently used by the animal rights loonies to somehow link paedophilia with big game hunting!
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  983.  @sangheiliwarrior86  I mean the ones that supposedly give you big muscles quickly - My Mrs used to see the side affects when she was a nurse - not good!
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  984. The big problem in the UK is that gyms are just money making rackets. So many people get suckered into the idea that the membership is cheap and going to the gym will do them good that gyms are popping up everywhere. Many are linked to illegal hormones etc. If everyone who had a gym membership went along one week, you would soon find that there was just not enough space. Keeping active and being outside is all that is needed to stay reasonably fit for most people - you don't have to do what my Mrs (in her 70s) does most days and cycle 3 or 4 miles down to the beach to swim in the sea all year round!
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  985. Never trust a degree engineer with anything requiring engineering ability (I have known of many who fall into that category).
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  986.  @mobiusone6994  wow, what a surprise?
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  987.  @mobiusone6994  I have not seen photos of the mother but I bet she conforms to a certain stereotype? Was the father around or was he with one of his other families?
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  988.  @mobiusone6994  probably made a fortune on Tik Tok too?
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  989. The kid was dead by any other name, perhaps the parents should have paid for their his care until he passed? Or educated him a bit better so he didn't do something so stupid? Typical happy clapper thinking they know best. Quality of life is all, not existence.
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  990. Darwin was right all along!
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  991. The fireworks at the start were just like France.
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  992. We are getting too much of their culture and ways here already.
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  993.  @fromkeajra  A very good point there, how do any of us know we are real. Or is that getting into Matrix territory?
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  994. Actually coal mining was mechanised quite a long time ago but man power is cheaper in deep mining and life is cheap. Open cast mining is the most efficient way and could very easily be computerised.
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  995. There are some jobs that cannot be done by AI because it will not have intuition. The jobs that it can do are those for simple people. My old job could not be done by AI for many reasons but now I have retired I don't really care. Too many Brits seem to live to work while the French have it the right way in that they work to live.
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  996.  @Goldenhawk583  Far too many people have no idea where their food comes from. I am trying to make sure my grandchildren are not like that. I take them beating for the local pheasant shoot and show them the carcasses of deer that I have shot.
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  997.  @Goldenhawk583  The French situation is odd, it actually goes back maybe 25 years or more. Of late, they (as in the rural France) have been going through really tough times. Some of it is due to their rather backward (by our standards) farming methods but to be honest I admire them for that.
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  998.  @Goldenhawk583  I have seen a changes in my life time (63 years) that few could really have predicted (well, a lot of sci-fi programmes/ movies did, but that is another matter). Given the independent nature of us English (plus the other British people), I really cannot see this happening in the way some fear it will. Our cities would require such major changes to allow this to happen in the way some people are worrying, that it just isn't realistic. As an aside, I am always puzzled about France (a place I like). 5 times the area of the UK with the same population. Stunning countryside, beautiful old houses (very cheap! ) yet so many of them seem to want to huddle into crowded cities. It must be a cultural thing?
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  999. Not all people make that decision to create a baby and even if they do, they still might prefer to prevent a child being born with no chance of any quality of life and which will be totally dependent on others for what often will be their relatively short lives.
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  1000.  @xaviercockerton6989  Adolf wanted that back in the 30's
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  1001.  @Sajuek  Down to the lowest common denominator? Is that not a move backwards?
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  1002.  @RedwolfDogrocket  Funny, I heard some loony lefty animals rights "people" trying to link big game hunting to noncyism the other day - that is seriously weird!
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  1003. The vote stood absolutely no chance of going the other way due to the disproportionate number of the economic migrants in the country compared to the native population. When is that going to happen in Britain?
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  1004. 46 years of being able to vote in this country has taught me one thing, that unless we have a proper form of proportional representation the likelihood of any party, other than Tory or labour running the country is virtually nil. There are far too many MPs to start with - maybe one for every 1/2 million voters would be plenty. Then, rather than the party with the majority choosing a PM, they should be voted for by all the MPs on a PR system (typically 1st choice, 2nd choice etc). The only way to stop the current political stranglehold is to vote for a party who truly support PR!
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  1005.  @overlandkltolondon  If voting made a difference then the civil service would have banned it long ago!
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  1006. One of the downsides of democracy!
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  1007.  @deadprivacy  Way back 25 years ago I visited Bangkok and was surprised to see many people wearing masks in public. I guess it was about the high levels of pollution in those days. I guess the same applied to the cyclists you often used to see on the main roads round where I live a few years back.
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  1008. It is funny how many INCELS (the loneliest of the lonely) were so anti social distancing and all that stuff.
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  1009.  @thistimeimhere  You are totally correct there. The problem with all "isms" whether political or religious is people and their greed. About the only cure, or rather limiting action is a regular change of regime, but even that has issues in a conventional democracy because all (generally both) main parties try to buy votes from just enough people (typically about 1/3 of the voters) to get into power. They don't even have to keep their promises when elected.
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  1010.  @thistimeimhere  What gets me is the guys who slag off some for being left yet go on about the wealthy elite and are anti the establishment, both of which are what would traditionally mark you down as a commie.
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  1011. At one time you would be branded a hero if you died for your country.
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  1012. These pods need to be heavily promoted to reduce the number of useless entitled people ruining things for grown-ups.
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  1013. When you think of all the charities set up to help rough sleepers and how much money they have, it makes you wonder why there are so many homeless people about.
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  1014. There used to be a famous sign on the way into Portland saying something like "Don't Californicate Portland" - My cousin moved from LA to Portland so his kids had a chance to grow un with a decent education and not dragged into some gang or other "California Man" things.
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  1015. EVERYBODY hates kiddie fiddlers & CP! There is rather a large "However" in that it is often deliberately miss-linked to other views / attitudes / groups or whatever you might like to call them to try to make those look much worse to everybody, and thus, much easier to demonise. This was a classic tactic used by the guy in Germany in the 30's and works really well. It is very easy to spot to people with half a brain, but sadly less than half the population who might be exposed to those views have even as much as half a brain (being generous!).
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  1016.  @zapazap  To perpetuate the humour in a typically ironic way that tends to go way over many people's heads.
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  1017. Sex should be reserved purely for producing children and should only take place in the missionary position, under the bed clothes with the lights out. There should be no enjoyment of the act, especially for the woman. Mind you, that all sounds a boring as hell & I don't want to make children.
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  1018. You should have seen some of the photos of "adult" Lego going round a few years back - very funny! By the way, the idea of bondage teddy bears goes back a good 20 years or more and were quite a thing in certain circles!.
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  1019. When you think about how extensively Adidas and Nike exploit many ordinary people, who are the real villains? Most people would have never heard of this brand or their products if it wasn't for people publicising them on platforms like this.
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  1020.  @elinope4745  Looking good at any age does not seem to be the case in some countries, thinking particularly Spain. You see some real stunners around up to about 25 or 30 then they seem to disappear, only to return looking like they are 70 plus and dressed in black. It might have been the region I was in though.
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  1021.  @5050TM  Too many people these days feel too entitled and see any rules as oppression and not there for a good reason. The Internet has not helped from Tik Tok to here on YouTube.
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  1022. I personally would never think of dating someone who appeared that much younger than me incase anyone got the impression that I was attracted to children. I know 60 year old ladies who could pass for 40, but that's a whole different kettle of fish.
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  1023.  @crazytown1146  It certainly is not totally new, but seems to be getting much more widespread. If you think back to the Top of the Pops days, parents were letting young teenage girls go along dressed much older and we all know what that led to! I pity the 18 / 19 year old lads who go to night clubs and chat up some girl (who should be at least 18 to have got in), get "lucky " and could end up with a criminal record and on the offenders register!
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  1024.  @serpentines6356  All this behaviour that does not seem right to decent people these days I believe comes from the fact that we have had things far too easy for far too long to be sustainable. You quite simply cannot keep having more and more, but sadly that is what capitalism depends upon.
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  1025.  @techpriest6962  Good schools have a strict uniform policy that goes a long way to stop them dressing like this. It also helps subtly with the notion of obeying rules and respecting others.
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  1026. The whole "deep fake" thing is quite amusing really. My big sister has a photo that appears to show her on a famous film set in place of Sophia Loren. That was made around the mid 60's.
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  1027. Porn is driven by money making and money making is what capitalism is all about. As for porn, where are lines drawn? Who has never heard the term car porn? Or maybe even "sailing porn" in my case?
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  1028. Modern architecture is much like modern art, a total load of old rubbish for pretentious people to rave over.
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  1029.  @steampunkrose1010  Married at 13 to their cousins, never left their county, possibly even their towns?
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  1030. They used to say beer was good for the brain as it made bud wise, but oh how times have changed.
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  1031. Does all this mean that the very successful black athletes and boxers are all fascists? The Nazis were into healthy living and they were extreme socialists.
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  1032.  @harrypike731  In the UK it is the civil service who have always run the country and most likely always will unless we get a proper Monarchy or a dictatorship.
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  1033. It does not matter who is in government it is the civil service who run the country otherwise they would have done away with the government years ago.
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  1034. The "own nothing" borax is self inflicted by people wanting (and believing they are entitled to) things that they cannot afford and borrowing money to get them. Those people own nothing and think they are happy.
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  1035. So much is free these days and most people can get the real thing so easily if they want to.
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  1036.  @olafswida2  I just re-read your comment and noticed the remark about reducing waste. The current business model for just about everything is based on waste - throwing things away that ought to be repairable or because they are not the latest version. If goods cost a bit more but lasted longer and were repairable then there would be much less waste whereas if people don't own something (hire cars are a good example) they don't care about them and always want the latest version.
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  1037.  @johnwotek3816  I know several police forces use them for the very good reasons you give, but there are also some that still use standard military ball ammo, eg fmj.
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  1038. I think it is wonderful that these Americans are not having children, the less of them the better. It seems like the only people who benefit from a growing population are the mega rich who depend on us "serfs" to work for them for next to nothing. They are the ones making people think that this is the only way.
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  1039.  @serpentines6356  I find Thomas Sowell has some very interesting views too.
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  1040.  @Waywind420  According to some, modern man originates from Africa, but I am tall, blonde and blue eyed, almost the perfect race.
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  1041. ​ @SomeCanine  "THEY" don't really care.
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  1042. My favourite line, generally referring to the civil service who actually run the country regardless of which party is in.
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  1043. It sounds like you live in some inner city slum area filled with new visitors.
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  1044. ​ @raumograeywolf5477  All joking aside, loads of people claim that most representations of him are wrong in showing him with northern European features. As it happens it is quite possible that this is correct given the trade between our region and the middle east. The other thing is that the Romans took slaves from all over Europe all over their territories.
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  1045. There are far more English saints than George but many are only known as town and city names.
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  1046. And what actually is wrong with that?
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  1047.  @shanerooney7288  Some would say that modern Australia has less culture than a pot of yoghurt!
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  1048.  @nerdyali4154  Some of us have "roots" that go back millennia! Where do you draw the line regarding you roots then? - 50, 100, 150, 200 years?
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  1049.  @madebymonkeys5641  That is true in a great many countries. I ever you have visited rural France you will know for sure.
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  1050. It is interesting to see the picture of Australia with the name changed - it has had various names over the years since we Europeans found it. Not sure what the locals called it if anything.
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  1051. I am sure INCELS are actually gay, but dare not admit it
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  1052.  @michaeldavid6832  Are you describing the greed fuelled capitalist way?
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  1053.  @philiprufus4427 Every modern nation just about had some form of empire, but as you point out, ours (the British one) was by far the biggest and best ever. Sadly we are still paying the price for civilising most of the world!
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  1054.  @MiaogisTeas  You say how come there are people still left in relation to who? Not many of the true British are left in the UK, and I am proof of the Viking / Scandinavian influence.
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  1055. Like terrorism in many ways, censorship is one man's evil and another man's good. Censorship might be banning certain books that normalize behaviours to children that others think are bad or it might be stopping people who think those behaviours are bad from saying so.
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  1056. You have to remember that the entitled generations don't think a 2 bed terrace is a house fit for anyone to live in and that a 3 bed semi is slumming it.
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  1057. So many people these days have completely unrealistic expectations. Even when ITV first came on the scene the adverts were there to create expectations. Now you can hardly avoid adverts in one form or another and even the BBC have more than a few "aspirational" programmes that don't exactly help. There is also another side of the coin where you hear people ranting on about the elites and the "you will have nothing and be happy" notion. Now where have I seen both sides of this from the same people?
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  1058. I saw a great one the other day from the looney left tree hugging animal rights lot - they somehow tried to link paedophilia with big game hunting? Where on earth did that come from?
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  1059.  @janbaltes2863  And pass the ammunition.
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  1060. Apparently the French love Allo, Allo because it is mocking us English.
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  1061. Ukraine is led by a comedian, just like the UK.
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  1062.  @pads-zr9ln  Yeh, we did rather mess up some of their railways!
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  1063. Are these INCELS just gays who do not want to admit it?
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  1064.  @Adam-sd2ow  WTF planet was he on that day?
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  1065.  @kriegjaeger  Given that there seems to be good evidence that chunks of the original are missing (or have been deliberately lost) one has to question how some of the rest as it was translated over time. The other thing is that it was only ever in a written format relatively recently in historical terms. As I have stated previously, depending how you look at it depends how you read it. I have heard the other religious book from the same part of the world described as an ancient survival manual by someone who worked out there for many years.
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  1066. There are some even more examples of amazing technology than Gobekli Tepi that really stretch the imagination. One of the suggestions is that we might be descended from aliens which if you think laterally might account for the Noah's Ark story?
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  1067. I would not buy that over priced ice cream, partly as it is American and partly because there are just as good (and often much better) ice creams made in the UK. It is much like the idiots who insist on buying over priced coffee from American run / owned businesses. If I wanted to live in America I would move there, I want to live in England surrounded by English people doing English things in a civilised culture.
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  1068. Frisco has never been normal!
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  1069. ​ @JoesGuy Only the nice ones you invite.
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  1070. When will some guys on jet skis intercept these dinghies and sink them before they get into British waters?
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  1071. Who actually cares about America and Americans? They all originated as illegal immigrants, asylum seekers and economic migrants who have virtually wiped out the true locals. Mind you, sounds like the way the UK is going.
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  1072. ​ @Wolfways And always has.
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  1073. There seems to be a very strange notion these days regarding what is deemed left wing and what is deemed right wing. Much of it seems to be in total opposition to those notions 40 or 50 years ago. Maybe people ought to listen to the lyrics of "Won't get fooled again " by the Who.
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  1074. When I was young, it wad the far right who hated the 4x2s, shows how things have changed. Mind you, in those days the commies wanted to see the downfall of the elites who run our world.
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  1075. And that applies to both side who are at each other at present. Sadly, many from one side are far from oppressed and in fact are the oppressors of many of the worlds population through their business interests.
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  1076.  @susanmclellan6447 Are they not supposed to be "Of David's line"? Maybe they can make lots more money elsewhere?
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  1077.  @BasedinReality1984  And then there was the guy who got assassinated in a way that looked like suicide, having been made to go loopy, in that bunker in 1945.
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  1078.  @jacobblanton5179  They have always been at war with each other and one side in particular have been hated by everyone else for millennia.
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  1079.  @bar10ml44  The other lot have got a bob or two and own/run a great many businesses and have a huge influence in the running of the world.
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  1080. I thought goblin mode meant when she was on her hands and knees swallowing meat?
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  1081. ​ @rey_nemaattori Have you ever sat down and done the maths regarding sea level rise versus loss of polar ice cap. Try it honestly and you might be surprised.
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  1082.  @josephfisher426  I think you will find that by 23 or 24, an unmarried woman would have been considered an old maid and a burden on her family at that time. Just think of the story of St Nicholas aka Santa.
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  1083.  @airman122469  Would your daughter have known the significance of how the bear was dressed?
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  1084.  @isitoveryet9525  Perhaps the father brought his child up to not have any idea about the significance of what the teddy was wearing and was therefore not likely to be corrupted? If you think about it, anyone who knows the significance must actually know a lot more about the subject themselves?
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  1085.  @zapazap  Now that really is what I was alluding to, and why some of the moralising in these comments is very judgmental and not constructive.
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  1086.  @PiouStarcraft  I have not seen the real/ complete advert so in truth am in no position to judge it. If it were not for the podcasts I would never have even heard of the brand. That is why all publicity is good publicity - the only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about!
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  1087.  @Tuck-Shop  Yep - it is people who spoil all "isms" regardless of political or religious, someone will see a chance to abuse it or power grab. Just think how the Romans suddenly took on Christianity and even stole the old religious feast days & symbolism because they saw it as a way to control people.
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  1088. It is quite interesting that you use the phrase "godless ones" - does that include the Catholic priests and their choir boys or those (Catholics) who ran homes for unfortunate young women back in the day? And what about those who follow one of hte other gods from the middle east?
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  1089.  @davannaleah  That is the difference between being civilised and sophisticated (& if you don't know the true meaning of that, look it up).
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  1090. The big problem with EV's is the ridiculous obsession with range (and performance) when most people really don't need to drive more than 20 miles a day and can rarely average much more than 40 mph. This is what makes them way too expensive for ordinary people and way too dependent on high tech. If we keep real cars with real engines for what they do best maybe the air in our cities might be a bit nicer to breathe and we would not be pouring money into dodgy foreign countries?
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  1091. They grow tea in the UK, down in the south west.
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  1092. I remember seeing an American who I worked with bite into a ham roll with a good dollop of English mustard- big mistake! He even struggles with decent onions in a cheese roll. The other funny was when my dads work mate brought in some home made horse raddish sauce - Trevor the Caribbean guy reckoned it was way to powerful for him!
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  1093. Americans would not know good food if they were fed it for months. Their food is tasteless muck and comes in ridiculously large portions. I wonder what a Yank would make of a nice ripe pheasant or some pheasant that had been hung for a good while. Then of course there is woodcock, cooked the French way, complete with the guts left in.
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  1094.  @Xenomorphine  It all sounds like the Chinese have a good way to make the Yanks waste time and money there then?
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  1095.  @benrex7775  Again, a big difference between being shapely and chubby.
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  1096.  @lokenontherange  There is a huge difference between a woman with womanly curves and a fat bird!
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  1097. When I used to go to Montreal regularly a few years back, I was always shocked by the number of beggars and the fact that many young women would pay for their education by "dancing" in the famous horizontal ballet clubs.
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  1098.  @Rebrn-bk5em  No American children (or adults for that matter) are innocent- far too many happy clappers and flat earth!
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  1099. ​ @vadandrumist1670 Problem is, it is politicians who make the laws!
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  1100.  @Blofeld4  I saw one where there were 3 or 4 girls and he started to fondle the long hair of a blonde girl and the as his do you want to die question. To me, that is the sort of question a psychopath would as his victims.
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  1101. No drug can nor will ever suit anyone but to deny it for those who will benefit from it is as bad as forcing it on those who will suffer. A great many will not be affected either way directly but will have a better life as a result of it.
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  1102.  @marvalice3455  So sleeping around with us poor guys is ok?
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  1103. People don't get cats, cats get people!
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  1104.  @buragi5441  Perhaps if we go back to basics. Polyamory literally means loving more than one person and that needs no evidential proof of existence because everyone should be capable of it to varying levels. Polygamy is still practiced in many parts of the world, mostly Muslim countries as it happens, and obviously came about for practical reasons (I know it is only wikipedia, but they have details about it and they should be easy enough for you to look up). If it did not work or serve a purpose, then it would have died out long ago. Polyandry is less common but it to must have come about for a reason, again, look it up. Open relationships are another thing altogether- they do seem to work for some people, you only have to go along to a local swingers club to witness the pleasure it can bring to all those taking part.
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  1105.  @david_donovan  Quite a few cultures practiced polygamy and some still do - others had polyandry that seems to work too.
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  1106.  @buragi5441  We went to a local restaurant for a Christmas meal the other day. The founder & still owner after 20 plus years (that I know of) and his various sons who work there still recognised my other half from 10 years ago when she used to look after various generations of the family as a practice nurse. He had 4 or 5 wives & families at last count!
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  1107.  @plagueday5395  Variety is the spice of life, but then some folk love to be bored and blame everyone else for everything.
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  1108. There is a good outcome, being a bit glass half full person. He did kill another criminal and not a decent person.
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  1109. Maybe rather than deportation flights they should use old fashioned square rig sailing ships to take them. It used to work well!
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  1110. Just think of all those poor women who suffered horribly or died from back street abortions before they were made legal in the UK.
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  1111.  @themk4982  I am talking about professional football, not kids kicking a ball in the park or similar. It is a pretty pointless game anyway as it doesn't achieve anything for normal people. By the way, in the UK, fishing is supposed to be the biggest (genuine) participation sport.
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  1112.  @MegaSpideyman  Petanque as played across France by ordinary people because they want to.
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  1113. Steroids are a major factor in SADS and they make your wonky shrink too.
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  1114. The only ARC that matters starts fairly soon and stands for Atlantic Rally (officially not a race) for Cruisers.
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  1115. The French are so right in so many ways!
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  1116.  @eccehomer8182  What was the record that came from?
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  1117. Do Macs actually have any real meat in them or is it still salvaged bits from cow carcasses?
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  1118. Everyone should try more Wild meat, it is far more healthy and much better tasting. Had rabbit last night and more tonight.
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  1119.  @kaizokujimbei143  From the way you talk you must be a yankee as I have no idea what half of what you are saying means or why you have your odd ideas. Perhaps I am extremely lucky regarding my schooling, like my 4 siblings. None of us went to Uni after school and my brother and I both did old school apprenticeships in engineering which made us highly employable to the point that I never failed to get a job that I actually wanted, working for 5 different companies before retiring early to enjoy my life. My best teachers at school were the ones who taught me how to learn and as I have remarked elsewhere, way too many parents these days don't have enough wisdom to even raise their kids properly let alone educate them to any useful degree.
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  1120.  @newtonia-uo4889  Prior to proper free public education, if you were poor you had very little chance in life unless you were extremely lucky and extremely clever naturally. My education and that of my siblings enabled us to break free of the poverty we were born into and now live pretty comfortable lives. Many of our rich and powerful "leaders" would love to see the end to free education (and are trying to end it via the back door) to keep us in our place.
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  1121. Schools are being closed to sell off the land to the council's free mason mates for peanuts so that they can build more houses and make huge profits.
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  1122. This sounds all wrong because in so many areas you cannot get into a school anywhere near to where you live. It all sounds like Gruniad rubbish to me.
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  1123.  @skylinefever  Spot on! Only one of my 4 siblings had kids and then only two, one of whom had two of their own. Too many people feel pressured into having kids because it is expected of them. This is heavily promoted by big business as it means an ever increasing profit source.
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  1124. The chavs still seem to be having hoards of kids round here so that they get bigger houses and more benefits.
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  1125. Only when by chance it turns out you might be right, otherwise you are still just a tommy tanker as ever.
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  1126.  @minniemoe4797  It would certainly help with reducing their interest in choirboys and girls.
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  1127. Population collapse is part of evolution and happens to address overpopulation in every species. The mega wealthy do not really like it because it means they cannot have loads of poor people to keep them in luxury.
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  1128. The huge irony is that these guys are also in their own way, the new celebrities thanks to social media.
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  1129.  @Duster29to86  I am not sure that your first sentence is correct in many ways. The very fact that you use such emotive and judgmental terms to describe what others choose to do (generally in private) demonstrates that you are extremely "conformist" and not willing to do anything that might be considered different. While I agree that people should not try and push / force their views on others (which, incidentally is exactly what you are doing) it is not inevitable that it will result in what you suggest.
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  1130.  Druid of Scosglen  Yep, and quite rightly so.
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  1131.  @Duster29to86  Nor should they - totally agree, but you referring to what people do in private as "bad habits" is being very judgemental because who determines what is a bad habit? (OK, so picking one's nose in public isn't nice - LOL).
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  1132.  @goawayihavecommentstomake1488  Some people are repulsed by fox hunting, others would think those people ignorant and blinkered.
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  1133. Alternatively they could put effort into trying to reduce the size of families of people from 3rd world countries.
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  1134. Bring back rock salmon!
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  1135. WWF- Does that stand for "Weird wonderful fellows" (well, not actually "fellows" but a rude word). Sewage is very good for fish, particularly shellfish which are filter feeders so they will be doing well at the moment. On a serious note, a very small change to the design of the trawler nets reduces bye-catch and stops undersized fish being killed unnecessarily.
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  1136. It is called the oldest trade for good reason. It can never be stopped and never will be. It needs to be made legal and respectable to protect those who do it.
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  1137. I would love to know how many French cops get attacked during their normal line of duty, especially during traffic stops - bet it is quite a high number if the UK is anything to go by.
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  1138. Sounds like most British businesses, they are run by accountants and that doesn't work when it is an engineering company!
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  1139. There is a little bit of irony here in that the Bootneck has a "quaint" regional accent, ie. Doesn't speak the so called Queen's English.
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  1140.  @HUYI1  It does bring out the big kid in the best of people!
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  1141. I am convinced that most flat earthers are just wind-up merchants as no sane person could ever seriously believe that the earth is flat.
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  1142. The CL-415 is incredibly hard on the engines, I used to support them and the state of the engines was horrific.
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  1143. The concept goes back way before then!
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  1144. Their image and their phones!
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  1145. ​ @lmtt123 Really? I don't think so and it is certain that one or other "side" would be shouting about it if there was any real information.
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  1146.  @moggpiano8043  It is a sad trait of humans for sure, but in today's society many less wealthy individuals feel they deserve such vehicles and lifestyles and end up in serious debt or worse.
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  1147. ​ @battragon  And depending on your beliefs, it is always your fault or your God's fault!
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  1148. You would be surprised how stupid around half the population can be behind the wheel of a car like that and a bit of pinot first thing might not have helped.
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  1149. I am pink, therefore I am spam?
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  1150.  @TheAlb100  Sadly, we have all fallen foul of the "you really must have XXX" advertising. Burgers were a novelty to start with, but the leathery things they sell in MacD's now are awful and as for the stupidly over priced coffees that seem to be the fashion, heaven knows why people pay that much for something that costs that little to make yourself.
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  1151. From the nature of the incident and the like nature of the victims you are probably correct even if that was not you intention.
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  1152. Ever considered that the guy was pretty unhinged to start with and the recent shooting of someone burning "that book" tipped him over the edge?
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  1153. @@tiger6218 The Tories have been in power for 13 years and before them it was "New Labour " who were just toned down Tories. Plenty of time to fix all manner of problems but things are just getting worse and worse.
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  1154. Do you know much about Kett's rebellion?
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  1155.  @funoff3207  Sorry, but what on earth has that got to do with the situation?
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  1156.  @monkeymox2544  The issue with it being legal makes the problem with the bad lot more of a problem to deal with, they can simply deny all the rubbish and damage etc is anything to do with them.
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  1157.  @monkeymox2544  I think you will find that if you are respectful of the land and as they say, leave nothing but footprints and take nothing but memories no one will really bother with you. Sadly there are too many people who do not follow this code and ruin things for everyone. On a farm in rural Sussex where I regularly walk, litter is common and I have seen the remains of a cheap tent simply dumped in the woods.
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  1158. I think he ought to start rewilding his land with wolves and European brown bear and bison etc - that might change the desire to wild camp.
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  1159. I just love it when these entitled brats leave all their rubbish behind them and start fires and generally ruin things for decent people.
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  1160. I know many educated people who are far from intelligent and more than a few uneducated people who are surprisingly intelligent or I suppose what used to be called clever.
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  1161. Just like the monkeys have been killing each other in London recently?
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  1162. Maybe the police should not have to look after druggies who risk their lives by taking illegal drugs.
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  1163.  @clairemcmahon9392  I totally agree we should help the vulnerable, but you can only go so far in helping the poor. Some people would be poor if you gave them £1000 a week while others would be on their way to being millionaires in the first year.
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  1164.  @thomasscharnott6236  People can do a lot to improve their luck in life, the problem is that too many people have become used to not having to help themselves. I blame the wrong sort of "help" being given in the past, much like many foreign countries that have had money poured into for years but are still poor.
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  1165. Well done! Like you, despite being from a very poor family, all 5 of us got off our backsides and now live very comfortably with no mortgages, two of us have two houses, and three of us either quite posh motor homes or in my case a serious sailing yacht.
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  1166. You forgot the bit about destroying farm land and trees and when their dams give way (and they do) the flooding is bad. There is no problem with a small and controlled population in the right place, but in some places they are totally not appropriate. The numbers need to be controlled and could be a source of healthy meat and the fur could be made use of once again (totally renewable and biodegradable with little processing required). The dams could even provide small scale hydro-electric power.
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  1167.  @etiennedelaunois1737  I guess you must be from the entitled generations who think the world owes them and everything they see on TV and in adverts is normal.
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  1168.  @francescapowell1538  Too many poor people would be poor again in a month if you gave them 10k
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  1169. The day before the magic "H" day - when you think that it is not the 4x2s country and was given to them and millions were given shelter across the world, why are they allowed to get away with this?
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  1170. ​ @ROCK-APE No need to use a weapon when anyone can buy a car without any checks or controls.
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  1171. Not bad for a tiny country populated by shop keepers!
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  1172. There are a great many other countries where the disparity of wealth far exceeds that in the UK. The US being a very notable example. There is something many of those countries share though that seems to be creeping into Britain (or maybe floating?).
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  1173.  @hyperbole6529  The language spoken by the native population is the most useful and important in the world today - More people are learning it in China than speak it as a first language in the UK!
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  1174. |Probably why so many people from other countries will do anything to get here!
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  1175.  @gregorysagegreene  I am not sure if you realise where most of the enterprising people living in America came from at that time?
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  1176.  @headpump  You quote "the British felt themselves culturally and intellectually superior to other countries" - Could that actually be why we were so successful at what we did?
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  1177.  @siphomnisi3842  Without force, exploitation is not totally one sided and has to, by some degree, be accepted by the "victims" to continue for any length of time.
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  1178. Are you talking about America? Try some English mustard or horseradish sauce (proper homemade stuff) or maybe some good onions?
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  1179. 😅I heard from a reliable source the tale of a girl who was bitten by a classmate who identified as an animal of some sort.
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  1180. It seems you share my fears about home schooling (or non-schooling as it is sometimes called). I know it can help with certain children however, those children often don't have a future in "normal " society anyway for various reasons. Sadly many schools don't seem to be helping themselves these days when it comes to getting parental "buy-in" which is essential although even that can have a big negative effect given the nature of some parents these days.
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  1181.  @UkTruthSeeker2009  Like that is going to happen unless someone is being stitched up!
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  1182.  @stephenboyd4934  Is it "If you tolerate this, then your children will be next" or would the much older Who number, "Won't get fooled again"? Note very carefully the lyrics of the latter as they are very topical these days.
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  1183.  @chelsee6453  If that is accurate, the biggest issue there can be traced back to good old Maggie when she let solicitors advertise and become ambulance chasers like they are in the US. Her actions then have cost the country millions but worse still have taken responsibility for ones actions away from idiots and criminals.
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  1184. We don't need warships when a bunch of jet skiers could do the same for a fraction of the cost.
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  1185. The easiest and cheapest way to avoid speeding fines and similar that is totally legal is to not speed or drive in bus lanes etc.
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  1186.  @lordengland9747  And if the majority of the country think that a racoon has any place in a Christmas advert in the UK then they are truly crazy. Why was it not a badger? Oh, badgers are aggressive and destructive animals.
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  1187. Lidl, a German company. I wonder what side they were on in the 30's?
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  1188. ​ @DuelistWave No, they are doing a mixture of virtue signalling and showing off their obscene wealth.
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  1189. Perhaps they need to load all the mega wealthy individuals onto a big submarine and send them down there?
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  1190.  @shinealight5002  A very good friend caught "it" before the vaccine was available and his description of what he went through was frightening. I also remember finding out about the death toll in some poorer countries where corruption prevented ordinary people getting the vaccine.
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  1191. Hi Neil, just wondering where your £5 million came from? Was it the BBC by any chance? It is interesting to note that many of the people from groups suffering disproportionately from covid are those who the far right wish to get rid of - funny that, specially when you saw some of the speakers at protests last year, most of whom appeared to be typical "Master race" types?
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  1192. I have a question for all of you wonderful people: Why is it that so many people seem to be mocking and ridiculing people who, rightly or wrongly made what they saw was an educated decision to have the vaccine following the apparent death toll in some countries? If the antis were so convinced that they were right, why not keep it to themselves? Could it be there may be a more sinister reason for them declaring that they were anti vax? After all, they seem to fall into two distinct groups, the largest being the ranting "freedom" loonies who are very easily persuaded to jump on ridiculous causes (eg climate change activists etc). The second (and definitely sinister) lot seems to be from those who might benefit from others not being vaccinated and dying off - specially when they might be the weak or undesirable (from their viewpoint) amongst the population?
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  1193. I want to make fake vegetables from meat!
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  1194.  @RaceLever  There is a religion/ belief set that will not eat root crops because of the fact you kill worms etc to collect them and the root crops are living things too.
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  1195.  @RaceLever  What is served as lamb generally is just the meat from younger sheep. Mutton is nicer but a bit out of fashion.
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  1196.  @PhyzzFizz  And this July should be called effing July for good reasons. Never known strong south westerly winds for so long, ruining my sailing holiday.
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  1197. It is a very sad fact of life that we have all had food far too cheap for far too long in this country. This is why there is so much food waste and, indirectly why the "cost of living crisis " is affecting people t
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  1198. Greed, the foundation of capitalism!
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  1199. Wasn't the Notinghill carnival a bit one sided?
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  1200. The "Britains never will be slaves " bit actually is supposed to go back to the times of the Barbary coast slavers raiding our coast.
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  1201. When does extending someone's life not benefit them? What about the big US businesses who make huge sums of money from keeping people alive that nature would not have?
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  1202. I guess a lot of you will not have any idea of how many guys between about 20 and 40 who are apparently fit and healthy die from SADS every year. Up to around 2019, about 500 each year went this way. Who remembers more than a few footballers who died or very nearly did before around 2019? And all that was before cocaine and some other naughty substances became really popular with people like that. Remember how some countries report cause of death?
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  1203.  @richardgallagher4880  Totally agree, looks like the potential of lots of money as always can adjust facts.
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  1204. It is only vile in the eyes of some people. There are far more vile things happening that are actually against the law. Did H.E. ask for the photos knowing the junkie was 17 or did the lad offer them?
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  1205.  @anthonyhull1274  You are probably wasting your time with them, they probably think that breaking the law is ok.
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  1206.  @marydoll5488  Yeh, really hard work, talking about something you are really interested in and being paid a huge amount for it by the BBC (also known as the British people)
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  1207.  @MrAndyballard  Now, with his money and apparent education, he could easily buy his way into politics (much like that comedian in the Ukraine) and start to get things put right. Broadcasting on you tube (AKA social media) is only going to appeal to certain types of people - often not dissimilar to those who were taken in by Mr AH in the 30's.
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  1208. The virtue signalling element is directly linked to money and the accountants running banks know that. If they perceive that being seen to do something "good" by a suitable number of their customers might attract more, then that is what they will do. It is down to the ignorance of the masses.
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  1209. We need to bring back the good old fashioned building societies owned by members just like there were in many small towns. Too many people were bought out by promises of rewards when they changed to banks in Maggie's day and soon after.
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  1210. Could it be the public "theory" is being put out so as not to scare a suspect away?
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  1211. ​ @robmanson2056 It is interesting to see you quote Great Danes because originally they were supposedly bred to take into war yet now they are generally considered very docile dogs.
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  1212.  @Stantheman848  Respect has to be earned, so I guess no one will ever respect you?
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  1213.  @mariahewitt9787  Does that matter? Are you not better than "them" in your mind?
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  1214. Very sad but true.
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  1215. Moaning about the "elites" sounds rather lefty to me, driven by pure jealousy?
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  1216. It is quite likely that the cops would get into serious trouble if they intervened and apprehended the poor young girl who was obviously troubled?
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  1217. If anyone wants to witness hate crimes, just listen to the animal rights/ anti-fieldsports people insulting and threatening normal people.
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  1218. Spot on, it always reminds me of the lyrics of "Won't get fooled again " by the Who. I hear so many people being accused of being "right wing" or "left wing" that 30 or 40 years ago would have been described as quite the opposite. Just remember one of the groups that were hated by the National Front, the same group who were championed by Harold Wilson, you know, the ones currently flattening their neighbours (and I don't mean Putin's lot).
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  1219. I have been racking my brains over all the various discussions regarding Covid and the vaccines. Many of the points being proposed do not make any sense on a logical basis, OK some are just crazy like the micro-ships or nanobots but something about many of the others does not quite add up. OK, so we know Covid was 99% certainly man made due to where it came from and how it spread. It could have been developed just to sell the vaccines but various data would seem to indicate that is an unlikely sole motive, especially given the rivalry between the pharma companies. It has all the hallmarks of a bio weapon on the face of it except that if you are going to develop a virus weapon like that it would normally be targeted at a specific (genetic) group of people, eg. Your enemies, but I have not seen any reliable evidence that it is / has been affecting particular groups. Generally it seems to wipe out people with pre-existing conditions and make quite a few people pretty ill for a while but with no real pattern. Then I started to look into the stories about the vaccine itself. The idea of a vaccine for the common cold has been worked on for many years and Covid is in the same family, hence the vaccines were developed pretty quickly. There appears to be some evidence of a number of deaths linked to the vaccine, but given the huge number of people who had it, it is not that significant and those people are quite likely to have had some undetected health condition anyway that was triggered by the vaccine. All the suggestions that the vaccines were introduced by various shady organisations to cull the human population don’t really add up as they all depend on lots of ordinary people working hard to keep them wealthy. This got me applying my problem solving skills and I started to wonder if everyone has been looking at the whole thing from the wrong angle. For a start, why would you target ordinary, decent, hardworking & honest law abiding people when they are not the ones who cause all the problems in you perfect capitalist world? It then started to dawn on me what the true situation could quite likely be. Step 1. Create a virus that is just bad enough to warrant a vaccine and persuade all the good honest folk to take it. Step 2. Create your vaccines based on techniques that seem to work OK with the (initial) virus that you have created but maybe need top-ups as there effectivity wears off fairly quickly (which, by the way does rather indicate any negative effects will pass fairly soon). Step 3. Get all your good ordinary, decent, hardworking & honest law abiding people to have the vaccine(s). Who has spotted the next step already? Step 4. Release a virus that is far more deadly, but for which the previous vaccines (because of how they work) are very effective. Step 5. Wait until all those who are seen as trouble makers and rebels etc. get your new virus and hey presto, many of your problems are solved. A few innocent deaths along the way are a price worth paying in the long term.
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  1220. We need some yobs on jet skis to patrol the channel and pop some flares in the dinghies
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  1221.  @rfurdaylee  Which of my comments are you calling bollix?
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  1222. It was probably the best angle he could get and didn't want to miss anything as it was all happening so fast. Anyone who thinks otherwise must be severely disillusioned!
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  1223.  @stratfordbaby  Yeh, yeh yeh! I don't think I would want to get much closer with armed cops all over the place. Why do you think someone would fake that video anyway?
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  1224.  @AaRr-bn3xx  I totally agree with you regarding the free French / French resistance, they are highly celebrated in many towns in France.
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  1225. Why do you think that every college seems to have converted into a uni?
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  1226. Jet ski thugs with Stanley knives are what is needed
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  1227. Did I hear someone shout YESSSSS!
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  1228. The more people I hear are onboard the better the news gets.
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  1229. ​ @vinnyvtec8722 You are pretty accurate!
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  1230. ​ @DBiggaFigga666 If it was a mistake as you put it then it could not be murder as that requires "malice a forethought " it could possibly be manslaughter but death by misadventure would be more appropriate in this case.
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  1231.  @jackiegould1569  The problem I have with refunding the RNLI is that I sail a lot and they are without any doubt the best rescue service in the world. The French SNSM charge for rescues which might not sound a bad idea but it would put up insurance costs. Our lot rescue an awful load of idiots from kids whose parents let them drift out to sea on inflatables to those who get cut off by the tide. It would be really great to think we could have a full time rescue service along the lines of the ambulance and fire service funded by central government but that would involve civil servants and all the chaos that brings. We need the Border Force to do their job properly and leave the RNLI to do what they do best.
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  1232. The problem is that the Border Force are not doing their job and they are the ones who need to be tackled.
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  1233.  @Utlathram80  Also the most important language in the world - More people are learning it in China that speak it as a first language in the UK!
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  1234.  @KINGSLEY-TV  Could I start one as the wind is too low for me to sail to France in my large yacht so I will need to use the motor which burns a lot of fuel?
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  1235.  @christalmeth613  You assume someone linked to a violent crime has even the slightest responsibility.
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  1236.  @Liza-cl2gb  Do you honestly believe that? Too many such money raising schemes are used for the wrong purpose. Remember the case where the young girl went missing? Her parents have made a pretty good amount from that whole thing despite being very rich to start with.
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  1237. It exists so there is nothing that can be done to stop it - a sad fact of life, but true. There will always be someone willing to do it.
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  1238.  @johndilloway9762  It is exactly what capitalism is all about. Push the profiteering and greed until the customer gets fed up.
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  1239. That is where restrictions on buying fuel could help. That, and strict controls on who is allowed to buy or own a car, much like with firearms, after all, they kill many more people, even in the USA.
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  1240.  @djgoode  It does make me laugh when people complain that there electric car will only do 250 miles or whatever. When you think that the average annual mileage is only somewhere round 12,000 and most people only drive 20 or 30 miles a day to and from work it is total nonsense. If a manufacturer came out with a practical EV with ordinary car performance and a 100 mile range it would be vastly cheaper, could easily be much lower tech and would meet many people's needs. Despite the eccentricity, the Citroen Ami at around £6500 would be perfect for huge numbers of people who live in cities which is exactly what it is aimed at.
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  1241.  @cornishhh  As I said, rather than aim at high performance and long range, why not practical cars for ordinary people? I think the answer is probably to do with the status symbol culture around new cars as much as anything these days.
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  1242. Baby milk substitutes are not good for the babies or the mothers in many cases, as they say, breast is best and is free. I the third world, companies like Nestle promote it which means the mothers need a source of clean water otherwise they are poisoning the kids. Breast feeding also goes a long way to delay fertility in the mothers which means formula allows them to become pregnant sooner and thus they need more formula.
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  1243. How about the dodgy Met Copper who was known to express various dodgy views on line to his colleagues before doing what he did to an innocent woman? What if he could have been caught before the attack?
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  1244. ​ @toonarmy8524  You have and you are because these videos are tele-visual, just not on that big box in the corner of your living room.
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  1245.  @mariaefelices6543  Just like the people campaigning against a cash free society?
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  1246. As we approach the next election, we will hear more and more promises that will never be honoured, it is what happens every time. My worry is that the Tories will lose votes to various "right" parties and labour will have a landslide victory. Sadly I don't have an answer to that one unless we can get decent people into the main parties on either side.
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  1247. ​ @Tourist1967 Please explain why you think I am wrong about what I am saying, you seem more aware than I thought from your comment.
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  1248. Rabbit meat is great but completely fat free so you need to supplement your diet with fatty foods.
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  1249. They are phenomenally clever animals as well as fierce.
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  1250. There are way too many MPs in our parliament. They should be reduced to one for every half million voters. This would save the country lots of money and speed up decision making. It would also make it much easier to introduce a proper system of proportional representation.
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  1251.  @gerberney9835  Sounds like swapping elites to me? How do you think Musk got so rich?
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  1252. The biggest danger in voting for a new minority party is that it will almost certainly result in Labour winning as it will split the Tory vote more than the labour one. Sadly I don't know what the answer is, other than decent people trying to get into the mainstream parties and influencing them.
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  1253.  @MrPHIGGS2  Where the people who remained silent the mothers who gladly dropped off their daughters at TOTP without thinking what was likely to happen?
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  1254.  @loonaticsrunningtheassylum  Being state / publicly owned at least means that it is not all about making money for one or two very rich guys who will subtly push their agenda.
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  1255.  @richardfroud8970  Long live the Flower pot men.
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  1256.  @PaulH-hl5hw  I used to love having TVs, nice and tight with no pregnancy risk. Oh, you didn't mean that type of tv?
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  1257.  @loonaticsrunningtheassylum  State as opposed to some mega rich guys propaganda who was only interested in making money from adverts, regardless of the harm they were causing some people?
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  1258.  @elbmw  People started to believe people they thought were being honest instead of talking to real people and finding out the truth.
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  1259.  @monk3yboy69  It was always Tory propaganda when I was young. Just think of all the nicely spoken presenters who dressed smartly!
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  1260. It has been destroyed by accountants who can only understand numbers which in the case of TV means viewing figures. This has resulted in everything being dumbed down to compete with the other channels. At one time they boasted about minority interest programmes but now it has to be all about numbers.
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  1261. Met office forecasts and the likes of Windfinder have been pretty accurate of late, give or take the odd random events. Even over here in Brittany the met office forecasts have been very good almost to the hour when it comes to rain and strong winds. Currently Windfinder is spot on with F6 gusting F8 and big waves.
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  1262.  @daisyroots8926  I suppose spending it is a bit better than giving it to your mates though? The worst part is that the ones who give it to their mates have been getting more "help" from central government so it hides the issue.
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  1263.  @realitycheckreally8412  Certainly!
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  1264.  @BillyBasd  Not really sure that would be right? After all, you are the nation who joins in late and claims to have saved the world?
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  1265.  @TheGunman69  I like it!
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  1266. Always have and always will! That is why the foolish sons of the upper classes always got sent to the army rather than do something useful with their lives.
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  1267. Are animal rights activists or the just stop oil people fighting authoritarianism or risking becoming part of it?
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  1268.  @bassmoney1016  So if someone told you not to jump off a high building, would you jump?
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  1269.  @paultark5870  Probably never went to school!
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  1270.  @paultark5870  Totally with you on that!
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  1271.  @phaedrussmith1949  The big issue these days is who defines what is right? Just remember, a great many of those branded "left wing" these days are very far from that, much the same as those branded "right wing". To me, most from both sides are actually the good and bad sides of liberalism, and in truth, some of those declared "right wing" are much closer to being socialists than they realise.
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  1272.  @theonlineanimal6009  And one man can kill many wolves and other vermin.
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  1273.  @ThesTroubleAtMill  The whole sheep versus wolves thing is quite interesting when you look into the social structures of both species. Wolves are pack animals and the packs have clear leaders who the pack follows and any lesser animal that challenges the leader is likely to be killed. The alpha Male will kill the offspring of lesser males. Flocks of sheep don't have such a hierarchy and rarely fight eachother or other flocks.
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  1274.  @ThesTroubleAtMill  I am a very lucky person often winning at gambling in various forms. As for a nice life, I retired at 63 and am currently sitting in my 40 sailing yacht typing to you.
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  1275.  @jakryan1497  I have not and it's a bit late now. I guess you have because it is the normal/ expected thing to do?
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  1276.  @kiabellie4987  And it does tend to be linked to mental health issues!
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  1277.  @ThesTroubleAtMill  Sorry, but the only "question" from you seems to be "WTF" which is not really a question unless it relates to something? You seem to be the one unable to answer challenges to your blinkered vision, like what if the crowd are right? You simple say that they cannot be which is obviously wrong.
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  1278.  @ThesTroubleAtMill  Sounds like a crowd might be right some times?
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  1279.  @WHEREVER-I-ROAM  Beautiful cat? Is that not a contradictory statement?
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  1280.  @bassmoney1016  I just hope when you smoke your weed and drink on your boat (guessing a motor boat? ) you don't cause any accidents because I have seen the results of such behaviour when they lifted the victims body away by helicopter!
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  1281.  @ThesTroubleAtMill  So if the crowd say stop abusing our children, do you continue to do that?
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  1282.  @bassmoney1016  OK then, what if you are told not to molest children?
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  1283.  @1lonecrow  And some Americans still believe that the earth loonies is flat, regardless of the fact they are totally wrong!
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  1284. What happens if the crowd are right?
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  1285.  @HoratioFitzbastard  Good on you! I just aim to be the wolf!
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  1286.  @HoratioFitzbastard  If that is so, what do you propose to do about it? If you leave the safety of the flock, then you are at risk from the wolves?
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  1287.  @paultark5870  He probably didn't go to school that day because he thought he knew everything and facts were lies.
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  1288.  @HoratioFitzbastard  The problem with getting rid of the shepherds or farmers is clearly illustrated in Animal Farm! Much like the Russian revolution that it warned against.
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  1289.  @theonlineanimal6009  Then by some people's reckoning on here, they are on the side of the unvaccinated/ anti vaccine groups which puts a whole different angle on things?
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  1290.  @theonlineanimal6009  Very true, which is why sheep stay in flocks to improve their chances of survival.
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  1291. It is much better to lose nothing than lose everything!
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  1292.  @serpentines6356  He was born in 1915, his dad was in the Somme and came back safe. Dad was in the desert airforce in WW2 so he had experienced a lot of tough times under the Tories.
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  1293.  Anna & I  Please can you explain which of my comments you are referring to. Everyone has opinions and the fact that they might not be the same as yours does not make them wrong.
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  1294.  @laszlokovacs8890  Many who stand up for what they think right these days are just misguided and have no clue about the real world. You only have to look at the animal rights loonies and what they get up to, to see this.
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  1295.  @josericardotarpani26  And that is the big issue. What is right to one person is very likely to be wrong to the next. Everyone thinks they know what is "right " and there certainly is quite a bit of common ground, but even the most basic of things can cause divisions. Often trivial things that at the end of the day do not impact on those who view them as wrong can start to generate hatred and blame.
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  1296. My dad had a similar philosophy, but he was a little to the left of Marx!
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  1297.  @delfine7163  I still want to know how I can join the elite as it sounds really great to be one. Maybe we need a revolution?
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  1298.  @delfine7163  The human brain is capable of far more than virtually anyone alive today can use it for. So stick to your 20% while I try to stretch mine.
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  1299.  @laszlokovacs8890  I have my place booked in the halls of Valhalla alongside all great huntsmen and warriors. I feast on the flesh of the animals of the field, stream and wood and sing their praises when they offer their lives to me.
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  1300. This is LK's rant! "The death of millions of people is nothing compared to the loss of animal, plant and fungi life occurring right now, and for which you are personally responsible for. I do not care if you only carried one morsel to the ant hive, with your ant buddies, you are still guilty of genocide. It is not human genocide, which makes it worse. Because the animals, the plants and the fungi are innocent. You are filthy evil, just like all your two-legged, two-armed fellow. Wake up and take action. The good of the few must outweigh the evil of the many. This is all I can tell you." - Mad as a hatter!
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  1301.  @mattwilliams7566  Sorry but I thought LK was trying to be a bit sensible but having seen his rant at me further on, I now agree with you.
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  1302.  @mattwilliams7566  You ought to see his mad rant further down!
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  1303.  @laszlokovacs8890  There is always one weirdo making strange comments on here - unless you are being very ironic, however, when I make an ironic comment, I usually leave a big hint that it is.
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  1304.  @brettmmontague  Please define "Boomer" - it seems to be something imagined by the moronic younger generations who cannot take responsibility for their own actions and have to find someone to blame for everything they bring on themselves.
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  1305.  @brianmcmechan8625  Then why have you not answered any of my questions to prove your point? I very clearly explained why I chose to have the vaccine then randomly you said it obviously didn't cure my pre-existing, incurable health conditions (ie the reason I had the jab). It was almost as though, because I am not 100% healthy like some claim to be, I should allow myself to get Covid with possibly lethal results? Is that not eugenics or euthanasia, hence my remark on that topic.
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  1306.  @brianmcmechan8625  I know it is very bad form but as a weakling coward, I just love to see the response of big strong & brave men when the truth is pointed out to them - LOL.
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  1307.  @HoratioFitzbastard  He can't help it, you can tell because he does not understand simple statements or answer simple questions.
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  1308.  @brianmcmechan8625  Oh how wonderfully whity, Sounds just the sort of remark one might get from one of the woke masses. There seems to be far too many people willing to judge the actions of others on their own behaviour and not accept that a lot of people can make up their own minds. What is your take on the Balenciaga story?
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  1309.  @brianmcmechan8625  So you are a teenage girl?
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  1310.  @brianmcmechan8625  Maybe you should look how I put Dahlton Miller in his place by asking a very simple question? He has gone remarkably quiet making me think he is not quite what he would want others to think he was.
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  1311.  @brianmcmechan8625  So I am sickly in your eyes, do I not have the right to try and protect myself, to stand up for myself? Or are you a supporter of eugenics and euthanasia? Perhaps you need to move to Canada where they seem to be into that sort of thing.
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  1312. Getting married (to a woman), having kids, sticking together, driving an "ordinary" car, not wanting to do anything out of the ordinary like spending months sailing a yacht round the more wonderful parts of Europe- that is conformity and cowardice!
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  1313.  @brianmcmechan8625  I wonder if you have spotted that I am not a coward either and am more than capable of standing up for myself, even if I have to play dirty to beat bigger and stronger bullies. I use my brain when I fight so some people are easily beaten.
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  1314.  @damnu8089  I guess English is not your first language, but can you please try a bit harder as what you have written makes no sense.
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  1315.  @brianmcmechan8625  By the way, I am not sure if I have been whining any more than those who think they are special and not "cowards".
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  1316.  @brianmcmechan8625  I have never tested positive for Covid nor had any of the recognisable symptoms. It could be that I am naturally immune as I have been in close contact with people who have had it before my vaccines. As for exercise and "living better", I go from regular quite strenuous walks in the local countryside, including beating for a local pheasant shoot, I sail a 40 yacht with just my rather petite other half although you probably won't know how physical that is! I have a very balanced & healthy diet, largely consisting of wild meat. Since contracting the type 2 diabetes about ten of so years ago through some obscure virus (I cannot recall the name but could probably find out) I lost 3 stone and this has helped my asthma which was caused by growing up on a farm, playing in haystacks and later things like working in very dusty environments and spraying cars without proper PPE. I sail because that is about the only activity not tied down by stupid rule & laws - any there are, are there for good reason but very rarely get applied due to the fact that most water users are sensible (power boat owners not included). Other activities I enjoy are far from the "normal" & conforming and would disgust many people although they would never find out that I did them in day to day life. Please explain what you get up to to illustrate what makes you not cowardly & obedient?
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  1317.  @justdev8965  If you actually knew anything about rats you would realise how inaccurate what you said was. They are not pack or herd creatures and only look out for themselves. They are incredibly intelligent and as for bravery, size for size, you would not want to take one on! A better analogy would be gorillas who follow their alpha Male (maybe he would do podcasts in another world?) loyally.
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  1318.  @dhaltonmiller1215  Good morning Dhalton. I still have had no response from yourself. Could it be that I have challenged your perception of your self as not being a coward or a conformist? Are you afraid that people might consider you to be a conformist and afraid of what they might think of you? If I don't receive a sensible reply I will assume that I am correct.
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  1319.  @brianmcmechan8625  I was tempted to answer you very frankly but thought it better not to sink to the level of the rest of the herd on here.
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  1320.  @brianmcmechan8625  Ok, it was those conditions that made me vulnerable to covid and other viruses. Sadly there is no magic drug to cure either or prevent you getting them. There are some that help with the conditions and I do use an inhaler when the asthma is bad. I control the diabetes by diet and exercise.
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  1321.  @dhaltonmiller1215  I will happily answer your question and try to explain the reasons for my decision if you are interested. I too will ask you a very simple question and would like you to explain the reasons behind your answer. Yes, I have had the jab and the boosters, much like I have been having the flu jab since I got it for free. I even had the jab to give me some protection from pneumonia and tetanus in the past plus all the other ones we got as kids. Now the reasoning. I have a couple of minor health issues that on their own really don't affect me much but before I started to have the flu jabs I would be wiped out for a week or two each winter a couple of times I got really bad. Over the winter before Covid was "officially " recognised I knew a few people who were very ill for a few weeks with what could only have been Covid (due to symptoms and how / when they became sick with it). Before the vaccine became available, a few more friends and colleagues also became seriously ill with it and talking to them afterwards it sounded horrific. When the Oxford one was announced I looked into it to find out more. It seems that they had been working on the concept and technique to prevent other related conditions for some time and with my scientific background and close contact with many people with quite a lot of knowledge on the subject I decided that the risk/ benefit analysis said for me it was the correct thing to do. I could have dosed myself up with vitamin D, but that is not quite as easy as some think in reality and where some of the supplements come from and how they are made and who by is another matter. Now I have a very simple and not contentious question for you to see if you are a conformist. Do you wash and clean your teeth and use deodorant every day and if so, please explain the reasons why you do.
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  1322. @Guitarzen There are many levels of "they" from the elite to the giant lizards to ordinary decent people going about their lives to make the best of what they have.
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  1323.  Shaun  And to believe everything they watch on here!
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  1324. @Guitarzen Cowardly is shouting about something but not actually doing anything about it. Just think of all those who rant about the channel crossers but don't actually go down there and try to do something about it?
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  1325. Passive aggressive is the favourite term of the conformists to describe anyone who doesn't "fit in". Funny that, isn't it?
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  1326.  @damnu8089  It is funny how the ignorant and uneducated people seem to hang on every thread of extremists who have a dark agenda.
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  1327. @Guitarzen "They"? Which "They " is that?
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  1328.  @dhaltonmiller1215  I would very much like to know what, on a day to day basis, makes you a non conformist and what you believe (?) makes me a conformist? Is it retiring early because you got fed up with all the BS, having only a tiny city car when everyone else wants bigger and faster, or do you live in a tiny house that most would consider to be small for a first time buyer?
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  1329.  @dhaltonmiller1215  I have just thought, surely being selfish is actually being anything but conformist? Conformity would be doing what everyone else wants you to or expects you to?
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  1330.  @dhaltonmiller1215  Blah, blah, blah? If I am a conformist then it has paid dividends when it comes to my life style. If you knew me though you would see just how nonconformist I really am, assuming you define conformist as being boring and doing the same as everyone else.
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  1331.  Shaun  I had a look at that, but am always sceptical of anything that Americans say, specially given that they developed the virus, presumably for ulterior motives.
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  1332.  @poom641  Was that man not from the most vulnerable group in terms of who covid affected?
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  1333.  Shaun  No, the lack of tin foil hats!
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  1334. Morality is doing what someone told you was right.
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  1335.  @drjonesey5  It is interesting that you raise the moral question over capital punishment. The truth is, it is not the deterrent that many believe it to be. When being gay was a capital offence in the UK, people still were in secret. Murders still happened. What it can do is stop the criminals doing the same again and free up prison space, saving the state lots of money.
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  1336. @googlehomemini Those prepared to blow themselves up because of what they believe?
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  1337.  @legalfictionnaturalfact3969  I always eat what I shoot unless it is vermin (foxes, rats, magpies etc) and am a firm believer in the good old fashioned do unto others as you would be done by, even if the last puts me a little to the left by some people's judgment.
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  1338.  @legalfictionnaturalfact3969  By your rules, is big game hunting moral? And what about pornography? - If you consider it to be immoral, how do you define it (and don't use the legal definition as that is written by the elites to stop ordinary people seeing things that they can). Where do you draw the line between porn and art / entertainment?
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  1339.  @legalfictionnaturalfact3969  Yep that's me - still eating goats who cross my bridge and not going out in daylight to avoid being turned to stone.
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  1340.  @legalfictionnaturalfact3969  I have uploaded a cou8ple of videos in the past - from various holidays etc (sailing & skiing). As for subscriptions, I just checked and it looks like I have quite a few. As I said previously, I do not follow the masses and "have to be seen" like some people.
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  1341.  @legalfictionnaturalfact3969  I have no uploads as I do not want to fall into the social media trap of having to follow trends and "obey" the norm.
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  1342.  @legalfictionnaturalfact3969  If you say so, yawn.
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  1343.  @legalfictionnaturalfact3969  The big issue with that notion is that it still means people decide what they think is moral - just look at the animal rights loonies and their mad ideas?
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  1344.  @legalfictionnaturalfact3969  I am a troll and I live in a hole as the old nursery rhyme goes. I have no idea what a troll is in the sense you seem to be using it as I don't follow all the latest fashion/ trends.
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  1345. Isn't morality doing what someone told you is right or you think is right? After all, who actually determines what is "right" in the grand scheme of things?
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  1346.  @Hotomato  Some one just doing what they are told in an old book!
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  1347. @googlehomemini It is even rarer to meet them again a few years later!
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  1348.  @h-a-y-k4149  You make some very good points there, but the big issue is how you define what is right without reference to what is wrong. The climate loonies think that they are right in taking action to save the planet and the animal rights lot that it is right to treat animals better / go vegan. Who says either are not right?
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  1349.  @drjonesey5  Have people become more moral over time? Have we stopped burning witches and hanging, drawing and quartering enemies of the state?
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  1350.  @darnellpistachio2991  I don't laugh at the ones that pour milk around supermarkets or stop traffic, just because they think they are doing the right thing!
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  1351.  @jgappy5643  And I guess a larger amount of immorality too?
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  1352. @googlehomemini And its even rarer for someone to be able to define "right" without relying upon someone else's definition.
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  1353. But morality is all about what you have been told, the alternative is anarchy where people make up their own morals.
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  1354.  @h-a-y-k4149  Some very deep and wise words there. There are some things I do (including with others) that, because they cause no harm to anyone else in society, I do not consider to be wrong, yet often get told they are wrong by others who are not affected by them. There are other things I think to be wrong because they do affect other people yet seem to be considered to be right by many. This is where it all gets tough!
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  1355.  @h-a-y-k4149  I really had to read what you are saying there carefully to get the full gist of it but what you are saying is pretty deep stuff and I am very much in agreement with it. At the end of the day, what is right or wrong has to be defined by someone and there by hangs the problem. My philosophy? The good old fashioned do unto others as you would be done, with the caveat that if they do unto you something you do not want them to, the rules go out of the window.
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  1356. @googlehomemini So a guy with a special vest on who decimates a crowd might be doing what he sees as right?
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  1357.  @GhostRangerr  They are not obedient in those countries, they just have no real chance but to obey.
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  1358.  @donkeypunch5138  Please don't use America as an example of any form of freedom or being a good place to live. They have so many laws to prevent what is considered acceptable, even normal in the better countries.
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  1359. There seems to be a big surge in protests by people standing up for what they believe is right - the animal rights lot or the just stop oilers ruining things for others because they are "standing up for what they believe in". And all the LGBTQ+ whatever protests - again, people standing up for what they believe in. Who are the true cowards?
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  1360.  @donkeypunch5138  I was really thinking about such places as Brazil and many African countries rather than the US. America is a good example of those who toe the line doing well and those that don't doing badly.
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  1361.  @donkeypunch5138  WOW, an American who can write sentences!
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  1362. There seems to be a big surge in protests that affect "ordinary" people - the animal rights lot of the just stop oilers ruining things for others because they are "standing up for what they believe in". And all the LGBTQ+ whatever protests - again, people standing up for what they believe in. No one, other than that guy the other day, has actually tried to protest properly against the dinghy invasion yet dozens on here love to blame others for letting it happen. Who are the true cowards?
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  1363. I do love it when cowards try to show how brave they are by dismissing one herd and promptly joining another! What makes it even funnier, is when they purport to take the moral high ground and condemn those who are truly outside of the herd.
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  1364.  @rockoyhead  The truly weak (physically) cannot avoid being bullied and it is not necessarily their fault that they are week so they are not "allowing it" as you put it.
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  1365.  @rockoyhead  I guess it is people who think they are bigger / stronger / better than others and use this to take advantage of people. Often, when someone finally stands up to them - even an apparently weak person, they quickly back down (ben there, done that).
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  1366. Some of the biggest cowards (typically bullies) are those who do not admit it!
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  1367. You sound like an American and they are not he smartest race on earth being the rejects of Europe and descendants of those from Africa caught and sold on by their neighbours.
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  1368. I would love to know how many of you brave rebels love to take it on your hands and knees? Now that would be non conformist!
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  1369. Was Adolf a tyrant or was he trying to free his own people from other, more subtle tyrants who controlled them financially?
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  1370. I have just seen an article about some no conformers in Solihull who saw a sign saying "Danger, thin ice" and thought it was to authoritarian for them to obey - LOL.
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  1371. When you look at the number of ridiculous protests over daft things these days and everyone's "entitlement" you wonder if what this guy is saying is actually true or, the authoritarianism is actually the reaction to this?
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  1372. The big problem is who defines what is right and who says what is wrong?
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  1373. At the end of the day, the distinction between what is perceived as left or right is only in the eyes of the observer. Take a look at some of the old Alf Garnet shows on here and tell me which character is left & which is right?
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  1374.  @Relayzy1  Mostly true, and that tends to help you sleep at night but can have very negative effects.
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  1375. I would like to hear how you judge when to stand up for yourself and when not to? How are you guided on this?
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  1376. One of the reasons revolutions fail to achieve their goals in the long term is that as soon as things start to get better, the original leaders lose interest and those that follow them only really know what was happening before and therefore are no better than the ones who were overthrown.
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  1377. Was declaring war on the wicked Argentinians a form of mass psychosis? After all, the majority of the British were not affected by what they were up to in the Falklands?
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  1378. I guess burning people at the stake, feeding them to lions and stretching them on the rack in the name of religion is totally sane? And the serial killers who are told by"god" to kill, how do they fit in?
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  1379. The old religion is the only one that rewards honour and bravery. I have booked my place in the halls of Valhalla among the great warriors and huntsman.
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  1380. Inflation is the mark of capitalism and it's ultimate goal.
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  1381. Give me the old religion that people found hard to corrupt so they tricked us into Christianity.
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  1382. My first ever car was an A30, two years older than me. Had to replace various rusty panels but it was a great little car and very economical to run.
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  1383.  @richardwilton722  Wow, never knew that.
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  1384.  @waynemillis4418  Small cars can be so much fun. My current little one is the spiritual descendant of the 2CV and the like. They now race this one (Citroen C1) in 24hr endurance races.
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  1385. I know which one would take you across a ploughed field quickest!
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  1386. The French in generally not quite as fat as most Americans so you don't need such big cars with big engines.
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  1387. They ought to house them in that deserted village on Salisbury Plain?
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  1388. I suspect that many of the people who are described as being left are actually what we used to call privileged liberals, i.e. what we today call the entitled generations. Old school socialists do and would despise them for their arrogance.
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  1389. The house looks packed?
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  1390.  @terry6985  Very true by degrees
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  1391.  @terry6985  No offence, but there is a very negative stereotype Scouser!
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  1392.  @ahyaan2552  It seems to be used as an excuse far too often these days. Yes, it can have a devastating effect on some people but others are able to use some of the effects to great advantage. I think the term "savant" or similar was applied at one time.
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  1393.  @ahyaan2552  It does seem to be the fashionable excuse for bad behaviour, that and ADHD or "depression" / imaginary PTSD brought on by their pet dying etc.
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  1394. May add a little cyanide or similar to the stuff!
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  1395.  @misty_oar  That may be your opinion and as such you are welcome to it, but most normal people like a drink of nice cold milk as it is extremely healthy and good for most people.
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  1396. @Andrew Schneider I am only on the pension I put away, luckily I paid my mortgage off as soon as I possible could which gives you a big effective pay rise. Use that to pay into your works pension and they match a portion of it and it builds up super quick.
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  1397. @Andrew Schneider Is that one of each gender ethnicity?
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  1398.  @mikeandrews1899  I guess that is true, but there are some pretty distinct characteristics within the different peoples from that group. Even down to the certain ailments that some suffer from. I suppose you could view them as sub-races?
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  1399.  @mikeandrews1899  Race can be seen as a bit subjective in some ways, as I said before, strictly speaking we are all from the human race but there are some blurred lines along the way.
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  1400.  @mikeandrews1899  Depends upon how you view race and how you view the populations of the "British" countries. Strictly, there is one race, the human race, but normally it would tend to be considered that some UK regions are (more) Celtic in origin while there tends to be a more Scandinavian input in the English make-up - even the name of the country has origins in that part of the world.
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  1401.  @emmettturner9452  The big jump in farming (UK wise) seems to have been in two steps, the first during WW1 when mechanisation really started to grow and then in WW2 when we desperately needed to feed the masses.
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  1402.  @Liusila  Yep, all about how the wicked Ruskies were!
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  1403.  @mikeandrews1899  WTF do you mean by that?
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  1404.  @thenasiorigins  Statistically, war is the natural state of the world, there is always one going on somewhere, very sadly.
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  1405.  @golden.lights.twinkle2329  Do you think that they are privileged because they spoke nicely and dressed smartly? I think you will find they were relatively ordinary kids from their time.
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  1406. I thought they were not very diverse, were they, he says in a very mocking tone? (Funnily enough, the midwife who delivered me at home was a Windrush nurse!)
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  1407.  @nextinstitute7824  But the Americans still seem to drive cars that are so backwards today.
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  1408.  @dereklupton5259  Borax! What age were you in 1966? I was 8.
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  1409.  @Kiyoone  When you read books aimed at children from the 40s, 50s and even the early 60s you wonder how many would manage to read them easily these days. I think even some of the recent generation of "adults" would struggle!
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  1410.  @Thomas828  Sadly it is pretty scary nowadays but for very different reasons!
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  1411. I bet very few of that generation pleaded mental health problems, were stressed and expected to go to university, get a random useless degree and then moan that the couldn't get a job with a 6 figure salary straight away!
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  1412. And you get the impression that is something new.
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  1413. This was broadcast just 3 years after the famous winter of '63. If that gets repeated, just imagine the same interviews 3 years later?
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  1414. It is so nice to hear children speaking politely and respectfully and not trying to imitate the talk of some of the less desirable amongst us.
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  1415. I know of one young lady (now in her 80s) who lost her virginity in her local park in 1952, aged 13! She was married to him for very many years.
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  1416. Sci Fi has so often predicted fact that it makes me wonder what there is to come next. I am pretty sure time travelling will never happen otherwise there would be evidence of it now. Autonomous weapons are another matter!
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  1417.  @atomictraveller  Very topical!
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  1418. That is a very short list for a modern child!
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  1419. It is easier now, you just set up a bogus company selling PPE to the government!
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  1420.  @tatyboy1337  When you think that you can lose £3k on some new cars the minute you drive out of the showroom, £6k isn't that much!
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  1421. I have not had a real mortgage for some time and have only ever bought one car on HP, but it would be interesting to do a genuine comparison today. I think some people might be shocked!
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  1422. £4 or £5 a week! Less than a gallon of petrol today.
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  1423.  @Revdrwilliam  I did not say it is how they do it, only that it sounds like it.
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  1424.  @kitm141  In those days, "special" people made for good(?) entertainment on TV which I feel was rather cruel. Thankfully we have moved on when it comes to things like that.
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  1425.  @kitm141  Back in the 60's my best mate from school (who got me into change ringing) was on the children's programme Magpie, ringing the portable campanile in the studio.
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  1426.  @adamm2693  Are you a change ringer? Do you even know what that means?
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  1427.  @original.dwornboy  Then why does it need to be shown now? Is it not making a fool of the poor lady?
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  1428.  @original.dwornboy  And that makes a difference? I am sorry, but for this sort of thing to be broadcast now is in rather poor taste. In Victorian times they found entertainment in visiting asylums, are you suggesting it would be fine to broadcast that?
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  1429. Only when delivered to them by their mothers!
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  1430. @carruthers100 I know, or rather knew Aylesbury a few years back and it was getting bad then. There used to be a huge roundabout along the road from me here on a 5 way junction. It was always fairly dodgy because it was too wide and people went too fast round it. It is now a traffic light controlled junction and extremely confusing. Quite a few people end up going the wrong way up one of the lanes due to the odd stagger. When the power goes or someone takes out a set of lights it is carnage! It would have been the perfect place for a magic roundabout and smoothed the traffic flow wonderfully.
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  1431.  @airstrip1836  It would be alright if it was not law if anyone who got injured not wearing one had to pay the full cost of any hospital treatment etc. Might make people think?
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  1432.  @davidlawes4954  What really gets me is the lads on electric scooters dressed all in black including the obligatory hoodie - at night, on the roads!
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  1433. Nothing new under the sun as they say?
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  1434. My little sister had a 1300 triumph which I rebuilt the gearbox on in situ. It was the most advanced car for it's time (well, ignoring the contemporary Citroen) it was British management who ruined our car industry
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  1435.  @Hulk2k6  The song was just virtue signalling by a bunch of very wealthy people who if they actually did give a damn might have done some real good. Much of the money raised did not get to those starving people who really needed it.
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  1436.  @Hulk2k6  Yes, you are right, most of Africa is a hole.
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  1437.  @sarahl7080  It is probably why it is in a mess then?
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  1438. I would love to know the cause of the big inflation peak back in Ted Heath's day? Was there a step change that caused this?
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  1439. I have been racking my brains over all the various discussions regarding Covid and the vaccines. Many of the points being proposed do not make any sense on a logical basis, OK some are just crazy like the micro-ships or nanobots but something about many of the others does not quite add up. OK, so we know Covid was 99% certainly man made due to where it came from and how it spread. It could have been developed just to sell the vaccines but various data would seem to indicate that is an unlikely sole motive, especially given the rivalry between the pharma companies. It has all the hallmarks of a bio weapon on the face of it except that if you are going to develop a virus weapon like that it would normally be targeted at a specific (genetic) group of people, eg. Your enemies, but I have not seen any reliable evidence that it is / has been affecting particular groups. Generally it seems to wipe out people with pre-existing conditions and make quite a few people pretty ill for a while but with no real pattern. Then I started to look into the stories about the vaccine itself. The idea of a vaccine for the common cold has been worked on for many years and Covid is in the same family, hence the vaccines were developed pretty quickly. There appears to be some evidence of a number of deaths linked to the vaccine, but given the huge number of people who had it, it is not that significant and those people are quite likely to have had some undetected health condition anyway that was triggered by the vaccine. All the suggestions that the vaccines were introduced by various shady organisations to cull the human population don’t really add up as they all depend on lots of ordinary people working hard to keep them wealthy. This got me applying my problem solving skills and I started to wonder if everyone has been looking at the whole thing from the wrong angle. For a start, why would you target ordinary, decent, hardworking & honest law abiding people when they are not the ones who cause all the problems in you perfect capitalist world? It then started to dawn on me what the true situation could quite likely be. Step 1. Create a virus that is just bad enough to warrant a vaccine and persuade all the good honest folk to take it. Step 2. Create your vaccines based on techniques that seem to work OK with the (initial) virus that you have created but maybe need top-ups as there effectivity wears off fairly quickly (which, by the way does rather indicate any negative effects will pass fairly soon). Step 3. Get all your good ordinary, decent, hardworking & honest law abiding people to have the vaccine(s). Who has spotted the next step already? Step 4. Release a virus that is far more deadly, but for which the previous vaccines (because of how they work) are very effective. Step 5. Wait until all those who are seen as trouble makers and rebels etc. get your new virus and hey presto, many of your problems are solved. A few innocent deaths along the way are a price worth paying in the long term.
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  1440.  @eyemnew2991  I think many people make the mistake regarding how deadly it is/ was. When it was first identified, no on really new, but the reason it was identified was because of deaths and cases of serious illness. Had it turned out to be as serious and transmissible as initially feared then you can imagine the outcry from the public. If there is any evidence of adverse reactions to the vaccines then it does not seem to affect the UK so badly from all the evidence I have seen. It could simply be that our vaccine, administration and life styles are much better than say the USA.
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  1441.  @repent.sinner  Not all pandemics are fatal and actually many are not that serious. Just think how the bubonic plague affected various countries. It is quite interesting to note that even back then they practiced isolation / social distancing and some even were masks!
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  1442.  @chadsimms3656  I find it most odd that some many people are more afraid of dying than living to a ripe old age as a cabbage, messing oneself regularly and having to be fed with liquidised slops. Dad died suddenly when he was about 4 years older than I am now. Mum didn't, not nice, I will leave it at that!
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  1443.  @kittervision  Good on you, but what if you're intuition had been wrong? There was some evidence from France early on that suggested that people with a slightly impaired immune system due to smoking (nicotine) become less ill due to the way that the immune system fought the virus,
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  1444. Good for you! Now please can you explain some of the very weird reasons I have heard for people not taking the jab? The other thing I did note very early on was the nature of the leaders of some of the antis / deniers and who they were trying to target. The classic image of what was once termed the "Master Race" (like myself) springs to mind, even if they were not all wearing brown shirts.
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  1445.  @eyemnew2991  As for theory vs fact, I am seeing quite a lot of it on here and quite a few people who seem to have the gift of hindsight before the event. It is fairly well know that the Americans were involved in the lab in one way or another and it does seem very peculiar why Covid seems to affect certain groups of people badly yet seems to leave others not knowingly affected by it? I just wish some of the people who seem to have the natural immunity would do something good with their lives and take part in research to discover more about the virus and possibly find a proper preventive measure. Have you ever thought of this?
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  1446.  @eyemnew2991  So you have not heard that theory then? If you think about it, it makes a lot of sense, after all, the lab in Wuhan was paid for by someone wasn't it?
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  1447.  @eyemnew2991  Wow, I didn't realise just how useless the American vaccine was (like many things from the US). You would have at least thought it would protect good honest folk, given that it was the Americans who released Covid in China for very dubious purposes.
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  1448.  @repent.sinner  Even the bubonic plague did not kill every one and the Americans who developed Covid never intended it to do that.
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  1449. I have never jumped off a cliff?
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  1450.  @chadsimms3656  Why, what has it done to you?
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  1451.  @mydogboofer  Lots of fibre and Wild meat is the way to go for me.
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  1452.  @smddsi  With a little help from Uncle Sam maybe? Adolf tried to rid the world of the sick and weakly and those he thought to be impure but everyone turned against him?
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  1453. So you are a vegan haggis?
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  1454. Now we are faced with made up American words & expressions!
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  1455.  @daseteam  OK, throw your heritage and history down the toilet just so you feel better about yourself. I think it might be time to move somewhere nicer, France sounds good to me.
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  1456.  @daseteam  You have given your own answer and revealed where you are coming from. Not enough houses or infrastructure to cope with our already rapidly increasing population. I want to see countryside and land to grow food for the country without having to ship too much half way round the world. And when sea levels rise and take back swathes of land?
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  1457.  @daseteam  That old line! Why are they cramming houses in places totally unsuited for building? As for workers & taxpayers, no problem with that as such, as long as they are paid a fair wage for a fair job and that has always been the case for most people. There is a bit of an "however" though. Why try to sneak in if you are coming to work, if indeed you are, but also, if these are skilled & valuable workers, what about the country they leave behind - how are they going to cope?
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  1458.  @daseteam  I am very sorry, but it is not all about xenophobia or the like. We are a very small country with quite a high population density. Most people have no real problem with genuine asylum seekers or those who have something to contribute to society here. The problem is in this case, France is already a safe country so why pay huge sums of money to get here via a dangerous crossing when if you settled in France you could then move here much more safely and cheaply. The biggest objection though comes from the so called economic migrants who are coming from safe countries hoping to sneak in when they could very easily, safely & cheaply arrive by legal means. These people are being exploited horrifically and that is what needs to be stopped before more people lose their lives (knowing the English Channel like I do, I suspect a good number have been lost without anyone knowing it!)
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  1459.  @davidjacobs828  I try to avoid big cities, although in my city, I quite often feel like the odd one out.
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  1460.  @davidjacobs828  So they are bringing their crimes and unacceptable behaviour?
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  1461.  @ErnaldtheSaxon  If you say so, looks like I am going to have to seek asylum somewhere nice and warm!
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  1462.  @yinoveryang4246  I did not mean the BBC but in the countries where these unfortunate victims came from.
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  1463. Very deep, but not really sure what you are saying in terms of how to stop all this?
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  1464.  @thehangingparsiple5692  Your points about democracy slipping away are very valid. It happens very quickly in countries where they are not really ready for it but for some reason even fairly well established democracies tend to slip down that route. I have no real answer to it but I suspect it is something to do with too much freedom resulting in the need for more rules to stop anarchy breaking out. Personally I feel that the concept of a benevolent dictatorship / Monarchy would be better than a corrupt apparent democracy as certainly in the case of a Monarchy they look to the future for their families rather than for short term gains.
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  1465.  @quinncreel6091  How can it be rational when no one would genuinely benefit?
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  1466.  @quinncreel6091  The reason many younger people don't value the Monarchy is that they simply don't understand the bigger picture and have been taken in by what they have heard from the antis. Personally I would prefer a scaled down version like they have in many other European countries as long as the Monarch still has a little power. Many people complain about the wealth of them but it is irrelevant because unless they spend that money it doesn't benefit them. Just think of all the jobs that depend on the Monarchy.
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  1467.  @thehangingparsiple5692  I think with many topics people tend to talk about the "need" for things rather than the benefits of them, even down to the good old feel good aspects. There are a great many things we don't "need", cars that go over 70 mph, 50" TVs, three bed houses when there are only two people living there, the list goes on. I have a cupboard full of "toys" that I don't "need" and a big yacht too, but these things make my life much better. The same goes for the Monarchy for many people.
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  1468.  @thehangingparsiple5692  There are none so blind as will not see. That or they just lie to make themselves feel good.
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  1469.  @davidmacdonald1695  Of course he is not!
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  1470.  @9000paperclips  You obviouslyu did not see the news articles I did in mainstream media then.
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  1471. Because most of the UK protests are about entitled, privileged bunny hugging anti oil loonies.
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  1472.  @quinncreel6091  Only those who think it is cool to be anti Monarchy.
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  1473. My father was working on a US airbase just post war when the RAF brought one in for some work. It was carrying one of the big ones. When loaded onto the bomb trolley it sank in the tarmac! The Yanks would not believe it could take off from their runway (Bovingdon inHerts). It did, no problem!
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  1474.  @Thurgosh_OG  I know, I forgot that the Yanks let their "Missguided Children" fly planes as well as their airforce.
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  1475.  @stephenchappell7512  Maybe I believe what I see with my own eyes and hear from those who have no axe to grind? The conflict had certainly been anticipated in some quarters and was very much about politics.
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  1476.  @gillie-monger3394  I just googled Military Technology magazine and sure as anything it still seems to be going. I am sure with little more digging I could find an archive with issues from the time I used to get to see it. It is entirely up to you whether or not you choose to believe what I am relating but having read the articles and seen the photos I am happy that I am being honest and not some conspiracy theorist. I saw the quote the other day that being branded a conspiracy theorist should be considered a badge of honour these days so it is a win-win for me.
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  1477.  @Nom-n9z  Were you even born at the time of the conflict or were you working in a defence related industry with (unofficial) access to defence industry publications from outside of the UK but with no connections to either side? Probably not I would suggest and I guess you think Fujitsu were innocent and the Horizon system faultless too.
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  1478.  @Nom-n9z  I can assure you I think very little of you!
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  1479. 4 ounce led ball or maybe 8 ozs of shot!
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  1480. There was a time when I would have said Neanderthals were still about my city, but I have since found out that they were way more advanced than people used to think. I wonder what species the football thugs belong to?
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  1481. Is it really a human chain if many of the people in it are 4x2s?
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  1482. I just watched a short video where a PCSO nearly got run over by some criminal he was having a polite chat with. The guy ranting at the PCSO should have filmed the incident and intervened to some degree rather than running away to blame the copper.
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  1483. @@FunnyVideoCollector It seems to depend on who they shoot in the UK at present. Thinking of the potential armed criminal who tried to run down the officer?
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  1484. Even the police are not allowed to shoot someone in self defence.
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  1485. There is always the possibility that the guy in the house may not have been totally unknown to the family? You wouldn't want the police searching your house if you might have something to hide?
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  1486. Following Dunblane we were promised that the strict new gun laws would make us all safe. Sadly, all they did was wreck numerous businesses and stop decent people doing their hobbies and sports.
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  1487. Body armour sounds great but anyone who knows what they are doing will go for a head shot!
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  1488. The biggest problem with recycling plastic is that they try to make it into "new" plastic which is very wasteful. Someone needs to seriously look at repurposing or low tech recycling to make useful products with minimum work.
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  1489. Who is worried about armed drones with autonomy as are being used by America? Far too close to "Terminator" for me.
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  1490. It seems so odd that at one time, 35 or so years ago, my tiny one bed starter home in Hemel Hempstead was worth 10 times my salary for a pretty good and responsible job (I retired from doing the same job effectively last year on around £45k). The reason average house prices are so high these days is because of expectations and greed.
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  1491. Your grandfather must have been pretty well paid as my parents were in much the same situation as him in many ways but we lived well outside of London near Watford. There was no way dad could have afforded to buy a house despite being in a skilled engineering job.
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  1492.  @harrytd  Is mass immigration necessarily a socialist policy given that it provides a source of cheap labour for employers and thus more profit for them. Was slavery socialist?
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  1493.  @TheJeremyKentBGross  Sadly spending other people's money applies to many ordinary people and not just those at the top. Borrowing money for luxuries is part of it and being "bought" by promises of lower taxes is another. Tax rates in the Scandinavian countries are pretty high but so is the general standard of living.
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  1494. 4x2s and capitalism! There has to be a better way?
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  1495.  @cwm6203  It all depends on how you assess efficiency. To an account, anything that does not make a big, easy profit is not efficient. However, to the user it may well be. All transport systems can be made more efficient but the will to do so has to come from somewhere.
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  1496.  @mrror8933  Once again, the French have the right idea.
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  1497. Which Watford crash? There was one of the biggest ever just north of Watford, near where I lived.
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  1498.  Lego Bossk  Unless you happen to be a seal or a penguin
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  1499.  @davidparker9676  It sounds like you are basically saying that these unfortunate girls are made to be the way they are by bad men so it is not really their fault they turn out like they do.
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  1500. @Luke Perkins Thank you for that very clear explanation. I guess I must be pretty much a libertarian as I believe that peace is the only way for all to truly prosper amongst other ideals you describe. I cannot see that it could be categorized as left or right but a fusion of the better parts of both.
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  1501.  @markzuckergecko621  That is what makes the middle ground (Libertarianism) the best choice. There will never be equality of outcome, but when the "rules" are made in a way that means playing by the same rules really isn't doing so, then the outcome is never likely to get close to "fair".
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  1502.  @AnimaVox_  Totally agree with you on the laying off of politics, it is far too divisive. Neither side is 100% right nor wrong. It is human nature (very sadly) for some people to use a good idea to their own advantage and turn it bad. Animal Farm is the classically quoted example of something that started out with good intentions but got seized by the corrupt and greedy. I suspect that Orwell's pigs were not really what many take them to be these days, given some of his views, but were "would be farmers" if you see what I mean. The fact that he chose pigs rather than, for instance a shire horse as a "Leader" is a clue to me.
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  1503.  @AnimaVox_  peterson one step from being a flat earth happy clapper. I used to be interested in what he had to say, but have become increasingly aware that he is much like Adolf, playing on people's fears to spread his own ideals
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  1504.  @hosmerhomeboy  I guess that is much like those who rant about the mythical "elite" in many ways?
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  1505.  @markzuckergecko621  Just watch some German TV to see how much they love slapstick! Mr Bean is a real hit out there!
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  1506.  @allanmonroe692  Do you know why many great ideas fail? Because of greedy people who want power.
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  1507. Was there not something about "To every man his worth" at one time?
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  1508.  @whatisaman689  Or just the upper class in general?
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  1509.  @whatisaman689  Are you talking about the royal family or the Isle of Wight?
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  1510. Ask Maggie about that one - Oh sorry, ding dong the witch is dead.
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  1511.  @SuperDeadseagull  I have no idea if what you say is true nor any way of proving it either way (without relying on possibly biased info from either "side"). I do know however, that power corrupts and tends not to be so much about left or right but the person with the power.
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  1512. Compassion is for sissies and girls!
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  1513.  @juliantheapostate8295  So, in many ways my third option?
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  1514. Is Libertarianism right or left, or is it just correct?
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  1515.  @sailormatlac9114  Personally I feel that some forms of pride do have a place - be proud that your town is pleasant to live in or something good that you have done, but being proud of something you cannot change or influence is not so good.
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  1516.  @rassilkrishnan3120  Pride has it's place, but am I truly proud that I could buy my large yacht with cash because I worked hard and saved my money? No - I am glad I did so, but not what you would call proud of it, and I was not driven by envy but by desire.
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  1517. When you see the envy and resentment directed at the so called "Elite" being blamed for all the ills of the worlds in some quarters, how does that fit in?
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  1518.  @rassilkrishnan3120  In saying that you could never see envy as being a positive, you seem to be going against the principles of capitalism which relies upon people continually wanting more because their neighbours have it. Why would you want to buy a bigger TV just because you have seen your neighbours one when you should be proud to accept that the one you have is much more appropriate to the size of your front room?
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  1519.  @seabreeze4559  Where does that fit in with envy? Or are you suggesting that some people are envious of the pleasure that others get from sex so they condemn them for what they do?
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  1520. Is condemning the "Elite" for how they are running the world for their own gains envy? Who in their position would do any different? (well, actually, a TRUE socialist might, but that is another can of worms!).
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  1521. Are we all not in some way or other? Why does everyone want the biggest TV or fastest car these days? Is that not about envy or as the 10 commandments would put it "coveting"?
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  1522.  @tonygrowley5275  Some of what has been happening in Denmark is not good. Their way of life is being abused by people from outside who don't share their values and culture.
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  1523.  @tonygrowley5275  How do you rate the politics in those countries? I am well aware that things are changing in those places, or rather change is being forced on them and I really hope it doesn't destroy the good things they have.
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  1524.  @tonygrowley5275  Sadly there are few countries like that these days. I tend to think that the Scandinavian countries seem to be the better ones when it comes to that.
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  1525.  @hosmerhomeboy  So what drives a multi millionaire to want to become a billionaire?
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  1526. Never read so much pseudo scientific bull in a long while!
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  1527.  @buffuniballer  You are quite right in what you say, but sadly, most people who make great fortunes are far from ethical or moral, even if they started out that way. As you say it is all about power and how that corrupts and money gives you power and then greed takes over. At the end of the day, it is us humans and our nature that messes things up for everyone.
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  1528. They need to be shown how to use a waste paper bin and a truncheon to get confessions - it always used to work well.
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  1529. A large number of people react very badly, even fatally to peanuts and even orange juice vapour is incredibly dangerous to the son of an acquaintance. Does this mean peanuts and oranges should be banned? Wheat flour makes many people very I'll- let us ban bread?
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  1530. I am all for it making them bi if I can join in!
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  1531. A law firm blaming someone? Wow, what ever next? Think of all the money they will be racking in!
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  1532. National Socialism is the only good form that could benefit many of the normal people.
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  1533. I never realised until quite recently that the fighting and killing in Spain was going on until quite late, infact even when Brits were starting to go there for holidays.
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  1534.  @marlonmoncrieffe0728  I would suggest that the thing that made the comment is the mentally unfit one!
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  1535.  @deltacharlieecho4732  My comment should have been against the Lotus Eaters who were discussing the profession as though they knew it inside and out and making judgements based on what others have said and rash assumptions.
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  1536. Funny how these guys are so knowledgeable about the oldest profession and are able to decide why it happens?
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  1537. We still have an old fashioned filament bulb in our our bedroom that get switched on and off every night - from my reckoning it must be well over 5 years old. It is on an old fashioned dimmer switch.
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  1538. All these things are about capitalism - making money!
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  1539. When you compare the cost of white goods 40 or 50 years ago and how long they lasted, you get a pretty good idea why they are now so cheap now and do not last that long.
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  1540. A filament bulb will never fail if it is left switched on and is not over loaded.
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  1541.  @bakerboat4572  Perhaps you should read my comment about the British approach to public transport compared with that in other countries? It is an extremely good example of why balance in all things is vital for the good of everyone!
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  1542.  @nightmarishvisions8539  On the topic of trains, I can't remember which French leader it was who said he wanted everyone in the country to be within a short distance of a railway station (there are some very good videos on YouTube about the old French railway system). By all accounts and despite a lot of reductions to the network, their rail system is pretty good compared with many across the world.
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  1543.  @jhpfdijtuiweruot  I see what you mean - and the much deeper meaning of it too!
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  1544. Orwell was a very wise man as he saw through the ill's of both the left & the right. Some of his observations in "The road to Wigan pier" are incredibly true today!
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  1545. I only ever read story books or watch movies for entertainment - I do not believe one word of any story nor let it make me think anyone is particularly right or wrong in that story. I failed English mainly because of the literature part because of this. By the way, when I was at school, all the teachers were out and out Tories and anyone vaguely working class was looked down on - How things have changed (probably due to the rebellious people from my generation?
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  1546. Who out there resents the so called "Elite" with all their power and money running the world? Who out there considers Socialism / Communism to be just envy of those richer and more powerful than them than them?
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  1547. Who ever watched or read about Robin Hood - the well know English hero? Was he a patriot fighting against the foreign oppressors and the wicked church of his day or a socialist re-distributing wealth?
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  1548. No wonder they thought it was the end of the world with a bunch of Yanks turning up. They must have been living an amazing life, completely free from all the bad things of modern life.
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  1549. I suppose the current obsession with possessions and status is a modern version of these cults with Tik Tokers being the new gods.
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  1550. Why is it that today's generation seem to think middle class entitled liberals are "left" where as normal people (sometimes even with somewhat true socialist views) are "right"? The world is getting stranger and stranger by the minute!
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  1551. Suit jacket and jeans, how American! Or is it just trying to be "cool"?
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  1552. Two young entitled persons pretending to be intellectuals, except they are not wearing ties like gentlemen should. They look and talk just like the commies of the sixties used to!
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  1553.  @mistahsusan2650  Yep, that's it, caring about ordinary people- much like Holland and the Scandinavian countries.
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  1554. I thought you guys would have considered public transport as a bit socialist? It certainly seems to work well in socialist leaning countries?
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  1555. When you hear what happened in WW1 to our troops you wonder where the Russians got the idea?
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  1556.  @DREAMLANDSLEEEP  Please think about what I said again. As is always the case with war, it is ordinary people who suffer, regardless of who is on which side. Both Russia and the Ukraine have a much darker side, although we tend not to be shown one of them. Independence from Russia was effectively bought by the West, and much like Brexit (which incidentally I voted for! ) it was a close run thing by all accounts. I am not saying that what Russia is doing is right or good, but then would Putin have attacked had he not been provoked? The "West" did very little to stop or avoid the conflict and are doing a lot to prolong it.
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  1557. They always remind me of two commies back in the day in the Student Union, spouting their message to all who would listen - even the dress code is familiar! How times have changed.
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  1558. Greed and entitlement is the root of all evil. People have got so used to having more & more (the capitalist ideal) for less and less that it has become the "norm". We need a big kick up the backside to get back to a sensible way of living.
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  1559. These guys would not know "Far right" if it bit them on the bottom! The way they rant about big business / "the elites" is not unlike "the other side"!
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  1560.  @tangoalpha1905  And what planet are you from? Perhaps 6 year old kids should campaign for the right to be sent up chimnies and down mines again?
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  1561.  @MidlifeCrisisJoe  Were you hoping to kiss a frog so it turned into a handsome prince? With a name like Joe, presumably you are a guy so maybe you will be in luck?
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  1562.  @malakatan3235  I would suggest maybe the opposite as capitalism is market driven and relies on cheap labour to produce goods and with less people the market is smaller and there are less workers.
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  1563.  @shadowpriest2574  On a more serious not than my last comment, perhaps the voting age needs to be raised to say 25 and only if you are in full time employment with no criminal record.
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  1564.  @lifemocker85  The spelling of the word for sevearal female sheep is "ewes" but I cannot see how that can solve any problem.
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  1565.  @shadowpriest2574  Even that is part of evolution, just as most men have many more rights than they did 200 or 300 years ago.
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  1566.  @tangoalpha1905  I am on a roll picking holes in the arguments of idiots!
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  1567.  @tangoalpha1905  More ranting from a nutter! Did your mummy not show you enough love when you were little?
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  1568.  @MegaDixen  Much longer than that!
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  1569.  @akiramiller9025  He sounds like some real nut job to me!
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  1570.  @seabreeze4559  Now that one is totally off the wall!
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  1571.  @Yea_I_Got_Nothing  More paranoid ramblings from a commie.
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  1572.  @GIwillo  Are you saying it has or has not? It certainly has not kept up the way it used to when most people were not that far from most of the things they needed on a day to day basis.
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  1573. One of my daughter in laws is American by birth and claims to have PTSD because she had a car crash! That is the way they think.
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  1574.  @VeraldoAncodini  Very sorry I insulted you like that but I didn't know that your part of the world had that much gold to mine. In the UK we had some, but much of that was stolen from us by various invaders. Most of "ours" is now stolen from others in turn.
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  1575.  @VeraldoAncodini  Me, valuables, you would be lucky as I have not found any yet, LOL.
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  1576.  @VeraldoAncodini  By the way, I did not intend to insult any country who came by their gold reserves through legitimate means, just pointing out that a great deal of it was not honestly obtained.
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  1577. Gold (and cash) the currency of the pikies, drug dealers and criminals.
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  1578. Artists give little to society in comparison with productive workers yet seem to relish admiration. Just look at the hideous statue thing in St Austell!
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  1579. The number of true Americans these days is very small and those who are have few rights. All the rest are descended from economic migrants, asylum seekers and criminals.
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  1580. Regarding pain, that can be very pleasurable when skillfully administered!
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  1581. The Romans had a very good means of birth control. It involved what prudes would call unnatural acts.
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  1582.  @markzuckergecko621  There is a Mexican restaurant chain in the UK where the name is allegedly Mexican slang for those sweet but salty parts.
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  1583.  @markzuckergecko621 No, these two guys have never done such a perverted thing in their lives, have you not heard them brag about how pure they are?
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  1584.  @reclaimerbear6760  No, down the pub.
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  1585. Most people come out of university with education but no knowledge, common sense and certainly no more intelligence than they started with. Says a lot about university for the last 10 plus years!
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  1586.  @ANobodyatall  Makes me feel hungry at the thought of it.
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  1587. I bet there were lots of leather harnesses but not on teddy bears! (Reference to one of their other stories/ topics).
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  1588. I assume that by "Aussie" you mean the defendant of a criminal, asylum seeker or economic migrant and not an Aboriginal from that country?
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  1589. If someone said that the stereotype from country X is fat and lazy, not very clever, has appalling taste, eats huge meals of tasteless food, would not know a decent car if it ran them over, which country might that be?
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  1590.  @Uppernorwood976  Do not tell the real French that, you will not get a polite response!
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  1591. These two guys are perfect illustrations of a stereotype. BMW drivers are another typical one.
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  1592.  @umiluv  So you are saying that everyone in the UK government fits a stereotype?
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  1593.  @nt78stonewobble  I totally agree with the 90% rule - you will rarely get it wrong based on that and it is often a very pleasant surprise if ever you do.
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  1594. Is there a stereotype bigot or racist? If so, then stereotypes are correct, if not then maybe they are not?
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  1595. The internet used to be great for getting older women or BBWs if you were into them.😊
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  1596. Why do decent people even know about or discuss this rubbish?
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  1597.  @aaddy5157  "Most easiest" is that correct English?
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  1598.  @aaddy5157  At least God will forgive me for my spelling (or rather auto-complete) error. It does seem that religions are often strongly linked to certain things, regardless of which god they worship. That said, I have not heard of Buddhists being linked to such activities although that doesn't mean it doesn't / hasn't happened.
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  1599. Where your parish priests the sort who loved their choir boys?
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  1600. £1/2 million really is not much for a half decent house- one of ours is worth around that much!
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  1601. A good point.
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  1602. @Thule Magna I was being a little mickey taking - he did sound rather anti women did he not? I know plenty of unwise women, but have met more than a few who are pretty wise.
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  1603. I guess you don't like women - there is a word for that!
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  1604. I like the term "first nation" when describing the people who have occupied a country for a good 2 or 3 thousand years.
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  1605. If only someone could come up with a realistic and practical way of recycling tyres that was not energy hungry (and thus expensive).
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  1606. There must be a simple economic, low tech way of recycling, more like reusing in another form. I have seen quite a few low volume attempts on here.
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  1607. Many years ago, the Swiss had buses powered by flywheels. These could be run up using hydro power which was very widely available in the country. I am not sure what happened to them or if they are still operating.
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  1608. The biggest test will be if ever we are at war with the Russians or Chinese. The fact they out number us enormously wont help and then there is the calibre choice which has already been seen to be lacking in real world combat situations.
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  1609. Why is it that many of those who claim to be on the "right" these days seem to be really jealous of the so called "elite" and accuse the liberals who would be terrified of true socialism of being left wing?
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  1610. The only way to drive a C1!
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  1611. Maybe you might like to explain this to the millions of people around the world who become seriously ill with viruses?
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  1612. A naughty knickers seller? I bet lots of Tory MPs (male) used to buy her panties to wear!
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  1613. More companies are registered in the Isle of Mann than there are people living there!
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  1614. And the cheeky gits ask where is the money coming from for the nurses pay rise.
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  1615. Given the fact that many soldiers are not the brightest, old tech is probably a better idea!
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  1616. The Americans are already working on the next pandemic to get rid of who they see as "bad people ". I am not sure if I come into that category for various reasons.
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  1617. ​ @joewilliams4349 SADS was always a lot more common than most people believe in the UK. Going back a good few years it was around 500 a year and these days with the amount of chemicals that many sportsmen are putting in their bodies to boost performance or to make them look better it is bound to get higher.
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  1618. The Americans paid for the previous version to be developed in China, so what do you expect?
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  1619. The people saluting were supporting a populist leader, maybe they would be the ones voting Reform?
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  1620.  @Daared81  If the excess numbers are increasing year on year, this will have a big effect on the baseline. However if the baseline has not changed then the results cannot be accurate.
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  1621. How actually are these excess deaths calculated? More accurately, how are the non-excess deaths predicted. In the UK we have had a large increase in the population and some of these people are involved with excess deaths.
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  1622. Is this data or figures based on statistics? We know what you can do with statistics.
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  1623. Perhaps they should ban some people from taking vitamin D to get rid of them?
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  1624.  @Chris-jl6vk  Given that around 500 to 600 people were dying each year from what is known as "SADS" in the UK pre Covid (solid & certifiable data), I would say that they are about right, otherwise something would have flagged up in various medical publications. You are talking in the order of 2 cases a week which sort of seems believable. I personally have recently fallen foul of people using spreadsheets who have no real concept of mathematics/ numbers at HMRC when a big lump payment from my pension got added to my normal monthly payment and shown up in place of a standard payment. This resulted in a massive adjustment to my tax code which I am currently trying to get put right!
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  1625. Thank goodness for the clear vision of hindsight! I recall before "it" became recognised in the UK a number of people I know becoming very ill with what was almost certainly covid. My neighbour said he thought he was going to die as he was so bad! Thankfully, the scientists worked so hard to try and get a vaccine available because if the death rate in the UK had reached what it did in some countries early on I think the outcry would have been unbelievable!
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  1626.  @kathryngil8415  Maybe not insisting nurses have degrees would help?
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  1627.  @whatif2336  not natural immunity but natural selection. The sick die off and the lucky survive. Natural but a bit harsh in this day and age!
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  1628. It is really interesting to see these results, pity the trials could not have been done before Covid came to the UK.
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  1629. I guess that they will stop wearing masks and probably rubber gloves during surgery in hospitals? That will save the NHS millions and help reduce the ageing population.
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  1630.  @wretchedjohn6825 Sadly I cannot, just recounting how many funerals my sister in law has been to lately. I was being a little tongue in cheek regarding suggesting it was sinister but the conspiracy guys love that. Personally I do not know anyone who has had a real negative effect from the vaccine but plenty of vaccinated people who have not caught covid despite being
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  1631.  @richvid9814  Maybe I was too subtle. 8 members of an extended family (my sister in laws son in laws lot) of Afro-Caribbean descent all gone suddenly.
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  1632. I heard something interesting the other day regarding the people that allegedly seem to be most affected by the jab(s). People of African descent are seemingly vulnerable. Could this be sinister.
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  1633.  @SALTYCOMBATDIVER-ExInstructor  Being too young for shingles (unless she is one of your 13 year old cousins that you marry in the US.
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  1634.  @jackiegrant410  A friend of my other half died recently, mind you she was in her mid 90s and had been in the Hitler Youth as a child.
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  1635.  @Lily-Bravo  That is exactly what causes it together with having chicken pox as a kid.
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  1636.  @SALTYCOMBATDIVER-ExInstructor  That is a myth!
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  1637.  @markwest8960  You say shingles is almost unheard of in people that age but that is probably because of the MMR vaccine most will have had as a child. Sadly a lot of trendy parents did not get their children vaccinated when they should have which leaves them at risk from some nasty conditions as they get older.
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  1638.  @suzzen4367  Kids die regularly from all sorts of allergies. Often these are the results of their parents diet or lifestyle.
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  1639.  @kinggodbrush4614  Borax!
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  1640.  @martinwebb1681  It is normal and nothing out of the ordinary to those who actually know.
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  1641.  @meelodeshmeeelo2034  Lots of people have always been getting shingles and health care professionals have been promoting the vaccine for it for years as it can be pretty serious.
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  1642. Everyone is for hire if the price is right and anyone who says otherwise is not being honest.
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  1643.  @theopeterbroers819  Very interesting, it looks like the Oxford one is somewhat better than the others?
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  1644. Were the other vaccines tested for this?
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  1645. Could it be that Moos was in bed with another manufacturer?
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  1646.  @christopherrobinson7541  Yes, that would make sense, but were they actually asked to do those tests, given the time frame that they were working to? Remember, there were early indications that the virus could have catastrophic consequences?
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  1647. Were they actually asked to see if it did stop transmission?
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  1648.  @alaskanwhiskey  And your proof that anything has changed is? It is common knowledge that the vax loses it's effectivity over time, I know this having never caught it for sometime after the jabs, despite mixing with those who almost certainly had it and then suddenly catching it from my Mrs. Luckily and possibly due to some protection I was only bad with it for a few days when I know others were in a very bad way with it pre jab. Surely, because of the way it works, this indicates that any potential harmful effects will also diminish with time. Could it be an evolutionary thing that has resulted in some people leaving us suddenly?
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  1649. I would like to see how the rate over the past 5 years compared to the previous 5 years in relation to the population of the UK before drawing real conclusions.
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  1650. Is it true that people with darker skins have lower levels of D.
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  1651. ​ @melbremont5327  There are people on here that will adjust the accuracy of their statements for one reason or another.
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  1652. How is vitamin D made and what is it made from. I know some supplements are not that nicely sourced.
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  1653. It is so sad that someone with your pre existing health conditions and presumably your late husband's were allowed to have children given the high risk of them suffering terribly from health conditions.
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  1654. The patient thing is worrying these days because many people will disregard common sense and science.
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  1655. When it comes to research into the health benefits of wharever, the University of Bordeaux has to be champion. Their research shows that drinking red wine in moderation prevents heart attacks. Funny that, when you think what that region is famous for.
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  1656. All I would say about those who come forward with claims of vaccine injuries is that, certainly in America, where there is a blame there is a claim. How can you trust these people any more than the "experts"?
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  1657. Money makes the world go round according to the 4x2s and most capitalists.
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  1658. All politicians lie, they always have and always will. From their lies however you can deduce the truth. It is not always possible to do this with normal people.
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  1659.  @briancox9357  Ah a pedant? I suppose I should have stated in such an unpleasant way and so soon, just in case someone had their limited function head on?
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  1660. There is a big difference between "underlying cause" and the reason they died. And you have to remember, many doctors will not want to record someone dying of covid as technically it is not what killed them although they would not have died had they not had it.
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  1661. SADS is such a tragic thing as it always seems to have affected relatively young and very fit men- even 10 years ago it was taking around 500 such people each year!
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  1662. It is very interesting to note that many of these apparently fit young people who die mysteriously are the sort who regularly use performance enhancing products including those of the "bedroom" type that may not be looked for during an autopsy. 10 plus years ago my other half used to see the bad effects of this as a nurse. The use of these products has expanded dramatically since then!
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  1663. What is the ethnicity of the majority of these excess deaths?
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  1664. Sadly there will still be idiots who reject the vaccine due to paranoia. They should be denied any help by the state.
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  1665.  @mcirelandosharma7411  Genuine "Insider" information is generally the most reliable as they are the ones least likely to gain from "adjusting" the facts. Some of these recent health issues seem to be linked to increased pet ownership (generally dogs). Tetanus is a particularly nasty killer yet fairly reliably preventable. I don't know a huge amount about the other one but I do know it is not good for you!
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  1666. Funny that the Wuhan labs are owned/ paid for by the US? Both viruses seem to target groups that the happy clappers/ flat earth loonies in the US frown on and think should be eliminated?
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  1667. Sounds very much like it was the US who introduced the Ebola to discredit the Chinese, based on the time line you describe.
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  1668. The corruption in SA regards to covid is way worse than even in the UK.
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  1669. Perhaps it all goes back to the times when more of us spent longer outdoors and had a better diet?
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  1670. This article came up alongside one about the abuse that game keepers suffer. I bet they get a lot more death threats than many groups!
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  1671. Hilarious! And it is getting worse and worse!
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  1672. These films would be considered to be government propaganda to control people by fear these days whereas in those days things were changing so quickly that people needed stuff like this to keep them from wiping themselves out.
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  1673. I want one of those Pivots!- not sure how the UK police would view it!
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  1674. One of the best jobs I ever had was a 7 minute walk from home. It was fantastic, no worry about traffic or if my old car was going to start. The amount of time and money it saved me in the 7 years was incredible.
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  1675. There was a big scandal on one of the Scottish islands a while back but it turned out to be false because the doctors examining the kids were using some very dubious methods to the point that it was them who were the bad guys.
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  1676. Could the solution making the middle ground people slightly better off as they form the largest group and tend to be the ones who spend their money on "ordinary things "?
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  1677. Making money from wealth is considered wrong by a few religions.
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  1678.  @gartgreenside3657  Richness is rather subjective. There are many who are money rich but time poor (my little sister and her hubby are a bit like that). There is a classic view of people like myself that because I have a large sailing yacht (I dare not think of the cost of a comparable new one!) I must be rich, but the truth is that it is which keeps me poor (tiny old city car, tiny terraced house, shopping in Lidls and other cheap shops and charity shops). Wealthy is a much more definitive term and I would start to use it for people on over £100K P/A.
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  1679.  @Nickle314  But is it not the so called right that have been spending our money left right & centre and thus creating those debts?
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  1680.  @Nickle314  All that is very well, but totally irrelevant as it is just not there. If it was, we would have had higher taxes in every shape and form (assuming we were still in the EU). We all(?) got bought by offers of lower taxes in one form or another. I am not saying money was not syphoned off or wasted for all sorts of reasons but sadly that is going to be a fact of life regardless.
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  1681.  @lee4171  As the great man said, when you're dead you're dead.
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  1682.  @sososoprano1  There is truth in what you say, but being reasonably comfortable and not having to worry too much about where your next meal is coming from and being able to afford a few nice things in life makes a big difference. I would not have chosen engineering as a career if I wanted to be rich as it is notoriously poorly paid and looked down on by many.
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  1683.  @Lee-bv6iv  My job was just engineering, looking after little engines for three of the big manufacturers and a couple of the MRO shops.
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  1684.  @sososoprano1  I was council house born & bred, hence not getting any in heritance to speak of.
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  1685.  @jonp6798  If he had done a degree in a useful subject or better still had an apprenticeship like myself, he would get a job much more easily and could then work up the so called ladder if indeed he was clever and hard working enough. I never wanted to climb that ladder although I ended up pretty well paid for the simple reason that I was one of the best and most experienced people in my type of job (that is UK wide, not just my companies).
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  1686. Half of those claiming to be middle class are just jumped up working class people.
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  1687.  @stephensmith799  I have heard of the motorbike gangs but am not sure how bad they really are (would like to hear from a honest & reliable source). I suspect that even these are a product of the trusting nature to a degree. As for the migrants and trust, the issue appears to be that many seem to be abusing the trust. It is a bit like France (and to a lesser degree even the UK) where the French economy worked for many years because if you gave a Frenchman 10,000 Francs he would spend it in France on French goods. When you visit France regularly like I have over the years you can see that this is changing - the most notable being in the cars they drive.
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  1688.  @stephensmith799  Didn't Russia do that a while back? Then of course there is the American version, just imagine what the UK would be like if run on those lines.
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  1689.  @coopsnz1  To me, that sum makes it a luxury as there are far better cars for much less money. Besides, with the current poor quality of Mercs I would not touch one with a barge pole.
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  1690.  @1unknowntrader  About the best way to tax the rich without to much effect lower down is to tax luxury goods quite highly. The problem is how you define luxury goods (which sounds fairly easy) and where you set cut off price levels.
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  1691.  @frankkelly207  Quite a few European countries are like that and always have been which is what we forget in the UK. We were sold the idea of property ownership by Maggie and while it does have many good points it also has more than a few bad ones like guaranteeing many people are in debt and therefore have to behave.
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  1692. Hitler was very clever how he led his team, it is very interesting to watch the subtlety of how he worked.
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  1693. @Dragon🏳️‍🌈‍⃠ Guess what that makes me think (as a "Boomer")?
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  1694. " included seeing the dangers in everyday life " - I think that has played a huge part in the younger generations attitudes to many things. When I grew up, part of life was about losing the skin off your knees and elbows because you did something stupid in the local park / playground. That is not allowed to happen any more and I believe has had a huge negative impact.
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  1695. @Risto I guess that applies to both of my step sons - sadly it does not apply to their wives!
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  1696.  Jasper Gandrud  Don't Californicate Portland as they say?
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  1697.  @SitaraAleu  And you are not complaining in your comment?
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  1698.  @SitaraAleu  Stop after the first 4 words and you are quite likely to be accurate.
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  1699.  @οὕτως  I hope what I wrote made a lot more sense than what you did, mind you, that would not be hard!
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  1700. Sounds like you have self esteem and were lucky to have been brought up by good parents! Makes quite a change these days.
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  1701.  @simonruszczak5563  What was it that Henry Ford said about history?
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  1702.  @MrMOON-pp5ib  Day and night are just social constructs forced on us by the giant lizards who want to trick us into thinking planes can take off and land in a different country! Or perhaps the earth is round?
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  1703.  @davelehti4000  I am sure most of these people are just wind-up merchants, no one really can believe it.
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  1704. What was 9that Henry Ford said about history?
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  1705.  @09afsaenz  An interesting way to look at it?
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  1706.  @abraxaseyes87  That grew out of the former.
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  1707.  @gumis123PL  And maybe even some of the beliefs of other "primitive" peoples such as the Australian aboriginals?
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  1708. There was a bit of an idea going round a few years back regarding apparent "gaps" in history, I think around the dark ages. Some of the arguments were obviously rubbish, but a couple of them did actually hold water.
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  1709.  @abraxaseyes87  Both religions are closely linked to each other.
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  1710. There are certainly some quite strong arguments for that. One thing that has always puzzled me is how little of the human brain is used (and I am not mocking anyone here). I have always thought that at one time we must have made more use of it, otherwise, why is it so big and so potentially powerful? How could we learn to tap into that power and what might be the outcome? I have seen sci fi movies where this concept has been explored and it does make you wonder, especially when you think of the way that science fact has often been predicted by science fiction?
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  1711. And everyone thought it was just stupid Yankees that made themselves fat?
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  1712. They seem to be inherently greedy and their food is tasteless. I wonder if the greed comes from them being largely descended from economic migrants?
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  1713. I bet this guy doesn't have a passport and has probably not even been to a large town. He will never get divorced because she will still always be his cousin.
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  1714. No Ausie ever did that!
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  1715. I find it funny that every country that gets independence from Britain goes to rats in one way or another very shortly afterwards.
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  1716. What about the effect this scumbag junkie who extorted money from some old guy.
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  1717. Those teens who willingly took money for their drugs from someone who they didn't know and when it started to dry up went to mummy who sold the story to the daily Scum. Yeah I feel really sorry for them!
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  1718.  bewlaybrother4460  Stitched up guy, don't you mean?
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  1719.  @drummingtildeath  But his mummy is seeing the £ signs thanks to the Scum newspaper and Murdoch (one of the dreaded elite if ever there was).
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  1720.  @BigTechscum  Money makes the world go round and scum like Murdoch and solicitors/ lawyers richer than they are worth for doing nothing productive.
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  1721. What has ruined the BBC and led to the dumbing down is the fact that it is now run by accountants. All they understand is numbers, in this case it translates to viewing figures and potential sales of programmes. Not long ago it was proper public service broadcasting with lots of minority interest programmes made by people who knew what they were talking about. Even the whacky comedy like Monty python was in this category. I remember their "adverts" explaining this to the thick British public some of whom would be saying why do programmes about fishing or farming, we want more football or other rubbish. It is all largely down to the stupidity of the masses and the money driven system we live in.
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  1722.  Lookup2Wakeup  I guess you get all your news and knowledge from completely unaccountable sources then?
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  1723.  @Boulevard1800  When you hear what some people pay for their cable / satellite subscriptions and who that money goes to, the TV licence is cheap.
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  1724.  @Boulevard1800  Are you being forced to pay really? When you know how much you pay for the advertising of everyday products and companies without any say in the matter it makes you wonder. Would you back a campaign to give you the option of not paying for adverts on just about everything you can imagine?
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  1725.  Lookup2Wakeup  You can believe yours, I only believe what I know I can prove is true.
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  1726.  Lookup2Wakeup  Such a pity that there are still people who have not seen both sides of the stories and are not clever enough to decide for themselves what to believe and what not to.
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  1727.  @Boulevard1800  Do you think it could stand even the tiniest chance of getting anywhere?
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  1728.  @Boulevard1800  Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but it takes a true narcissist to consider anyone who disagrees with them is wrong or worse still, bad in some way..
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  1729.  @Boulevard1800  Challenging someone's opinion is not necessarily disagreeing with it and certainly not saying that they are bad because of it.
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  1730. Here is a person who has no bloody idea of the real world but is so far up his own bottom that anyone who disagrees with him is a commie. Who would support anything that the Sun put out.
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  1731. I thought the whole concept of fringe was that it was totally independent street performance. Mind you, a lot of so called edgy fringe comics are total garbage and far from funny in any shape or form. A bit like some of the so called modern artists.
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  1732. Un fucking believable looney, she is a Yank and therefore probably considered normal out there.
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  1733. This guy should get a job running an ex Russian state - mind you, I guess he is not rich enough to do that like the other comedian who runs one.
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  1734. The French love their garlic and according to the University of Bordeaux if you regularly drink red wine you will never have a heart attack. Mind you there are two flaws with the red wine story. 1st and most obvious, what is the Bordeaux region most famous for and more subtle the second issue is the way the French record deaths that we would attribute to heart attacks.
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  1735. I saw more empty shelves in the uk when Covid kicked off!
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  1736.  @JustDucky-d9k  And the Jews / Israelis don't? Did you know that within my life time Israelis were considered terrorists? Then there is the age old problem of trying to wipe out a nation that is bound to end up giving you more enemies than you started with. Just look what happened to Germany in WW2.
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  1737. I wonder whose side some of these anti woke people will be on in a few years time when Britain has been taken over by foreigners just like Palestine has been over the last 75 or so years? Bertrand Russell had a lot of wise words to say just before he died regarding the situation.
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  1738. I doubt very much they would have used blue and white hats, given that M&S were founded by a Jewish economic migrant from eastern Europe. My father had little time or love for the Jews due to the way they treated British forces (primarily RAF) in the middle east during WW2. Dad always reckoned the got shot at by them more times than by the Germans.
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  1739.  @imbonkers3629  I hope you were being sarcastic there!
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  1740. Are you buying all your Christmas stuff from the local corner store or one of the big chains owned by members of the elite?
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  1741. @@MarkAntonyMcDonald You really have no grasp of basic mathematics if you think a 20 limit instead of a 30 in urban areas will have that big an affect on average speeds and thus journey times. Next time you make a journey of between around 10 and 15 miles on mixed roads (including motorways as long as you are on one for less than 4 miles) work out your average speed and you will be very surprised.
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  1742.  @imbonkers3629  You forgot the latest trainers, I-Phone and huge tv not to mention a three bed semi as a starter home! Oh, and meals delivered to their door several times a week.
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  1743.  @williamrae9954  Not sure I get that?
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  1744. With potentially less traffic on the roads and a negligible affect on average speeds purely due to the limit change, goods should get through quicker and using your argument be cheaper.
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  1745. @@MarkAntonyMcDonald I guess my suggestion regarding working out your average speed was rather beyond your comprehension?
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  1746. Do you really have no concept of average speeds and the effects on journey times?
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  1747.  @trevorferguson6222  The elderly and infirm should not be driving and way too many people have become suckered into thinking they need to drive everywhere and that is just what the car makers and oil companies wanted. Even I confess to driving round to the supermarket around a mile away from home rather than walking to one 1/2 a mile away (which I often do as well) because I like many of the things that Lidl sell and the prices are good. My tiny city car costs very little to run so I still save money.
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  1748. Much as I loathe Costa and all the other rip-off trendy coffee shops and have contempt for the snobs and posers who frequent them, I have 3 thoughts about this rubbish cartoon character (that looks like it was drawn by a 7 year old): 1. The people complaining about it are no better than the wokes who seem to enjoy being offended. 2. The people reading something into the cartoon are like the pretentious idiots who see the "meaning" in modern art that looks like it was drawn by a 7 year old (before you say anything, I have 2 very expensive original modern art paintings but they are way above the rubbish I am talking about). 3. The whole "scandal" is actually the work of a rival company out to discredit Costa.
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  1749.  @Brookspirit  Not that vital if you are truly poor though, as in long term unemployed etc.
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  1750.  @snakeman9902  Greed (of the oil companies and motor manufacturers) got us hooked on cars. The control and slavery bit is total hogwash because we have become controlled by and slaves to the motor car without even realising it.
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  1751. Continued: 3 bed semi and a 4 year old car and believe the TV adverts that make you think everyone deserves more.
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  1752.  @IhaveMy0pinion  Apparently at one time the then French president set out to make it so that everyone was no more than a 15 minute bike ride from a station and I believe he nearly succeeded. That would be much easier in the UK and if you substituted a good bus service where trains would be impractical, just think how quiet the roads would be for delivery drivers etc.
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  1753.  @johndoggett808  I just bought a big 4x4 because that is what I actually NEED sometimes. I didn't need a loan to buy it, just used my credit card which I will pay off straight away. It cost a lot less than my monthly take home pay before I retired. What I was talking about is truly poor people and not those who think they are poor because they only have a three bed
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  1754. Is it really the poorest? How can a truly poor person afford a car?
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  1755. In France, the tricolour is everywhere and particularly in Brittany, the regional flag is even painted on the end of supermarkets 10 feet high and 20 wide.
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  1756. I just wish Adolf had got rid of more of the 4x2s.
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  1757.  @ejoneswales  You very clearly illustrate my whole point. I can claim that I need my large yacht to go on extended sailing holidays to France like I have just returned from, and of course I need a large vehicle to carry stuff to and from it. I also "need" a proper, big 4x4 for when I go pheasant shooting and deer stalking. Except those are all things I choose to do and am prepared to pay whatever it might cost (within reason money wise and accepting restrictions wise). I have to remind myself that a very large majority of people don't have the option of doing what I choose to do for one reason or another.
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  1758. In France it seems almost compulsory to display the tricolour and the regional flag in some places. Many of them still seem to be proud of their country.
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  1759.  @GromDarkwater  Ah, the let's get personal defence. Followed of course by the "China" reference. China might be much more restricted than many countries but much of what we hear from there is what MSM and our government want us to hear. I know from recent experience in France that the buses and trains are very widely used by all sorts of people. Yes, sometimes the pure convenience of using a car makes it an obvious choice, but with a 20 limit on urban roads unlikely to add more than a couple of minutes to a typical journey, if that in reality, what is the problem?
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  1760.  @GromDarkwater  You sound so young and modern I guess you drive an EV?
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  1761.  @GromDarkwater  With rights go responsibilities and I am not against anyone driving as such, as long as they do it in accordance with the law and with respect to others. The whole issue kicked off by this video is about a change to the law that in all honesty will have very little impact on most people on most of there daily journeys. Tell me how far your trip to work is each day and how long it takes. Then if you know how to, work out your average speed. Now look at the current speed limits you encounter. You will be shocked by what you discover. When I was working, my journey was about 10 miles and it was very rare that I could do it in under 25 minutes despite doing 70 all the way that was possible down 5 miles of motorway. Often it could take 40 minutes if I left home a tiny bit later than I liked to.
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  1762.  @GromDarkwater  What, afraid of modern technology by the sound of things.
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  1763. With that in mind, how do you view the post Hungerford and Dunblane changes to gun laws to which everyone who was affected by objected with very sound reasons.
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  1764.  @firstlast5350  The changes were sold as making the country safer. I took part in what was up to that time, the largest demonstration in London against the changes. It didn't even get a mention on the news that night, probably because it was totally peaceful but also likely due to the topic being seen as "bad".
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  1765.  @Dpo2203  I would say "with respect " but I loathe that expression. Both changes were done to supposedly make our country safer but while the gun laws have been proven to be completely ineffective in that respect, at least the 20 limit in urban/ built up areas may save the lives (or serious injury) of a few brats without costing the taxpayer many millions and putting numerous people out of business.
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  1766. Maybe we need 70 mph limits in urban areas to cull the useless spawn the chavs who live in those places?
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  1767. @@TOM-TOM-TOM The entitled generations! They have ruined the world as us grown ups knew it.
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  1768. I was somewhat "off-grid" when all this happened so don't know much about what actually happened. I would like to know how the guy was caught - was it "red handed" to use the old fashioned term, i.e. in the act of or immediately after the crime?
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  1769. I find it hilarious that people claim that it is so hard to drive at twenty in a modern car, it just goes to show how many bad drivers there are as it isn't any harder than driving at 30 or 40. You are only talking about urban areas only for a start. As for adding to journey times across urban areas, just work out your average speed for a couple of journeys.
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  1770. In the city where I live a lot of roads have a 20 limit because it really is not sensible to do any more because many of the roads were not made with mass car ownership in mind. Mind you, a lot of drivers still manage to drive recklessly and have unbelievable accidents!
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  1771.  @PazLeBon  In which way do you mean that? Certainly through my city even 20 is pushing it a lot of the time.
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  1772.  @PazLeBon  I have seen several crashes where cars have flipped over on roads with a 20 or 30 limit and even one where a woman drove straight on at a "T" junction and into the front of a house on the opposite side of the road! How on earth can you do that, driving at a sensible speed?
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  1773. Much as I loathe Costa and all the other rip-off trendy coffee shops and have contempt for the snobs and posers who frequent them, I have 3 thoughts about this rubbish cartoon character (that looks like it was drawn by a 7 year old): 1. The people complaining about it are no better than the wokes who seem to enjoy being offended. 2. The people reading something into the cartoon are like the pretentious idiots who see the "meaning" in modern art that looks like it was drawn by a 7 year old (before you say anything, I have 2 very expensive original modern art paintings but they are way above the rubbish I am talking about). 3. The whole "scandal" is actually the work of a rival company out to discredit Costa.
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  1774.  @chipbuttytime3396  Then it goes to show that they are out to appeal to trendy posers and have had loads of free publicity out of it amongst their clientele.
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  1775.  @stuartb4525  Women often clash badly when compared with men in similar situations. Cat fights kick off over silly things.
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  1776.  @barbarahalkyard1901  We certainly should have, but it seems greed has got worse and many lessons have not been learnt when it comes to safety.
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  1777. Have the full and true circumstances of the incident actually come out? To be honest, I doubt they have or ever will.
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  1778. Too many people are happy to hide behind claims of so called mental health issues these days.
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  1779. I still blame a giant squid!
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  1780.  @benfrese3573  Nope, it was poor design and greed, just like the Titanic itself!
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  1781.  @benfrese3573  Sure would! Of course, it is all perfect conspiracy theory stuff- were those guys actually in the sub? Their bodies will never be found so it is a perfect vanishing trick.
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  1782. It could also be a drunken feral chav being seriously obnoxious and only one step away from the yobs in Oxford street. Why were the pigs there in the first place?
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  1783. Was the RAF plane crewed by some of the newer recruits?
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  1784. Lawyers should have fixed fees to stop them dragging out the process, just look how long the Letby case went on.
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  1785. He was a sqaddie so previously had access to serious weapons.
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  1786. How can you define a crossbow in a water tight manner? And then of course they are pretty easy to make with simple tools.
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  1787.  @hughjardon5101  They aren't allowed to use their guns as they are too loud for modern sailors and cost too much to fire!
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  1788.  @hughjardon5101  True, but when a Russian warship wants to come down the English channel it is very closely escorted by our navy.
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  1789. At our cost? Tattoo on forehead saying "Thief, not welcome in UK" and sent home ASAP.
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  1790. The BBC coverage I have seen seems pretty balanced to me and is very clearly not financed by the Global elite who are on one side! The BBC sympathises with the poor ordinary people of both sides who are suffering terribly yet the people running both sides are immune to the horrors.
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  1791. Time to vote for Rural Reaction party.
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  1792. Strangely enough, just about every English taxi driver in Portsmouth was in the SAS and single handedly won the Falklands war.
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  1793. Wow, I never realised there were so many incompetent drivers about?
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  1794. You are totally wrong there, it is about the useless, entitled generations who completely lack any trace of common sense. If people still had common sense they would ignore warnings that did not affect them. I pay attention to gale warnings and strong wind warnings because I sail and they are very important. Other weather warnings generally don't affect me as I look at a number of forecasts depending what activities I am up to.
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  1795. Funny, it seems he was just being a bit too "Blokey" for todays entitled people - what is often referred to as being "Right Wing" (although what is "right" and what is "left" seems to have reversed from when I was younger).
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  1796. It is not the powers that be but the entitled generations who are causing the problem. If someone suffers due to it being hot they are likely to want to sue the met office for not warning them, same as any other more extreme weather. This is exactly the same thing that has ruined discipline in our schools because parents didn't like it.
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  1797. An old workmate did his engineering apprenticeship in a company that employed a huge percentage of women. Some of the things they got up to were bordering on outrageous, particularly as I always suspected he might have been gay.
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  1798. I wonder if the lad was an INCEL that we hear so much about these days.
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  1799.  @richardmurphy4520  Is that Joe King or Fur King or their cousin Nosmo?
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  1800.  @polaris7122  I would almost guarantee Labour will win the next general election as the Tories have lost votes to so called right wing parties and these may even appeal to a number of people who would typically vote labour.
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  1801. Not sure whether I want the country run by idiots or crooks really?
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  1802. One of the best all round solutions is population reduction targeted at the poor countries as that will reduce the number of people living in poverty.
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  1803. The big issue that I have with recycling plastic is that it seems to be done in a too high tech way. There must be a very much more basic and low tech way, basically more like reusing it. Or better still not use plastic when there are better substances to use.
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  1804.  @MS-sb9ov  At the time I had access to a fairly limited circulation publication aimed at military suppliers. It was not a British magazine and I suspect it was probably produced in Europe in various languages from many of the articles. From what it was saying, the invasion came as no surprise to many people in the know due to what was happening in Argentina. Suitable preemptive action or better still proper diplomatic action could well have saved many lives on both sides and the British tax payer many millions of pounds. There is even an anecdote from a Falklander at the airport who was asked some time previously by an Argentinian "businessman" if a loaded Hurcules could there land safely. The effort our forces put in was titanic even though some of the leadership could have done a little better had they listened to people a little lower down the ladder.
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  1805. What about a giant squid? They are formidable creatures and the sub is only made of carbon fibre so it is not really that tough.
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  1806. I bet all the very dodgy media tycoons are lining up and rubbing their hands together waiting to snatch all the BBC assets for a song from their mate Ritchie. I wonder how much hand they have had in discrediting it?
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  1807.  @MalcolmMacPhail  Our last yacht was a Barbican 33 with a long keel so a folding prop would not have helped much (BTW, when you got the hang of her, going astern was not much of an issue. Our current 40 long finned / Scheel keel yacht is a pig astern! I know some folding props are very good at reducing prop walk, but our neighbouring boat had one that did the opposite, but it is a bit of a racey boat.
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  1808. ​@jonahwhale9047Did they really? Never seen pictures of black pots.
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  1809.  @MalcolmMacPhail  Folding or feathering props tend to be best suited to racing type yachts where they do offer less drag. The problem is they are very expensive and depending on your keel arrangement, on cruising yachts they don't reduce the drag that much. The biggest issue with many sailing yachts is going astern (backwards) where the prop acts like a paddle wheel and pushes the back of the boat to one side. Not very helpful in tight moorings!
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  1810. Helicopters are not as fast as many people think but are really good at this sort of thing.
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  1811. Coming to a town near you soon?
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  1812. There are winners in war, those who cause it (ie the leaders) and the arms manufacturers.
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  1813. America, land of the free and home of the brave, or maybe not?
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  1814. It must be hard to brain wash an American given how few actually have brains.
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  1815.  @ozymandiasultor9480  If behaviour is considered normal in a country then why should a visitor challenge it?
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  1816.  @yolandascholten2012  Exactly what Maggie did by selling off the council houses (as well as the rest of the family silver).
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  1817.  @ozymandiasultor9480  Not my ancestors, we have always been poor and in fact victims of terrible behaviour in the past.
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  1818.  @Dalesmanable  That would be "New Labour" ie thinly disguised Tories trying anything to get in power.
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  1819. Bring back police violence!
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  1820.  @ozymandiasultor9480  Sad to disappoint you but I am English, although probably with a good chunk of Scandinavian in my ancestry. Most slaves in the time frame that is most talked about by the likes of yourself were bought in slave markets in Africa where they were being sold by their fellow countrymen and Arabs. We Europeans did this because it seemed to be an accepted part of their culture. In the preceding centuries, the south coast of England and Ireland as well as much of Europe had been raided by pirates taking slaves for markets in the middle east. The big difference there is that we actually did something about that while the African countries just let it continue to this day as they don't seem to think that it is wrong.
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  1821.  @fairytalepurityanalyser6056  You would not want to be a lower cast in India even today. They are left to die on the streets in some areas and have absolutely no chance of bettering themselves.
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  1822.  @josefk332  The gift to the world from a tiny village in Hampshire.
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  1823.  @glen9303  But I regularly go to Indian restaurants.
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  1824.  @Karlsefni-fh9fb  I wonder just how many of the people who moan about us stealing stuff have ever been to a museum?
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  1825.  @PaulMason-c9m  Was he a Muslim as well?
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  1826.  @huwwiliams8426  The stealing of history is nothing to do with what these feral looters were doing, much as it is nothing to do with shop lifting in the usual sense of the word.
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  1827.  @ozymandiasultor9480  Oh woe am I, everything bad in the world is the fault of wicked colonialism! Do you know where Europeans bought their slaves and from who? And why didn't they take slaves from every country they colonised?
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  1828.  @davidprosser457  If you are talking about Indians (Asian) then huge numbers went to work for IBM and the like and are still highly respected in the computer industry.
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  1829.  @davidprosser457  Romans, Saxons, Vikings, Normans. It is supposed to be one of the reasons we became such good fighters in later times.
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  1830. @jonahwhale9047 That will do nothing to deter the behaviour in the first place. When these people feel they can get away with their crimes they are likely to go further and further down that route if there are no consequences. This is largely the fault of people with your attitude.
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  1831. China have already been sold all our manufacturing and now they are destroying our country. Tik Tok needs to be shut down immediately in the UK.
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  1832. The two things you describe sound very much like what happened with the allies in WW1!
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  1833. It accounts for why Yanks are so fat! Mind you, that was only the story we were told by Western media?
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  1834.  @huwwiliams8426  The problem with what you are suggesting is that it takes generations to work- yes, it is the best way in the long term but you need to start with very young kids and teach them right from wrong very early but sadly that doesn't seem to have been happening for a good few years. The problem at the moment is the lack of consequences for bad behaviour, whether it is from a 5 year old at school or a teenager like these ferals. If they new something bad might happen to them, most people would think twice about how they behaved. Too many kids these days don't get the education they should have because things have been made too easy for them. There seems to be no competition to do better or true reward for good performance or behaviour. I know full well we don't have hard labour in the UK but it would certainly reduce the prison population and allow offenders to give something back to society which in its own right world give them some worth. As for my upbringing, it was a typical working class (probably would be considered abject poverty these days) and I learnt right from wrong at an early age. I didn't have a fancy education, but did an engineering apprenticeship which stood me in a great position when it came to getting a really good job. Never been unemployed and never had a problem changing companies for better pay. Now retired early and currently holidaying in France on my yacht!
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  1835.  @huwwiliams8426  A lot of what you say about Thatcher is totally true and personally I believe she is responsible for many of the problems in this country. However, I cannot agree with your argument regarding why kids do this type of crime. When I was young kids learnt about consequences at an early age - if you did something stupid on one of the things down the local recreation ground you ended up with grazed knees and elbows or if you were lucky enough to have a bike the same applied. Nowadays these playgrounds are far too safe for fear that someone will sue the council if their kid cuts his knee. In parts of Germany they are experimenting with old school playgrounds where kids could get hurt if they are silly and early indications are that it is making those kids much more responsible.
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  1836.  @huwwiliams8426  Simple question, why have some neighbourhoods become so bad - it does not happen overnight or by magic.
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  1837.  @huwwiliams8426  Regarding your comment about adrenaline sports, that really is not relevant to the situation these kids are in. Many kids are too sheltered from minor dangers and risk from an early age and therefore don't appreciate the possible consequences of say joy riding. When they get hurt trying to flee the police their parents are up in arms when they should feel ashamed.
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  1838.  @kenneth9874  It might physically have been done by force but it still needs to be allowed to happen- that is what revolutions are about. Thomas Sowell has some interesting things to say about why revolutions loose their way.
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  1839. What if there was a country that did not really exist 80 years ago and was then given to a group of people from all over the world who were largely refugees. Later, they became regarded as terrorists and had arms embargos placed against them. Gradually more and more people from other countries moved in and they started to force the locals out of the nicer areas and into overcrowded slums, even building a wall to keep them out. Just image in 30 or 40 years time this starts to happen in the UK?
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  1840. It just goes to make you think how bad things must have been before the revolution to allow these things to be "normalised " after it.
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  1841. Is it really jealousy or is it simple human nature? Many of the current mega wealthy are so tight with their money that they will never spend more than a fraction of it. What is the benefit of having that much money and not doing something vaguely good with it? If a multi billionaire paid his workers twice what he does now he would hardly notice it in real terms but his workers would have much more money to spend and that would effectively help make the rich even richer.
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  1842. If the British people were allowed to protect themselves and their property using whatever force they felt appropriate things might get better!
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  1843. All politicians lie and always have so what is new?
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  1844. ​ @shanepatrick641 Brexit never really happened but we are all being punished by the remoaners who still run the country for trying to make it happen.
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  1845.  @guleiro  The aging population thing is only going to be temporary as most of the slightly younger generations will not be living as long (for many reasons) and therefore is a bit of a red herring. The other thing the supporters of the ever growing population forget is that it now only takes a couple of men to make a new car or washing machine etc when you used to employ dozens. The same applies to farming. In these times an ever growing population means more unemployment and the tax burden that comes with it. This is what big business likes (not the tax bit as they avoid that) but high unemployment means lower wages and more profit.
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  1846.  @shanepatrick641  Not seen many bare shelves, other than due to false claims in order to put up prices. As for higher prices, pop over to France if you want to see high prices. I can buy good strong cheese at around £6 to £8 a kilo in the UK but in France you rarely see decent cheese at less than 20 euro a kilo and not uncommonly 35 plus! Clothes too are generally way more expensive.
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  1847.  @NLJeffEU  See my reply to Shanepatrick!
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  1848.  @oneoflokis  For many years the government actively encouraged the poor to breed to the point where taxpayers were subsidising chavs with 6 or 7 brats so the parents could buy more ciggies and booze and have a bigger house and car. They then wondered why the unemployment rate went up.
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  1849.  @NLJeffEU  I have been in France for 2 months and just returned to the UK and yes, you might be able to buy very ordinary cheese for that price, the bland stuff from supermarkets in the UK that you pay £3 or £4 for here, but to get anything with a decent strong taste to compare with mature Cheddar you need to pay a good bit more where we have been.
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  1850.  @guleiro  I do love the English sense of humour!
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  1851.  @oneoflokis  I think many people voted leave, not because of patriotism or whatever you might call it but because of the way the EU was starting to dictate how we had to live our lives (but not applicable to many other countries), how many people were making huge sums of money from our membership for doing very little for our country, how it was getting way too big (for it's boots), the huge waste of money the EU parliament was (our own one already costs way more than it should! ) - the list goes on. There is very little need for all the downsides we seem to be suffering but people seem to be taking advantage of made up situations.
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  1852.  @guleiro It is such a pity that you started your reply to me with one of my least favourite lines, it is so condescending and instantly makes me think you have no respect for anyone who has a different view to yourself. It is much like the classic "in all honesty" so loved by people about to tell you a whopper. The problem with the veto was due to the people given the power to use it, they were the ones who let us down.
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  1853. Not many years ago, Israel was considered to be a terrorist organisation with sanctions against them. America became a republic through terrorism. One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter and this has always been the case. What happens when all the new comers to the UK start to push us out into less desirable areas and carry out atrocities against us? This is exactly what is happening in the middle east. The majority of Israelis are not from that region nor second generation.
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  1854. I am sorry, but anyone who claims they cannot drive at 20 cannot drive at 30 either, it really is not that hard. As for making journey times longer, do the real maths with real journey times and you might be surprised by the results.
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  1855. Much as I loathe Costa and all the other rip-off trendy coffee shops and have contempt for the snobs and posers who frequent them, I have 3 thoughts about this rubbish cartoon character (that looks like it was drawn by a 7 year old): 1. The people complaining about it are no better than the wokes who seem to enjoy being offended. 2. The people reading something into the cartoon are like the pretentious idiots who see the "meaning" in modern art that looks like it was drawn by a 7 year old (before you say anything, I have 2 very expensive original modern art paintings but they are way above the rubbish I am talking about). 3. The whole "scandal" is actually the work of a rival company out to discredit Costa.
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  1856. This is made more amusing because of the euphemism "wick" refers to a man's reproductive organ.
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  1857. My probably 5th time great grandfather was sent to Tasmania for poaching. That was somewhat worse than being a slave transported to America from Africa!
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  1858.  @andymicklewright3749  Wales isn't a real country and their flag is made up.
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  1859. Just think, 9 kids who are very likely to suffer the same cancer that took your wife!
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  1860. When the Sun newspaper dictates what is wrong theen you know we are without a future. Innocent until proven guilty always used to be the rule, but if you are as guilty as the Sun has been many times that doesn't seem to apply. The little scum bag junkie is the guilty one, aided and abetted by the Sun.
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  1861. 1848, John Stringfellow, Chard, Somerset.
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  1862. Many of the Asians kicked out of Uganda were got rid of by Idi for very good reasons, they were corrupt!
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  1863. It was almost a badge of honour to have been touched up by a scout master etc when I was young.
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  1864.  @mikeconnors3880  And everyone hates that lot and have since the beginning of time!
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  1865. On my estate the speed limit is 20 for a very good reason as it is used as a rat run by many people who like to try and force their way through regardless of whether they have right of way. They do that when I am in my little city car but strangely won't try when I drive the big old 4x4, maybe they know I will not stop for them?
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  1866.  @tonycatman  I see what you mean now.
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  1867.  @KemetledAfrica  So it is true, Africans invented slavery and even took slaves from Europe for quite some time before the more famous slave trade where Europeans bought them from Africa.
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  1868. Who is he anyway? I have heard the name but I have no idea who he is or what he does? Is it because I am not a Tik Tokker?
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  1869.  @patkearney9320  Like many so called "inventions", melting iron would have been an accidental discovery and just melting a lump of material that is fairly pure iron would not have required anything more than a good hot fire. Making good quality iron from iron ore is something very different.
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  1870.  @basylpeterjones  Some for longer and many not even that long.
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  1871.  @KemetledAfrica  If you can smelt iron, then the manufacture of guns is pretty easy.
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  1872.  @occidentadvocate.9759  Steve was and still is a pretty good guitarist though (lives local to me and plays the pub scene)
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  1873.  @occidentadvocate.9759  But what is great about Steve is that he just loves his music even after all these years and doesn't care if he is going nowhere. We need more people with that attitude to life rather than the current celebrity is everything cult.
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  1874. And has been since pre Roman times!
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  1875. Aerodynamic weapons are not the sole province of the Australian subcontinent. Davinci comes closest to inventing powered flight.
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  1876. By the way it was an English man who first achieved powered flight and a good few years before 1903!
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  1877. ​ @aalan4296 They have been doing that for millennia?
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  1878. If someone told the entitled generation that milk used to be delivered by EVs in reusable containers they would never believe you.
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  1879.  @LionClanChief  I was just being flippant / ironic, which is something you may not understand.
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  1880.  @KemetledAfrica  An awful lot if you understand how civilisations develop.
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  1881.  @tomsherwood4650  I am talking in general, since the early electric vehicles up until very recently.
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  1882. I don't feel in the least bit guilty about anything my ancestors did. As for slavery, it had a huge negative effect on many ordinary people.
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  1883. The BBC has been destroyed by accountants who only think in numbers and therefore have dumbed down everything in order to appeal to a wider audience and thus compete with the commercial stations who are just about the dumbest you can get.
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  1884. ​ @brucejackson4219 And there was I thinking that they were bred to chase parked cars.
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  1885. ​ @belatoth1446 It is clearly their right to and would be discriminatory if they were not allowed to.
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  1886. ​ @basylpeterjones Is that why the podiums in most running races tend to be dominated by certain groups of people.
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  1887.  @georgehetty7857  Maybe a little tongue in cheek, but a lot closer to the truth than many might believe.
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  1888. WW2 was started by the actions of a group of people who destroyed the German economy. That led to a populist leader being elected who set about trying to save his country. He was eventually assassinated by his enemies in a way that it made appear to be suicide. Our bombing of Germany was driven by the people who were being persecuted by Hitler.
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  1889. OECD , mmm, 4x2 organisation?
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  1890. If anyone takes any notice of anything on Twitter or TikTok, they deserve all they get.
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  1891.  @jharekcarnelian  It certainly was by our navy! I have visited various museums in Eire and have to say, we (or rather our ruling classes) were not that nice people back then.
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  1892. The answer to your question is Money!
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  1893. I thought that treason was one of the offences that still carried the death penalty?
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  1894.  @jharekcarnelian  Simple answer is no. As I remark elsewhere on this video I have visited Eire and learnt a lot about how badly our ruling classes treated them.
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  1895. The famine that had such a terrible effect on Ireland also affected much of Europe and was caused by guess what? Climate change - long periods of cold wet weather causing crops to fail. Strangely enough this just happens to coincide with the datum point quoted by the climate alarmists for global warming.
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  1896. Remember, one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter. Modern America was created by a group of terrorists who started out as economic migrants and asylum seekers.
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  1897. Running is a thing where certain people are at a great advantage it would appear from the results of competitions.
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  1898. I suppose it makes a change from 4x2s everywhere although they still run everything.
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  1899. In France, particularly Brittany, there are festivals throughout August and you don't see any trouble and rarely see a copper. Everyone is celebrating the fact that they are Bretons and their way of life.
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  1900. Personally I would rather pay money to a British organisation than to a foreign owned company that doesn't pay tax in the UK. I do not and never will pay subscriptions to any media organisation.
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  1901. All white Australians are economic migrants or descendants of them or criminals. Doesn't really make for a good population mix does it as we are finding out in Britain today.
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  1902.  @PaIaeoCIive1684  Did you see the comment someone made about how good war is?
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  1903.  @PaIaeoCIive1684  Slight?
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  1904. Will using phrases like "feral chav" be considered hateful?
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  1905.  @robertcook2572  A very unusual outlook on the world. Let's declare war on America and cure unemployment and inflation as well as over population.
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  1906.  @robertcook2572  The things you list are good, war never is for ordinary people!
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  1907.  @janed5077  Although the British have been the fiercest fighters in warfare for many centuries, internally we are very peaceful. In some ways we are a bit like the Scandinavians in terms of being honest and trustworthy. Whereas America was founded by asylum seekers and economic migrants who pretty much wiped out the native population Britain evolved as a result of many invasions. What is happening at the moment is very different.
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  1908.  @love2win  Yet they still have exactly the same problems?
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  1909.  @mattblack6414  The Muslims will soon put an end to feminism! But do we really want the other things that go with it?
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  1910. £100k was quite a bit for an ordinary house in 1993, my 3 bed was around 80k the in one of the better parts of town. You say those places are now fetching 500k, but I bet an awful lot of improvements like conservatives have been made which artificially inflates the prices.
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  1911. What is this "her" that you speak of? LOL.
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  1912. Halloween is a vile American import in it's current form but the true origin is pre-Christian and hence the reason it was pushed aside by the church.
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  1913. Do the Bonfire boys still have the big celebration over in Sussex?
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  1914.  @EuropesLastStand  Certainly not me, I am from the Master Race, tall, blonde and blue eyed. And certainly not from the other lot referred to as the dues by some (Freemasons).
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  1915. Swallows and Amazons! Where do you think my name came from together with a love of boats and sailing (currently on my yacht in Brittany).
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  1916.  @TheLastSongbird124  Live aboard is a nice fantasy, but I really couldn't handle a long wet winter with no real chance to dry everything properly. We are basically fair weather plus sailors.
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  1917. The Janet and John books have a certain irony for me and my other half. Her ex husband was John and he was a teacher. He left her for another teacher called Janet!
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  1918. I do find it very funny that for years, the whole of the traditional pantomime revolved round the dames (men dressed as women) and a young woman dressed as a young man. What a strange world we live in?
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  1919. The later steam cars are pretty amazing and a number can be seen at the better steam fairs in the UK, specially the GDSF.
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  1920. Henry Cort is a local hero round here, even the badge / flag of Fareham where he lived & worked apparently has a black ground that is linked to his iron works.
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  1921. They still have slinging competitions in the Baliaerics.
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  1922. I have seen slings being used during riots in the middle East including sending CS gas grenades being sent back.
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  1923. It was not a pretty looking plane!
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  1924. Maggie wanted to be seen as a hero. Most of the world knew it was going to happen but the British public were kept in the dark about it.
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  1925.  @AndersJackson  Nearly all western European people are not pure homo sapiens but are at least part Neanderthal. Recent research indicates that this might actually explain why we tend to be more intelligent than pure H.S. peoples.
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  1926. Weirdly, it is actually conceivable he could have been at least part western European given how far back trade with the middle east goes.
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  1927. No, it is the Labour party who are 99% certain to win the next general election. Who can guess why? All the new parties springing up to take Tory votes that are unlikely to do the same to Labour.
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  1928. ​ @Boghopper9999 I hope you were being ironic with what you are saying as they are only there to make huge amounts of money from misfortune and much of it from the tax payer.
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  1929. With all the work being done on early hominid DNA, I wonder how long it will be before someone tries to breed one!
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  1930. With a
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  1931. Wow, so it is a lie that they only pick on blacks?
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  1932.  @Eddie_of_the_A_Is_A_Gang  I think being an American you failed to understand that not all job creation is about manufacturing, it can be about services. I guess you are one of those people who think that the unemployed should starve and that mass unemployment is good as it keeps labour costs down.
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  1933. Both incidents were very much brought on by the victims or their relatives.
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  1934.  @timbushell8640  What ever they were employed for, people earning money contribute to the whole of their society. Even the most ludicrous of job creation schemes are better than having people out of work.
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  1935.  @TheImperatorKnight  I am afraid to say that you seem ignorant of the many good things he did for many of his ordinary people earlier on.
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  1936.  @TheImperatorKnight  Could it be that your videos are a bit like the BBC have become, dumbed down for viewing figures with no thoughts about accuracy? Hearing only one side of a story is never going to be helpful. What makes things worse about anti-Nazi propaganda is the group of people behind it!
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  1937.  @ffff7164  There economy was in an awful state in the late 20s, even worse than most other western countries. That is how Hitler came to power democratically and stayed in power that way for a good few years. Only when he lost the plot and greed and power took over did things start to go wrong. What makes many people hate any notion that he did good things is how he targeted a particular group of people who were somewhat responsible for the previous bad times.
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  1938.  @christopherhitchens163  Specially when it is coming from someone peddling propaganda?
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  1939.  @TheImperatorKnight  The whole point of propaganda is to change the facts. Our own government did a great job of this before and during the war.
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  1940. I accidentally (?) hit 55 in 2nd in my tiny city car - valve bounce and power vanished. Acceleration was quite surprising up to that point illustrating the wisdom of the old school pursuit training given to the police.
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  1941.  @cstgraphpads2091  It is better in so many ways that people are occupied doing something even if it has little real value than paying them to do nothing. If you don't give them some support when unemployed you end up driving down wages for everyone (except the bosses) and you end up like some south American countries with a crazy wealth divide.
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  1942. Is your local government as corrupt as they are in the UK - heavily linked to the Free Masons with work only going to their mates at ever increasing cost to the tax payer?
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  1943. If faced with what is believed to be a potentially lethal weapon, deadly force should be encouraged, even mandatory for the police and civilians.
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  1944.  @gbcb8853  Well, it seems to work pretty well from my experience. The French do seem to have a circular economy to a degree and you have to admire them for that. A classic example is boating - they made it accessible and popular with ordinary people (and there is no reason it cannot be in the UK! ) and even gave tax breaks if you bought a new French boat and kept it in one of their marinas. The result is huge numbers of boats being owned with the knock on benefits to the economy. The same applies to their buses (as does apply in some Scandinavian countries). Make them cheap enough and reliable enough and cover useful routes and people will use them. It doesn't take many passengers to completely change the economics of running buses. In the UK, it is the civil service mindset where if not enough people use the bus then they put up the price and less people use it, whereas if you dropped the price slightly a few more people would use them so you could further drop the price and more people would.
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  1945.  @gagamba9198  While in the UK the government just gives millions to their "poor" mates and ordinary people suffer.
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  1946.  @night6724  Do I detect a high horse? All the trains and buses that I used in Brittany last year were clean and on time, even if quite busy. As for your dislike of a circular economy (and in truth none are purely that) it seems you are one of the more, more, more generations who then complain about house prices going up and up along with the general cost of living.
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  1947.  @night6724  Is the country being managed by the state any worse than it being managed by a very few very wealthy elite who really don't care about ordinary people?
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  1948.  @night6724  Sounds like you were unlucky with your experiences in France - My trip from Morgat to Brest on a bus was great and very cheap and then the train to St. Malo via Rennes was also good - trains on time, clean and with plenty of room for luggage & even bikes if you want to. The other interesting thing about the Brittany region in France is the number of towns that run free tourist buses in season which means people spend money in the local shops & restaurants instead. At many of the marinas I visited you can borrow a bike for a couple of hours for free to get your shopping etc.
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  1949. Perhaps this needs to be marketed as the latest designer drug?
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  1950. I wonder if Neil Oliver suffers from this delusion?
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  1951. Absolutely hilarious! There must also be a way to cure these people.
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  1952. How do I get invited to one of those fantastic events?
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  1953. When I was young, a great many of the better schools had cadet forces, many more had rifle ranges on site (even the one just down the road in my city did). I managed to blag some rifle shooting as a sports activity at my secondary modern school in the 5th form.
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  1954. with their diet, surely they produce a huge amount of gas themselves?
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  1955. The way these kids talk is not natural (to their location) and is mimicking some of the worst in society ("innit" seems to be the word of choice). I really don't know what needs to be done, other than something really serious and permanent!
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  1956.  @bttnat439  It is possible that the videos and photos in the article I saw were quite old but they seemed real enough. As for women dressing in school uniform and acting immature, that is a thing (and nothing wrong with it if you like it). Just look at the cartoons where the characters have abnormally large eyes. As for America and their obsession with turning pre teen girls into glamour models, that is really sick!
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  1957. To (mis)quote the old saying, we will soon be living bannedit country.
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  1958. Zombie croquet mallets are the way to go as they will never be banned because posh people have them.
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  1959. Sanctions only ever hurt ordinary people and often not even in the country they are aimed at.
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  1960.  @Mr.Witness  I think you have listened to a bit too much anti (Nazi) German propaganda. Think about cars for the masses and the road network as the most glaringly obvious examples. Then look deeper and you will find out more.
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  1961. Comedy does not need to be crude, offensive or "edgy" to be funny. Just look at the two Ronnies or Morecombe and Wise. The was a time when some comedians relied on crudity to try and be funny but it failed.
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  1962. And what a load of kids are doing is barbaric too. Maybe because they don't have grownups to teach them?
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  1963. One of my parents dogs was racist and barked fiercely at anyone with darker skin (I have no idea why). This wasn't really an issue until I brought my coloured girlfriend home. By the way, she had been adopted by a vague relative's family and was one of very few coloured people in my village.
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  1964. A levelling up of the population, I.e. not expanding madly is what is required as we have all become too resource greedy. Doubling population only benefits the rich.
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  1965. Please can we not introduce more laws to try and address this as they will not work and will have a negative effect on ordinary decent people. To give an idea of cultural differences between the UK and France. All sorts of knives that are illegal in the UK are sold openly in France and Opinel, the famous maker of iconic pocket knives, make one targeted at youngsters with the promo picture showing a couple of lads around 10 or so whittling a stick. The knife is called "My first Opinel".
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  1966. Was she the original Woman King?
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  1967.  @Toastrackman  Luckily for us, otherwise we would probably be talking Latin?
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  1968.  @Toastrackman  The Romans were certainly very advanced for their time, but I suspect their reliance on slaves most likely contributed to their lack of further advance and finally their downfall. You simply don't need to invent a machine to do something if you have slaves to do it for very little cost. I suspect this may have also been the reason some other "civilisations"(?) did / have not progressed as far as they might have.
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  1969. It sounds like the Romans bought us the first laws regarding weapons.
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  1970. The Afghans drove out the Russians using Hiluxes and mopeds!
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  1971. A couple of pellets of dry ice in an empty plastic bottle left in the sun makes one heck of a bang.
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  1972.  @MichaelKingsfordGray  What a random rant? Have you managed to push your clogs (sabots) into the gears of the local water powered looms yet?
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  1973.  @brianmeen2158  Most antidepressants have horrible side effects!
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  1974.  @6nosis  You are talking about a bunch of plastic Yankees who know little about the English language.
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  1975. In my city there is apparently some very deprived areas. Round the outskirts of the city there has been and still is a lot of good healthy wild food going to waste on the trees and bushes. These two situations do not seem to add up? I have taken a good helping of the fruit but don't want to be greedy.
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  1976. If anyone wants to see what real, large scale poverty is like in "western" country, take a look at America or closer to home, try Portugal?
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  1977. Sounds like it will do you out of a very easy little earner for doing pretty much nothing. Wonder why you are anti?
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  1978. I have a secret for all you viewers. You are all going to die and when you're dead you're dead, end of. The problem is many of you will die a very long and lingering death with zero quality of life for maybe the last 10 years. It will be very distressing for your family and friends. How do I know this? That is what happened to my mother. Father was lucky, he passed away suddenly aged around 67.
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  1979.  @roblet5047  Lucky you have two places (like us) - ever thought of renting one out?
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  1980. Every time I see an example of capitalism and the free market fail I think of this tragic event.
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  1981. What puzzles me in the UK is that the generation that seems to be living longer than any before are the very generation that were exposed to lead from all directions. As well as car exhausts it was in paint, water pipes and even in toys.
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  1982.  @paulm5443  The answer must lie in the countries that don't seem to be suffering like us then?
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  1983.  @roblet5047  Good on you, trouble is, nowadays few people believe that they should "get by" and just want more and more. The world simply cannot go on like that!
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  1984. Bigger gun mext time!
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  1985. As soon as someone suggests that these companies should be taxed heavily or fined, they are branded left wing or commies. Where does that come from?
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  1986.  @jeffpliskin  Quite right, it is rampant capitalism and greed, the enemy of socialism and communism.
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  1987. Property is theft, as the Anarchists used to say.
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  1988.  @kevt6151  WOW, I didn't know weed was part of the Christian way!
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  1989. It is nitrates and not nitrogen, two very different things!
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  1990.  @louisedagenais1795  Kill the rich, property is theft?
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  1991.  @ArthurPenndragon9.2.2  I was not being rude, but using irony to highlight the stupidity of what some commentators on here did have been saying. I know irony is not always understood by some, Americans in particular. Just think of the people who get upset over Alf Garnet (watch some of his old videos on here).
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  1992. I cannot understand why we have let things get this way - even helped it to happen. This stupid belief that you can buy happiness. Ordinary people spending £20K on a car that can do 150 mph just to drive it 10 miles to work every day averaging 40 if they are lucky but more like 30. Huge TVs, a TV in ever room, 5 bed houses when they have 2 kids. Never having any time to really live as they are too busy working to pay for all this. The traditional French view on life that you work to be able to live rather than the English live to work view. Get out and do things and save your money for stuff that actually makes life better - that has been my policy since childhood and it has paid off very well!
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  1993.  @Annie-fz2gv  You don't half know how to spoil things for a guy.
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  1994.  @colinmeehan791  That is only because too many people bought into the capitalist dream! Had we not become obsessed with the "more, more, more " culture and been willing to sell our souls for it, they would never have got the money to buy the power!
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  1995.  @sausage6984  Those corporations that people seem to want to throw money at because they are obsessed with material things.
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  1996.  @donbennett5353  And who will replace them? Unless some people from ordinary backgrounds stand up, nothing will change. The problem with that though is decent people won't promise the impossible or try to bribe just enough of the voters to get in power.
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  1997.  @des_smith7658  We have more to fear from America than we do from Russia or China. They are converting the UK to another state culturally and economically.
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  1998. @El Eleven The Russian revolution tried to overthrow them but has since become corrupt itself.
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  1999. Surely Communism is the total opposite to the "own nothing, be happy" notion? Is it not about making people more equal or as some would put it, to every man, his worth?
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  2000.  @p.jonaitis7952  You sound like a Tory MP?
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  2001. @Green Grugach Didn't I see that robot in the Tomb Raider movie?
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  2002.  @LL-sc8gb  You could say that, but having lived through poverty and times when inflation and interest rates were somewhat higher than they are today and seen things sort themselves out in the long run I don't really care. As long as we don't go back to the stupidly low interest rates we were seeing we won't see this ridiculous see-saw effect.
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  2003.  @Qingeaton  There is an awful lot to be said for your approach, but the pressure from "society" to do otherwise is great and is exactly what capitalism depends upon.
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  2004. At least the Palestinians are fighting the scum who are running our world at present!
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  2005. I just hop6I am not being too ironic for Yankees
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  2006.  @christianmungo2342  And make sure Starmer gets in.
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  2007. ​ @blackout07blue You are quite right there, trouble is the particular culture is generally linked to people of certain origin.
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  2008. Should have been double tapped on the spot just in case!
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  2009.  @Annie-fz2gv  And I am hoping that the tooth fairy will come when my teeth start to fall out.
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  2010. Accountants have too much say in everything these days.
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  2011. The problem with each and every "ism" there ever was is when people get involved and greed takes over.
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  2012.  @joanramsey4002  You are paying the price for equality of treatment without the chance of equality of outcome.
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  2013.  @grassroot1100  I thought that was actually broken?
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  2014. Not heard that one in years mind you it is just as well with the cost of dental treatment these days.
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  2015. Designer drugs are one of the big reasons I think legalising / de-criminalising other drugs is not a good idea. Many people will not progress to stronger & stronger options but for those who do the threat to others in society is not worth it.
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  2016. I just hope none of our "visitors " in dinghies from France bring it here? In theory it could mutate into a condition not unlike the so called zombies.
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  2017.  @dervishozetem4731  Most people in the UK don't realise that we have had prices and interest rates far too low for far too long to be truly sustainable and now we are paying the price.
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  2018.  @dogblackprincehoney  No, they have been led into a terrible war by a bigger comedian than has ever run the UK.
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  2019. I wonder how poverty was defined back then compared to today?
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  2020. It is claimed that the good old British 303 bullet (the later versions) would travel further fired base first at subsonic velocities than point end first
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  2021. What ever turns you on!
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  2022.  @GeekyC  Two things might happen, either it all collapses and there is a spell of anarchy (not very realistic or British) or, like has happened many times before there is a bit of suffering among certain quarters (sadly many of whom would be in poverty within a month of being given £3,000) and everything will bounce back. The prudent and hard working folk will be rewarded, just like has always happened.
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  2023. Some of us actually benefit from high interest rates and to be quite honest could not give a fig. Mind you, most of us lived through periods of inflation way above the current level and ridiculous interest rates. We survived and most of us have no mortgage and live pretty comfortably so why not grow a pair and get on with life!
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  2024. Capitalism plus greedy human nature really is not a good idea!
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  2025. One of the reasons I am such a fan of the "magic roundabout " idea (see my comments elsewhere on here) is that it is a new take on an old idea and it cannot be broken or hacked or fail in any technical way. It takes good enough to a whole new level of can't get much better!
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  2026. Why did DeGaul have Greek letters round his hat? Because it would be pretty silly if he had French letters round it?
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  2027.  @MichaelKingsfordGray  Hugh Spurlash !
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  2028.  @Orchideology  If they go ahead with getting rid of nutters then the nut doctors will be out of a very lucrative job that is pretty much made up anyway.
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  2029. Hitler came to power because a certain group crashed the German economy, maybe that is the plan? Try once again to rid the world of those people who cause so many problems.
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  2030. Isn't one of the main causes of the Ukrainian situation the fact that the comedian, sorry leader provoked the Russians deliberately.
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  2031.  @johnchin1456  I presume you mean for the little scum bag junkie and his money grabbing mum who are the actual criminals in the case, unless of course you are a Sun reader (spot the irony there) in which case things must be getting so bad for you that the rope is for yourself.
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  2032.  @steventhoseby  Climb inside with some of your INCEL mates and make the world a nicer place.
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  2033. If you are that upset by something that doesn't affect you, I would suggest you seek counselling rather than hang yourself.
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  2034.  @tipple58  Rhymes with blunt?
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  2035. What is this SOF movie you are on about? Is it exciting and full of special effects and witty one liners? Is it a true ripping yarn, totally unbelievable but pure entertainment?
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  2036.  @MikeMichaels1987  The problem with this film is that it will bring out every little scum bag and baggess who thinks they can screw money out of some rich guy without any true evidence and after many years of benefitting from them. Just look how long it took the hooker to try and get money from the prince after having been happy to take the money for years, obviously knowing what she was doing was dodgy.
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  2037.  @MikeMichaels1987  It will just motivate the scum (aka solicitors and lawyers) to try and make some money while trying to pretend to help idiots who knew exactly what they were doing a few years back but were blinded by the money. All those hookers creeping out of dark corners claiming they were tricked into accepting huge sums of money. They rate alongside the bunny huggers and JSO lot in most decent people's opinion.
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  2038.  @MikeMichaels1987  You have an extremely sad life then!
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  2039.  @roberthiggins6401  I doubt anyone tried to bury it as the movie industry only wants to make money. By making it seem special, they have achieved their goals.
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  2040.  @MikeMichaels1987  That is a very strange collection of words that looks like AI got it wrong. I am guessing that you are not AI though, certainly not artificial or intelligent.
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  2041.  @MikeMichaels1987  Arsey fisting more like
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  2042. So some little scum bag makes loads of money from a rich older guy for a number of years and the money starts to dry up. Old guy has not actually broken any laws btw. Scum bag thinks this is a chance to make much more money from selling story to scum bag red top run by member of the elite, who hates the BBC and wants to take them over. Typical of these cases where suddenly several years down the line when proof is dubious up jump the solicitors out to make a fortune.
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  2043. Caught actually doing what and have you seen any reliable evidence of law breaking?
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  2044. ​@tikkiu7345If you want to talk morals, surely the younger person is the immoral one, taking loads of money over a number of years and suddenly complaining so that he can make even more money?
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  2045.  @thesheepman220  No, you only have to have a smart phone or tablet to watch porn these days! Despite what the law says.
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  2046.  @organichuman  But from what I currently understand the lad is now 21 or something so it seems odd that his mum has this evidence? Could it be her that is now seeing the £ signs?
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  2047.  @organichuman  Was it actually evidence of law breaking?
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  2048.  @astroterf.  The younger person as you put it, was over the age that many people think should be able to vote and knowingly broke the rules of the website they were on to sell inappropriate photos to someone who they had no idea of who they were to fund an illegal drug habit. I think that is a bit different from your suggestion.
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  2049. ​ @davemonday5381 It would be very hard for you to use that on yourself when things get too awkward for you to handle though.
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  2050.  @joedee1863  Aluminium production requires huge amounts of electricity and although they obviously have a good source of the raw material ( including highly recyclable scrap) you still need a lot of electricity.
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  2051. Road charging already exists in the form of tax on fuel. When you think how many modern cars are zero road tax, the money has to come from somewhere.
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  2052. It is so easy to wash the blood off them after you have beaten someone's head in for driving like a taxi driver.
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  2053. A classic case of distrusting anyone on the internet regardless of what "side" they are on. There are total idiots on every side of every argument.
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  2054. When I used to drive my old Morris Minor (1967) I used to get around 40 maybe even 50 to the gallon. It was actually less problem than my 3 year old Cortina I had a little later.
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  2055.  @scaryfakevirus  So you think the green cross code and the cycling proficiency test were all for "their own good". I would leave off the herbs if they have made you that paranoid!
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  2056. Germans live on pork and have special toilet pans so that you can check for worms. As for liver, try some very fresh deer liver, takes things to the next level!
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  2057.  @Pomni3477  Would they be pork easy and maybe some pork runners?
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  2058.  @barrydevonshire9749  Meat does not require any processing and good meat needs very little cooking. Milk can be drunk straight from the animal if you want.
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  2059.  @JunkyardDog-q1h  Another stupid Americanism we could do without!
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  2060.  @scaryfakevirus  Out of interest, how did you come up with your name? I know a number of people who were very ill with what could only have been "the" virus before it was ever acknowledged to be such or before vaccines were available. The affects were very scary and certainly not fake.
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  2061.  @strongandco  You can tell by the people driving them and where they are heading round where I live plus the times of day they are being driven. As for the birds of prey bit, I confess that I was in ranting mode.
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  2062.  @apocalypticweasel9078  We have a lot of 20 limits where I live but on many it is wishful thinking to get close to that with any degree of safety.
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  2063. How on earth can driving at 20 be more stressful than at a faster speed? Round my city 20 is a pretty good speed to be able to achieve a lot of the time. The place was designed before cars were commonly owned.
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  2064.  @tombartram7384  Isn't that exactly the same as a 30 limit or a 70 limit? I have fallen foul of a 30 limit myself twice, I have to admit through lack of concentration and following other traffic. On one occasion it was in Dorset where they hadn't signed up to speed camera warnings and had speed limits that changed regularly. My fault for not paying attention to signs.
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  2065.  @tombartram7384  It sounds like there are a lot of modern cars where the flexibility of the engine really isn't that good. They must be a nightmare to drive in heavy traffic where you go from stop to 25 (if you are lucky!) and back continuously. Luckily my little city car and my big 4x4 seem to not be that bad in this situation.
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  2066.  @tombartram7384  One of our old family cars was famously capable of accelerating from 10 to 70 smoothly in top gear (it was a recommended test to check timing etc in the manual). The other part of the test was 30 in 1st before power loss.
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  2067.  @barrydevonshire9749  The mere fact that tofu does not look like beans means that it is quite processed. It doesn't even have the texture of beans.
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  2068.  @PrivateSi  The problem with communism like all "isms" is that it all started out with good intentions and initially stopped the situation that existed previously in Russia. In many ways it was pretty much like National Socialism in that respect. Then people find they can use it to line their own pockets and it all goes pear shaped.
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  2069.  @dungareesareforfools  Aren't you supposed to make all the adjustments and settings before you move off, or is that a bit old fashioned?
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  2070.  @Joeb4iley  Do you have to tell it to turn the indicators on and to stop the correct side of the line at traffic lights as well?
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  2071.  @donna4815  Nothing wrong with that at all! Way too many people on the planet and way too many living in poverty as a result.
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  2072.  @barrydevonshire9749  What makes the grazing of animals on land where you could not reasonably grow crops without a huge amount of fertilizer inefficient? Properly managed grazing is very good for the land and can transform very poor land into quite productive land.
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  2073.  @PrivateSi  That would make us all much more equal rather than far more unequal if it were true, uncorrupted communism.
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  2074.  @markriding1267  Now there is a truly shocking thing. Just as bad as the famous Marconi suicides and the very suspicious one of a former friend.
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  2075.  @OffGridInvestor  I know of people who have used cucumbers as "meat" substitutes - lol.
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  2076. When diesel burns it makes an excellent additive to a petrol bomb to make the burning liquid stick to and run along the target. This would make sense in this a possible cause of the multi level fire. BTW, catalytic convertors can cause fires if they are hot and you park on stubble / dry grass.
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  2077.  @joedee1863  I guess you use a lot of aluminium foil to make your protective hats! Get real and stop living in your Tik tok / twitter / you Tube fantasy land.
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  2078.  @orionbetelgeuse1937  Anyone noticed the similarities between Merkel, Truss and the mad jock Woman?
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  2079.  @anthonynewman4039  Are MG anything to do with Rover these days?
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  2080. No road tax either!
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  2081.  @NewWorldHoarder  There are those who would pay for that - lol.
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  2082.  @MeTube3  I have never had a car with any warranty!
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  2083. You just described my first 3 or more cars!
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  2084.  @childoftruth1738  Any newish car is an expensive toy and even some older ones aren't cheap to run. As for the 15 minute circle (I assume you mean city, although what that is taken to mean these days is totally different from the original intention of the concept) - even the most basic of EVs has a range greater than 15 minutes each way.
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  2085.  @changingplacestoiletfinder8061  Maggie just sold our electricity and gas networks to her mates for peanuts and when they had asset stripped them they sold them for a huge profit, often to foreign investors. I would have much preferred a subsidy.
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  2086.  @Someone-kg8qf  Why didn't you use America as an example of where genocide has been carried out against the native population for hundreds of years.
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  2087.  @christownsend7602  My latest 4x4, a 20 year old Jeep, has power adjusted seats. No idea what you can do if (when) they fail. It also has lots of other electrical gubins that it doesn't really need.
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  2088.  @christownsend7602  The C1 corners like a gokart. I have only ever had it lift a wheel once round a corner and that was going way too fast for a very tight turn.
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  2089.  @simonclare100  Why should it "break down" as it is not such a fantasy with the right approach? In the UK we are pretty dependent on foreign fossil fuels and our nuclear plants have been or are being sold off. I don't really want to be held to ransom by some petro-chem elites when we can at least provide some power for ourselves. What we really need is some of the many super clever university types to work on better and more efficient forms of renewable energy and means to store excess power (even little old uneducated me could do that if I actually cared to)
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  2090.  @iainmacleod4007  In some ways I think the same applies to some of the EV fires. Are people not charging them correctly in some way or doing something else wrong?
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  2091.  @iainmacleod4007  It is the fast charging that concerns me. Even ordinary lead acid batteries get hot if you try to charge them too quickly and it does them no good.
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  2092.  @ArtisChronicles  I can confirm squirrels taste great and venison is wonderfully healthy.
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  2093. On an electric motor the unit you refer to is not strictly an ECU as that refers to an Engine Control Unit .
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  2094. ​ @danquaylesitsspeltpotatoe8307 He is pretty good at making money for himself though from his followers.
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  2095.  @christinarichie6171  A great many "isms" start with good intentions and in fact, deep down many are a lot more similar than you would believe in terms of those intentions. Then human nature kicks in and completely scuppers any chance of a good outcome. Just look at Animal Farm as a clear illustration.
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  2096.  @manoo422  I guess you don't know much about renewable energy generation other than what you have heard on You Tube etc. Currently it is expensive because the competition is expensive and the people providing it are greedy. If Maggie had not sold off our utilities to her friends for pence who then sold them on for a huge profit we would have a much more efficient and cheaper energy supply.
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  2097. Smart motorways are the perfect example of double speak, much like war is peace and slavery is freedom.
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  2098. You seem to be pointing out that the rich get richer and the poor get poorer - that is called capitalism. The alternative does away with the elites who steal our money at every opportunity and gives everyone a reasonable chance in life if they are prepared to do some useful work.
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  2099.  @brynleytalbot778  "An American professor " bank roled by an oil company and the FT with vested interests- now they seem very trustworthy.
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  2100.  @Shadrach666  So I have heard said. Could that be part of what made him go mad towards the end?
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  2101. Wasn't that guy in the 30s supposed to be vegetarian?😊
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  2102.  @jimwoods9551  The blades could easily be made to last much longer if they wanted to. There might be a small trade off in terms of pure efficiency but that would be offset by other benefits.
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  2103. Maybe one solution regarding the wind turbines is to make the blades more durable. A good quality glass fibre sailing yacht will easily last 50 years so there is no reason that the blades cannot be made to last a long time with modern materials. They are already being overhauled in some cases anyway. The other thing with wind power is that some of the newer concepts have many advantages in certain applications.
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  2104. The turbine blades could be made more durable fairly easily but currently there is no real incentive to do so. All the rest of the equipment can be easily recycled but better still should be made repairable and thus much longer lasting. Conventional power stations don't last forever either.
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  2105. They didn't contact me on my tablet or my phone so I am seriously disappointed.
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  2106. ​ @abarratt8869  All three of my mobile devices were a serious disappointment as I got nothing.
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  2107. The world has ended at 3:00 PM on the 23rd April. Or not, as it happened. Sounds like the government software system was the usual disaster.
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  2108. Very interesting stuff, but there is also a situation where people with other strong views sneak in the by protesting against one thing but linking it somehow (generally irrationally) to something that everyone dislikes. Take for example the Qanon folk - they will ask you if you believe peadophilia is wrong and every decent person will say of course it is. They then go on to make absurd claims about their opponents relating to this. Very similar things happened early on in the rise of the Nazis in Germany but they also offered hope and a much improved life to millions of Germans once things started to get moving in their direction to complete the conversion/persuasion to their views.
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  2109. The large number of buzzards about is contributing to the decline in the rabbit population in many areas. This is removing a very healthy and normally sustainable source of the meat from the menus of many people in rural areas.
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  2110.  @JudgingKitty  I don't like any creature to suffer unnecessarily and try my hardest for a clean kill with birds or animals for food and despatch fish as swiftly as I can.
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  2111. ​ @pablorages1241 The Japanese are notoriously obedient!
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  2112.  @pablorages1241  Sounds fine to me but it seems from data available whatever approach that was tried didn't change the outcome that much. The UK government is notorious for doing what they think will make them seem to care most. Look at how they tried to appease the population by banning handguns after Dunblane when sensible people knew it would achieve nothing of value. Now they are trying to make all sorts of knives and other tools illegal to own to appease those worried about knife crime when everyone knows it will only have a negative effect on ordinary decent people and do nothing to stop criminals.
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  2113. Almost as bad as that towards people who weighed up the situation and decided that the vaccine may be of benefit to them without using hindsight.
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  2114. ​ @markb3915  It is even worse as the insults are vile and most antis are relying on hindsight.
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  2115.  @rikmichaels9233  Come the revolution we will destroy the elites, just like they did in Russia. But wait a minute, that didn't turn out too well did it?
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  2116. ​@D-Bunker-zv1bjNot round where I live, the same as buzzards and also peregrine falcons.
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  2117. It would be quite funny to sort a method to trap the guys who climb into the car, big fishing hooks spring to mind.
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  2118. They should have used the artificial skunk scent you can buy.
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  2119. Are the giant lizards (or who ever you blame for the state of the world today) socialists or capitalists.
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  2120. People have got fed up with the corruption of the big religions and the hierocracy. Just look at the Catholic church and the terrible things they have been involved with! I sort of tend towards Buddhism but that is not strictly a religion.
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  2121. Corporate power is capitalism and guess which bunch of people are in charge.
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  2122. Everywhere is too busy because there are way too many people about who think they are entitled to just drive round for no reason, despite there apparently being a financial crisis.
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  2123. Could it be that the pot holes are being fixed?
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  2124.  @1crazypj  No, it was powered, but not manned. If I recall correctly it was done in an old mill or similar building.
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  2125.  @1crazypj  John Stringfellow, Chard, Somerset. There is a statue to him in the town.
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  2126. It was obviously caused by global warming?
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  2127. Would you support the animal rights nutters who think that eating meat is immoral and commit all sorts of crimes and issue vile threats against normal people- just saying.
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  2128. To me, gammon is a very nice meat, great roast or cold the next day. Just imagine if someone started to use an innocent word as an insult for any other group of people - Maybe we should start referring to some as "Bournville Plain"?
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  2129. ​ @billynomates920 I do hope you are being ironic and not a total imbecile.
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  2130. Even America went to rats after independence and to be honest has barely got any better in truth.
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  2131. In France they openly market all manner of knives and the famous Opinel brand produce knives specifically for youngsters, both the classic folder and also small chef's knives to encourage youngsters to cook from scratch.
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  2132. Do you mean both of them ?
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  2133. The Plymouth shooter was a convert to INCELism.
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  2134. They love to convert nutters to do their business!
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  2135. How dare you suggest that the "Entitled generation ones" behave sensibly?
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  2136. One of the big changes to the UK is the Americanisation. Notices warning of possible danger everywhere just in case someone sues someone. Kids playgrounds with soft surfaces so that they cannot graze their knees. Coffee shops and take aways and meal delivery everywhere.
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  2137. We are suffering what the American 1st nation peoples did a couple of hundred years ago. The problem is, much of it is coming from the US!
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  2138. How do I get my reparations from Rome and the Scandinavian countries and the Norman's (actually Norse men).
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  2139. Cashless pubs are brilliant as the landlord doesn't have to worry about till dippers like happened in our sailing club over the years to the tune of several thousand pounds!
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  2140. But where do you get cash from? Bring back the postal order! You could even sell your drugs and stolen goods for cash like the pikies do.
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  2141. They all have been since good old Harold Wilson!
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  2142. Portsmoutyh is sprouting all sorts of very odd businesses, some of which I suspect are money laundering ventures as they are all offering what would normally be considered luxuries in very hard financial times.
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  2143. Perhaps we Brits need to start pranking some of these lads by bundling them into the boot of a car and driving out to the middle of nowhere and dropping them of without their mobile phones.
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  2144. A few of the articles on the internet did quote the words of an eyewitness who described the nature of the killer quite early on.
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  2145.  @onetoeinthegrave6506  Almost like Rolf and his "Can you feel what it is yet?"
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  2146. Fat women are always better in bed than skinny women as they are really grateful for the attention and will do just about anything to please a guy.
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  2147. ​ @TheKatoffen Who cares? If it is our fault then it is already far too late to do anything about it.
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  2148. I have to say, Georgy boy says a lot of sensible things. He even praises the independent guy who came second
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  2149. I am surprised the worker was not immediately arrested for assault. The thug was just going about his normal daily routine.
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  2150. How fast was the Mosquito?
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  2151. Anyone know about "Zero point energy" - If there is any fact in the theory, it could be useful - it certainly seems to be the reason that you can seem to get more power out of water than you put in.
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  2152. ​ @silverhawkscape2677  There is some truth in what you say but with less people unemployed and on benefits there will still be plenty of money going into pensions, particularly as the aging population will gradually start to decrease because people are already starting to die a little younger than they have been.
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  2153. I am with her when it comes to cheese!
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  2154. As information technology improves there becomes less need to travel as we will be able to see and experience things from the comfort of our own home without the need for travel.
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  2155.  @jimsmindonline  And every body knows that it makes you talk a load of old twaddle and get angry when others tell you so.
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  2156.  @clintharper5509  By some people's reckoning it would be Brexit, the Conservatives or the Elites!
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  2157. Allah is certainly helping many people in many parts of the country!
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  2158. Looks like the standard of living you quote for the US in the 90s was way better than in the UK! - our average wage was way less. Over here (UK) people have got used to things being really cheap and that is unsustainable, and it is now catching up with us. Ordinary people think nothing of having a 40 or 50 inch TV, regardless of how stupid it looks in a small house or the fact that it actually makes viewing worse. The same goes for many things bought cheaply from the far east.
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  2159.  @antonichristian5845  Who voted for the government that sold off our publicly owned assets? Greedy people who thought they were going to benefit and now many are realising the error.
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  2160.  @Ahmed-dx9in  Looks like I put the comment on the wrong place! - LOL.
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  2161. The 1911 is now made by so many companies that it can only be one of the best ever. There is however one man made product of which a few were made that is always referred to in the singular - the Concord aircraft. That truly is iconic.
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  2162.  @BLUESKY-zt1nv  Bet you have a powerful right wrist?
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  2163.  @wideawakerealist2141  I believe that there is quite a difference between independent businesses that flourish and selfish capitalism that benefits the few. The argument for capitalism is that it provides work and boosts the economy but when it becomes greedy this does not happen. Like all "isms" it is easily corrupted.
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  2164. @Ama Daetz The answer is pretty simple then, do your best to become one of the beneficiaries of those "pals" or encourage and help your kids to. They tried to get rid of those people in Russia by revolution and have just ended up in the same situation. If the poorer people in the world set out to reduce their numbers drastically there would be less poverty in the world. This would then mean that there were less poor people for the wealthy to exploit. There would also be many other benefits to mankind and the planet in general!
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  2165.  @ageoflove1980  I most of the world, family look after the older generations but in the UK it seems many only care about what they will inherit from them.
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  2166.  @rustylocks9264  Do you want to become like Russia or maybe like the US, both countries that make our wealth gap seem pathetic. In Florida, beach front properties can be worth millions but go back 2 or 3 streets and people are living in little more than wooden sheds, barely scraping a living. There is no perfect solution in this world unless you want to live under an extreme dictatorship (that chap back in 1930s Germany was starting to make things better for many ordinary, decent people!). The only solution is to stop blaming everyone else and make things better for yourself (worked for me and my siblings! )
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  2167.  @BLUESKY-zt1nv  No need to stay celibate, there are plenty of ways of enjoying the pleasures of the flesh without the risk of bratts!
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  2168.  @sonyasmith1991  I have, very clearly elsewhere.
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  2169.  @rhysdavies3479  It certainly can be for many people, often those who don't initially intend to!
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  2170.  @phillumenistfilms  Much of it the greed of ordinary people!
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  2171. Around 35 years ago there was a 150 mm howitzer round that delivered 3 "skeet" submunitions by parachute each terminally guided. I am not sure if they were ever used in anger.
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  2172.  @gubilasco9022  Is that why many other parts of Europe are going through hard times as well? I recall taking to various Europeans just after the Euro was introduced. They all said about the high inflation it triggered.
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  2173.  @RedEyeification  They might not be poor now, but many businesses were started by very ordinary people. As for the fishermen, maybe you should talk to some who are just about scratching a living from it?
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  2174. @ali kamal I think some people use that as an excuse. I have a number of eastern European neighbours who have more than one job and drive round in much newer cars than me and seem to be pretty comfortably off. When I worked ( not any fancy job and certainly not middle management or anything) I was comfortable off enough and when you think that my generation went through periods of shockingly high inflation and interest rates it should not be all doom and gloom!
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  2175.  @leeetchells609  It is a bit misleading to quote just the money as it is equipment that has been sent and this has to be made somewhere by someone. It is also quite likely older, slightly obsolete stuff or things we wanted to be test in real world situations so it is not that clear cut. This is not to say that I support war in any form, specially one that could easily have been avoided!
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  2176.  @RedEyeification  Funny you should say that, look into the history of Frederick Savage of Kings Lynn for a Victorian example. Then consider my step son, not well educated but very clever with his hands and hard working. He now has his own engineering business that is very heavily in demand.
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  2177. By the way, the lad started with just the tools he had put together while working for others.
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  2178. @Dan Smith One of the reasons I voted for Brexit was the soaring cost of EEC and all the hangers on. The other was that very little honest effort seemed to be put in to persuade me otherwise.
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  2179.  @kevinsyd2012  Exactly my thoughts. Peoples expectations have become unsustainable and it has made everyone greedy, generally at the expense of poorer countries. Some of these poorer countries have gained from this (e.g. China) but others have not. You only have to see how many of the younger generations behave to understand this.
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  2180. Simple but effective
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  2181.  @vacafuega  Totally agree with you regarding sustainability and a good quality of life. The problem these days is people have started to expect/ feel entitled to things in a way that is not sustainable. Just think about TVs as one example - I am more than happy with my 32" one as it fits my small living room. When it breaks I will not rush out and get the biggest I can find like some people seem to expect to.
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  2182. How many family members of people putting them in these places own them?
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  2183.  @RedEyeification  then by your own reckoning you must be filthy rich and not care about the poor?
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  2184.  @RedEyeification  Which "god" is that, and how many children does he have?
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  2185.  @tessellatiaartilery8197  The so called reality TV programmes make their money from idiots who would be much better off spending it on important things!
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  2186.  @rayhill5767  Have you always been paranoid, or is it a recent thing?
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  2187.  @RedEyeification  But surely, God didn't marry so that makes all those "children" b'tards?
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  2188.  @squiddyfan1165  £12 million was the figure someone quoted earlier. So if we say there are 24 million people paying taxes, then it is only 50p each?
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  2189. Unless people who care try to get into politics and come up with a different way then nothing will change. There is no ideal solution and never has been and never will be. The only way is to try and make things better for yourself (hopefully not in a selfish way!) and your family.
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  2190. Too much of "the meek shall inherit the earth" and more of God helps those who help themselves?
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  2191. Low tech re-use / recycling will always win out over high tech versions. I am not a climate change campaigner, but I hate any form of waste as I grew up quite poor.
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  2192.  @AWalkontheWildSideBlackpool  Central France can get pretty cold in winter and that is a long way south.
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  2193. When I was young, all most farmers used was organic fertiliser, commonly known as horse, cow or pigs droppings. Some actually used processed human waste. The soil stayed healthy.
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  2194. Very stupidly, pump action fullbore rifles are illegal in the UK whereas lever guns are fine.
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  2195. In parts of the world they make them by hand out of metal!
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  2196. The RPG works pretty good against Blackhawks!
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  2197. We need more censorship! Stop normal people from seeing things they should not!
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  2198.  @birdieboy02  We know where your mind is young man, six of the best for you!
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  2199. Less Japanese in the world sounds like a good thing to me due to the ridiculously high population density out there.
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  2200.  @floridaman318  When you see how some of them live I might just be right. Less Americans would also be good for the world!
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  2201. Is it really a problem? Just think how the world population has increased over the last 20 years compared with how it did maybe 100 years ago.
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  2202. What lots of people do not realise is just how many of these homeless people the charities could help if they really wanted to (based on some inside information! )
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  2203. Then it will soon reverse as situations change. It is simply part of evolution and really nothing to worry about unless you rely on a cheap workforce due to mass unemployment to keep you rich and them "in their places".
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  2204.  @ericsurf6  Previous UK governments tried to bribe the poor into having more kids with child allowance etc. They thought it would reduce poverty but it had the opposite effect because the chavs (white trash to the Yanks) just bred and bred so they had more money for booze and cigarettes etc. The politicians got the votes they were after so they didn't care.
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  2205. But surely, the English are the only people who have ever kept slaves? ok, maybe not then !
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  2206. @@MagicGhost47 But are they being taught to spell?
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  2207.  @davidjacobs8558  And directly proportional to civilisation and education.
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  2208.  @l-kin3480  And there are way too many of them as it is!
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  2209. Back in the 80's there were thoughts / concepts that highly agile air vehicles, sort of half fighter plane / half helicopter, would be developed to replace tanks. It looked and sounded great but does not seem to have got anywhere. Tanks are really only ever best in open landscapes. They are very vulnerable to even improvised weapons in urban situations. Even in the open plains they can still be defeated by the simplest of tactics and equipment if you know what you are doing.
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  2210.  chairmanxijinpooh8392  Might be developed but far from civilised!
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  2211.  @davidjacobs8558  Your right regarding birth rates but my comment was with respect to falling birth rates.
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  2212.  @DrawntoRetroTech  Another contributor is that people are no longer willing to be pressured into having kids because that is what is expected of them by "society".
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  2213.  @davidjacobs8558  Are you a supporter of ISIS? Sounds like their plan to dominate the world. Why not go right back to when few men had any rights and any chance of bettering themselves then?
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  2214. Anyone else heard of the suggestion that we are descended from aliens who escaped their own planet in some kind of space ship? Just think of the Noah's ark story and like most "myths", what if it was an old true story handed down by word of mouth and slowly changed to reflect levels of technology around the tellers?
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  2215. It is impossible to help everyone who is unlucky without helping those who do not try to help themselves!
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  2216. They are just hacked off
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  2217. I used to work with someone who was proud of stealing from supermarkets but he was from Croydon. Hope he gets caught before long.
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  2218.  @janyb1907  As long as that holds true in carcinogenic dust laden areas I don't mind.
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  2219.  @jamespurchase4035  As all dodgy businessmen and criminals know.
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  2220. Well said.
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  2221.  @Kit_Bear  Thankfully a good many "fix" themselves I.A.W. Darwin's theory, but not enough as the numbers keep increasing!
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  2222. Had one of the officers been armed and popped the guy, just imagine the outcry!
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  2223. What about all of those dodgy types that have two or three burner phones that their wives or hobbies don't know about?
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  2224. ​ @cplcabs  What about tsunamis? We have them quite regularly near here, mostly minor but a couple have wrecked small ships. The real threat is from that big lump of rock likely to fall off the Canaries any time soon which will cause devastation to most of the south a and west coast of the UK and hit the eastern seaboard of the US too.
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  2225. Maybe the cameras need to be fitted with 22LR rifles?
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  2226.  @paulhodgers  Remove the right hand and no disability benefits?
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  2227.  @jamieeames8934  not sure what you are on about ref the pupillage?
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  2228.  @jamieeames8934  No doubt the teams on both sides of the case deliberately made things worse to prolong the trial. When you hear how long the trials of people caught red handed last you realise how bad things are.
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  2229.  @willowtree9291  Every toilet cleaner is more deserving than the brainless farts who kick a ball round on a Saturday afternoon!
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  2230.  @BadDriversOz  but both their shoulders slope down and are heavily greased with Masonic lubricant.
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  2231.  @mypointofview1111  Managers across all industries these days are only bean counters and very few if any come close to actually managing anything. I have worked for managers way back who trusted and supported their people and actually knew what they did and why. This no longer seems to be the case with degrees in some old rubbish being the main criteria for being a manager. They still take the big salaries though!
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  2232. ​ @matthewsmith2787 No such thing as a good lawyer in many people's books, specially the victims of crime!
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  2233. It is far more advantageous for a crim to know the law than for anyone else.
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  2234.  @alangordon1677  The problem is many of these auditors very deliberately provoke the officers and can be very offensive with what they say. The only thing they will achieve is more laws that affect decent, ordinary people.
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  2235.  @zeb3144  It is total idiots like you who get get laws introduced that have a negative impact on ordinary, decent people. Many of these so called auditors must be on benefits as they don't seem too have proper jobs. Worst still, a good few are not native to the UK with some originating from countries linked to terrorist acts against our country.
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  2236. ​ @joes6088 You sum up the whole thing really well there!
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  2237. ​ @Mr_Burke No, they are just being total a holes a lot of the time.
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  2238. It is quite easy to say that but I have seen videos where the "auditor" is deliberately provoking the police for their own ego and to make money from You Tube viewers.
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  2239. ​ @Inkling777 One 😂our previous cars was an ancient Citroen Visa. Every control was at your fingertips.
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  2240. If you refuse to cooperate with the police then you are guilty by implication. Best thing to do is to cooperate whether you like it or not. Just think of the guy who tried to run down the offices and got shot.
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  2241. One classic error early on was your statement regarding guns being designed for one purpose- this is totally false and inaccurate!
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  2242. Apparently in South Africa the power goes off most days at least once!
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  2243. Sounds like he was either being a pretentious knob or might not have been such an ordinary man of the people as he would like to portray when he originally got his account.
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  2244.  @MrVexedviper  They do tend to be filled with pretty nasty fumes and if the CO2 builds up too much ( which it can do in confined areas) that would effectively suffocate someone.
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  2245. Darwin was right!
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  2246.  @juliaw7533  True, but it seems gen z needs to be told or they do really stupid things!
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  2247. The problem is, we in the UK are gradually becoming more and more like these stupid Americans when it comes to being upset and suing people.
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  2248.  @nofyou5182  She was probably on the blob, hence being touchy
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  2249.  @TheAArmstrong  Have you ever seen a feral chav fight - not a pretty sight. Add drink and an "altered" sense of right and wrong again you have a potentially unpleasant situation.
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  2250.  @stephenspence1192  No and have never wanted to be. What bugs me is that people are so ready to attack them for reacting in a way many folk would in a situation or criticising them for not reacting. I was not there when this incident happened and although there is video footage, camera angle can make things look very different.
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  2251.  @CristiNeagu  Where did I say she was violent, only that she could have been capable of violence.
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  2252.  @slavbrav69  Sounds like your favourite dish?
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  2253.  @wakeupuk3860  Perhaps all the Oxford Street mob would plead that they are autistic (instead of being total retards)?
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  2254. Do we know if she was scientifically proven to be autistic, or if that is even possible?
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  2255.  @michellemcgill9328  Potentially quite a dangerous situation, although she might not have meant to hurt anyone or done so with malicious intent I certainly wouldn't want to deal with her kind.
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  2256.  @tufty7663 At that age her parents should be held responsible for her actions and be charged with allowing her to get drunk. What if she had attacked your granny or your little sister?
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  2257.  @CristiNeagu  Did you actually read what I wrote or only read what you wanted me to say?
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  2258.  TsunzucchiniTzatzikiSan  Scum like you are destroying our once great country.
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  2259. An autistic 15 year old can be very dangerous, not intentionally or at least not maliciously but still dangerous.
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  2260.  @nikitaw1982  I think you spell like a soccer fan (ie an uneducated moron)
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  2261.  @womble321  You sound like a total entitled jerk, please walk away if you are offended.
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  2262.  @ljb9983  Idiot!
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  2263.  @gpw203  Regards the shotgun, you have not said if it was ml or breech - it does make a huge difference legally. If it was a muzzle loader, then he should have got BASC or similar to fight his case (they do so for free). If it was a breech loader (other than a pin fire) it needed a certificate and it was lucky he was not arrested. As for the other two cases, why was the guys house being searched and unless you witnessed the event or have seen footage with sound, I would suggest that he might not have been as innocent as you believe. Same goes for the guy you quote as being hit over the head, as you describe it, it sounds quite illogical so again he might not have been totally innocent.
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  2264.  @GleeSmee  Like squaddies then?
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  2265.  @gpw203  I am sure that the first two incidents were not exactly as you state (even if they did occur). As for the antique shotgun incident, please describe what type of shotgun it was as a breech loading shotgun could be 150 years old but it would still require a shotgun certificate and thus to possess one without would carry a minimum sentence of 5 years according to the law.
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  2266.  @rosemarywalker924  Too many people are happy to hide behind excuses for unacceptable behaviour these days, just look at the JSO protesters and the mob in Oxford street.
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  2267. How about concentrating on driving when you are behind the wheel?
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  2268. The term locker room is a horrible Americanism and part of the bigger problem in the UK.
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  2269. I wonder if the car driver was connected with the police in some way or was just an ordinary Freemason?
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  2270. I feel sorry for some young lads these days knowing that significantly underage girls are getting into 18 plus night clubs. Who is going to ask a girl you have just chatted up for proof of her age?
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  2271.  @paul756uk2  It is possible that SOME early installations in Scotland MAY have had diesel engines in the system but I have not seen any believable evidence to prove this. These engines would have been pretty large to do the job that they were supposed to have. Modern turbine installations have electrical anti icing. All this said, Mr Knob le was suggesting that all turbines have diesel engines for when it is not windy and idiots were chipping in to say that they have seen the blades turning when there was no wind. One of the ironies with the Scottish wind turbines is that on many occasions they have to feather the blades (ie put the at an angle where the wind does not turn them) on some because there is too much electricity being produced.
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  2272.  @Shoomer88  That actually sounds plausible and would be a pretty desperate measure.
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  2273. @@BusterGonads-zj2sw How about genuine insider knowledge from someone who did not have an axe to grind nor stood to benefit. Much of the reasoning used in his video showed a complete lack of understanding of how wind power works. You only have to watch the AC40 sailing races to get an appreciation of what wind can do.
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  2274.  @georgehetty7857  That is what I would expect to come from some looney lefty do gooder.
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  2275.  @georgehetty7857  You can exercise your rights to jump off a cliff or a pier if you want to but I would not suggest it is wise.
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  2276. Filming cops is just trouble making & stirring and should be banned. These idiots only do what they do to make a name for themselves.,
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  2277.  @amosluyk  He probably was in his imagination lol.
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  2278.  @John_Lyle  So there are bad cops just like there are bad in every group?
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  2279.  @John_Lyle  It should have, just like some of our forces in that conflict and many others.
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  2280.  @DLC-sy7pp  I was thinking more about identifying them and passing information to criminals who could then intimidate or threaten their families among other things. Mind you, why ever you do it, you must get some sort of kick out of it.
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  2281.  @v4skunk739  Actually you cannot with certain exceptions and I suspect from your made up name on here I know why you might feel so paranoid.
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  2282.  @oxfordsparky  100% with you on that. I guess these self glorifying people won't be though.
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  2283.  @frederickconnell6052  But you are not the press, you could well be using your film for nefarious purposes.
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  2284.  @DLC-sy7pp  I guess the police know why news reporters are filming and that they know the film will not be used for nefarious purposes.
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  2285.  @v4skunk739  You CAN do many things on public property but whether or not it is wise to do them or indeed of any value/ use to anyone is another matter. By the way, there are rules/ laws regarding who and what you can film in public places to do with privacy.
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  2286.  @DLC-sy7pp  That is the first time I have been called a do gooder in my life! I was not presuming you don't know what proper auditing is as you made it abundantly clear yourself. Why not try your "auditing" on someone like the Coastguard by exercising your rights to jump off a pier or cliff?
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  2287.  @DLC-sy7pp  No, it is called making yourself look important and making money from suckers. You have no idea what real auditing is about and why it happens. It will only have a negative effect in the future.
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  2288.  @frederickconnell6052  I still cannot see the point of filming coppers unless you have a thing for men in uniform or to make money from You Tube videos and make yourself feel important. It seems that You Tube is starting to get into more like Tik Tok every day.
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  2289.  @DLC-sy7pp  What if someone filmed you going about your every day job, but then again you lefties don't work for a living do you.
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  2290.  @DLC-sy7pp  But filming them and provoking them will only make matters worse for everyone. Laws will be introduced etc. The officers in the example were doing their job and unless you are an aggressive drunk or druggie you should understand that.
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  2291.  @georgehetty7857  Some of them are, just like many people who wind them up deliberately.
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  2292. I was trying to say have their weapons stolen and then relating to my experience regarding competition shooting against armed police and the lack of competence among many of them.
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  2293. Something went very wrong there.
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  2294. The worry I have with armed police is that they could be very vulnerable to being hijacked, killed and have their weaponcompetitively
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  2295. There is an issue with publicising the identity of armed officers in that is can make their family members vulnerable to criminals.
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  2296.  @MikeHarrison3266  Who was that black guy in the US who got stroppy or the guy who tried to run over the copper? Your approach worked really well for them. Because I drive safely and sensibly I have only ever twice been stopped by the police in 45 years. First time was because one of my brake lights was not working (got told to get it sorted) and once because of how I drove into a private road. A polite explanation of the situation and all was well.
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  2297. Does that work for all the banned or uninsured drivers as well as vehicles that are not correctly registered?
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  2298.  @bryngerard4334  Does that apply to the Prince and the escort (under any other name).
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  2299.  @pozzee2809  The issue with this guy is that he openly brags about how many women he has been with and the lifestyle he used to lead. There is a fine line between seduction and mild coercion and a little booze or substances can tilt that line. Many of Saville's victims were seduced by his charm and position and were even delivered to him by their mums or dads. Does that make them less of a victim.
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  2300.  @nattiejanes  They happened in a very different time.
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  2301. Should that apply to princes and DJs and Australian entertainers?
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  2302. He has been known to threaten people by saying "Do you want to die" in a manner that you would assume to be a threat to life. The use of force would be fully justified and due to the high likelihood of him having a knife due to his age and ethnicity lethal force would be appropriate.
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  2303.  @grahamgibson3737  That is why I voted Reform, hoping it might just kick the other two into thinking about ordinary people in the UK.
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  2304.  @patmillar961  No, the darker bit between them!
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  2305.  @flier9708  You have a point there, some of it was about not trusting a potential "Populist" government (i.e. Reform) based on what has gone very wrong in the past when that happened.
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  2306.  @obid7755  I think you missed my point slightly (mind you, mentioning WEF makes me know why) - I voted Reform knowing that Labour would win, not necessarily as a result but certainly in some areas as a result. They just were not strong enough yet - they need to really understand how the true majority of the British voters thinks and what they really want. They need to be the party of the "Real" people and not appear to be fringe elitist as occasionally comes across.
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  2307. Is it not the BMW or Audi that always has right of way.
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  2308. It is quite possible that Brand will get positive benefits from this issue due to the nature of his "fans".
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  2309. ​ @taras6806 If you stop and think how many mobile phones there are in the UK you realise that tracking every one would be quite impossible. What has happened though is that by your provider being able to show you were in a particular place at a particular time, people have been able to prove they are innocent of a crime.
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  2310. One question, what would an officer stand to gain if he carried out a search knowing it would find nothing? Unless they know that next time it might be too late to do the search for whatever reason. Just think if it had been done to the guy in Manchester?
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  2311.  @shookoneldn300  The officers had good grounds to search if there was a genuine smell of cannabis and if the lads were totally innocent and cooperated there would be no problem. Round here the cops must have no sense of smell as it is everywhere and they don't seem to do much about it. I suspect many are actually afraid of being accused of bias and getting into trouble.
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  2312.  @shookoneldn300  When you dig deeper into the story of people who hate the police you often find that they are not the loving innocent people they would like you to think they are. I have been stopped by the police very few times in my life despite nearly always having driven old bangers. Every time there was a good reason for it, almost down to the time that I virtually baited them by driving onto a private road where I had very good reason to be. I was very polite to them and pointed out that the road was private and normal driving rules don't apply legally.
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  2313.  @shookoneldn300  It is not easy to make up crimes to convict the truly innocent. Yes, you might be accused of a crime but be innocent of it but that is what courts decide. Without doubt some cops overstep the mark but in90+% of cases it is much safer to comply and seek redress later and there are plenty of solicitors who would be willing to help you.
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  2314. Hand guns in waist bands or inside pockets?
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  2315. Of course you could always try to run or drive away and claim the officer was being nasty to you?
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  2316. This video is worth a view and covers some scary law changes that are proposed.
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  2317. I believe more emphasis should be placed on the use of something as a weapon and he consequences of that use than possession of the item. To me if you use something as a weapon that has a realistic likelihood of causing death then you should be charged with murder or attempted murder. I think the Yanks call it assault with a deadly weapon. A length of small diameter pipe COULD be used as a blowpipe to deliver a deadly dart but it could just be what you have in your van.
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  2318.  @mikewade777  Why can't they if it is in a controlled situation? I guess being a cyclist in your tight fitting lycra, you are entitled to do what you like?
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  2319. What really bugs me about cyclists is that they are allowed to carry out racing on a public highway yet cars are not. It would not be so bad if they didn't hold up traffic by riding several abreast.
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  2320. Actually do the right thing instinctively
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  2321. It is rather telling that some very young kids ax
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  2322.  @EpeP-qs9xb  Lots of things are perfectly legal to do, but common sense tells most people when it is sensible to do them or otherwise!
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  2323. ​ @billybobbins9416 The issue I have with your suggestion is that I have a very poor sense of balance and for that reason rarely use my push bike except on very quiet roads or proper cycle paths. I have been on the back of a few motor bikes but was never happy.
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  2324.  @davidchilds9590  They are only tested on how well they can lie and whether they know what to say to around 1/3 of the voting age population.
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  2325. We should all remember that Hitler and Mugabe were both democratically elected.
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  2326.  @JimboXX78  The Red Wall situation was a classic example.
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  2327.  @vatsmith8759  British Citizenship is pretty easy to get, even those born in Southampton can!
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  2328.  @dartmoorkid4797  And doesn't change the people who actually run the country ( the civil service).
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  2329. I guess many would be capable but a, they have to toe the line to get anywhere (there are crude terms used in industry) and b, they get consumed by the power they have.
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  2330. ​ @footballasylum6239 Love your name, and very appropriate for many football fans as that would be a good place for them.
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  2331. ​ @Eric_Hunt194 Probably either a white van man or a prestige German car driver .
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  2332. ​ @grahamstretch6863 That is rather a big word to use when addressing a halfwit.
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  2333. ​ @firstknight6057 Another plonker hits the keyboard!
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  2334. ​ @ItsOnlyMe247 And you are obviously one of the dangerous drivers. Let me guess, a BMW or an Audi or is it a Merc?
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  2335.  @andywilliams7323  Katie Price could very easily afford to pay for taxis given the amount of money she has / makes. I believe the last crash she had was in a very expensive car and was there not something about drugs being involved?
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  2336.  @andywilliams7323  Maybe the banned driver should be made to pay for taxis for the people who have been affected by his behaviour? That might be more of a deterrent?
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  2337.  @no-oneinparticular7264  A well deserved too for ignoring the law multiple times.
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  2338.  @andywilliams7323  Did you not say that is a genetic condition which would imply it was inherited?
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  2339.  @andywilliams7323  A genetic condition you say, so quite likely both his parents are the cause.
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  2340.  @andywilliams7323 More by good luck than anything else!
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  2341.  @GoldenbanjoDJ  Ever heard of a duty of care?
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  2342.  @rickconstant6106  I find it interesting that, although a car is a potential lethal weapon and can be so inadvertently, there are no restrictions whatsoever on who can buy one or the top speed they are capable of. Just look at all the restrictions on gun ownership in the UK when cars kill far more people.
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  2343.  @15bit62  I must confess that I think there should be 30 limit reminders like there are for 20 and 40 limits .
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  2344.  @andywilliams7323  No it isn't and is just an excuse for reckless behaviour.
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  2345.  @andywilliams7323  What about some of the crashes she has had with her brat in the car? Obviously a very caring mother who is prepared to make money out of her son.
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  2346. ​ @andywilliams7323 To quote a person mentioned in a previous comment, it is likely that the condition of the child had something to do with the mother and her lifestyle.
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  2347. ​ @andywilliams7323 Her not being banned for life and banned from even owning a car is appaling even given her son's condition (that may well be her responsibility anyway).
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  2348. It is a bit like saying I stabbed him because I was poor or had a bad childhood.
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  2349. ​ @davidbarlow431 No, it was so professional footballers could continue driving their Bentleys etc after being caught drunk or drugged.
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  2350. ​ @andywilliams7323 Even more reason to avoid breaking the law then?
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  2351. ​ @clivewilliams3661 In answer to your question, in your mind?
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  2352. ​ @clivewilliams3661 You are not talking about a one of transgression but repeat offenders. If it is speeding, get a slower car, it could even save you road tax and insurance costs. Many cars these days have cruise control and/ or speed limiters (even my cheap old French one from 8 or 9 years ago and not new then did).
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  2353. ​ @no-oneinparticular7264 That should be even more reason to avoid the risk.
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  2354. The big issue with banned drivers is that they already ignore the rules. One way would be to stop them from being able to buy fuel or even make it much more difficult to buy a car due to law changes (maybe along the lines of the firearms laws). Certainly seizing cars and destroying their cars is good.
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  2355. They didn't close the mad jock lady's account.
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  2356.  @kalinkapavlova9398  It seems vegans views are protected but I have yet to hear of one being charged with hate crimes for some of the vile threats they make to normal people going about their legal activities.
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  2357.  @AtoZbyLocalBus  What if he had become involved with certain activities for which the church has been paying compensation to the survivors of (now they have grown up), of late?
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  2358.  @zacote1970  I could not answer a question because what you wrote made no sense. Please try harder or give up.
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  2359.  @zacote1970  Not sure that what you have written makes any sense?
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  2360.  @paulwright8378  I was thinking the other day about that incident. Has anyone seen hard and fast proof of anything to do with it? Could the officer involved have been set up for expressing views against the "system"?
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  2361.  @S.Trades  Who on earth are beating and killing victims just for fun? Sounds like some London gang with a deprived childhood?
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  2362.  @zacote1970  How many cops have died or been seriously assaulted while going about their lawful duty? You don't end up in police custody unless you have done something wrong. That doesn't mean people should die, but it is a big step towards staying alive.
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  2363.  @Treblaine  In your very own words, this guy was being reckless by speeding. That is more than enough reason for him to be stopped and asked for his details.
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  2364.  @zacote1970  I know my spelling and grammar is not good, but yours is truly appalling and indicates that you are really not that bright!
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  2365.  @eolhcytoos  I thought video evidence counted for a lot these days.
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  2366.  @Treblaine  So the guy turns out to be a banned driver in a stolen car, rams into the back of your car at speed wiping out your children and wife and leaving you seriously injured. Then you discover that the police had stopped him half an hour earlier but got fed up with him being argumentative and let him go.
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  2367.  @ianl1052  Not so much wasting police time as refusing to cooperate with reasonable requests from the police. Take a look at various videos by Donut Operator.
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  2368.  @ianl1052  What opinion are you referring to? The fact that there seems to be an outbreak of sovereign Citizenship?
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  2369. ​ @benhamilton5692 Sovereign Citizen strikes again!
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  2370. This is why so many people get shot by the police in the USA and also the guy recently in Paris.
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  2371.  @waynegoldpig2220  But he does have some total idiots in his videos!
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  2372.  @ferrumignis  He is probably one of those cretins himself.
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  2373. Very sadly there are far too many people these days who would play on so called vulnerability. Whether it is feral chavs who behave badly in class or the likes of Chris Packham who tells blatant lies and hides behind his so called autism (a condition that cannot be purely scientifically diagnosed). What if Saville or Harris had claimed to be autistic and that was the reason they did what they were accused of.
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  2374. I wonder just how much tax Brand pays compared with his net worth? Probably has accountants making sure it is almost as little as an MP.
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  2375.  @theclotshotdidit3115  Are you sure you are commenting on the correct video?
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  2376.  @theclotshotdidit3115  These days you never know. He would only have to plead that he had a certain not technically diagnosable condition (mentioning no names) and he would get let off and given help.
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  2377.  @TRUTHDISTRIBUTIONNETWORK  So if this guy had been promoting dangerous dogs then that would be ok?
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  2378.  @andyxox4168  Never stopped him ripping into Mr Edwards who had not broken any laws?
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  2379.  @andyxox4168  There is free speech and very free speech. Like a lot of the You Tube ranters, some of what he was saying maybe a year or two ago was all well and good which is how I discovered him on line. Then to keep the money coming in (which is the only reason they do it, despite what they may claim) they get more and more outrageous and more than a few are starting to promote civil unrest / disregard for the law. I Brand's case, he loves to brag about how many women he bedded in his earlier years which is rather juvenile but does appeal to certain people. He also had other unsavoury habits including drugs and other excesses. One wonders just how many of his "partners" may not have been as willing when totally in control of their minds and bodies but you also have to consider the abuse of position side of things.
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  2380.  @andyxox4168  Brand and his like relish publicity and that is how they make their money. He couldn't care less what he says on his social media and has often bragged about things a normal guy would keep quiet. He has chosen his stance on many topics carefully, just like politicians do before an election and in many ways in exactly the same way that the BBC do. He wants viewers/ subscribers and as they say, any publicity is good publicity. He has upset a lot of people, just like Neil Oliver, by virtually encouraging disrespect for the law.
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  2381.  @andyxox4168  Proceeds of crime springs to mind.
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  2382. That all sounds good, but someone like Brand could end up making lots of money due to the publicity from this case, specially given his self confessed former lifestyle.
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  2383. The problem is the old one of any publicity is good publicity and that is exactly what the likes of Brand love. I recall he was one of the many who ripped into Mr Edwards who had not actually committed any crime nor had he actually been accused of doing so. In fact, it seemed that he was actually the victim in many ways.
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  2384. Sounds like double speak from 1984, same as "Smart motorway "
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  2385. I am afraid it works both ways and when you seem some of the thugs attacking ambulance crew, you wish that they were trained and equipped to fight back.
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  2386.  @Igbon5  Big aggressive dogs and big fast cars to make up for their small Willie's.
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  2387. In the US, a great many officers get killed by their own weapons following up close and personal interactions.
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  2388. Ask the guy who got shot in the police station what his opinions are on that one.
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  2389.  @ForkCandle123  The problem is neither of us have any hard evidence either way and unless there is a formal enquiry of some kind we never will have. All I can do is point out that the trial took so long due to the need to cross examine the evidence available and although as you point out, juries can easily be swayed by crooked lawyers, the fact that the management (who are notoriously protected by the corruption of the Free Masons) have been implicated makes me think justice has most likely been done. It certainly would not be the first time someone has used there position for some bizarre purposes.
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  2390.  @ForkCandle123  I just had a thought about why you may have the views you seem to express - could it be you are in favour of euthanasia / eliminating the sick and weak from society?
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  2391.  @ForkCandle123  Basically it is none of anybody's business other than those who were directly involved. It sounds like either you love to stick your nose in or much worse still, you are one of the NHS managers or close to one.
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  2392.  @ForkCandle123  Are you an NHS manager by chance?
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  2393.  @ForkCandle123  A 10 month court case suggests a fair bit of evidence!
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  2394.  @marksapollo  The problem is not so much them having phones but the latest generation of smartphones expose them to a lot of things that are not good. And as for knife crime, how on earth does that come into a conversation about phones (other than they were crucial to the organization of the stabbing of that lad in the park by fellow students).
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  2395.  @VictheSecret  It might be irrelevant to the discussion about the legality but it is relevant to the cause of the issue. As for mobiles being "useful " for kids, how come generations managed without them. There is a huge difference between "useful " and necessary.
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  2396. Kids taking mobile phones to school are just another example of the entitled generation. There is absolutely no need for them to have a phone at school and going by my grandkids, it all seems to be about who has the newest and best and endlessly watching silly American videos on tik tok etc.
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  2397.  @ivarbaratheon264  Very much so, but certain alleged crimes are more likely to be frowned on more by your average jury.
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  2398. There are those who consider trial without jury can be beneficial in some cases due to the way juries are made up of "ordinary" and not necessarily sensible people.
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  2399. Read the history of Israel to understand more!
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  2400.  @ThatCarGuy1983  Exactly!
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  2401. What if rather than bombing them directly, what if the Israelis deliberately caused the rocket to come down on the hospital? I am rather surprised that it caused so much damage and death given that they don't normally do that?
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  2402. For a guy famous for violent roles in movies and on TV, maybe he is not such a role model.
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  2403. As long as these killings happen between people from the same groups why do the government have to take responsibility and actions that have a negative impact on ordinary decent people.
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  2404.  @dag3014  Communes do that, do they not?
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  2405. And about XXXX time to!
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  2406. I would rather be in a biplane than a chopper any day. And when you think of what the Fairy Swordfish did back in the day!
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  2407. She just has to be one of the most awesome aircraft ever, alongside the Mosquito and the Vulcan.
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  2408. ​ @Vonononie Special cream sauce for Hermoinie.
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  2409. Says a man with a rich mummy and daddy who thought he was going to have an easy life when they died. Probably wouldn't even visit them in their care home or hospital to save money.
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  2410.  @jaystevens1965  It all depends when they change hands and how honestly they are valued. Or if they are even known about.
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  2411.  @theimperialist2686  When I die I really don't care what happens to my money as hopefully I will have spent as much of it as possible which will benefit the economy. Any of my "toys" (including my yacht if I still have it) will be left to my surviving siblings and partner if she out lives me. Objects cannot be taxed.
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  2412.  @DeanSinger  It is only a tax on idiots or people who think they are entitled to money their parents worked hard for but didn't get to spend so that they don't have to work so hard. There are so many ways to avoid it .
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  2413. It sounds like you are in favour of paying for absolutely everything at point of use, having to put money in a meter if you want a street light on at night or a toll for each and every time you use a road. What about people who are unable to work due to significant disability? Perhaps you think they should be terminated to save anyone having to pay for their care?
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  2414. The only ways to avoid the need to pay tax are either pay much more for everything and for that money to go directly to the providers (eg charging people for every mile they travel on a road or have meters on street lamps etc. This would extend to paying the police to turn up if you got robbed or the fire service if your house caught fire). The alternative is for the state to own all businesses and the money they they make then pays for every service that taxes normally pay for.
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  2415.  @philjohnson3547  Most taxes are raised in a fairly logical way, you pay more tax if you can afford to pay more. I can't think of another way it could be done.
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  2416.  @johnr8212  He is only looking after the money for future generations.
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  2417. They cannot take tax from dead people because when you are dead you don't need any money, no matter how wealthy you were in life.
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  2418.  @annother3350  Unless he has been lucky or dishonest and avoided paying the tax that he should have been.
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  2419.  @Tensquaremetreworkshop  Totally agree with you there, it is a tax on the entitled generations who think the world (or in this case, their parents) owe them. Why should anyone's parents give them money for nothing when they have probably been dipping into their pockets all along anyway.
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  2420.  @NotDuncan  There is no reason that poorer people cannot avoid it, in fact it is much more easy and less dubious than for a multi millionaire.
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  2421. I just looked up how it affects normal people, truth is it only affects a small percentage of people who can easily afford it. The only people who seem to be moaning about it are the lazy, entitled generations who think the world owes them, you know, the so called comics who rant away on You Tube and who would not know what real work is. They are the ones not paying the taxes that normal people can't avoid because they have accountants sort that out for them.
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  2422. At least if we go cashless the thieving scumbags won't be dipping their hands in the till and avoiding paying taxes. 10 million tax Dodgers not paying £100 tax is a lot more than 1/2 a million not paying £1000.
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  2423. What really gets me about these dodgy, pikey, till dipping tax evaders who seem stuck in the last century is the way they will blast past you at twice the speed limit, push in front of you at the petrol pump then take forever filling their willy substitutes before waddling their bloated bodies to the counter to pay with their grubby notes in the time most sensible people would have filled up, paid at the pump and been home. What makes it even worse is that I suspect half of them are not taxed or insured and / or are banned from diving!
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  2424. And dipping your hand in the till at each and every opportunity plus supporting the people smugglers and Albanian criminals and many very dodgy businesses? What will the hookers and drug dealers do if we go cashless?
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  2425. They are all Jews anyway so who wants to give them any more money?
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  2426.  @professorplums722  Is it true that folks from NI get angry over everything, no matter how stupid it may seem?
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  2427.  @professorplums722  Are you really that pathetic that you get upset by a Mickey taking advert? Next you will be telling me that the Little Britain sketch was diabolically racist.
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  2428. Isn't it funny that certain people fail to see humour in on thing yet laugh at others.
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  2429.  @Carlin2810  Certainly not been good for them since we gave the jews chunks of their country who then started to steal more and more. At one time the Israelis were considered to be terrorists with full blown sanctions against them.
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  2430. M&S were founded by a Jewish economic migrant from Eastern Europe so maybe boycotting them is a good thing?
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  2431.  @Truth_Seeker_UK  Far too close together and guess which party currently in conflict in the Middle East is behind them.
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  2432.  @russjohnston3307  Truth ism many of the people accused of being such are nothing of the sort and would run a mile from proper socialism.
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  2433. The problem these days is that what some people (often of less than great intellect) consider to be far left are nothing of the sort. Most are the worst kind of entitled liberals who would run a mile from proper socialism as they would not have their fancy coffees being served by underpaid youths.
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  2434. I cannot understand why people buy bottled water when the tap water in most parts of he UK is so good and healthy with essential minerals.
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  2435. Your another one who believes sugar is bad for you like the Government keep telling us?
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  2436. A lot of people who go to Australia find that they cannot handle the place (for many reasons) And the cost of living is not what it seems.
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  2437.  @CraigBozUK  My private dentist was always pushing for he most expensive fillings etc. I now use the NHS and it costs me nothing apart from time.
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  2438. Does listening to C&W/ red neck music make me a bad person?
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  2439. Hopefully the "great reset" is actually going to make us more responsible and less greedy. A very large amount of the fly tipping is done by dodgy waste disposal guys who charge suckers to get rid of their rubbish.
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  2440. We need all Macdonalds so called restaurants in the UK closing down. They are an American abomination selling rubbish.
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  2441.  @MrMjp58  The issue when I was at school was that I was from quite a poor family so got looked down on by many of the teachers. It didn't effect my education though and I still managed to get a decent job, good enough to be able to retire 4 years before state pension with a 40 foot sailing yacht and no mortgage.
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  2442. Why is this guy doing a show in Scum when over 50% of the population there don't speak English?
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  2443. Who likes the idea of fake vegan food made from meat? Or maybe go into a vegan shop and spread some raw liver (preferably from a lamb or calf) round the shops.
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  2444.  @englishciderlover7347  Totally agree there. I still cannot understand why football attracts the people it does yet the players are on obscene wages.
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  2445. Meat production is far less machinery dependent than arable farming.
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  2446.  @wrongthinker843  What about the three lads who got wiped out by their mate driving a BMW? Sad, yes, but more than a little Darwinism there.
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  2447.  baddad2955  Deep water fish food and some of those creatures are truly weird.
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  2448. We will soon be a third world country like the countries our new leaders come from! Seems like she is going to shaft the country even worse than Maggie did!
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  2449.  @Cornz38 But at least one of the coffee chains is notorious for paying very little tax in the UK?
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  2450.  @spudspuddy  You could update that a bit, how about "INCELS are known to be at risk of suicide, but who cares!"
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  2451.  @The_Mighty_Fiction  Where do pirates keep their records? In an arghchive.
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  2452.  @eternalele9309  I did not witness the attack but read an early eyewitness statement that described the assailant as being black and dressed in dark clothing, carrying a rucksack or similar and struggling with someone. Turns out that was a pretty accurate description. I know some other accounts just describe a man carrying out the attack which shows just how colourblind many people are.
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  2453.  @eternalele9309  No, very accurate if it is the one that I saw. You obviously saw a dubious one because you are yourself dubious (to put it politely)
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  2454. eye witness account is very revealing!
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  2455.  @davidp4456  I just wish some of those yobs would get up to their antics near Dover.
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  2456.  @arthurmackrell8154  There has to be a proper inquest and they don't want idiots making wild guesses that could prevent the true cause being determined.
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  2457.  @AJ-yw5zy  The names were published very quickly and to be honest are completely irrelevant to what happened there. It could just be a case of Darwinism with a bunch of "youths" being stupid like many more seem to be these days.
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  2458.  @davidp4456 Having sailed along that area often, although not very close inshore, I am not aware of any particularly strong tides. I would need to study my marine charts of the bay and to know if it was spring tides or not to get an accurate picture of what might have happened in terms of a possible rip tide. What I do know is that there is no real history of rip tides in that area otherwise there would have been previous incidents there like there are on many Cornish beaches.
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  2459. The Bournemouth incident sounded very much like it may have been caused by yobs on jet skis knowing how they generally behave.
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  2460. Listening to this guy is enough to depress anyone!
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  2461. He used to be a ginger girl!
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  2462. Ripping off is just what capitalists love and how they thrive.
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  2463.  @RecoveringPessimist1  They are there to make money, it is called capitalism. Personally I am not a fan of it in its present form because like with every other "ism" it has fallen prey to human nature and greed.
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  2464.  @myuncle2  Building more houses works ok in relatively low density population countries like France and in fact house prices in some parts of France are ridiculously low. In the UK they are building plenty of houses but not really of a type that most people require because bigger houses make more profit. They are also building in totally unsuitable places. The UK was a much better place in numerous ways when the population was still around 50 to 60 million.
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  2465.  @sonyasmith1991  Thinking about your mention of not living in a third world country, if we did, food prices would be lower due to low wages, less dependency on farm machinery and very often the fuel prices in those places are a fraction of what they are in the UK.
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  2466.  @sonyasmith1991  Probably one of the biggest factors is fuel prices (some due to greed and some due to the war). A farmer I know was quoting that it was costing him twice as much last year to prepare and sow his fields as it had the previous year. Add to that the increased seed costs and you start to get the picture.
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  2467.  @rogertomkinson3546  Some of my meat is deer, oh, you mean dear, lol.
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  2468.  @sonyasmith1991  I am not sure how you think there is no reason for the higher than previously seen prices. There are numerous factors affecting food prices including the simple fact that many people are happy to pay more than they need to for things like fancy coffee etc.
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  2469.  @ST_6656  Not at all, but too much is what people have brought on themselves.
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  2470.  @sonyasmith1991  Nonsense to what and why?
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  2471. @@kevone08 And who do you want to replace them? We could very well end up with an animal farm situation. The best bet is to either infiltrate them or to try and avoid falling into the traps people seem so keen to these days.
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  2472. Are food prices really that high? Or is it that they have been way too low for far too long to be genuinely sustainable?
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  2473. Maybe with the declining birth rates that the economists are some other misguided people are worried about and the decreasing life expectancy because of health issues house prices will start to fall again as there will be a surplus?
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  2474. Half of what I have seen from the "acts" doing the Edinburgh fringe were really pretentious rubbish and not at all funny, the comedy equivalent of the "artist" who gave the world a dead sheep or the one with a manky unmade bed.
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  2475.  @tommurphy4094  I am not sure you can blame the government for that one- most companies are run by accountants these days who have no idea about the industry they are in (and useless HR departments filled with hopeless young women) and are only interested in a quick profit with their no thought about long term success. This is particularly true in engineering and not helped by degree educated "engineers " whose only chance to get on is to be yes men.
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  2476.  @somethingelse411  A slave to "Big Pharma"? (As some of the paranoid on here would have you believe )
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  2477.  @lesliewelch6551  Not really if you are an honest upstanding person.
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  2478.  @bertrandrussell894  That disaster was caused by the police just like Hungerford before and Plymouth recently. The problem was the truth was hidden from the public and politicians love to be seen to do something.
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  2479.  @ChrisTurnbull-p3f  The problem is that most gun owners are very decent people. If they cause too much trouble they stand to lose potentially several thousands of pounds worth of guns and associated equipment (maybe £10k in my case in new replacement value) as well as a hobby they love and is extremely rewarding. I took part in what was at the time supposed to have been the biggest protest march through London against the proposed changes to firearm laws after Dunblane but it did no good.
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  2480. I think you are rather over exaggerating the state of the UK.
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  2481.  @lesigh1749  Not sure if a red deer stag or a wild boar counts as a small animal? The other point is do you truly believe there is a need for guns for self defence in this country at present? Most of the worst violence where they might be justified happens between criminals and their associates.
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  2482.  @Twizzel100  Do you mean the paranoid nutters who seem to worship some of the equally daft you tubers?
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  2483.  @JohnJohnson-vd2hp  They are legal in the UK but most of the time the police won't let the bad guys have them.
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  2484. ​ @JohnJohnson-vd2hp They are legal and you would be surprised how many people own them legally, however a lot of people think it is only the wealthy elite who have them, you know , people with two houses, large yachts and who drive 4x4s. Just realised those things describe me and I am way short of rich by any standards.
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  2485. I can't really afford any more guns to be honest although I am struggling with not buying another one I have seen which t really lovely.
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  2486. We'll keep the red flag flying here!
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  2487. Until there is a scientific diagnosis for these conditions, ie a blood test that cannot be challenged people will use them to their advantage. Just look at Packham.
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  2488.  @jimmycampbell78  Ever heard the Bruce Springsteen song about red headed women? Something along the lines of "you have never had your tyres rotated until you have got down on your knees and tasted"......
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  2489.  @jacquelinebrunder2384  Where can you find the figures for that? Maybe they need to be given to the PM?
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  2490. Sounds like you are talking about the Isle of Wight and quite a few other islands round the UK, not to mention parts of Norfolk, Lincolnshire and Devon / Cornwall. There are genuine proven and well documented health issues on the IoW due to inbreeding.
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  2491. Americanisation of our food is largely to blame. Mind you, I have seen a couple of adverts for meat & dairy recently extolling the (real) virtues! I recommend anyone who can should go for wild meat whenever they can as it is very healthy, tasty and good for the countryside, Git a big lump of Roe deer venison for dinner tonight accompanied by some nice French Merlot and good veg.
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  2492. Do you honestly believe these mega rich elites care or actually contributed anything to the country?
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  2493.  @williamcarrington61  So you turned your back on them?
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  2494. The plague of idiots who put crap out on you Tube by chance?
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  2495.  @sonofagreatsouthernland  At one time you had to be a crim to get there.
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  2496. Not only are the avid fans this channel in this category but they are watching fa ginger!
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  2497. Wasn't there a thing about "to every man his worth" or is that a bit communist?
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  2498. Good old capitalism, you can't beat it!
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  2499. It is so funny that the feeble gen Z lot cannot get their heads round the normal standard of living even back in the 60s. It really is time for the great reset as current expectations are just not realistic nor sustainable. We have been fooling ourselves with artificially low prices for everything at the cost of our own (UK) economy. Well, it has come along to bite us now.
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  2500. Think cannot be true as it was the English who invented slavery, everyone knows that? Or maybe not. They were the reason for the line "Britains never, never will be slaves".
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  2501. I was given the goat problem by a lecturer at college many years ago and never thought about using angles as the starting point as such. I got given the problem as I had solved the ladder & wall problem fairly quickly. Thanks for the answer.
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  2502. I love the fact that you say the root 2 answer feels right - the human brain is quite amazing when it comes to things like that.
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  2503. Population decline is a great thing which is why so many wealthy people hate the thought of it as it ruins their economic model, messes up capitalism and reduces the number of poor people available to work for low wages. In the UK they are ruining our countryside by building more and more homes.
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  2504. Did anyone really know potentially how bad covid could have been at the start? I saw hard, reliable figures for death tolls early on from some countries. Had it turned out to be a really serious, who would have been shouting about nothing being done?
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  2505. It doesn't seem to be affecting the Master race people?
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  2506. In the UK, many of the very early anti vax / lockdown promoters (I mean very early on! ) had all the hallmarks of being far right. I suspected that they thought it was just going to affect the "bad" people (in their view).
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  2507. How much has the total Israeli population been depleted? Is it enough to have a positive effect on the rest of the world?
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  2508.  @M.C._3369  The Master race is alive and well?
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  2509.  @M.C._3369  You sound like some of the neo nazis that were driving the anti vax/lock down protests before anyone really knew how bad it might be. They were hoping it would take out the weak and sickly and those that they considered to be undesirable as some of those would believe the vaccine contained nano bots to control people and other rubbish if they saw it on the Internet.
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  2510.  @azzagirt2  I guess your attitude to authority comes from being descended from criminals and economic migrants? With all of the same type of people turning up on our shores I worry about this once great nation.
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  2511.  @Abbasblesseddaughter  It was one of the reasons I had the pneumonia vaccine as my lungs are not that good.
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  2512. Do you mean pure Australian blood or are you descended from the asylum seekers, criminals and economic migrants who run the country now?
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  2513. In the UK they just convince people that they want stuff no body thought they ever would.
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  2514. Sounds like the place is turning into London?
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  2515. If he was a politician I would not believe a word he said (just like everyone else) as a You Tuber, how can you tell if he is being totally honest?
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  2516. There is something rather odd about the videos if you look closely. Not quite sure what, but certainly something does not look right. As for the stones on sticks, just think of the weird "art installations" we have in the UK and how much money people got paid to do them!
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  2517. I would watch carefully anything that comes out of China news wise unless it is from a Brit that you know and trust. My niece worked out there for 10 years or so and the things she said often completely contradicted all other news. On the financial schemes, it sounds like they are well on the way to becoming true capitalists.
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  2518. The Chinese vaccinated young boys against it as they were the ones who spread it most! Funny, that makes a lot more sense than the western approach?
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  2519. Why were the number plates obscured?
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  2520. Poor old Mr Martin apparently recently passed away.
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  2521. The guy should have been given a medal but was probably given a caution by the police if not worse.
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  2522. I always recall my father telling me about when his lot got taught un-armed combat in the RAF - one of his cronies nearly did for the instructor who was demonstrating how to defend yourself from someone with a knife. Apparently he attacked the guy all wrong?
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  2523. Like a couple of other very famous people, he (Lee) too was in the Dessert Airforce who got up to some odd stuff out there.
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  2524. Joshua Slocum encountered some of these people and had nothing good to say about them.
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  2525. I am sure that many flat earthers are just wind up merchants out for a laugh. That is the only explanation I have.
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  2526. Love it!
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  2527. Us Smiths can do a deal with the Devil without losing our souls according to legend.
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  2528. Why on earth does anyone want to buy this overpriced rubbish coffee from a place like this in the first place? As for saying it is where "normal" people go, what planet does this stuck up women live on. They are all a total ripoff, charging up to £5 for a coffee that cost less than 50p to make and the nippers who work there are paid peanuts. All these places pay way less tax than they should. It is pure entitlement that allows them to keep in business.
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  2529. Poor vegans, it clearly shows that veganism is bad for the mind.
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  2530. Sounds like my Mrs
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  2531. Was it targetted at the French speakers or the American speakers?
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  2532.  @demaskus2016 Funny how some people believe in an ever increasing population until we are all poor and starving. They tend to be those who profit from poverty (or idiots)
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  2533.  @hordegaming4771  If my life ceases to be worth living, ie I have no quality of life I would much rather it ended quickly and painlessly than live another 10 years as a vegetable. (Funnily, auto text came up with vegan and vegetarian, both of which counts as zero quality of life!)
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  2534.  @markzuckergecko621  Only the English make bacon fit to be called that!
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  2535. Probably the best thing any foreign country ever came up with!
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  2536.  @dwightmanne  Only if you are paranoid!
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  2537.  @ericblevins6467  Some of them are, I worked with a good few. Now if you had said sensible Americans I would know you were mocking!
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  2538. How many of you real men out there could hunt your meat in the wild and do all the necessaries to get it to the table?
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  2539. The worst weakness is the weakness of the mind.
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  2540. Was the religious cohesion because someone got rid of most of the Jews?
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  2541. Food has been far too cheap for far too long in the UK and that is not sustainable. This has led to stupid amounts of waste and people not appreciating their food.
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  2542. Very true of the jocks and micks!
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  2543. Sticks and stones may break my bones but words may never hurt me - Sound familiar to anyone from a slightly older generation?
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  2544.  @1chish  The magazine I had access to was called Military Technology if I recall correctly and forgive me for my errors regarding the Harrier markings - I do not know anything about he US military structure so had assumed that being plains they belonged to the Airforce (just about my whole family & the Mrs' family were RAF!). Having looked into the Falklands situation after the event, I have to dispute your claim of only a weeks notice - there had been a clear military build up for some time in Argentina and hearing from someone who had been "down that way" that an Argy had enquired if it would be possible to land a Herc on the runway at Stanley a good while earlier does make you wonder what he may have been up to (I am sure the honest truth is still available somewhere on the net). As for Maggie's balls - yes - she was a strong woman I have to admit, but power hungry as well - hence the villainising of certain groups in society to win votes (something every party has done and always will do).
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  2545.  @1chish  By the way, your remarks about what the NHS has become and why and how good it has been in the past are spot on. It is all down to greed, corruption and virtue signalling. Nurses don't need a degree to be a good nurse (my Mrs is a perfect example), and I have been surrounded by old school NHS people for over 30 years so I know a little of what goes on there. Oh, and I am sorry to hear that you seem to be the perfect example of the negative stereotype ex-service person, ranting at anyone who does not agree with their viewpoint. If you actually knew me you would soon realise that I am not how you describe me - I simply hate greed and what unchecked capitalism has done to this once great country just as much as I hate the climate activists & animal rights loonies.
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  2546.  @1chish  Oh dear, I am very sorry that I assumed that you were of a younger generation with no concept of what Maggie did to the country. By saying that your "served", I assume you have a military background so you of all people should know how Maggie manipulated the people - the Falklands war was a wonderful example. At the time I had some unofficial access to a certain military publication not produced in the UK and it seems that no one was really surprised when it kicked off yet it suddenly seemed to surprise people (photos of Harriers with hastily painted out USAF markings is one image that springs to mind!). Regarding my knowledge of the pre NHS times, I grew up surrounded by people from that era as it sound like you did. Unless you were quite privileged, you must have heard some pretty horrible tales from back then. Regarding Blair, he was "new labour" - just a poor copy of a conservative, done to win votes and not a proper caring socialist as some of his predecessors were.
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  2547.  @1chish  OK, it looks like you obviously lived through Maggie's time in power (in your imagination). You seem to have no grasp of what is really wrong with the NHS and thus why conversely it has the potential to be so good. I doubt you have ever really known people who lived through the times before the NHS like myself. Wind your neck in and stop believing everything you hear on you Tube as it is just as bad as the so called MSM. Talk to people who actually know what they are talking about!
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  2548.  @1chish  BORAX! It was Maggie who started the rot selling off the family silver and allowing solicitors etc to advertise!
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  2549. Cuba have a fantastic health care system!
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  2550. Is Canada right?
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  2551. They do all of the censuses to work out who is in the country but do nothing about it (same with schools). People would rather pay less tax than have a good NHS. There are too many middle management people (good old Tory supporters!) and not enough proper workers.
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  2552. But the girl who kicked all that off was not a minor under UK law and was paid for her work and went back for more & more?
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  2553. Mizzy needs a knee on the neck!
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  2554. It is not "They" who have done it, but us ourselves through our or rather the later generations sense of entitlement.
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  2555. The Road to Wigan Pier sums up a lot of what is wrong with the world today.
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  2556. Typical northerner - can't even say Bath (Barth) properly.
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  2557. What we in the west now call Christmas was just a festival from the old religion stolen by a the Christians to control the masses.
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  2558. There was something slightly disturbing about how you guys used the word "Boys"?????
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  2559.  @dabear5641  Oh, looks like I touched a nerve! The problem is every generation thinks that they are better than the one before and have had it tougher. Did you grow up in a house without central heating and double glazing and only a coal fire in the living room? The loo was effectively outside although the door was in what might be called a conservatory these days. Mind you, I could not care less what you think as you seem so bitter that it cannot be healthy which probably accounts for all the mental health issues your generation seems to suffer. By the way, what is your pronoun? I would guess "it".
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  2560.  @meesteranonymous8177  I am more than happy with that, hence why I vote the way I do with no thoughts for the younger generations.
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  2561.  @bloodmuffin123  Utter bollix, most immigrants can't afford to buy houses.
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  2562.  @mehoyminoy1326  No, it is about unrealistic expectations.
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  2563.  @MrReubenTishkoff  Are we not due for a reset? We have become so greedy and selfish and entitled that it has to end soon.
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  2564.  @redheadsilver8041  A benevolent dictatorship or monarchy will always be better for most people than a corrupt democracy.
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  2565. The real problem in the UK is that the younger generations love to have someone to blame for the problems they have got themselves into by their own greed.
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  2566.  My next shot won't miss  Most current day "Americans" don't belong there, they are the rejects and economic migrants from Europe.
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  2567.  @BruhMoment-fr4zr  Are you sure that is true or is it just what we are being led to believe?
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  2568. In some areas in that part of the world it has not rained for months. Maybe they should ask their neighbours for help? And if they didn't have such large families they would all be much better off!
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  2569. House prices are driven by people who think they are entitled to bigger and better houses than they really need or can afford.
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  2570. People who buy coffee and sandwiches in these places are the ones to blame for who works there!
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  2571.  @malcolmcuthbertson3359  That most certainly is not my solution - I come from about the last proper generation who had a decent apprenticeship before everyone was told that they need to have degrees. In my line of business, it is very hard to still find people who have the skill and knowledge needed and companies are finding this out to their cost. About the only suggestion I can come up with is to force companies over a certain size to take on a number of apprentices each year, but until we get a pretty extremist government, I doubt we will even get close to that. The problem then is who is there out there to train them? I offered to do it before I retired but there was no interest which led to an earlier retirement than the company anticipated.
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  2572.  @malcolmcuthbertson3359  I am totally in agreement with everything you say, especially regarding what a "brain drain" will do for the countries they have left. Can you blame these people for wanting to move to a country as good as England (I am not talking about the illegals). The big issue is that it is us ordinary people who have facilitated this by wanting more and more but demanding it costs less and less. This same attitude has destroyed our industry.
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  2573.  @malcolmcuthbertson3359  I think that you will find many Polish and similar people are actually quite hard working, a good number have more than one job. They pay their taxes etc. Tell me honestly, if you could move to another (lovely) country with a good standard of living and work there for a substantially higher wage, would you not consider it?
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  2574.  @davidseals4898  Not round here, Lidl is filled with them, it is not uncommon for me to be one of the very few English customers. If you think about it, one of the reasons the Poles shop in their specialist shops is just the same as you see in other parts of the world with a large ex-pat British population. You shop where you can buy Marmite and Mars bars or whatever the Polish equivalent is.
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  2575. Starting to drink it is a lot harder than not going anywhere near it.
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  2576. Remember, all Americans are descended from economic migrants, asylum seekers, criminals and people who were not liked in the rest of the world!
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  2577.  @syntheticvisionsmusic  Do you think our "leaders" could actually plan and organise something that complex?
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  2578. Has anyone stopped to consider that the running down of secondary mod / comprehensive schools has actually benefitted the more well off? - It means less competition for good jobs and less people to see how bad you are at your job? The wealthy may moan about the loss of the grammar schools, but it is they that have benefitted the most from it as they will still get to go to the good schools while the poor (normal) people get the rubbish.
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  2579. A lot of what you guys say makes some sense, however you do make total areses of your self far too often to earn my respect. You jump on more bandwagon than the left loonies put together. I went ea secondary mod / comprehensive and have now retired early with a net worth over 1 million including two houses and a very nice blue water/ ocean going yacht. I only did a fairly ordinary job although I was probably one of the top 10 in the UK doing my job.
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  2580. I know a couple of genuine "Rocket Scientists" who frankly shock me with their lack of ability in many things linked to intelligence.
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  2581.  @edenbreckhouse  Does the basket ball also make your skin darker?
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  2582. Totally agree there - I used to work with / for "Educated" people who generally lacked any real intelligence. I have known people who struggle with reading & writing yet can work things out for themselves that many degree qualified person would struggle with.
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  2583. They sell guns in Walmart. My cheapest shotgun cost me just £1 about 40 years ago, I bought it for a laugh!
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  2584. Exercise including cold water swimming plus a balanced diet (not veggie or vegan) are the best cure. That and growing a pair as they used to say.
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  2585. This is a very old thing. Anti depressants have been known to cause really serious issues for many years. Worse still is the fact that some forms are used to help quit smoking with disastrous consequences like my daughter in law suffered.
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  2586. Profit is far more important the safety?
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  2587. Apparently somewhere in Germany the councils are experimenting with playgrounds where kids can actually get hurt and really learn about risk and danger and why you need to follow certain rules.
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  2588. Are you two Catholics or Muslims? Both lots seem to encourage breeding to try and out number the other and to provide more poor people to exploit.
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  2589.  @sadwingsraging3044  Thatcher just knew what around 33% of the voting population wanted to hear and promised them that. Yes, she did actually do one or two good things, but it was her policies that led to the ambulance chasing (and worse) solicitors and lawyers who have ruined so many things for so many people and made the UK become one step closer to all the bad things that America has.
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  2590.  @sadwingsraging3044  Some of us are not the entitled liberals that get called socialist these days. Personally I like my socialism nationalised.
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  2591.  @TheMaleRei  A little bit of both there. The politicians are still just as dishonest as she was and we haven't declared war on on insignificant country just to make th PM look like a hero for a good few years.
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  2592. ​ @raypurchase801 Yes, she would be shocked by the decency and honesty seen in many quarters these days. And as for Sunnak, he should have at least declared war on some second rate nation.
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  2593.  @Belisarius1967  Totally agree there. The only way to get a real pay rise has always been to change jobs strategically. I have done it a few times without changing the industry I worked in (and loved) until I was reasonably well off.
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  2594.  @bad-girlbex3791  The Humour might have been less PC in those days but that might have been rather direct.
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  2595.  @babooshka1963  I thought that he was according to all the stuff going round at the moment. More points for a brown than a pink (always tighter and no risk of unwanted pregnancy).
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  2596. With that thumbnail I initially read it as "Monkey madness" lol
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  2597. Or maybe a truly left wing one? After all, the aim of both is much the same. Maybe we just need a party who completely ignore the stupid Gen Z and later entitled idiots (and any one else who should know better) and tries to kick out the lazy and the greedy who think the world owes them a living?
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  2598.  @sidecharacter7165  Wrong, in its purest form, socialism is about all of the people and not the classic everyone is equal but some are more equal than others. What causes it to go astray and acquire some of the worst aspects of capitalism is certain people who are happy to abuse the system. These people actually exhibit the worst capitalist traits of greed and selfishness and lack of respect for others.
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  2599. There is a huge difference between liberalism and libertarianism.
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  2600.  @derederekat9051  Let he who is without sin cast the first stone? People in the UK used to joke about the "Son of God will be born of man" being the reason for the strange costumes the men wear in those countries and the fondness for young men amongst many of them.
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  2601.  @shapshooter7769  Stigma and taboo are normally linked to extreme religions rather than anything else.
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  2602.  @selectidiot  If you say so.
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  2603. I love to incorporate a little AGP with some gerontophilia - the old ones are the best - LOL.
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  2604.  @hospitalsgivingpatientsdan8894  I guess not as the blind will still ignore it.
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  2605.  @hospitalsgivingpatientsdan8894  And you're point there? Does strength actually mean anything these days? We all know which races have the greatest physical strength and which the greatest moral strength. By the way, I doubt you know many guys who could match Ellen MacArthur when it comes to pull ups. As for Suzy Goodhall, my eldest step son asked her to slow down while he was helping her a while back and he takes no prisoners!
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  2606.  @hospitalsgivingpatientsdan8894  At the end of the day why try to spot something that really is of no consequence? I wonder what you would have thought about my little sister when she used to do the Gurkha He-man challenge or whatever it was called? If you are a normal male I think I know what you would have thought of her had you seen her on a night out (based on the way my mates used to drawl when they saw her! )
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  2607.  @hospitalsgivingpatientsdan8894  Is that a euphemism for boring, narrow minded and blinkered and wanting to follow the herd?
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  2608.  @hospitalsgivingpatientsdan8894  Sounds like you have had some ladyboy fun in your time and now feel guilty about it. Nothing wrong with a bit of backdoor action is there!
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  2609.  @hospitalsgivingpatientsdan8894  How do you differentiate between your masculinised woman and those that dress and do things normally associated with men because they want to and don't want to "follow the heard"?
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  2610.  @hospitalsgivingpatientsdan8894  Why? I have personal experience of a few of what used to be called "Tom boys" who banged like rabbits.
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  2611.  @hospitalsgivingpatientsdan8894  Try saying that to Pip Hare, Ellen MacArthur or Suzy Goodhall and see how long you last! Mind you, I doubt many of the uneducated have even heard of them.
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  2612.  @psychegoddessoflight9358  Psycho therapists rely on convincing vulnerable people that they need help in order for them to be able to charge huge fees and make themselves very rich. It is even worse when they get their money from the state.
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  2613. From you Tube videos.
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  2614.  @psychegoddessoflight9358  I believe the modern reply goes something like Blah, blah, blah indicating that someone really does not have a clue and has learnt all they(think) they
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  2615.  @malumnexus7919  That sounds very much like they have in China where the old are venerated and often several generations live in the world same house. They also do that in many Muslim countries.
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  2616.  @malumnexus7919  That almost sounds like the communes of the 60s where they were all communists. The problem is that a strong leader would emerge and take over and before long it would be all about money (the leader's that is! ).
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  2617.  @Jupiter__001_  How you describe JC makes him sound like a NAZIS as they hated the jews as well. Mind you, most sensible people do.
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  2618.  @tadroid3858  The art of capitalism summed up perfectly!
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  2619. You seem to know rather a lot more about that stuff than might be considered totally healthy?
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  2620.  @clarissa8477  Sounds like a lot of the old rubbish journalists spout to me, generally having been fed it by "a reliable source "?
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  2621.  @malumnexus7919  Mental health (or rather perceived mental health) has become such a get out clause lately. "Oh, I have anxiety issues, I cannot possibly work" etc.
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  2622.  @malumnexus7919  Is that not the Freemasons you are describing? Or maybe just the "Global Elite"?
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  2623. @Educat ional Are you saying, thank you for being so virtue signalling?
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  2624.  @tadroid3858  Sounds like the first principle of capitalism?
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  2625. WTF planet are you on?
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  2626. I reckon these guys must have had the experience that the Kinks sang about in Lola, back in 1970?
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  2627. @@Rosabella41574 Says someone with absolutely no real knowledge or experience of the topic!
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  2628.  @jesussaves6625  Then the conversation is not actually about AGP is it but something else?
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  2629.  @zarekbeck3358  It seems that most of the people on here ranting about it have no real idea what it is either, assuming you believe the generally z definition is correct.
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  2630.  @jesussaves6625  But not all men who like to wear women's undies want to be women or even want to be or appear to be feminine. Some do as part of role play with their female partners!
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  2631.  @jesussaves6625  So where does AGP come into it then? If you actually knew anything about it and / or people who were, you would know that they would not identify as transsexual/ transgender/ transvestite and by degrees some would not even consider themselves as it true cross dressers, although that is technically what they are.
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  2632.  @jesussaves6625  Learning from experience is the only true way of learning. Just look at the kids leaving Uni with degrees who have absolutely no idea of the real world?
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  2633.  @jesussaves6625  Education from whom? Who taught you what you are saying? Remember, those who can do, those who can't teach, those who can't teach, teach teachers.
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  2634.  @sonialinsey8083  Perhaps it is time for you to move to Canada where they can deal with people who are tired of life?
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  2635.  @mistymoor7114  Suitable for simpler people to use who have little knowledge of what they are on about!
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  2636.  @mistymoor7114  Exactly, and therefore it is no different from the guy who likes "The girl nextdoor" type or the homely woman.
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  2637.  @jesussaves6625  Sounds like you are speaking from experience?
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  2638.  @thegreatergood8081  Sounds like you are well versed in the ways of Femdom?
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  2639.  @al-imranadore1182  If you have seen that first hand with your own eyes I am most surprised. It is certainly not the majority thing amongst those people.
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  2640.  @al-imranadore1182  Do you sincerely believe that? If so, I feel very sorry for you. I have actually heard that sort of argument used by the loony left animal rights activists to try and link paedophilia to big game hunting! Now that really is a stretch of the imagination!
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  2641.  @al-imranadore1182  Why? Do they harm you?
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  2642.  @terrorists-are-among-us  It sounds like you know a lot about this? I think in a good few cases you may be very accurate (not that I might have any insight into this, you understand)
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  2643. Can anyone spot what is missing from this French video? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xcDbEkK3Fc
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  2644. How about the INCEL that shot 5 people in Plymouth?
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  2645. Like the Nottingham guy, the French incident was just a nutter. Sadly nutters get the protection of the mental health card. They should be locked up in padded cells for the rest of their lives.
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  2646. I often wash out the carcasses of deer that I have gralloched if it has been a bit messy (burst rumens are vile!) - I use salty water. Following butchering I also tend to rinse in brine as it is a natural anti bacterial.
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  2647.  @PeterDanielBerg  Male to male who is more attractive to certain other males?
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  2648.  @PeterDanielBerg  Gym bunny?
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  2649. Ah, the cult of the gym bunny? All those lovely fit young men with glistening bodies?
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  2650. I have a question for all you brilliant people out there? What is the opposite to "White Supremacist"? Think long and hard!
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  2651. ​ @bazmilo-furball1 That is just the sort of thing a woman would say!
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  2652. I know it is impossible to understand women!
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  2653. ​ @deezelfairy I always go by the good old "If it doesn't look right, then it is not likely to be right". Just think of many of the things that have failed to see how accurate this is. Top two candidates for flight are the Osprey and the F35.
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  2654. Christianity is communism!
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  2655. When have the Tories ever kept their promises? Back in Ted Heath's time, he promised to slash inflation at a stroke. I think it peaked around 15% after that!
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  2656. I just love it when people rant about how bad eugenics and euthanasia are and then cheer when covid does the same job? I am sure that is why the Americans created it.
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  2657. But they are politicians, when have any of them told the truth regardless of which "side" they are on?
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  2658. Not long ago, lots of companies were stealing the pension funds and before that it was not uncommon for them to just pocket the money people thought was going into their pensions.
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  2659. We have to all remember, if voting made any difference to how the country is run then the Civil Service would have done away with it long ago.
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  2660. All the way back to 1960!
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  2661. Did they do a dna test on the fluids in the sheep?
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  2662.  @buragi5441  totally agree there!
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  2663. The family should be suing the heck out of the social media company responsible for his death.
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  2664.  @nunceccemortiferiscultu7826  Good way of describing it.
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  2665.  @stewartsherwood7769  Did lead to his death!
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  2666. Entitled parents who don't actually want to take responsibility for their children.
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  2667. The "dark secret " that is causing this sort of problem is the happy clapper with the big hair and the dog collar who is probably fond of choir boys
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  2668. The tipping culture is due to ridiculously low wages in many segments. The true Imperial system is great, none of your EU rubbish required please.
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  2669. ​ @thetruestar6348  People have been practising self destruction for ever, starting with distilling booze and various herbs and fungi.
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  2670. @Chuck Sneedly Sounds like a win-win situation then, if it does not do away with them in the first place, stopping might.
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  2671. I have always been "clean" as you put it and can never understand why anyone would want to get into any form of mind altering drugs in the first place, regardless of whether or not they are alleged to not be addictive.
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  2672. Hopefully this will wipe out a lot of the waste of space generation and make the world a much better place.
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  2673. Perhaps it is the giant lizards who are developing it to increase their numbers?
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  2674. Animals were only put on earth by Ullr for us to hunt & eat!
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  2675. I wonder how many of those people who rant about "Big Pharma" use their products every day? And what about those brave people who refuse to "follow rules" because that would make them obedient fools? How many of them wash & clean their teeth every day, and why?
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  2676. "Hairy creatures that probably stink" - that sums up male deer in the rut - not very nice to field dress or skin!
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  2677. Just like a couple of old queens!
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  2678. How come VG (over the age of consent in the UK by the way) kept so quiet for so long and kept going back for more? Could it be money?
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  2679. Not underage in the UK BTW!
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  2680. Pork in Denmark springs to mind.
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  2681. I wonder if she only works with black women who suffer abuse from white men? Or, is she actually having to do this due to the violent behaviour of her own men?
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  2682. Working to improve the violence? Do they need to have it improved given how much of it seems to be going on?
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  2683.  @andreivaughn1468  OK, you are right about me being old and I would love suggest I played computer games before you were born. I have been known to play against my step sons at various shootem-up games because they know I am a very good shot with all sorts of real guns but I don't really like shooting at "people", even if they are only imaginary on a screen (this is all part of the imunising against violence that seems to be happening today- just think about those lads who stabbed another one a while back and how they were using the sort of language from the games).
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  2684.  @andreivaughn1468  I find what some of these games seem to promote not such a good influence and I see most of them as part of the "dumbing down" process that is ruining the imagination of kids from an early age. What is wrong with doing "real" things these days? Our grand children are with us on holiday in France at present. The 13 year old lad is the classic gamer, tucked away in his cabin getting all worked up over his games and lacking enthusiasm for anything else. His 11 yo sister is the opposite, totally enthusiastic about everything she does, catching crabs and fish from the boat, helping with the sails and ropes. In the water and swimming at every opportunity. About the only time the lad isn't buried in his phone is when we take them beating for a local pheasant shoot and there is no phone signal and they have to keep up with us walking 10 odd miles over rough terrain. I even wonder if the gaming thing is part of the scheme to keep people at home and make them not want to do anything worthwhile?
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  2685.  @wishingwell12345  You have obviously never worked in a modern factory where the stores department is pretty much automatic.
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  2686.  @fromkeajra  It is far better to question everything and make up your own mind rather than believe one point of view only because although much of that could be subjectively correct, a good deal could be wrong or untrue. This philosophy will prevent you from becoming blinkered to other ideas and thus make you a much nicer person all round.
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  2687. How do we know these guys are not generated by AI.
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  2688. @beaterbikechannel2538 A lot of welding can be automated (I used to work for the one time world experts) but the truly skilled welding (and hence truly skilled welders) will only ever be realistically economically viable if done manually.
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  2689.  @SirCharlesHindleJones  Do you know where the term to "clog something" or even "sabotage" came from?
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  2690.  @nullface_YT  Personally I would rather be fried instantly than be alive for no purpose and not able to "live" how I wish to.
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  2691. Not that long ago (i.e. in the living memory of some people), in my current (island) city, very few people would have travelled more than 15 minutes to get anywhere they needed. Even when I moved here 30+ years ago, there were people who I worked with who had hardly ever left the city (made me laugh!) - and even kids who had never seen the sand dunes less than 15 minutes from their home.
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  2692.  @vainwretch  America is such a big place as you say, I never realised how the different taxes worked out there. If they varied across the UK, I don't think anyone would end up paying much tax at all!
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  2693.  @TheSilversepiroth  Do you honestly think this will happen in a short time? I certainly doubt I will live long enough to see it, so don't really care that much.
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  2694.  @TheSilversepiroth  The city I live in (well, I am on the edge of it I suppose) was never built with the idea of private car ownership, except in the "posher" parts as it was largely from the 1930's. Although I am very lucky and have off road parking for 3 cars & a garage joined to the house, most houses have just about enough space outside their narrow roads for one car but many have two. The result is that if I visit my son and his kids I sometimes have to park 10 minutes away (if I am lucky). Unless we destroy our countryside by building on it, there is no way we can have enough parking for any more cars. My Mrs cycles nearly everywhere in town because it is very often quicker at busy times! The traffic in the city is horrific at almost any time of day?
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  2695. Sounds like you do not live in a city so there is no problem for you?
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  2696. I love it that you quote Zappa, knowing his famous liking for a certain gang of groupies of "limited maturity".
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  2697. The anti field sports (or to use their favourite emotional term, bloodsports) lot are certainly a hate group. The vile insults and threats they make against normal people are dreadful.
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  2698.  @yoyobeerman1289  But how many men think Batman (or Robin) is a hero for all the wrong reasons!
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  2699. I wonder how many people see the rich and privileged character and think - I wish I had his money & power or see the villain and think, maybe he just wants the power and the money and being a villain is the only way he might get it?
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  2700. I have asked many people who were anti white what the opposite of white supremacist is but have never had an answer.
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  2701. I guess you are one of those who thinks their woman should be bare foot, pregnant and chained to the kitchen sink serving their man.
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  2702. Sweaty socks should be sterilised at birth to prevent another Sturgeon being born.
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  2703. Anti abortionists are either happy clapping flat eart loonies or really love people destined to live in total poverty. In the days before civilised laws, the number of women who suffered horrifically at the hands of back street abortionists or even at their own hands was dreadful. Yes, there are better ways of stopping pregnancy, but even the very best are not 100% successful. We don't need more cripples and mental retards in this world, unless of course they can make a fortune from Tik Tok.
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  2704.  @billbadson7598  Because I am a sentient being rather than a blob of flesh.
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  2705. Catholics are well known for their pro life views and also the fondness for children among their priests!
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  2706. The same weekend I went to a much bigger event in Dorset that was extremely white. There was no trouble and I never heard a cross word. There were Asians on the retail stalls and blacks on the gates but barely a sun tan in the crowd. There were even members of the "oppressed" travelling community who seemed to be behaving ok.
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  2707. It must be all those pigs and dogs in the countryside?
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  2708. I thought they just had wedding ceremonies in motorway service stations and pick-nicks in laybys?
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  2709.  @kamrudkd  Are they not a social construct as anyone can get laid these days?
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  2710.  @Sajuek  And what fantasy world do you come from.?
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  2711.  @SvendleBerries  or forced them to be Muslims?
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  2712. You very naughty man - LOL.
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  2713.  @jawlig  I have never suggested that it doesn't occur. Just imagine an Indian walking in the countryside of Pakistan? Or maybe an Arab walking through Golders Green?
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  2714.  @JM-ws6k  I would like to know more about that incident to be able to make up my mind about it.
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  2715.  @jawlig  The other thing is that you are quoting one incident. I could quote a single incident where a doctor whose first language was not English nearly killed a child as he did not understand that the child had an extreme allergy. In fact, I could quote a number of incidents along this line including my other half who was badly misdiagnosed and suffered months of pain and had to undergo a fairly major operation to rectify the mistake. I could also quote some fantastic work by foreign doctors and nurses!
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  2716.  @jawlig  I am extremely surprised to hear that this is reported to have happened. Could it be in an area where anyone not local may have not been welcomed?
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  2717.  @jawlig  If you say so, but there could well be more to it than just the colour?
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  2718. And never has done so!
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  2719.  @aurockscastillo5460  That's a pity because I am sure the guys would find me far more attractive as I would not be covered head to toe?
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  2720. What would happen if a white trans male turned up wearing fishnets, heels and a rubber miniskirt to one of their walks? (I don't want to feel out of place in case I want to join them - LOL).
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  2721.  @Anthony_Romford  Like him or not, at least he believed in something other than a way to make money for himself and his cronies! What we do need is a PM & MPs who genuinely believe in our country and it's people and who are not just in it for the cash.
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  2722.  @--_--IMP--_--  How do you place Buddhism? Technically, it is not strictly a religion, but neither is it a cult by the same definitions?
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  2723.  @Anthony_Romford  He was only trying (unsuccessfully) to do what Maggie had done in the Falklands.
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  2724. @The Bunkerologist weirdly, both come from the same area and thus the same people and both share many ideas. One lot have been hated and persecuted for many years, and with good cause in many cases, the other is starting to follow suit.
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  2725.  @Sajuek  There are very few if any dictatorships run by Monarchs these days - certainly none in Europe. And where did I say or even infer that they were left wing? You appear to be an idealist with a very unrealistic view of the real world. In Europe at least, the countries with a monarchy all seem to be the best ones to live in so where is the problem?
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  2726.  @xaviercockerton6989  Adolf tried to unite Europe with his own brand of socialism!
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  2727.  @Sajuek  I do not think you fully understand the notion of "far right" - Certainly nothing to do with being pro-monarchy, almost the opposite.
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  2728. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57qphjQ-kWA
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  2729.  @andybray9791  Flat earth happy clappers?
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  2730.  @andybray9791  Personally I think it was the "Church" that ruined churches with some of their attitudes, but now things seem to have gone too far the other way.
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  2731.  @jelle6325  Sadly, like every "ism", people come along and mess things up with their greed and desire for power. What is needed is enough people with enough different ideas to make sure a balance exists in society. Instead what happens is that society starts to split with opposing ideals becoming further apart.
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  2732. I guess you don't actually know much about Communism in its purest form?
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  2733. I wonder how the LGBTQ etc people are treated in truly Communist countries?
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  2734. You guys must have far too much money, I have never ordered a food delivery in my life!
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  2735. This is so hilarious I cannot believe it!
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  2736. The best I heard from the loony left animal rights lots recently was them trying to somehow link big game hunting with paedophilia! Nowthat really takes some beating!
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  2737. Once again, the "Elites" get a top billing. Who honestly would not want to protect their way of life & power given half a chance? Does that make their detractors jealous or envious?
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  2738.  @Xplora213  The economic migrants (more accurately their descendants) I was referring to are everyone except the Aboriginals.
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  2739. Walls make ice cream and sausages.
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  2740. All the Polish came to England for an easy life!
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  2741.  @TheGrimmCommoner  I don't think you really got what I meant. Try thinking Germany in the 30s?
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  2742. The zoomer thing is deeply disturbing, makes good old Huw seem very normal to me.
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  2743. Looks like millennials are into younger girls or those pretending to be so. As for so called boomers, heaven help us.
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  2744. Are the hot summers what make Texans so fat and stupid in general?
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  2745. ​ @WestCoastWheelman No, he is describing always.
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  2746.  @davidhedgecock5857  If you say so - - - -
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  2747.  @davidhedgecock5857  So in truth much the same number and reflecting the population as a whole. Everyone knows both sides told big lies during the campaign, some of us weighed up the bigger picture regardless of what we were told and some were less able to dig deeper as they had never had to before.
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  2748.  @davidhedgecock5857  I know many women who voted for Brexit/ the conservatives so I am not sure your statement holds water.
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  2749. I just love the title of this you tube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e5X7b6PTDY
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  2750.  @jimbothegymbro7086  Using that argument, think about all the colonial troops who fought for the British empire?
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  2751.  @jimbothegymbro7086  Only the Aboriginal people of Australia are true natives. All the rest are descended from criminals and economic migrants.
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  2752.  @Synergy7Studios  True libertarianism is actually a pretty extreme system, the theory being basically you do not need rules because is someone does something wrong by moral standards they can end up getting killed or at least by the victim.
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  2753.  @chadsexington-wl7ox  Everyone working? - That almost sounds like socialist job creation.
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  2754.  @Sentinel82  But do they really, or is that just your view? You are however correct that money can be used for good or bad, however by not using it for good or at least in a responsible manner you are automatically using it for bad. Worse still are those who just hoard it.
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  2755.  @si_w8201  Anarchy?
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  2756.  @throughhumaneyes7648  Globalisation will ultimately end up with just one or two people owning and controlling everything. This seems more like the ultimate aim of capitalism?
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  2757.  @Sentinel82  But surely they are only able to do that because of the power that wealth brings?
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  2758.  @si_w8201  The problem is that many branded as left are far from that, being privileged liberals who have no thoughts for anyone but themselves and their virtue signalling.
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  2759.  @rudi5139  The Basque country has the purest population genetically.
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  2760.  @ownage11445  That was a punishment for a serious crime. Perhaps these pods should be used the same way?
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  2761. We have had perfect killer pods that are used as such very often since the first enclosed cockpit car with an IC engine. No people are complaining that the government wants to ban them.
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  2762. There is a country that only came into existence about 75 years ago hell bent on destroying the people who lived there before them.
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  2763.  @mat2000100  Ban unemployment? What, like in a communist country?
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  2764. ​ @Jimbo_Jumbo  Since there was a civil service!
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  2765.  @ZenosOsgorma  That is not strictly true and is always used as an argument against socialism. The problem is one of human nature, there will always be people who want something for nothing. In a capitalist system that will be by theft or deception- just look at our government for that.
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  2766. I am currently on holiday in northern France and the place seems to be ticking along okay. One thing you do notice here is the huge variation in house prices. In desirable coastal towns prices are much like the UK but go inland and you can get a nice place for 100k€, if you are prepared to do somewhere up, 50k will get you a pretty big place.
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  2767. Japan has many of its own problems and issues that we would have trouble coping with in the UK. Many of their laws are much more restrictive than in the UK.
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  2768. Christmas is simply the old religion's solstice festival stolen by the Romans in order to subjugate the masses who had started to challenge their ways and greed etc.
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  2769. Has anyone spotted that a lot of the current conspiracy theories seem to be being promoted by people who may just have a vested interest in discrediting many of the other conspiracy theories? Just look at multi millionaire Neil Oliver?
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  2770. Looks like systemic racism where those guilty of it do not even realise they are doing it?
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  2771. Democracy is far too easy to corrupt. Just think how Maggie managed to get in with around only 1/3 of the population. All she had to do was say what that 1/3 wanted to hear, much the same as Trump did. The best system is probably a benevolent Monarchy or possibly a similar dictatorship. The problem then is that power corrupts etc.
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  2772. It is not and never has been the party in power that runs the country otherwise the civil service would have stopped elections long ago.
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  2773. You can't beat a bit of good old hate speech. Don't call a spade a spade when you want to call it a kin shovel!
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  2774. The whole internet was originally created to allow anonymous exchange of views and info etc by a bunch of guys. That second it created a monster! Unless it was (is) going to be heavily monitored and censored by genuinely independent bodies (eg the government) it will be open to all sorts of bad things from CP through to terrorism and beyond. Just think of the poor girl in the UK who took her own life? The only cure will be within parenting - educating kids and protecting (but not overly so) them etc.
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  2775.  @cadenadelreino1442  To be honest, no child should even be aware of the significance of how the teddy was dressed so how should it have been harmed?
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  2776.  @serpentines6356  Right.
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  2777.  @_Pyroon_  Do you realise what the term "CP" means in some circles?
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  2778.  @EuropaThePirateTwin3  Rather ironically, you used the term "swinging," which reflects very much how strong these ladies became!
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  2779.  @elinope4745  A very good point there. The ladies I referred to certainly didn't let it affect their adult sex life, in fact it seemed to have enhanced it (from a participants perspective!).
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  2780.  @cadenadelreino1442  You could very well be right there, I had not even looked at it from that angle. I seriously doubt it was anything to do with promotion of abuse as that would certainly not go down well with anyone.
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  2781.  @serpentines6356  And please don't use it as an excuse for your failure in life. Many people grow a pair and don't let it destroy them. It is not right, but the past cannot be changed.
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  2782.  @zapazap  It only complained 15 years after the event when some scum bag lawyer suggested he could get some money out of it.
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  2783. What I find quite funny about all this feigned shock and disgust (commonly referred to as virtue signalling) is the fact that teddies like this are really old hat. My old local pub was a biker haunt ( not kids on mopeds but really serious bikers) they were never any trouble. The pub held fetish nights regularly, although I never attended as there was a strict dress code. I got very friendly (?) with some of the regulars at these events and bondage bears were popular with some of the ladies. That was 25 or so years ago!
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  2784. Why pay £5 for your stuff when pornhub is free? Ther are plenty of (parts) on there - lol.
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  2785.  @Con_Tomlinson  Back in the day, Alf Garnet would have said that you two guys look like you are more into something else stuff than just a drink, but I suppose visual stereotypes change over the years (or do they? ).
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  2786.  @serpentines6356  I used to mix with quite a few from that crowd back in the day and they all stuck to the safe, sane and consensual rules.
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  2787. I have been one for years! Nothing like it if you ask me?
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  2788. I probably should not have used the term "girls" (showing my age there) but women, as in grown up wife type women!
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  2789. Funnily enough, the British have tended to have the opposite attraction, younger women dressing and acting more maturely have tended to be more desirable.
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  2790. The Japanese are heavily into girls dressing and acting very young, the term is something like Borusea which relates to the school girls uniform.
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  2791.  @theharbingerofconflation  I think it was Jordan Peterson who said all men pay for sex in the end, one way or another.
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  2792.  @theharbingerofconflation  You obviously don't go to the wrong sort of night club then, lol.
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  2793.  @theharbingerofconflation  I was referring to the oldest profession.
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  2794.  @Sammysapphira  I guess you have Nev head of the swinging sixties when mini skirts left little to the imagination.
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  2795.  @elinope4745  Surely there is pressure from society to date pretty girls to make you feel better about yourself? To me, the sexiest part of any woman is the bit between her ears.
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  2796.  @elinope4745  You can a lot about a girl's age by her deportment and attitudes, not just by her shape and looks. I saw a girl around 15 dressed in full fetish rubber skirt and top, chest pushed out as far as they would go the other day. I feel sorry for a lot of younger guys these days.
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  2797.  @antlerr  Exactly!
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  2798.  @celestial962420  I feel really sorry for young guys these days with 14 or 15 yo girls in nightclubs pretending to be 18 plus.
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  2799. You obviously missed out on miniskirts the first time round! See level was very high in those days (as in what you could see! ). Regardless of fashion, kids should not dress as hookers until they understand the possible implications.
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  2800.  @marvalice3455  There is a lot of truth in that, but it is the role models that are the biggest influence on kids.
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  2801.  @elinope4745  I personally would never think of dating someone who appeared that much younger than me incase anyone got the impression that I was attracted to children. I know 60 year old ladies who could pass for 40, but that's a whole different kettle of fish.
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  2802.  @elinope4745  Where does that come from or relate to my comment?
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  2803.  @elinope4745  Was it because of the school uniform or was he taking the pee?
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  2804. Every thing that happened in the US is starting to happen here. Mass influx of economic migrants and asylum seekers and oppression of the native peoples. Soon we will have Macdonalds on every corner!
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  2805. They didn't teach you to spell though, the correct spelling is "Maths".
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  2806. Adolf was extreme left wing and he was pretty racist?
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  2807. If any of you guys had a skill that another country were willing to pay more for than companiesin the UK were, who would consider moving there.
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  2808. Sounds like you are just jealous of people who are normal, just like the JSO and the bunny hugging animal rights nutters are.
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  2809. When I was first together with my other half we were morning, noon and twice a night or more types.
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  2810. It is quite funny that the guy got beaten with his own gun!
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  2811. I can't wait until everyone gets to vote on their independence. I know which way I will vote and campaign for repatriation!
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  2812.  @HyperboreanJim861  A clever but lazy person will always find easier ways to achieve what it takes a thick person much more work to achieve. They will appear to be not working hard but generally are far more productive.
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  2813.  @paulduncan789  I guess that I speak proper home counties English despite having lived half my life in a city with it's own distinct accent and use of words.
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  2814. Please can we have the word "Cult" pronounced correctly, it is not "Coult"
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  2815. St Malo was largely flattened in WW2 but has been rebuilt to look really great.
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  2816. I remember taking an American visitor to a pub built before America was really discovered.
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  2817.  @mike2561  We have been in France for nearly six weeks now and have not seen any signs of trouble anywhere. City dwellers anywhere in the world are not representative of the general population. Just look what happened in Oxford Street the other week.
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  2818.  @pincermovement72  Grandparents can travel you know and it isn't that expensive. A free holiday in a lovely area has to be worth it.
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  2819. Our grandchildren were very impressed with Brittany and how polite and friendly most of the people are. They are not wrong. In some areas the house prices are very low and the countryside is wonderful.
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  2820.  @wiggawithattitude  Then if that is true we are stuffed as there are way too many dumb people out there to think they can do anything.
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  2821.  @rishg134  If everything is being done deliberately then there is no hope of changing it as "they" must be a whole lot more clever than most people.
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  2822. I would love to see what these two jokers mums look like? You never know, I have probably had them over the bonnet of my car in a local layby as seems to be popular with some ladies of a certain age.
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  2823. These kids today are being taught by the very generation who are producing these videos, what does that tell us? They were the rebellious kids before.
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  2824. For "youths" try under 40's?
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  2825.  @ManDuderGuy  Stereotypes exist for a reason!
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  2826. I always thought that many of the guys who work out were probably gay as they seem to spend a lot of time with other big strong men and be quite attracted to others with similar interests.
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  2827.  @tippersimracing6070  Ever tried cold water swimming and reasonably strenuous exercise. It cures many people and costs nothing.
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  2828.  @EgoChip  The other thing stopping the NHS is the issue of fake mental health issues that are used as an excuse not to work for a living. Many can be cured by saying get of your big lazy backside and grow a pair.
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  2829.  @luxie8097  Freedom is slavery, war is peace. Now where was it that I read this?
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  2830. When you think about how many people are adversely affected by violent video games and the dire consequences you realise porn probably is not that bad. This is particularly relevant to these guys who seem to play far too many video games for grown ups.
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  2831.  @SomeCanine  There are none so blind as those who will not see, and you, Mr Doggy are a prime example (I guess you are into pet play rather than CD / TV).
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  2832.  @assortmentofpillsbutneverb3756  So what made people like that hundreds of years ago? Women who dressed and acted like men have been a thing for years and men who liked other men too. Even in countries where this is punishable by death (typically Muslim countries) it happens.
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  2833. Very funny that these guys are complaining about people making money from other people's interests yet are doing exactly the same. This is called capitalism.
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  2834. If any of you guys read early articles about the Nottingham incident you would have seen a clear description of the perpetrator from one of the eye witnesses.
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  2835. Perhaps it is time for the great reset? Just think how f'ed up much of the world is these days!
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  2836.  @olafswida2  You say about the idea being to make people rent everything, but isn't finance / buying on credit also known as hire purchase? The end result is exactly the same because until the loan is paid off, you don't actually own an item and many people will just want a new replacement whatever by then.
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  2837. Mercs like he was driving have such heavily tinted windows that you cannot see who is driving or how many people are in the car. I know as I had one as a courtesy car for a while.
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  2838. Did you guys cover the Plymouth shootings committed by the nutty INCEL?
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  2839. Are these guys going to discuss the Wimbledon incident?
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  2840. ​ @Sandwich13455  Can you imagine that movie being made these days? Specially given it was produced by a group of 4x2s.
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  2841. I do wish you kids would stop harping on about "boomers", it just makes you look stupid to us grown ups. It is also interesting to see you describe Hitler as a fascist when it strictly speaking he was a socialist of the nationalist type.
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  2842.  @RabbyRabbithole  Very wise words there. One of the worst things that the media does is to create the impression that you must have lots of the latest "stuff" to be happy. Very often kids are as happy playing with the box as the thing that came in it when younger. When our grandchildren were away with us in France in the summer the charge lead for their iPhones got broken so very quickly they had no tech to play with. Suddenly they were enjoying doing stuff kids used to do and in many ways became more grown up as a result.
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  2843.  @SimGunther  Not me.
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  2844.  @rebeccaconlon9743  Strength through joy.
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  2845. Sorry, I will finish that. Unrealistic expectations and "entitlement ".
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  2846. Why do you say they "must work"? Do you mean that is the only way they can afford all the trappings that seem to be "essential" these days because people have been sold unrealistic
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  2847. My mum was 38 when I was born and she went on to have 2 very healthy daughters over the next 6 years!
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  2848.  @apartridge4582  For a change it was my own bed I woke up in this morning LOL! I do understand what work is, having been in full time employment in productive work all my life until I recently retired. Do you know why I retired? Because the place was being run by useless accountants who had no clue about the industry I was in. All the managers were equally useless and of the same generation as these two guys. The companies I worked for are now all having problems getting people who know what to do and are willing to work at it.
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  2849.  @ceejay1476  Simply by putting the word "even" in your question tells me an awful lot about you! A bit like the people who start every sentence with "So".
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  2850.  @MegaSpideyman  Nor does them saying "How They’re Indoctrinating the Boomers" - A good few of us are more than able to make up our own minds (it is what we were brought up to do!) whereas many of the younger generations just want to follow some trend or other, however daft it might be.
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  2851.  @apartridge4582  You think what they are doing is a job? WOW - I guess I must be a Boomer to think doing something productive or useful is a job?
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  2852. Now I know you lot are only in it for the money that you make and the adoration of your "Fans".
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  2853.  @sylviam6535  Another nipper who really does not know what they are talking about, only copying some line they got from Tik Tok or similar. Politicians have always been dodgy, but when you talk to one of my neighbours/ friends who is Anglo Indian by birth, you realise that our lot are only playing at least it! She is quite surprised we find some of their behaviour unacceptable. I just hope our new PM is a little better than he could be.
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  2854.  @celestial962420  That is rather an odd thing to say, almost what you expect from someone who has no concept of reality, like someone from sub-Saharan Africa who "feels things " rather than understands things.
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  2855.  @frosksdeadteeth5163  To be totally honest, I only have around 10 or maybe 20 years left to live. I could really not give a damn what happens after that. I watch TV with amusement knowing it is not real. I watch the news and see through it for the truth. I know climate change is not caused by humans so I still drive my old deisel 4x4 when I want to and eat lots of meat (very often wild meat). I don't think I have been indoctrinated.
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  2856.  @jd8808  The global warming myth is being perpetuated by the younger generation who want to blame grownups for everything.
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  2857. I suppose it is very much like those who believe everything a couple of random guys on you tube say? These "presenters" are very much like Thatcher or Blair - they know exactly what to say to get the following they want. Some of it will be quite true and honest but most will have some sort of angle. There are quite a few people who use this sort of "broadcast" for very dark purposes that are not apparent until you start to dig a bit deeper. I suppose that you could say that is my conspiracy theory against the conspiracy theorists!
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  2858.  @dudeistpreist5721  Not really sure where you get that idea from. Most of us grew up without central heating, double glazing, a tiny black and white tv that was hired (that's in the UK). My first car was 2 years older than me! My first property (as the mortgage rate dropped below 10% for the first time in a while) was a tiny studio flat on the edge of Luton (a grim place even then).
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  2859.  @elLooto  I would suggest it is not a question of being taught to invest for capital as such, but more a question of just wanting more and more because that is what they see all round them.
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  2860.  @varsityathlete9927  There is a lot of truth in what you say, however, most of the older people protesting would appear to be from a group who have always had the radical views compared to most of their peers. They seem to be from a certain socioeconomic group. As for those who are running the country (as in truly running it and not just politicians), a good many of them will not be the older generation and those who are will be the ones benefitting from what is happening.
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  2861.  @varsityathlete9927  You only have to look at the majority age group of the protesters to see this? Oh, you are saying that most are under 30?
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  2862.  @leebay6093  And why should we, with no mortgage, two houses, two cars and a nice big yacht?
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  2863.  @3rdPartyIntervener  If what you say is true, I must be way above average, however this makes me think you are wrong as I was only ever a mechanical engineer doing effectively the same job all my life. I was not very qualified and came from a poor background.
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  2864.  @flutebasket4294  You can tell the age group most affected by the propaganda from the age of the protesters doing stupid things.
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  2865.  @moose6869  Some of us do not depend on the state but have our own money and as long as we are better off than most people we don't give a flying f.
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  2866. I have gone very much the other way - I have become less tolerant as I get older - I once even voted Tory because the local far right party candidate was a knob.
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  2867.  @Whatever4690  I the words of one of your generations heroes, blah, blah blah.
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  2868. How is your tin foil hat doing? I have a supply of extra thick tin foil that will stop the TV waves getting through and driving you mad.
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  2869.  @Waywind420  I guess it might be why I have been so popular with women of the same appearance as myself over my life.
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  2870.  @alkestos  In relation to what, there are lots of comments I have responded to but I cannot find one from you.
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  2871.  @theforcedmeme  I bet you really believe that too (said as a long time firearms owner in the UK).
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  2872. ​ @thetruth4654  It is very easy to buy poor people.
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  2873.  @Si_Mondo  South coast.
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  2874.  @gloriousmongoose  Most of your so called Marxist students would not have a clue what genuine socialism was.
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  2875. Our truly independent guy wiped the floor with all the others.
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  2876.  @gideondejongh838  With my interpretation only adding to it.
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  2877. I assume you mean the Tory doing 100 in his BMW and the Labour person in their old banger, respecting the speed limit.
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  2878. Why don't you guys talk about the early 80's when inflation was rampant & interest rates massive.
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  2879. But he did play for the Scummers.
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  2880. Here is a clue - it is a violent computer game - therefore it is going to be rubbish and aimed at the less bright folk in society.
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  2881. Go sailing in my yacht (2 or 3 months a year plus odd shorter trips, deer stalking and helping with the local pheasant shoot plus a bit of fishing and walking. Don't know how I found time to work!
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  2882. WTF are these two so called "adults" doing playing silly computer games?
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  2883. ​ @Pork_For_Ramadan Sadly to become a true skinhead you need to have your brain removed as a very minimum.
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  2884. Civil service more than the government!
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  2885. Does anyone know what the opposite of "White supremacist " is?
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  2886. What gets me these days is that most people branded "left" are actually far from it, but are actually privileged liberals which means the so called right are sometimes far more "left" than they might like to accept when you analyse their beliefs.
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  2887. Cash is what pikies and drug dealers love along with hookers and people smugglers, so are they right wing or just capitalist?
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  2888. The one thing that seems guaranteed to make a country go to rats is independence from the British!
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  2889.  @ColonelSanders17  Sounds like you have about the bravest dog ever with that combination. Both are known to be fearless.
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  2890. Bit like having a small car so that you don't pass out when your blood gets diverted by porn.
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  2891. I am not sure if any of you are familiar with Massad Ayoob, but one of his recommendations regarding dogs for self protection is to have a Great Dane - such a soft and cuddly, friendly animal? The were bred for and taken into war to kill people - they can put their feet on your shoulders and bite your head off!
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  2892. A question regarding MAID: What if Covid had turned out to be really serious to all but the youngest & fittest in society (like it could well have done) and left everyone else either dead or unable to work or as vegetables. If the government of a country said, sorry but we are not going to do anything about it as it will be too expensive, would that count as Eugenics or euthanasia?
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  2893.  @ethanhinton4549  Someone was saying about barbaric tribes using human sacrifice - it was done for good reasons in their minds. Had chaos and anarchy ruled in those times (as we seem to be heading for) things would be far more barbaric as we are starting to find out with the increase in violent crime on our streets.
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  2894.  @Billmaster115  Wise words. I have a particular respect for Buddhism against some other religions, although strictly speaking it is not a religion in the way others are.
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  2895.  @ethanhinton4549  What makes that more barbaric than chaos?
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  2896.  @stardestroyeruk7025  The only reason that religion gets it's bad reputation is because of the people who get to run it. Just like democracy and any of the political "isms".
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  2897.  @l0lLorenzol0l  I am not sure Adolf would have liked WEF as many of them are of David's line.
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  2898.  @rudi5139  Socrates had a thing or two to say about democracy. Like all religions and political or economic notions, it all gets messed up when people are able to use it to their advantage, and sadly democracy is one of the easiest things to do that with.
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  2899. Are these evil people who live on private, secret islands, have bald heads, one eye and have a cat on their lap that they sit stroking?
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  2900. How does health care work in Switzerland?
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  2901. Sounds good to me, just think of all the terrorists and paedos that could be removed from prisons?
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  2902. It sounds like you are in favour of keeping nutters who are a danger to the public and have killed people in comfort and safety for the rest of their lives? I would rather my taxes go to normal people.
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  2903.  @glorfification  And also the total opposite to that?
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  2904.  @nosirrahx  Sounds like a great way to put people off from coming here for the handouts?
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  2905.  @EgoChip  You obviously didn't see the suffering of my mother for the last 5 plus years of her "life", I could never have made the decision to end her suffering and would not have wanted anyone else to, but in the early stages she had said she didn't want to end up like she did, I would not have challenged her. My father died the way I want to, seemingly moderately healthy and active and enjoying life then dead, no prolonged suffering or feeling useless. I have 5 years left to outlive dad!
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  2906.  @kingrobotnik6950  I think you either did not read my remark properly or completely missed the point of it. If someone wants to live then I am fine with them living. If they want to die, is it really up to some virtue signalling individual to deny that? What about someone who has no idea if they are alive or dead (other than the pain they are suffering) and absolutely no quality of life? Switzerland has had this situation for years and it still rates quite high in terms of the best places to live. They also have very low crime rates and a very high number of guns per household even when compared to America.
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  2907.  @EgoChip  Saving money for who? Don't you save money when you can?
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  2908.  @Adam-sd2ow  Surely it is almost the anti-thesis of progressiveness? Doing away with those of little value or who are a problem to society?
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  2909.  @SpiritOfProgress  I noticed that when I wanted to answer someone's question to me.
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  2910.  @Peak_Aussieman  I just love the power of hindsight, it allows people to pretend that they knew what was going to happen in the future before anyone else?
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  2911.  @VallornDeathblade  Why do some people use extreme cases one way but not accept them when used as arguments against them?
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  2912.  @VallornDeathblade  But most murderers are mentally ill (no sane person would kill another, other than in self defence) and one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter and an enemy of the state.
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  2913.  @Peak_Aussieman  Maybe not as lefty as you think and certainly not a troll bot (whatever one of those is). Eugenics has always happened, whether disguised as the death sentence or war. Why do you think loonies got locked up in the past? So they could not breed. Remember many of those loonies are walking amongst us, sometimes with grave consequences.
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  2914. What is your view on the death sentence for murder or terrorism?
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  2915.  @quigglebert  They don't have to use eugenics to cut down on population, why do you think they have and always will start wars?
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  2916.  @elitemook4234  Do you think that they have not had this power for ever? Why are there wars when the people who start them never get involved?
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  2917.  @Thalanox  Slaughtering the locals and giving them diseases that they had no resistance to is such a worthy thing to do?
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  2918.  @jimijamesjowitt  A good old Maori name there?
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  2919. Which native Canadian tribe are you from, or are you one of the more recent (last 200 or 300 years) economic migrants?
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  2920.  Druid of Scosglen  As for the people of Tasmania, we completely wiped them out, not at all brutal or thuggish?
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  2921. The arabs used to be renowned for their man love!
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  2922.  @silver4831  Quite possibly, given the denial effect.
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  2923. The Russian revolution was against a super elite running the country with their friends. Now we have a super elite running the world, including Russia!
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  2924. Every country that ever went to war in a foreign land abused the women and children as they are easy prey and it demoralises the whole population.
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  2925. ​ @streptococo4735 And also the elite who are running the world today.
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  2926.  @TimtheEnchanter25  Your comment is rather strange. Internationalism is a mark of capitalism as it is all about bigger markets. Socialism in its purest form is rather protectionist as it seeks to avoid exploitation from more wealthy countries and corporations.
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  2927.  @TheHylianJuggalo  It is only beneficial to the very wealthy, AKA the elite that all the people on here go on about. Just look at how we were ripped off by all the scams around covid if you don't think capitalism has some pretty bad aspects.
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  2928.  @theywouldnthavetocensormei9231  I am very sorry but you have a very distorted and inaccurate view of true socialism probably from watching too many anti you Tube videos. Maybe if you bothered to look deeper into the idea you might understand. Just think how Adolf used his brand of socialism to improve the lives of millions of Germans.
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  2929.  @o00nemesis00o  The revolution was against tyranny and as I stated that was the good intention. The rot set in quickly due to human nature and the fact that the people only knew of oppression and ruthless leadership. Pre revolutionary Russia was not a good place for ordinary people.
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  2930.  @nerofl89  We wiped out all the natives of tasmania according to the history I was taught back when that was something to be proud of.
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  2931.  @YorkshireInsight26  Just capitalist propaganda.
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  2932. Who out there has a smart phone and a driving licence? What about a credit card? Then ask yourself what groups don't have driving licences and rely on cash? Perhaps we should all start living in caravans, traveling the country and stealing what ever we want with no insurance or road tax?
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  2933.  @FEiSTYFEVER  Sadly even a revolution will never stop that as power creates money creates power.
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  2934. We certainly need a great reset, but not quite in the same way as many would perceive it. We simply cannot go on with the more, more, bigger, bigger way of life that is seen to be normal these days. It is what makes all levels of society greedy.
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  2935. I am totally with the abolition of poverty, just reduce the number of poor people being born and living too long.
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  2936. The Americans are working on it harder this time than they did when they created Covid & AIDS.
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  2937. Remember the moronic Scottish police who facilitated the Dunblane massacre? Or was that just corruption?
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  2938. I saw one of the most ridiculous uses of paedophilia to demonise something that a great many people have not real strong feelings about the other day. Some looney lefty animal rights activists were trying to associate it with big game hunting can you believe it! The power of words is far stronger than most people understand and they have been used to sway peoples opinions on all sorts of things over the years!
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  2939. The media who are controlled by those of David's line?
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  2940. Thick tok and Twatter have caused so many problems in our world that if they got closed down tomorrow it would be soon enough.
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  2941. Most normal men like a bit of meat on their women. Some women get skinny in order to get rich.
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  2942. What an old fashioned commie view point?
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  2943. ​ @Tangarisu If you have mould growing anywhere in your house then you are lazy scum and probably living on benefits.
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  2944. They need us to keep them rich.
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  2945. JM referring to New Labour is quite funny as they were just wishy washy Tories in disguise.
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  2946. All part of the entitled generation! Sadly there are those who would see denying the kids their phones to be dictatorial and authoritarian. This is where the battle between what is right for some is not so for others.
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  2947.  @joshuakhaos4451  I guess I had a similar UK version of your upbringing in many ways. What might surprise many quite ordinary people in the UK is, when you look at the net worth of a fairly ordinary couple (like myself and the Mrs) you find that on paper they are just about millionaires (well, have around £1 million odd)
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  2948. Looks like we need a revolution - lets get some ideas of how to organise one from the Russians?
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  2949.  @annapachaclarke2392  Spot the AI troll! It is so sad that these things exist in a decent society.
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  2950.  @boomerkobold3943  Very sorry, but what is a "leftoid" and what makes you think I might be one? Or are you just a little dim?
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  2951.  @BonusHole  As you say, it is all down to "good reason" - I often have a selection of some pretty serious "cutlery" in my 4x4 but there is always a very good reason for that. I sometimes use a stout staff to help me walk cross country when my back is playing up, but would struggle to show "good reason" if I walked down the high street with it.
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  2952.  @josedorsaith5261  XXX
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  2953. Modern Israel did not exist until about 75 years ago and most of the current population are either economic migrants or descendants of them. Sounds a bit like the way the UK is going!
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  2954. All these charities are scams. Anyone remember the "Snowflake campaign" after the Dunblane horror? The woman who set that it up absconded with large amounts of money.
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  2955. The humming along with songs reminds me of an old friend. He was as camp as Christmas and as nice to everyone as you could imagine. He was always humming along to any song.
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  2956.  @PeachDragon_  We just need reparations for all those Celts who were slaughtered or enslaved!
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  2957.  @PeachDragon_  I am not attacking anyone for their faith. Faith SHOULD make someone a better person, regardless of that faith however, experience shows that it fails to in too many cases.
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  2958.  @ChildishUsername  So did many Vikings. Christianity was a very good way to control the masses.
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  2959. @@theviewbot No, I dislike anyone who wants to force their religion on others and those of a couple of middle Eastern religions even more so.
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  2960.  @goobon  So the Chinese were Christians when they invented printing, I never knew that. And then there is the civil rights movement which has resulted in some very negative consequences even for those that it was supposed to benefit. Maybe you want to reintroduce the Spanish Inquisition?
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  2961. The Romans did go down the route of population control by the use of the alternative entry method.
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  2962. Looks like we need to go completely opposite to conservatives?
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  2963. A lot of what is happening in UK schools is down to the parents and their entitlement. So many teachers and schools are worried about being sued by parents for upsetting poor little Johnny or Jenny (or whatever the current names may be) they have gone over the top in the opposite direction to when I was at school.
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  2964. It is the civil service not the "Elites" that are at fault. The elites don't need to do anything to stay in power and continue getting richer.
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  2965. I always think of the old joke about being bloody well hung - LOL
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  2966.  @tobiasgriffin  Their obedience and loyalty is still much the same as when an old colleague faced line upon line of them marching towards his line while he and his crew cut them down with the hmg he was manning.
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  2967.  @BrandonHeat243  The Scandinavian countries used to be very honesty and trust oriented and had a very high standard of living. Very sadly this has been abused of late.
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  2968.  @anthonydmorse  My niece worked in China for 10 or so years, she loved the place and the people who were so friendly and respectful. How does that fit in with the general western view?
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  2969.  @user-ln4qe1sh8i  The Chinese like cats too, so many ways to cook them!
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  2970. ​ @Vix2066 Very high suicide rate and some pretty weird kinks!
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  2971. Who remembers "Turning Japanese" by the Vapours? The guitarist from the band (lives local to me) loves to explain what it was about.
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  2972. I think I need to start carrying a "makila" as part of my cultural heritage (well I have been to the Basque region a few times. If you don't know what one is, look it up!
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  2973. How about 20 armed officers turning up and opening fire?
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  2974.  @kriegjaeger  That is very interesting stuff and in many ways tells a viable version of the story. It also just triggered a thought that had not come into my mind until just now. What if it was not one ark from one place on earth but many arks from many regions affected by the floods (of which there is some pretty good evidence). Now this suddenly makes a whole lot more sense of things and could account for how various versions of the story fit into various parts of the world.
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  2975.  @annother3350  I was not familiar with that "story" (i.e. version of events) but I am aware of many oddities and finds that cannot be really explained without a much more advanced technology having existed at one time.
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  2976.  @annother3350  My thoughts on Noah are based on the fact that most ancient myths have a tiny bit of truth in them as they are the results of details of events / things being passed on by word of mouth over many generations. This will always mean you get what is often called "Chinese whispers" - Enemy in advance, send reinforcements becomes going to a dance, send three and four pence for us older folks. If the spaceship the aliens landed in gradually became interpreted as a large ship, because that is what people knew and the animals were just the DNA that would make sense. A slight alternative might not have been true aliens but former inhabitants of earth that had escaped the cataclysmic events and returned afterwards? Again, these Chinese whispers might even account for the creationist story if you think about it?
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  2977. Most archeologists only know what they were taught and we all know what they say about teachers being those who can't and those who teach teachers being those who can't teach teachers?
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  2978. We Brits should all hate that day because it celebrates terrorism. It also illustrates that when we grant a country independence it very soon goes to rats.
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  2979. Leader of the free world? The country with some of the most restrictive and ridiculous laws in the world. You cannot even buy JD in the area where it is distilled!
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  2980. America, land of the asylum seekers and economic migrants who committed the worst genocide in history. And now they are trying (and largely succeeding) to take over Britain with their culture.
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  2981. Let's all become travellers & illegal immigrants and not pay any tax or bother with any laws?
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  2982.  @synappticuser7296  Pikies, drug dealers and all sorts of criminals have been doing that for years!
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  2983. Pikies, drug dealers and all sorts of criminals do that already?
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  2984. This is just what the 4x2s and capitalists want! Viva la revolution!
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  2985. How came grey beards are the in thing these days? I think I will have to shave mine off so as not to be mistaken for being trendy.
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  2986. Do you know the problem with every "ism" ever? - It is people - those who "run" it. Nothing more, nothing less. We all are currently suffering the downside of rampant capitalism with elites running the world with not a care about normal people, high prices for everything.
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  2987. You are talking about America!
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  2988. That plastic yank talking about affordable homes is actually being a little lefty as the capitalists only want to make more money.
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  2989. When discussing right vs left, everyone should listen to the lyrics of "Won't get fooled again" by the Who (mind you, I guess you kids have not heard of the Who.
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  2990. Funny you should say that, but in the UK, child abuse was quite prevalent among the upper classes, ie the conservatives.
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  2991. Video games are such a terrible influence on the young in so many ways. They normalize violence and promote the materialistic attitudes that are ruining today's world. Even worse, why the hell are three so called grown up men talking about them!
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  2992. How about you guys getting real hobbies or past times out in the real world? Have any of you shot a real gun? Get into action shooting if you want excitement like that or how about sailing if you want a challenge?
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  2993. Is the recent event in Oxford Street an example of freedom of speech?
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  2994.  @jaycoops6886  He supposedly treated everyone equally and despised the greedy.
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  2995. That auto corrected quite badly, should have been a commy
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  2996. Jesus was a mommy!
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  2997. It is rather odd that the Muslims are so close to the Jews and the Catholics in so many ways?
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  2998. What was the English pope like? He was born down the road from where I was!
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  2999. China had it right, no religion should be accepted ,
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  3000. The whole regions is. My father had time for the nomadic Arabs he encountered in WW2 (Desert RAF) although he would never entirely trust them (thieving - - - comes to mind). He had no time for the others he was supposed to be protecting due to the way he saw them treat others including his lot.
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  3001. Has anyone actually any accurate information about what kicked all this off that has not come from the media that is controlled by - a guess who (rhymes with)?
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  3002. Independence for England!
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  3003. ​ @somedandy7694 Or better still, "Won't get fooled again" by the Who.
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  3004. ​ @brownnoise357 On just over 50% if the Brexit vote was anything to go by.
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  3005.  @tdowell8615  Yep, the 4x2s who run the world today.
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  3006.  @tdowell8615  You can bet it won't, thanks to a certain group of people now in conflict with Hamas!
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  3007. Socialism is fine as long as it is nationalised.
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  3008. It is pretty certain that Labour will win the next general election, not because lots of people will vote for them but because the so called "right" are so split over different minor parties and a very weakened Tory party.
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  3009. Are these guys going to cover the incident in Wimbledon?
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  3010.  @JesseP.Watson  I regularly get rained on by shot when I go beating for a local pheasant shoot and on more than a few occasions have managed to drop some of my own shot on me.
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  3011.  @lastof6646  UFLs is what I gather they are called. Green wellies instead of plain black ones and soft roaders rather than manky Landies.
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  3012.  @peartree460  Sadly those wretched places are creeping closer and closer.
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  3013.  @JesseP.Watson  Yes there are hoards of strangely dressed people wandering around with guns killing all the wildlife and not hurting anyone. Wait, I just described lots of my friends and colleagues (and me).
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  3014.  @richardhockey8442  It is the latter that I miss the most.
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  3015. I totally agree, it is filled with hateful people who love killing and eating animals. They hate outsiders.
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  3016. You can also be "straight" and very degenerate!
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  3017. Is it not only the "Elite" who really create the rules and then only for those whom they want to control and not for themselves?
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  3018. Is jealousy of the elite a bit lefty?
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  3019. People seem to get "entitled liberals" confused with "left wing" these days. Most of those branded left these days would be terrified at 8:44 . the thought of genuine honest socialism
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  3020. Is that jealousy?
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  3021. There are lots of homeless charities that could go a long way to significantly reducing the problem, but guess what, the highly paid CEOs would be out of a job.
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  3022. It is a sad fact that AI exists and cannot be un-invented, much like genetics. The only solution is to reduce the human population to make us more valuable as to those in power. The rich will always want the human touch.
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  3023. Those AI pictures are not art in any form. They are quite clever pictures but that is all. Mind you, they are a lot better than much modern so called art is.
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  3024. We need to eat more ruminants to stop them producing methane! Just imagine how much an elephant produces and how we are trying to save them and drastically increase the population?
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  3025. Bogies are full of protein?
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  3026. Profiteering is part of the capitalist way along with all sorts of corruption.
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  3027.  @plompfie  While I totally agree with you that some of the things you list are very wrong I am still not really sure what "Gaslighting" means in the context you use it. Some of the things you list are actually just human nature and have always happened (and always will) although are possibly more widespread due to the internet / social media. Many are driven by the greed of capitalism. Just think, homosexuality was a capital offence in many countries - it still happened. As for the various forms / types of cross dressing, again, this has always happened and is totally harmless when carried out in private, much like BDSM where the motto is "safe, sane & consensual". There are cultures where polyamory / polygamy are the norm and strangely those are some with a very strong family culture. Do you believe that sex should only take place in the marital bed, under the bed clothes, missionary position with the lights out and then only for procreation? Whoever designed the human body may have made a mistake placing the pleasure park next to the sewer works but that is one heck of a pleasure park!
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  3028.  @plompfie  Please can you give me an idea regarding just what you consider "all other kinds of degeneracy" - I want to know just how degenerate I really am?
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  3029. What on earth is "Cuties" FFS.
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  3030.  @Ao456kl  I did get the impression that it was a "redneck" thing! Weirdly, given my upbringing and background, I would probably be labelled a red neck or white trash in the US.
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  3031. The flat earther really cannot be that stupid as to believe what he is saying!
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  3032. What is the difference between a flat earther and someone who perceives that everything that is not what his political masters tell him is good must be bad?
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  3033. This lady actually tried to make money from her 4 year old kid! How could anyone do such a selfish thing!
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  3034.  @zapazap  Sorry if my question was not clear enough, maybe I should have said at what age or under what circumstances would you consider it to be acceptable?
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  3035.  @zapazap  Now that is exactly the point of me asking. There are those who would say, but the laws are made by the "elite" to control us (being envious of those with power and money). Others would say that the church should not dictate what is moral and so on. What do you see as that line?
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  3036. I just watched a brilliant video called wounded buffalo charges hunter. Nothing about blaming anyone, no left or right, just good old people doing what they enjoy most.
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  3037.  @Tangarisu  There are those who believe in rewards in the afterlife for what others would consider wicked deeds (on both sides of the middle east!)
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  3038.  @Tuck-Shop  I rather hope that they have better morals than a good few "Christians"!
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  3039. @jonesroberts3640 Are they still only charging £10 and housing you there?
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  3040.  @jh7589  What about missing out the people who lived for millennia without kings and queens or any ruling classes, never had to pay taxes to the wealthy, never got controlled by so called religions?
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  3041. Imagine actually caring about that?
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  3042.  @Annonomice  I am not sure where you are coming from. I am about the nearest thing to an aboriginal Britain, given you have to go back around 1500 years to find an ancestor not from the British isles. The Australian aboriginals had no need to fight modern type wars as they lived on an island. Yes, they did live a primitive life but so what- no taxes to pay and no one profiting from your labour, no religion (in the western sense) to control your life.
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  3043.  @Annonomice  We actually won most of the recent wars and even joined in quite early unlike the Yanks.
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  3044.  @edjohnson8017  Would they need to? I could live happily without it and many other inventions to be honest. They don't seem to have been greedy like many more sophisticated societies (just make sure you know what sophisticated actually means).
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  3045. Perhaps they didn't see the need for atomic bombs and bio weapons?
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  3046.  @DanteF5  I thought their idea was that they don't own the land but simply look after it.
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  3047.  @Revhead88  There was that guy in Germany who claimed that of the people he tried to rid the world of.
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  3048. Were they any less happy than we are today? Were their lives any less rewarding?
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  3049. Given that the French have genders for objects in their language (like some other languages), the whole gender pronoun thing could be quite funny.
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  3050. When it comes to porn, how do you guys define it? I don't mean the legal definition given to us by the elite to control what see but your individual definition. And where do you draw the line between acceptable and unacceptable?
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  3051. Porn exists mainly because a great many men (and a surprising number of women) like it. It is like fast cars or football. Neither of those serve any real purpose either.
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  3052. I wonder how many have no regrets and have never had to work again due to the money they made?
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  3053. Isn't it funny that people with very strong views, either left or right simply won't answer simple questions that might cause them to question their views?
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  3054. So Trump was a commie.
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  3055. Can't beat a bit of brown! No risk of pregnancy and always nice and tight!
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  3056.  @easternrebel1061  I totally agree with you about not buying over-priced EVs and the fact that they are not as environmentally friendly as portrayed. It is possible however to produce much cheaper EVs that would be much better suited to most people's day to day use and much cheaper to run the conventional vehicles for that purpose. Citroen have played at it, and while the Ami is a bit niche it would not take much to make it much more realistic to most people and not cost a huge deal more. To put this into perspective, when I visited Jersey in the Channel Islands about 30 years ago, there were a lot of electric powered vans used for deliveries on the island, not for any "righteous" reasons but due to pure economics. Strangely they happened to be from a very forward-thinking French car company?
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  3057.  @tinfoilhomer909  Sounds like you want EVs in the countryside? I guess you are too young to remember when the milkman and Baker had EVs in most suburban areas. Where I grew up, the milky even used to come as far as our little group of cottages about a mile outside the village.
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  3058. Still waiting to see them eat lotus. Mind you, I suppose you never saw boys playing in Playboy?
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  3059. Perhaps someone could invent a new field sport, then they could participate and contribute.
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  3060. Right of way - should that not be spoonerised?
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  3061. The problem with celebrities is that they were created by ordinary (generally stupid) people. Worse still are he so called celebrities that most normal people have never heard of.
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  3062. Who remembers Nena and 99 red balloons? Apart from being horny, the song was very prophetic.
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  3063.  @kyriss12  Assuming you believe what the government told you about it spying on you?
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  3064.  @joekewl7539  have they ever been tried out in simulated air to air combat? The good old British Harrier, slow as it was proved to be pretty good at the job.
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  3065. And they wasted an expensive missile when a blast of machine gun fire would have brought it down in a controlled manner so that they could have examined the payload. Really not that clever?
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  3066.  @Xenomorphine  I guess you don't know much about how balloons fly. They are entirely at the mercy of the wind and the only possible way of changing course is to go up or down to where the wind might be in a different direction. Been there, done that as they say. As for loitering, ever heard of geo stationary orbits? It all sounds like good old American paranoia to me.
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  3067. The big joke is that both sides have satellites that can read number plates from space. This is very much a weather balloon.
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  3068. Journalists, lawyers, solicitors and politicians all have one thing in common, you cannot trust a word any of them say.
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  3069.  @adammckee3496  As I have stated elsewhere, there is a big difference between womanly curves and over weight/ fat. There seems to be a lot of girls these days with no real figure/ curves which evolution has made attractive to men for several reasons. They don't really look that feminine. You only have to look at the mainstream catwalk models to see that.
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  3070.  @adammckee3496  One of them was borderline and a bit obsessed with her weight. The problem these days is that too many young girls get obsessed with their weight because of the images promoted by the media (this applies to both ends of the spectrum!). What used to be referred to as puppy fat on young teenagers that soon disappears as they grow is now branded as obesity and ends up doing no end of harm.
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  3071.  @adammckee3496  You are very lucky that your wife meets your standards visually and hopefully in other ways. I have dated a couple of very skinny girls when I was young but it was only due to their personality and not their looks.
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  3072.  @adammckee3496  I doubt she could pull the sails up on my yacht like my other half does. Now 71, she carries a little extra weight in places that make her a nicer shape than the models we are all told have perfect figures but drive young girls to become anorexic.
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  3073.  @lokenontherange  There is a lot to be said for banging a fat girl, they are always grateful and very keen to please!
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  3074.  @lokenontherange  There is a big difference between a feminine shape with nice curves and chubby! You sound like you bought the (original) advertising line that size 4 was perfect!
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  3075. It always used to be blokes who were scared of marriage.
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  3076.  @Jacen777  Sounds like you are saying that it is actually what the world needs right now!
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  3077.  @allamericanslacker2378  Sadly we will never get MAIDS or whatever the acronym is because there is far too much money being made by fighting it and keeping people "alive" who should have died. It was tried by letting covid into old people's homes until some lawyers latched onto that!
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  3078. And to think, no one complained when Covid was killing the old and the sickly? That is why I always referred to it as eugenic flu. I am sure that is why the Americans released it in China in the first place.
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  3079.  @basilbaby7678  All that I can say on the topic is that when I reach a point that I have deteriorated to a stage that I am unable to decide if I want to continue living then I would rather not as it would be worse than death. I do not like to see an animal suffering unnecessarily so why should I be any different?
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  3080.  @basilbaby7678  That was when very few people became elderly and any that had not, died before deteriorating in the way they do these days by being kept alive unnaturally. The last 5 or so years of my mother's life were truly awful to witness and as awful as it might sound to some, I think my father passed in a much more dignified way (the way I want to). I have around 5 years left to beat dad!
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  3081. It seems that the religious zealots and those who directly benefit from a rapidly increasing population are those most against abortion - it is all part of their aim to keep the poor, poor and downtrodden and women in what they see as "there place"!
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  3082.  @MrDark086  Some of these pregnancies could result in people who can't even right proper English (mind you, Americans are so far behind in so many ways)
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  3083. I wonder how many women commenting on here would feel if they became pregnant and it was found the result would be totally dependent on them for the rest of their lives with absolutely no quality of life and likely to die a horrible, slow death at an early age? Give that a thought?
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  3084. Pro lifers are probably also mostly flat earthers!
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  3085. So many of the crazy issues seem to come from America (need I say any more) - We need to protect ourselves from this terrible Americanisation of our European culture. Remember, most Americans are descended from people we did not want in Europe!
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  3086. ​ @hagnartheviking6584 No!
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  3087. Classic accountants way of thinking.
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  3088. The Tories have been in power far too long and we have all been sold the cut backs and lower taxes etc lie and fallen for it.
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  3089. I have always wanted to know what the true opposite of white supremacist is?
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  3090.  @Blofeld4  He was threatening a group of young girls in one of his videos. This makes me think that the guy doing the videos must be an accessory to his crimes.
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  3091. ​ @neil_mch  Just imagine if that girl had not been born as such and had lumped him.
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  3092. Funny you should say that, I heard on some American programme that it was reducing the fertility of alligators in Florida due to it getting into the water. It sounded quite believable until I saw just how many gators there are out there in every little pond or stream. It is only recently that it dawned on me how many Americans are very anti any form of birth control and that this was probably propaganda for their cause.
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  3093.  @jendoe9436  I really don't have the time or inclination to answer you fully as I know you will not accept any challenge to your very narrow minded views.
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  3094.  @jendoe9436  I am not sure where you got the sterilising bit from? And as you say, abuse occurs across all sectors and regions, but some pretty bad stuff has happened in the name of Catholicism that is widely known. Note that I use the expression "in the name of" rather than "by", because a great many Catholics, like ordinary people from all faiths religious persuasions are good honest people. What You will notice about many Catholic countries is that the rich / poor divide seems great, mind you, that is true of very many countries with a religion based Leadership.
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  3095. My other half was on it for years and had no problem conceiving her two sons very quickly when she stopped taking it. She kept taking it until well past the point menopause would normally have happened and did not experience any of the problems normally associated with that. She is now in her seventies and has just come back from swimming in the sea in around freezing temperatures. As for libido, I am not one to kiss and tell, but!
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  3096. What did you do about getting a different person? I hope he knew you weren't on the pill?
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  3097.  @skylinefever  Very much like all religions really, their are those good people who use the good bits only and those who use their interpretation of the bits that suit them for their own purposes.
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  3098. It is great to see the headlines about what the EU wants to do given that the majority of EU countries are Catholic? Thank goodness we are out of that lot.
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  3099. Some (actually all) of the randiest women I have had the pleasure of "being with" were on the pill and none seemed to be depressed as a result!
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  3100. Paradise?
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  3101. s SOF sums up all that is bad about movies. Not only is it very dull as it is all preachy but it is pure virtue signalling and worst of all, it is making huge sums of money from the suckers who think it is doing good and that they are being righteous.
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  3102. The only problem with Peterson is that he is a Jesus freak, just one step from being a flat earther.
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  3103.  @Locke350  I can't say that I know any real feminists.
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  3104. Polygamy is part of many cultures and in fact, those cultures often have a strong family ethos. There are also some cultures where one woman can have more than one husband and that to seems to work. You really wonder what the stigma is about, other than puritanical prudishness, generally referred to as being as boring as F.
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  3105.  @ShinFahima  Cuckolding is only for the more open minded and people who are strong enough to accept it. It is not for the easily led rule followers and cowards.
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  3106.  @sexycenturion7074  And just as likely the opposite too. And what about quality of life - where does that come into things?
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  3107.  @brittoncain5090  You are right about teachers vs priests but for a religion that is so puritanical it just makes it worse, especially all the cover ups. As for the the other subject, believe what you will.
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  3108.  @buragi5441  I have just watched Mrs Brown's boys on tv, and I have to say, in the words of the guy with turettes and dyslexia, you are a complete and utterly aunt. Not every one is quite so pathetic and narrow minded as you. Most decent people accept that other people are not the same as they are. Good luck with your marriage to your 13 yo cousin and hopefully your children will not be too badly affected by inbreeding like many yanks seem to. You could of course wake up and accept the rest of the world is not so narrow minded as you are and not entirely controlled by the unseen elites. XXX
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  3109. WGAF if they, "they work" or not TBH. Too many prudish relationships fail these days for that very reason. Look at the so called celibate priests and their un-natural interest in choir Boys?
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  3110.  @buragi5441  OK, then come up with evidence that open relationships never work? Works both ways you see.
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  3111.  @buragi5441  FFS, STFU or talk to the guy and his family and there you will find the strongest and most compelling evidence that you ever could. Not something written in an old book.
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  3112.  @buragi5441  Sorry, but I have given you the most reliable evidence that there is in the form of Mr Akash and his somewhat extended family (ies). This is not something from a newspaper, written to sell newspapers or promote some idea. I sort of guess that you are an American so there is no real point in arguing further with you as you probably don't have a passport, have never left your state, probably not your county and still think that the earth is flat.
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  3113.  @buragi5441  Where is your evidence to the contrary. I guess you could phone the restaurant if you don't want to go there? Are you one of those people who only believe what they read in the press? If so, I feel deeply sorry for you. Perhaps you need to brighten up your life with a little degenerate behaviour? A bit of pegging maybe would suit you or a good old fashioned group session?
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  3114.  @buragi5441  I think you must be the mental one, not even being willing to examine the evidence presented to you on a plate. Go back and ask your imaginary friend from that old book.
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  3115.  @buragi5441  I do have firm evidence that trolls exist, and not the type that live under bridges and scare goats.
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  3116.  @buragi5441  Then if you still fail to accept my word, go along to the restaurant and meet the families for yourself. People tell me God exists but there is no proof or hard evidence is there?
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  3117.  @GamePlayuh9510  Good
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  3118.  @buragi5441  look up the place, they have a website and are wonderfully friendly. My Mrs got dragged into the kitchen to meet the "lads" she looked after at the surgery where she worked when they were nippers.
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  3119.  @buragi5441  You, like everyone on the planet would be welcomed by Mr Akash and his family (ies) to his restaurant in Portsmouth. The mix I sat down with was shall we say, broad!
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  3120.  @GamePlayuh9510  I did not mention Covid specifically, but you said something about key elements of a good society and that generally means conforming to rules set by that society.
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  3121.  @GamePlayuh9510  Wearing masks, social distancing and having jabs are vital to this whole concept of a good society - caring for others!
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  3122. Why? What actually is wrong with it? Not something written in an old book, written by the elite to control the masses?
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  3123. Reading 95% of the comments on here, I realise just how dull, boring and conforming most people are these days. That is just what the "Elite" want us to be like - never stepping outside of little boxes, not wanting anything that is not "normal" because you are afraid big brother will tell you off. And some of these people complain about the Muslim countries?
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  3124. I wonder how many people take polyamory to be the same thing as an open relationship? They can be very different things and normally are. Polyamorous means loving more than one person, in an open relationship you don't have to love the other partners to enjoy carnal action with them
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  3125. @View Bot It is the only way I have found not for them to be so tight they hurt both parties.
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  3126.  @Tetarkall  It is so sad that some men cannot satisfy their wives. There are those of us who could satisfy several of them as a service though.
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  3127.  @chaimafaghet7343  I will not rise to such a remark. Put me over your knee for a spanking and I will rise wonderfully!
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  3128.  @chaimafaghet7343  Yes, even a bit of BDSM can make life so much more fun. It is so great that people are allowed to think for themselves these days rather than just follow rules made by people who have always ignored them and only used rules to control the masses.
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  3129. You can't beat a bit of polyamorous pansexual fun and games!
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  3130.  @MidwestArtMan  Try some same room swapping if you are that jealous of what your wife might like to do, or maybe even some cuckold games?
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  3131. Just imagine if one of our Tory MPs did such a thing?
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  3132. Did we not once have blasphemy laws in the UK? I know one of my ancestors got a little warm at the stake, just because he was the wrong type of Christian!
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  3133.  @ClifftopTragedy  I know it features most of my man crushes lol
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  3134.  @iriscollins7583  Sadly, anyone who watches the Celebrity / reality TV shows empowers them.
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  3135. ​ @ClifftopTragedy  What was the movie where they put a whole bunch of criminals on an island and let them fight it out.
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  3136.  @BlackRain_  No idea, I will stick to my traditional steel (that is around 100 years old) for sharpening my many and various knives.
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  3137. I just love the fact that the advert before this video was for a super knife sharpener!
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  3138. Donut Operator on here has some wonderful videos of these people!
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  3139.  @ferrumignis  Every year!
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  3140.  @libertariansasquatch  It is a bit like saying all Americans are fat and stupid, just because most of them are.
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  3141. This was rates alongside the guys who film the police to provoke them.
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  3142.  @alexevans4877  Good old internet, absolutely everything on it is the whole truth!
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  3143.  @alexevans4877  Define what makes something a "sport" then - without using YOUR opinion or saying things like "because it is".
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  3144.  @daveyjones5702  If I were a moron, I would still be way above you in the intellectual stakes - lol. Mind you, even with 1/10 of a morons intellect, someone would be well above you.
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  3145.  @daveyjones5702  I really suggest that you at least cut down on your weed usage as it seems to be badly affecting your mental health.
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  3146.  @kalasmournrex1470  Basically to my mind, a sport ceases to be a sport when it is played purely for money. It then simply becomes a job with no loyalty to the team you play for.
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  3147.  @raffitorres1714  They enjoy the money more and don't care a hoot about their fans, otherwise they would not change clubs just for the money. The player who is currently going through the courts is a very good example of who they really are! About the only ones who came out reasonably decent were Jack Charlton and Vinnie Jones.
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  3148.  @Stringer13ell  It CAN be a sport but when it causes hatred amongst neighbours and as I said previously, takes money from ordinary people. The fact that the majority of professional footballers and many fans are not exactly the brightest bunch also detracts from it.
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  3149.  @themk4982  There are lots of sheep too.
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  3150.  @guenthersteiner3311  That is a very wise statement, Never really thought about it that way?
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  3151. Talking of people behaving like naughty children, have you ever seen the guy calling himself plod the plod or similar? What a total waste of space he is.
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  3152. I wonder if some of the guys who seem to want to emulate the body builders either actually fancy them or are like some of the cross dressers who copy the type of women they fancy?
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  3153. I thought they were PSDs - penis shrinking drugs!
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  3154.  @fredbloggs5902  I really cannot understand how anyone can claim to be "involuntarily " celibate in this day and age unless they are really ugly and smelly. And even those conditions can be rectified. I am not handsome or rich, but when a bit younger found it far too easy for my own good to get laid.
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  3155. INCELS, the modern word for being gay but being too afraid to admit it.
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  3156. Do you guys really think Atlas VPN could protect you from "Them"?
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  3157. What we need is someone to stand up for the First Nations people of the UK like is happening in Oz.
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  3158. Given your obsession with the wicked "Leftists", I wonder what the situation regarding your favourite topics are in the Communist countries? I suspect things are not good for these people!
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  3159. Do they do those bears dressed in BDSM gear?
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  3160.  @lindalaw5466  Yes - I remember, sadly, a bit of predicting the future as it turned out!
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  3161.  @sanniepstein4835  Perhaps I am thinking of when I was at school and you had several teachers teaching different subjects. Each would have their own views on many things to the point that some did not really get on with the others. Having only your parents views on the world is likely to either make you a clone of their way of thinking or make you rebel as soon as you can. It is important however that the parents do a great deal of the early education right from the start and up to 4 or 5 - a good example being my niece and nephew who could both read quite well by 5! The problem with many of today's parents is that I would not trust them to train a labrador dog.
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  3162.  @sutty85  I only went to a Comprehensive/ Secondary modern school like my two younger sisters. I only came away with 4 O levels and 7 CSEs as they were then. My sisters did at least as well and we all ended up in reasonable jobs with two of us retiring quite early because we could. My two older siblings were more lucky in that they got in to grammar schools but in truth it gave them no real advantage. We were all council house born and bred and our parents were very working class. The difference between us and the kids who left school with next to nothing was how we were brought up (as well as all being pretty intelligent which is not something you can teach! ).
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  3163.  @wandahaines7143  No, but is it the parents job to make them antisocial? And given many parents these days, they seem to be achieving it very well.
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  3164.  @AM-nd9nl  Every one is different and always will be despite what they are taught or by who they are taught. They may share knowledge but will use it differently.
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  3165.  @Texarmageddon  There will always be some kids who just don't fit in, but it is the normal kids who will have difficulty getting on with strangers when they go out into the grown up world. The other thing is how many parents will be able to spot a kid with a particular talent/ aptitude for something and be able to bring out the best in them. Art, language and music are classic examples although in my case it was maths and the sciences where I excelled and neither of my parents could have helped with that.
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  3166.  @deadwolf3607  The problem with the social skills thing is that kids need to discover how they interact with others early on and mostly with people you would not normally come into contact with. If this does not happen they will find life in the grown up world of work very tough to adjust to.
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  3167.  @OnlyTwoShoes  New towns are something very different from communes as they have definite structure and order. Totnes in Devon has a history of communes / communities but over time they have faded away or become something very different from what they started out as. Some of these were set up by like minded (very) wealthy individuals but they still faded with time. The big commune in Copenhagen is starting to collapse as is the big one in the USA which has featured in various documentaries.
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  3168.  @nothanksnoname7567 In what context? Are you referring to the original article about populations not continually increasing?
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  3169.  @OnlyTwoShoes  I hate to say it, but that has been tried so many times before (probably should not mention Ruby Ridge) and it always fails for various reasons linked to human nature. Not sure if you have heard of a book called Animal Farm but it clearly explains the issues. The closest that idea came to working properly was when wealthy philanthropic Victorians like Cadbury set up communities around their factories but that relied on a very hierarchical approach.
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  3170.  @kaizokujimbei143  Again, what is this thing about children not belonging to big brother? Unless you have had an extremely broad education yourself and are pretty clever, how can you give your children a suitable similar education. Those who would deny their kids a decent education will condemn them to pretty limited chances in life, just like it used to be before the "National Schools" were introduced. I confess to following my father into engineering (at a somewhat higher level) but only because I have a real aptitude for it. In olden days you virtually had to follow your father's footsteps which suited the wealthy perfectly.
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  3171.  @nothanksnoname7567  Sounds like a badge of honour to be a problem!
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  3172.  @Sentinel82  I have seen the points you raise quoted as one of the causes of the mass shootings in the USA, especially the school ones and it certainly seems probable.
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  3173.  @Sentinel82  I guess I must be but that is just a reflection on the broader society today. They have become de-powered and have to please the parents rather than get on with proper teaching and instilling discipline in the brats of the entitled generation.
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  3174.  @newtonia-uo4889  The school had a strong PTA of which mum was part. Neither of my parents were what you would call educated as they both left school quite young in those days. Dad started out in the rural economy then got into engineering in WW2 (RAF). He was very practical, coming from the make do and mend generation and did impart much of that on myself and my brother and sisters. School gave me the technical education I could never have got at home, physics, chemistry, maths and access to really good woodwork and metal workshops. There was no national curriculum in those days and schools tailored their teaching to suit the local industries. We even had a small farm where you learned about the rural skills as many of us would end up working in that economy.
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  3175.  @newtonia-uo4889  Although my senior school was a fair size for it's day it was very community based with pupils coming from all the local villages and teachers nearly all locals. In those days teaching was about educating pupils with no indoctrination of weird ideas. Even religious education was pretty unbiased although obviously mostly focused on Protestant / C of E Christianity because that was what the national religion was.
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  3176.  @aikighost  Good old Beni had some pretty good ideas about how the ordinary people should run the country rather than a few wealthy people.
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  3177.  @kaizokujimbei143  I guess you are an American by your use of the term public schools to refer state schools when in proper English a public school is one where rich people send their brats to get an excellent education and a guaranteed head start in life. But I guess most Americans are pretty stupid anyway so you wouldn't know.
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  3178.  @kaizokujimbei143  What is with this property of the state thing? As for kids who don't get to interact with their peers and really only get to interact with their parents and their friends, they tend to become social misfits. I was brought up in a very small community and although I went to a very good state school I lived too far from my school mates to get to interact with them out of school. I think I have a good idea of the effect of home schooling or as it seems to be trendy to call it, non schooling. I have to accept that it does seem to work for some kids with special needs, but they have no chance of a decent life anyway.
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  3179.  @aikighost  There are more parents who I would not trust to raise let alone educate their children than all the teachers in England! The other thing is that only pretty well off people could afford to do it half decently without making huge sacrifices that could impact the child's wellbeing in other ways.
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  3180. Perhaps they want a population that is more socially aware and able to get on with others rather than people with no social skills and very narrow views inherited from their parents?
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  3181. The lack of pupils thing is a lie to disguise cuts in education. Round here it is hard to get places in many schools. They just don't want small schools as they are often so much better than the big ones.
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  3182.  @JohnSmith-sb2fp  Now that is a bizarre conclusion if ever I heard one.
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  3183. Why is it a crisis? Do you believe the sneaky lies of big business who just love a booming population?
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  3184.  @Gadfly333  I really used to love trying to make babies as often as possible with as many women as possible, but some how I never succeeded. Great fun trying though!
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  3185.  @NostyFripples  But did he really say that or was it some clever AI making it seem like he did?
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  3186.  @ICEknightnine  And quite rightly so!
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  3187.  @demonking86420  Maybe that is the image that is portrayed.
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  3188. All this subcontracting of everything is thanks to good old Auntie! Maggie.
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  3189.  @SirBlackReeds More to the point, how about all the dole scrounging chavs with loads of kids who have never worked a day in their lives and whose kids never will either!
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  3190. Over half of the so called celebrities I would not even have heard of .
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  3191.  @hiddendesire3076  A more understandable (to many people) analogy would be a vegan saying "you hate me because I am a vegan" to which any normal person would reply "no, it is because you don't stop going on about it" (maybe a little less politely! )
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  3192.  @sasi5841  That very accurate definition actually makes the whole concept of homophobia quite amusing as it literally means that you are (irrationally) fearful of people with the same sexuality as your self?
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  3193.  @somebloke13  I am not sure you are totally right regarding spreading AIDS, after all, they keep it between themselves. The other group that spreads it are the druggies. This is one reason that some suspect it is not a naturally occurring disease and was created to get rid of people seen as "bad" (eugenics) by those in power. As for paedos, that actually has nothing to do with being gay, just like being straight not meaning you like little girls. For many years being gay was a capital offence but that never stopped it from happening so it must be a genuine condition.
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  3194.  @Duster29to86  Where do you draw a line as to what counts as a deviant fetish and what counts as just something other people enjoy doing in private? Parents should protect their children from anything that can harm them (including psychologically) but should be helping them to understand the world round them as they start to mature.
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  3195.  @elizabethanthony3916  But who truly defines what exactly perverted means?
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  3196.  @GaryCameron780  Sadly children are vulnerable to corruption in so many ways these days from both sides of our imaginary political fence and for many different purposes. It is up to parents to bring them up to see this from an early age.
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  3197.  @nebbyscumbold  Thank goodness!
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  3198.  @nebbyscumbold  Every "normal " person has a perversion that other people might not like.
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  3199.  @frosksdeadteeth5163  I certainly wonder about the so called INCELS and if they just don't like women but dare not admit it?
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  3200. I guess it is much like people who take very weird names and dress in strange costumes are disgusted by mature and respectable ladies?
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  3201.  @nebbyscumbold  Have you tried topping and bottoming? You might not be so bored if you got bored - lol.
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  3202.  @nebbyscumbold  I guess you have tried quite a few then?
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  3203.  @GaryCameron780  Wisdom in strange places. After all, what is there to fear? They are not going to out breed you and take over the country are they?
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  3204.  @somebloke13  Nor is it actually anything to do with being gay, other than in the minds of some people.
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  3205.  @LadyElfTari  And so do Priests in the Catholic church? And we all know about them? As for INCELS, they are just gays who are too scared to admit it.
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  3206. Well, he never married and did surround himself with a group of young men in similar circumstances?
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  3207. Drinks had the best life!
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  3208. You talk about mistakes on your channel but if you look at Richard Vobes and some of his so called mistakes you realise he is possibly doing them deliberately.
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  3209. Porn is wonderful!
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  3210.  @theancientmariner5418  It was them that caused the piracy in the middle east!
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  3211. What a load of old cods!
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  3212. There is a rumour that the French want to ban fake meat products! Good on them!
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  3213. Red wine is really good for you, just ask the university of Bordeaux!
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  3214.  @eliaspanayi3465  Is that said ironically!
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  3215. What is wrong with other people wearing masks - does it hurt you? Just ignore them. It was very common when I passed through Bangkok some 25 years ago.
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  3216.  @emmasnow29  Is that emblem the one for the National Dyslexic Club (the non-binary branch)?
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  3217.  @kennethcartwright8561  Maybe we should just ensure that they pay a right and proper amount of taxes. If this cannot be done, how about putting a tax levy on the foreign owned companies that do not make a fair contribution to our country. Regarding possible job losses, if these businesses were that viable, surely sequestering the assets and keeping the people in work would be viable? As for the USAF, how many businesses truly rely on them when you compare with what our own force. spend on US products. As for me having a brain, well, probably a better equipped and more functional on the Nellie the elephants famous call as "off she went to the jungle". Tit for tat actions between countries show just how pathetic our leaders are.
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  3218.  @_ra__h  They hate the different variations of their own religion even more than Christians do theirs.
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  3219.  @great7939  So the kid probably should not have been shot, but guess what, if he had not been breaking the law and had obeyed the officers instructions he would not have been. Darwinism in action, sad as it might be for his family.
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  3220.  @theonlybigsmoke  He was talking about the guy who ran amok in a play park a week or so ago who seems to be from a similar background to many of the rioters.
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  3221.  @shabbaranks7968  When you have lived long enough on this planet and encountered enough good and bad people and seen good and bad things done you start to realise that is what the world is like. Do not judge people for what they appear to be, but if you prepare for the worst outcome then you will stay safe and rarely be disappointed.
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  3222. WTF is a zombie knife anyway? The key thing evident from this video is the nature of the people involved.
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  3223. Suhali was in the yard behind my yacht last winter- I felt privileged to be in such company. I would still rather be on mine.
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  3224.  @alwoo5645  I wonder if anyone has managed to get the registration number of the wagon? That could be used to find out a lot. I am sure it must have been visible at some point during all the reporting. My personal guess is along the lines of a disgruntled mother getting drunk and having "revenge" on the school for something petty. We had an incident locally where a supposedly respectable member of society fell out with his yacht club and ploughed his Volvo into it while drunk.
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  3225. More movies and books about this guy than any other ordinary man who ever lived.
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  3226.  @user-hq2is7hh1j  A very strange understanding of things!
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  3227. She certainly boosted the economy of her mates!
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  3228. Must be because of Brexit or the "left" - both seem to be blamed for everything in equal measure these days!
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  3229.  @tharoz6406  A lot of businesses were not thriving because of terrible management and greedy share holders - much like is still happening.
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  3230.  remmond3769  Could not agree more. Maggie bribed the gullible and misled many to vote for her in much the same way as Hitler got into power. Balance in all things is the only real way forward.
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  3231. Corruption and dishonesty springs to mind with lots of bungs to the Masons. I wonder how many big properties belonging to friends of the government got over valued for compulsory purchase and how many little peoples homes got undevalued?
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  3232.  @emmasnow29  Yes, when nicely roasted and served with the appropriate vegetables it is perfect for a cold winter day. Pity so many people round the world are deprived of it due to their own religious bigotry.
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  3233.  @C.CUMM1NGS  See my reply to her regarding dinner!
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  3234.  @whomstd  The winters were typically colder in general but felt worse without central heating, double glazing and insulation. The trains did not seem to get stopped by a couple of leaves on the line or if it got hot in summer or a bit cold in winter. My current standard of living in retirement is way better than any but the richest could ever have imagined back in my youth. Where do you see your "greenest grass"?
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  3235. Lockdown and masks saved many lives back then?
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  3236. Part of the infamous Iraqi super gun is in a local museum.
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  3237. This technique looks like it has huge military capabilities for small, poorer countries.
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  3238. A distant ancestor of mine was hung in a Gibbet from Wymondham abbey for his part in the local revolution.
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  3239. When I did some work out there around 25 or 30 years ago, Johburg was considered to be an unsafe place to walk round without an escort who knew the place. Now I gather power cuts are very regular.
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  3240. There would be so many people on the planet that we would ALL soon starve to death after many of us would have killed eachother.
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  3241. I want to see a trans woman to man compete against men in a physical sport.
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  3242. Mission Impossible 2?
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  3243. There weren't any problems like that when we ran the placee
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  3244. Parts of that region had rather a lot of water last year!
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  3245. It will only ever be a right as long as those who want it are prepared to do something about it. Just think how long we have been giving help to dig wells etc in Africa and bad it still is because they don't bother to maintain what we have given them. When they were one of our colonies I bet they had water supplies. Then think about the dreadful flooding not that long ago?
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  3246.  @hjuikkll  Sounds a bit like western capitalism has turned out then?
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  3247.  @hjuikkll  Chiefs (in Western culture being the CEOs of companies etc) being worth what they can steal (or at least take with adjusted honesty).
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  3248.  @hjuikkll  It just seems to be getting worse of late and more extreme.
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  3249. I do love the bigger guys xxx
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  3250. Easy, he is an American!
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  3251. Those semi auto Webly pistols are amazing bits of engineering but I guess it is what was their downfall. Simple things like you could have the magazine held down to allow you to drop single rounds for slow fire.
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  3252. Who out there has seen the Webly single shot "automatic" in .22 that had a blow back slide but shape wise was much like it's bigger brothers. An old friend had one of each variant back in the day.
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  3253. Good old Malcolm really started something and really new what he was doing, RIP Malcolm.
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  3254. I have heard it said that some flint lock duelers had a very slight curve in the barrel that would induce a spin and thus improve accuracy.
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  3255. I find it quite funny the Trump (probably not aware of the English connotations of the word) rants about "Making America great again" like it really ever was great for a good proportion of their population.
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  3256.  @Lundershot1  The reason you don't see English food outlets out there is probably because they sell food and the Yanks are not used to that - LOL.
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  3257.  @gartgreenside3657  I gather some Mercs are US made and from one of my neighbours experience, the quality is way lower than it should have been.
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  3258.  @loot6  If you ask the Chinese to make products to a quality and not to a price then you get pretty good products. The trouble is, no one wants to pay the true cost.
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  3259.  @cuuurlyfries5246  What, you actually had food in America with taste? (unless you are talking about stuff laced with flavourings & chilli).
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  3260.  @simoncardie9371  You some it up well when you say "no more expensive" - that is the whole point, quality is not always linked to the price charged for the final product.
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  3261.  @simoncardie9371  Horse meat was being sold a beef (you just could not pass it for chicken, but then as a vegan / veggie you probably would not understand that. From talking to people who have knowingly eaten horse meat in France, it is actually quite good. I might even pluck up courage to have some when next over in France.
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  3262.  @loot6  That is not the impression I have got from talking with people who have dealt with Chinese companies to get things made, nor from my niece who worked out there for around 10 years.
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  3263. @rizmark5522 I have only ever owned two Fords in the UK - both utterly terrible. I have owned many Citroens and am a total convert. Cheap to buy, cheap to run and wonderfully reliable, despite the neglect and abuse I give them.
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  3264.  @loot6  A heard of sheep may have one impression of sheep dogs, but that does not make that impression correct.
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  3265.  @loot6  I never realised that people got paid to comment on here - seems very odd to me as who would be paying them and how (might be a nice little earner?).
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  3266.  @loot6  I guess it must be like when there is an article bigging up the US - as soon as anyone with half an ounce of common sense says anything negative about it, the hoards of Yanks crawl out from under their stones (or their cousins' bed covers etc).
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  3267. Calling much of what they serve in the US "Food" is bad enough!
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  3268.  @Lund.J  A god might not have a fault, but if shit happens, he might still have caused it, possibly for good reason.
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  3269.  @kid--presentable  How come, most of the "new Americans" (i.e. not 1st nations) are just the dross of Europe - economic migrants, people who were hated here for one reason or another or just criminals sent there as a punishment. Even the Vikings decided they did not want the place when they first found it.
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  3270. In your dreams, sadly. I have even seen Starbucks in small towns in Eire.
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  3271.  @craigrankin5321  Still rubbish though and one wonders just how much tax MacD's pay in the UK?
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  3272.  @shane846head  What about the nail bars, Turkish barbers and American candy stores commonly known as money laundries.
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  3273. When you think about the people who own and run the commercial channels and the sort of things you can pretty much guess what they get up to by reputation that never gets exposed due to who they are, maybe the BBC are not that bad after all? Remember also that any time you buy anything that has been advertised on TV you are paying these people money. Ah, you say, I only ever watch You-Tube, mmm, who profits from that!
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  3274.  @voice_of_reason5604  I am a bit of a Francophile, mainly because of my experience with ordinary French people but with some goods it is because they are subsidised by their government which means I get a good reliable car at a very cheap price when compared to the nearest equivalent from elsewhere.
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  3275. Great to see the crossbow guy is in court - wasn't he a squaddie?
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  3276. It will almost certainly turn more decent people against them and run the risk of more extreme parties getting into power and that will not end well.
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  3277. As soon as he said about stopping farming animals I knew he was a total nut job. What planet is he on.
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  3278. The first guy is such a state! As for what the Scousers will do due to the inflation, they will simply go out and steal more!
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  3279.  @tenniskinsella7768  Tory councillors and dodgy dealings with their Masonic mates.
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  3280.  @zark0g  Most of the dodgy schools were built under Tory influence with lots of bungs to their mates in the Masons.
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  3281.  @zark0g  He was as they say in Glasgow, a left footer after all. Probably a friend of the parents of that famous missing little girl!
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  3282.  @zark0g  You have to remember that Blair was "New Labour" which were just watered down Tories. He even had the same type of "coach" as Maggie if you ever see him talking, all about body language and sounding sincere. Boris had similar to make him seem to be "one of the people" if you have ever seen him being prepared for an interview, his hair was carefully made to look like it did for a very good reason.
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  3283. They pulled down the dodgy shopping centre (Tricorn) in Portsmouth due to the dodgy construction a while back. There were some flats from this period near the big hospital in Portsmouth that were only up for a feq years for the same reason!
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  3284. ​ @tonysegadelli9421 Presents for the wives at the lodge!
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  3285. FREEMASONS,!
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  3286. Borax!
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  3287.  @jakewright4394  How about a nice crescent moon for all of us?
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  3288.  @kevinturner5857  Have you not noticed that I blame the selfish people for this whole situation. I wouldn't mind betting this guy didn't even know what Wild campers were until he either saw or got shown some of the mess left by yobs who have no care or knowledge of the countryside.
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  3289.  @kevinturner5857  It might surprise you to know that I only ever voted that far right because the local labour candidate was worse than useless and even more dishonest than the tory woman.
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  3290.  @Manchesterkoi  I afraid I have to agree with you there - people see someone has something they don't and instantly want it.
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  3291.  @edonslow1456  So size does matter after all?
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  3292. Like Putin?
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  3293. Dennis Moore, Dennis Moore, riding through the glen as Monty Python would have it.
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  3294. The government only ever do what the civil service tells them, regardless of who is in power.
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  3295. In professional football, if the team doesn't perform well for a few games, the manager is out on his ear.
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  3296. Far too close to the truth!
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  3297. I never realised just how funny some Americans can really be.
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  3298.  @stephfoxwell4620  The suggestion is that when the kids reach the real world they discover that they are not as good as they have been told but cannot accept that they are failures. Although easy access to guns facilitate these tragedies the cause is cultural otherwise they would happen in many other parts of the world.
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  3299.  @jackkiernan-qu2kg  Funny about that, isn't it. Must be the giant lizards or is it Brexit?
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  3300. Because, like some people for which it is used, he is just a nutter.
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  3301. Do I detect a cynic in our midst?
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  3302. Was it BOB? Does it matter?
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  3303. Did the Martians do this to earth before they destroyed their 6own planet?
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  3304. My brother had a 1960s Springfield pump that was lighting quick on clays to the point of shocking the club know-it-all who thought we might struggle on some quick pairs!
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  3305. Back in the day, a collector friend of mine had all the variants of that pistol - very interesting little guns.
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  3306. I would dispute the B29 vs Lanc payload.
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  3307. Anyone interested in old vehicles like this should look at some of the videos from the Great Dorset Steamfair
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  3308.  @heliotropezzz333  To me, a good example of the different mindset is illustrated by a friend who worked in Denmark for a while. When he first went there he was surprised to find that the train fairs were collected almost on an honesty box principle. When he asked a colleague "What happens if someone didn't pay?" It was almost as if they could not understand why anyone would not.
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  3309.  @heliotropezzz333  Very true but their whole way of thinking is very different from that in the UK. Sadly, their way of life is being ruined by people who do not share their mindset. Much like the French are finding out.
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  3310.  @oldishandwoke-ish1181  What amazes me is the amount you of free food out there for the taking that goes to waste. Round here, there are orchards where the fruit rots on the ground because no one seems interested in picking it.
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  3311.  @oldishandwoke-ish1181  It is funny that some people have instantly blame "the Tories " when both parties have been in power around the same length of time for most of my life. As I indicate elsewhere, much of the problem is due to the wrong type of help being given, albeit with the best intentions. You will never be able to "buy" some people out of poverty and often you will end up making things worse for them.
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  3312.  @Zizzy616  It sounds like what you consider to be a good job is so far from most people as to be a fantasy.
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  3313.  @Zizzy616  I think you are mistaking having a reasonable standard of living and poverty. Like my siblings, I went to a very ordinary school in a village. I ended up with a pretty ordinary job (albeit in a fairly specialized industry) I followed my older brother into the company where my father worked. Neither of my younger sisters went to university either. As I have indicated elsewhere, we have all done pretty well for ourselves.
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  3314. What you say certainly seems to be the case often. The big problem is that the wrong type of "help" has been given for too long. It always seemed to be that people in power thought giving people more money the more children they had would help stop poverty, but in too many cases it had the complete opposite effect. Education (of the correct type) is about the only way to break this cycle. Teach people how to look after themselves and to give them a useful skill and things will start to get better. Sadly to many do-gooders don't think this way.
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  3315.  @craighobbs3708  Well said!
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  3316.  @Sam-oo1uo  Why do you think so many charities exist? They are money making businesses that con well meaning people.
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  3317.  @casualbrowser407  You should have added not feeling entitled to the list of things that made society better.
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  3318. In the next town along from where I live there is a town with apparently high levels of poverty. A short walk from the supposed worst area, I have never seen so many black berries growing. There is also a good amount of other wild foods just for the taking. Why don't these people pick it? The other point that comes across is the big families- I am from a big family, brought up in a council house in what would now be considered poverty but never went hungry and always went on at least 2 holidays a year. When I was young, big families were the norm but nowadays there is no reason for them.
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  3319.  @Sonyag1  It is a sad fact of democracy that people will sell their votes to the highest bidder without thinking about the consequences. If you think how much money could be raised if you put 1 penny on tax across the board and how little it would affect ordinary people it gives you a good idea of the situation. There is a big however though. It is how the current taxes are spent and what they are spent on that is the biggest issue.
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  3320. There is a big problem with many charities, they do nothing to solve the problem long term and very often the CEOs are on very big money!
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  3321. Lovely Christmas tree decorations?
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  3322. Around the outskirts of the city where I live there are currently huge amounts of free, "wild" food just rotting on the branches. This city has areas where there is apparently depravation and poverty that are less than an hour's walk from all this free food. Why do people not at least try to help themselves?
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  3323. Same as every country in the world, I am afraid, possibly not so bad in Cuba though.
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  3324. How many of these charities really do anything to fix the problem long term? Not that many, and the CEOs rake in the cash. Just "helping" many of these poor people may well not be helping them long term!
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  3325.  @raven-sf3di  You got it spot on there, expectations aka entitlement. People think that they are entitled to all sorts of unrealistic things, just because they see them on TV / the internet. It is all part of the capitalist trap to feather the nests of the rich at the expense of ordinary people.
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  3326. The biggest problem these days is that what many people consider to be a reasonable house is so far above what my generation would have been more than happy with. That cannot be right.
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  3327.  @missrockafella9432  Please get real. I could not dream of affording a house until I was about 25 (1983) and then it was only a studio flat which I needed a 3x salary mortgage for. I had no telly or even a phone. Thinking a little further back to when I learnt to drive, my first car was two years older than me! Even my first real house (1 bed starter home) needed a pretty big mortgage compared to my salary. You say about uni loans but you don't have to go to uni!
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  3328.  @maggieadams8600  A corrupt democracy will always be worse for the masses than an honest dictatorship.
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  3329. More like "ordinary people" are out of touch with the real world!
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  3330. That poor single mum with two children can hardly afford to feed herself, just look how skinny she is!
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  3331. Why on earth did so many coppers turn up? Was it because it was a posh school. The other odd thing is the nature of the journalist and one of the people he interviewed.
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  3332. I hope you were being ironic or sarcastic with your remark? Otherwise you sound like you are probably a perpetrator!
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  3333. Perfect they should refuse to treat these people unless they can prove they are innocent parties?
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  3334. All this so called rewilding is little more than creating a big safari park or theme park. Just image what will happen when the wild boar get really established, unless they are seriously managed. In parts of central Europe they are hunted heavily - many100s a year being shot, yet still they continue to multiply as they are not worried by wolves of bear that are getting more common as well. What about if some people get their way and we have European bison? No realistic predators for them either.
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  3335. That lovely stream for the Char would be badly effected if beaver got a chance.
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  3336. He is doing exactly what every other politician does as an election gets near and that is to make promises he has no intention of keeping. Go right back to the Ted Heath days when he promised to cut inflation at a stroke. That year inflation went through the roof and interest rates with it. Then there was Dunblane, where all the parties were trying to out do eachother, promising to make our streets safer by banning handguns, guess what the armed crime rate has gone up and our streets are even more dangerous than they ever were.
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  3337. ​ @joeneylon6234 JC was a 4x2!
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  3338. The power of 4x2!
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  3339. "Britain's issue was free enterprise was stifled" - I always find that very amusing given the story of the ferry, The Herald of Free Enterprise" and what caused that disaster!
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  3340.  @bendewet1057  One of my daughter in laws parents are Indian born but got really good jobs in the USA because of their education!
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  3341.  @siphomnisi3842  Do you know which country/ region the richest man who ever lived (allegedly) came from and how he became so rich?
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  3342. Have you ever been there? You learn a lot about why from that!
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  3343. I find it odd that Sowell (who is normally spot on) mocks the Pope for saying that the so called trickle down theory does not work yet says that there is no such theory. It seems to be the main stay of many governments policies for helping their rich friends and making the excuse that this money will "trickle down" to the lower levels in society.
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  3344.  @rumblefish3290  No, a blessing in disguise!
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  3345.  @wasidanatsali6374  Two less useless wastes of space in the world - Result!
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  3346. Doctors no longer daring to suggest that SADS is a real condition and prior to 2019 was killing 500+ apparently fit and healthy people typically aged 20 to 40. We are only hearing about these deaths because of social media and panic mongers. It is a bit like the French not recording deaths from heart attacks correctly as the don't want to spoil the myth that red wine is good for you!
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  3347.  @MrRicardo11  I have watched quite a few of his videos and at first, a lot of what he was saying seemed ok but gradually he became more extreme in his opinions, like many of his kind do on here. That comes from his tv presenter training and is about trying to win viewers which is exactly what the BBC are doing in their own (misguided, accountant driven) way. He still makes a lot of sense some of the time but he now has his followers (like yourself) who hang on his every word and won't accept that anyone dare to challenge him. I have noticed him getting much more provocative to the point of suggesting mass disobedience in effect. There was a famous guy a while back who won over the hearts of the masses and got elected- any clues?
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  3348. ​ @alansalter1836 By nice do you mean somewhat patronising and while he might have learned a lot from others about history etc, that doesn't make him clever!
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  3349. He is someone known to promote disregard for the law of the land in so many of his videos!
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  3350. What has a TV journalist like Neil got to do with science? Archeology is just guess work after all. When you think how corporate he became doing voice overs for TV commercials!
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  3351.  @DragonToothless2517  That is a bit of a leftist statement isn't it?
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  3352.  @Messy6610  Are these the parents who some people think should be home schooling? Yes, parents should take responsibility but even when I was at school us "lads" managed to get hold of porno mags and the like.
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  3353.  @paulhinton8699  Yes, it's really shocking, we will no longer be able to organise acts of terrorism on line like the Manchester arena or the attack on the underground and buses! And what will all the sickos do now that they can't groom online. You won't even be able to encourage self harm or suicide without someone interfering.
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  3354. I remember the big scandal about what was going on in one of the Scottish islands where kids were aledged to have been abused. Turned out to be rubbish.
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  3355. ​ @KamiTenchi They have always been able to.
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  3356. How can it protect the government when they have always been able to listen in to everything? Perhaps some people like to groom kids on line or encourage self harm and suicide? Why are people so worried about this because it will not stop anything legit.
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  3357. Has it dawned on anyone else or is it just me? There seems to be a number of former highly respected and trusted xmembers of society like Mr Oliver who everyone one knew and respected (some even did so when he sold out to doing voice overs for adverts) that have mysteriously "changed sides" so to speak. Could it be that this is not quite what it seems and is infact part of a bigger plot to divide and conquer the public?
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  3358.  @run2cat4run  It is this type of attitude that creates the problem in the first place. It is like an arms race with knives getting bigger and bigger. Next it will be guns and don't say "but this is the UK".
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  3359.  @run2cat4run  What or who do they fear and why? Then you have to ask how did the person they fear get into that position.
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  3360.  @amandaduggan9051  Ever considered that you probably have cops living in the area or using that road regularly in their own cars?
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  3361. Best story I heard was the guy who told the police he was holding the baddy at gun point and would shoot him if he tried to escape. Apparently the police turned up very quickly!
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  3362. There is a lot to be said for a benevolent dictatorship compared to a corrupt democracy.
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  3363.  @nikobellic570  It certainly should. When you think about all the famous French sailors over the last 50 plus years you understand why "democratising " sailing as they put it has done so much for them.
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  3364. I see no ships, only hardships as the great man is supposed to have said.
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  3365. @@LordOfTheCats-ok3nj I live too far west and although something needs to be done, as a regular water user (sailing) it is very much against the accepted rules of the sea to deliberately endanger another user because you would not want it happening to you. Similarly, it is one of those unwritten rules that you should try to rescue anyone in peril on the water if you can do safely. There is however a whole new generation of PWC users who have little care for anyone else!
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  3366.  @Saoirse_don_Phalaistín  I know!
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  3367. That is a strange thing to admit about yourself?
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  3368. Blasting up and down the shipping lanes at 30 knots would work wonders, specially if the boats were not properly trimmed so they created a lot of wake.
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  3369. I wonder what Adolf thought of bankers?
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  3370. It sounds like one answer is to avoid money? And also to avoid borrowing so much for things you really don't need? Many people have things or skills that they can barter. Mind you, all this coming from someone whose net worth is way more than anyone listening to him and this sum is going up all the time!
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  3371. Has anyone recently looked at the history of Isreal from the time they were given that country? For years they were considered to be terrorists with arms embargoes against them. The other very noticeable thing is that very large numbers of the population are immigrants and they are kicking out the original population. We don't often get the truth about what happens out there because of who controls our media.
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  3372.  @educatethemonster6198  I hate war as it just makes rich unscrupulous people richer at the expense of ordinary people. In the days when the king was in the thick of it with his rich knights it was about winning land or power but it still affected the ordinary people more.
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  3373. ​ @educatethemonster6198 Are you good at maths? What does 4x2 equal (& it isn't 8!).
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  3374. With Israel being largely populated by Jewish immigrants who are displacing the native population, no wonder there is trouble.
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  3375. What really gets me about these dodgy, pikey, till dipping tax evaders who seem stuck in the last century is the way they will blast past you at twice the speed limit, push in front of you at the petrol pump then take forever filling their willy substitutes before waddling their bloated bodies to the counter to pay with their grubby notes in the time most sensible people would have filled up, paid at the pump and been home. What makes it even worse is that I suspect half of them are not taxed or insured and / or are banned from diving!
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  3376. A bit of black sticky tape works wonders or the high gloss coating that is popular in France.
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  3377. When and where was this brilliant spoof advert broadcast? It is totally un-woke in the extreme!
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  3378. Racoons are not native animals so I suspect that it might have been a borrowed American advert. I am surprised that no one has complained that they find the common abbreviation of racoon offensive.
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  3379.  @Scripture-Man  Lots of interesting points you raise, but Santa was originally Saint Nicholas, patron saint of thieves and whores.
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  3380.  @HoofHearted314  I would brand people who got upset by this advert as pathetic losers like the lot who thought the Little Britain sketches were racist.
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  3381.  @TheSithari7  Totally with you on that. It seems people have become so pathetic these days that they need to get upset about anything they can. To me this advert is just very tongue in cheek and taking the mickey.
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  3382.  @Geoff-n1d  Actually it had a much more meaningful religion before the Romans (who had previously enslaved us) forced their new found religion on us as a way of controlling us further.
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  3383. I really cannot grasp how pathetic people have become in the UK that they find a mildly funny micky taking advert so upsetting. It really beggars belief.
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  3384. I really cannot understand this guy - I have never heard such a load of rubbish in my life - he is even worse than the lot who got upset about Little Britain and their infamous sketch.
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  3385.  @kazzarob253  There is one thing about having racoons in the advert and that is, the common abbraciavtion for them appear in very many adverts these days.
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  3386. Bubbley and cheese - very apt.
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  3387.  @DuelistWave  You are quite right in saying that not every rich person is evil, but it all depends how they became rich. How do you place Gates or Musk or the bosses of some of the more dubious companies?
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  3388.  @technoir2584  Space exploration (manned) is largely an ego trip for the nations involved. It is all about being the first etc.
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  3389.  @idlehands1864  I agree in a way, particularly in the case of war graves, but somehow the Titanic (and the sites of any big disaster for that matter) seems a bit different. It might be that the loss of life on the Titanic was largely the result of greed if you look into the incident in depth.
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  3390.  @michaelpcoffee  There is a difference between prosperity and the likes of Sunak and his mates. There seems to be something wrong with the world if someone can pay £200K for a short joyride, and don't tell me about the trickle down effect because it is too slow. The proper trickle down effect is what happened due to the Coronation of our King. Thousands of ordinary people getting paid to work and for various goods and services and (nearly) every one of them paying taxes. Do you believe the likes of Musk and Gates are prosperous?
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  3391. And hopefully paying the price?
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  3392. I just hope all this rubbish does not stop me anchoring in the Harbour on Monday evening.
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  3393. It all started with Maggie selling off the family silver to her mates. She came to power by making promises guaranteed to appeal to just the right percentage of people to win an election. That percentage is only around 33% !
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  3394. Context is everything in a case like this and there is a fine line between saying something that might be offensive to many and being downright obnoxious like many little feral chavs are these days.
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  3395. I am not sure that I can respect what anyone who has a platted beard says?
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  3396. Why wasn't this information made public when it first surfaced?
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  3397. Rule Brittania contains the line Britain's never will be slaves which relates to the raids by North African slavers.
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  3398. Anyone who claims it is difficult to keep to the 20 limit really cannot be that good a driver, that or their car is rubbish!
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  3399.  @edglue6138  Or talk to people who come from or regularly visit affected countries? No sure how they faked all the deaths in the part of India where my daughter in law's family come from?
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  3400.  @satyashivatao9326  Wise words- I only hope I go like my father, aged around 70, other wise fairly fit, then a massive heart attack ( heavy smoke all his life). I do not fancy the way mum went - virtually no quality of life for the last 10 plus years of her life. I based on my family's Male predecessors, I have around 6 years left which I will make the most of.
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  3401.  @MsElke11  Another sucker who fell for the KETO fad!
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  3402.  @peterchapman3740  I guess you mean a day off work sick? Doesn't mean you are not seriously sick in other ways?
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  3403.  @andyetheridge  No, they are just paranoid in the opposite direction, but at least their paranoia is harmless.
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  3404. Triple vexed and proud of it, mind you I am from a vulnerable group and live in one of the hotspots, so I guess that has probably saved my life.
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  3405. The big reason you have nbmet anyone who regrets not having been vaccinated is that they are dead or got done after they recovered from covid. Would you regret not having a tetanus vaccine if you caught it? It seems that quite a few people are with a worrying number dying.
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  3406.  @mariecurie7491  The number of cases of SADS has always been surprising, going back many years. It tends to typically affect apparently one healthy people in the 20 to 40 age group. I recall more than a few famous footballers etc going (or nearly) that way. If you doubt this, totally trustworthy historical data can be found.
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  3407. Did you know that the number of cases of serious food poisoning (including fatal! ) dropped dramatically during the lockdown, as well as a couple of other health issues).
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  3408.  @Si_Mondo  My venison is organic plant based as it is very selective which plants it eats. The other one I like is "He vegans, my food poops on your food ".
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  3409. Being rude to make yourself feel big in public is not free speech. Calling a ranting Scotsman a a stupid sweaty sock is fine though.
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  3410. Only for those who wish to control the world, aka the Elite.
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  3411. If someone had lumped the guy, they would have got in trouble!
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  3412. Negative stereotyping! What a load of twaddle. Before Maggie sold off the loony bins he would have been locked up in one.
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  3413. All down to entitled parents and their spoilt brats.
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  3414. Anyone who gets scared by this type of stuff deserves all they get. As for the Ukraine, the comedian who runs the place is being supported by the misguided extreme right who believe he will save the world from communism.
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  3415. This climate fear rubbish is classis capitalism. It is simply a marketing tool for things we don't need.
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  3416.  @nightmaresturningoftendejavue  Who reported that and where? I certainly didn't hear anything about that, mind you, my only contact with the modern world is limited internet access.
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  3417.  @Lee-cz7ht  As you state it is just weather. The average temperature may have been creeping slowly since the mini iceage but that is what happens in the great cycle of things.
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  3418.  @markpalmer8083  No, it just shows you have some dumb friends.
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  3419.  @malpreece5008  Many of the wild fires in the UK are the result of arson but in moorland areas they are often the result of mismanagement by the RSPB and similar do-gooder organisations.
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  3420.  @Petal4822  In the early 1800s there was was a mini iceage as everyone should remember from history which caused a number of issues including crop failure in parts of Europe. I find it funny that this time is often quoted as the datum point from which climate change/ global warming.
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  3421.  @fromSpringfield  Using a great variety of colours is simply dumbing down for the younger generations to understand. This is what has destroyed much of the BBC output. Only idiots would see the red areas and assume it was scaremongering.
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  3422.  @Lee-cz7ht  But it always rains up there most of the time.
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  3423.  @mikeg2939  Maybe he ran before the truth came out? We all know what the BBC is notorious for?
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  3424.  @jonathanj.7344  I suspect that Mr 5350 is not particularly bright and far too obsessed with pretending to be clever.
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  3425.  @NatMart9394  Talking about yourself is not good!
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  3426.  @nancyfriend4156  That is pretty warm for so far north, last I heard there was still snow on the ground.
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  3427.  @NatMart9394  Or like yourself oblivious to why someone might make a simple statement of fact rather than fall at the feet of a multimillionaire sweaty sock who says what they have been conditioned to want to hear.
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  3428.  @seamusmcevoy2011  I think you have learnt a knew word from You Tube - "narrative". It must have been hard for someone from your background to understand what it really means.
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  3429.  @seamusmcevoy2011  I know full well that the weather in June is always good as that is when my birthday is. I really wish some idiots on here would not immediately take offence to someone stating simple facts, but I guess weed does things like that to you.
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  3430. ​ @seamusmcevoy2011 A very strange comment to make (the sort of thing a paranoid nutter might make) when someone makes a simple and accurate observation. Our garden got so dry in June that I had to use the hose to save the fruit bushes. I guess you probably don't know much about gardening though.
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  3431. ​ @roviwoteap2375 Strange as it might sound, the weather is different in different parts of Britain. Everyone knows it is always cold and wet north of the Watford Gap.
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  3432. It is pretty grim here in Brittany at present!
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  3433. A hammer is sometimes referred to as a Scots or Irish screwdriver.
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  3434. Sorry - apparently affecting people who it really is not having a big impact on in real terms.
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  3435. Nasty cough you have there mate? Is it recent and continuous?
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  3436. Greed, commonly known as capitalism!
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  3437.  seekingenlightenment9685  He was employed by the BBC for years, sold out for food adverts, has a net worth way more than most could dream of. Perhaps he would do well in politics, after all, you don't have to keep your promises or even try to achieve what you say you want to.
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  3438. Good with food has to his best ever line (and is probably the most lucrative one).
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  3439.  @tomsherwood4650  It is beginning to look that way.
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  3440. The threat of nuclear war is getting more real every day with the Ukraine situation and that big lump of rock hanging of the Canaries is long overdue to break away and the tsunami it will cause will devastate much of the country. We have had some pretty extreme weather conditions over the last few years. The only people who seem to be scared of this alarm / warning system are the very ones saying it is going to be used to keep us scared.
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  3441. It has finally dawned on me why this is happening. Something really serious is due to happen, I had forgotten about the details of a meteorite that "was passing close to earth " that came to light some 20 or 30 years ago due to happen shortly. The reason for the so called " triall" is to identify those who are worth saving, ie those who leave the alarm on.
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  3442. I bought my first place when interest rates were around 11%. When the rates dropped I could have paid the mortgage off in 15 years!
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  3443. I really cannot see the appeal of a movie like the one referenced, it is like the ones about how certain people were saved from the Germans. They might be technically fairly accurate but are obviously jazzed up for the viewing public.
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  3444. Are there any real and genuine figures about the situation in the UK? If it is going on anywhere else in the world then it is up to people to name the countries and let people boycott their products.
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  3445. Slavery in the real world is also subsistence living where you only have barely enough to feed your family and keep a roof over your head.
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  3446. My father was in the middle east in WW2 and his lot got shot at by the 4x2s as often as by the lot he was protecting them from. It wasn't even their country then but when they got given it to keep them quiet they started to behave appallingly to the original residents. That is one of the many reasons they are hated today as they always have been.
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  3447. A guy called Donut Operator on here has some wonderful videos about Sovereign Citizens that are totally hilarious.
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  3448. Does stealing what is not ours include making the state (and hence the tax payer as in you and I) pay to keep vegetables alive for no useful purpose?
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  3449. And who cares if some of these waste of space generation die?
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  3450.  @boredweegie553  Do you know anyone who didn't not break lockdown rules to some degree? I don't know the age of the lad after the money but if he made the offer of the photos then it was him who broke the law unless you think you should check everyone's age.
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  3451. The problem with saying that something is immoral is that what is perfectly legal and moral to one person is not to another. Just think about the Taliban or closer to home, the vile threats and insults made by the animal rights lot against decent law abiding people just because they consider something totally legal and "normal" is immoral.
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  3452. Sorry, but I didn't realise Jim had been.
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  3453. What happens when these two guys get accused of things that they might not have done.
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  3454.  @draveragejoe1525  If anyone is really in the wrong it is the lad and his mum, closely followed by the Sun and Murdoch.
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  3455.  @dealwithit207  I would suggest that the mental illness is the result of living with a secret that many people would not accept for years.
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  3456. I wonder how many of the Sun page 3 models were not quite 18 and behaviour at that kind of photo shoot is legendary.
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  3457.  @dealwithit207  You may not realise it, but the pressure to lead a "normal" life a few generations ago lead to a lot of marriages that really should not have happened and probably would not have these days. Just think of the number of judges, priests etc that get into dodgy situations!
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  3458.  @lynnhubbard844  Then they are the people who know the most about the situation and are thus most appropriate to talk about it.
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  3459.  @phildoodler2199  Looks like we need the Taliban to protect our morals then.
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  3460. Why don't so Brits go out there and do the same more often - I doubt the police out there would do anything.
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  3461. Much as I loathe Costa and all the other rip-off trendy coffee shops and have contempt for the snobs and posers who frequent them, I have 3 thoughts about this rubbish cartoon character (that looks like it was drawn by a 7 year old): 1. The people complaining about it are no better than the wokes who seem to enjoy being offended. 2. The people reading something into the cartoon are like the pretentious idiots who see the "meaning" in modern art that looks like it was drawn by a 7 year old (before you say anything, I have 2 very expensive original modern art paintings but they are way above the rubbish I am talking about). 3. The whole "scandal" is actually the work of a rival company out to discredit Costa.
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  3462.  @syryder3236  Innocent in whose mind?
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  3463. It's the giant lizards who want to destroy us?
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  3464. I love how this BBC multi millionaire talks like he is an ordinary person?
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  3465.  @DanHammersViewOnThings  I hear what you say (which is actually one of my least favourite expressions of all time! ) but there does seem to be a rash of people out there who love the adoration (a money) they get from telling people what they (think) they want to hear. Have you ever seen those videos from idiots who claim to be "auditing" the police but are just out to wind them up and appeal to others with equal chips on their shoulders? Some even seem to be making money from it which could put them on very dodgy ground.
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  3466. We do, they are all self obsessed and think they know everything!
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  3467.  @Mike35858  Wish I had Neil Oliver's money, I could use it to do some good things for ordinary people!
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  3468. I started to spot something was going wrong with society when the government gave "rights" to disabled people at he expense of decent, hard working normal people. This was confirmed when the BBC started to employ scruffy, self important presenters with ridiculous regional accents just to make other morons like them feel "wanted".
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  3469.  @sidpheasant7585  If that is what you are happy with, so be it. However I am of a very logical mindset and cannot see good in anything that has been used for bad purposes.
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  3470.  @kennethslade8468  4x2s do you mean?
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  3471.  @sidpheasant7585  Which makes it all the more stupid that both religions have been trying to destroy eachother for so long. Mind you, you only have to see how the left footers and the right footers of one religion have persecuted eachother over the centuries to see how stupid mankind can be. Bertrand Russell had a lot to say about religion and the middle east.
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  3472.  @johnsmithers8913  You describe some of those from a particular religion very well there.
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  3473.  @sidpheasant7585  Did you know that the Muslims believe in Jesus and one true god?
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  3474. Why do you think the government are doing so little about what is happening in the middle east? They want the only opposition totally wiped out.
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  3475.  @johnharding6394  Hammas are trying to do that in their home country!
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  3476. If you want to see some very funny videos about "sovereign Citizens" search for them and Dunut Operator .
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  3477. That auto corrected as I sent it, should have been Bit Con.
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  3478.  @crazyprayingmantis5596  Or bitcoin as it is sometimes known.
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  3479. Typical of the 4x2s, creating a diversion.
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  3480. Is he Mulder or Scully?
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  3481. Why don't some angry yobs on jet skis (ie most of them) intercept and disrupt the crossings?
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  3482.  @JohnSmith-nj4zq  I was being a little cynical. Peaceful protest is one thing although it doesn't seem to achieve much, but as you say, these JSO and bunny hugging idiots go way beyond that.
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  3483. ​ @kennwan9917 Everyone SHOULD recognise that the games are not real but they are part of the normalizing of violence all around us.
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  3484. ​ @captainz9 Much like gun crime in America, it is cultural and nothing to do with the weapons.
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  3485. I would like to know what the situation is in France regarding knife crime. They don't seem to worry about what types of knives are openly sold, even on the local street markets. One of the most famous French knife makers even makes a special edition for youngsters with a picture of two young lads on the box.
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  3486. What a state that girl looks!
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  3487. Why on earth do some of these waste of space who probably never worked a proper day in his life have such stupid names? I remember seeing a video about how teachers bet on how badly behaved pupils will be, based on their names.
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  3488. If it gets rid of a few waste of time and air folks it cannot be all bad!
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  3489. I love it when the filthy rich preach to the less wise and make lots more money from ordinary people! Guess who this could be?
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  3490. All this from a guy who has been paid (note not "earned") far more than many people who follow him on here EARN in a lifetime!
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  3491.  @dafyddthomas7299  I was very lucky as my apprenticeship contract had some pay rate conditions in it.
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  3492.  @antonyjones4259  Other sources were suggesting that she would not have got into trouble if she fell in the water because she was fit etc. My Mrs probably looks petite but she is pretty tough and would not go down without a fight. One of the things that makes me wonder about an attack / abduction is the limited routes away from where she was and the number of other people likely to be around walking dogs or exercising. It was not a busy place but clearly not deserted due to the various witnesses. I just hope it is resolved soon.
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  3493.  @joekerr6685  I just hope it is all resolved soon for the families sake. It seems a lot of people have immediately jumped on the foul play theory although the chances of it being that in the particular location are not that high to be honest, historically. The suggestion that someone attacking her would think to leave the phone on the bench, switched on sounds a little bid odd, but I guess it could be true. Given that she was supposedly quite fit & healthy, I would have thought she would have put up some type of a fight - probably dropping her phone which would have got muddy (has that been checked?). Sadly, I doubt we will ever get the full story.
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  3494.  @joekerr6685  Sounds odd, but fair enough. It should still be possible to track the movements of the phone very accurately though and that should give a better understanding of what might have happened.
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  3495. Given how fast the river is flowing (regardless of what the guy says) she would very likely be a long way down stream if she went in before they started to look for her. Cold water shock acts quite quickly. Had she been attacked there would be indications and would the people from her work not have been alerted as she was on the phone to them.
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  3496. Curse this global warming!
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  3497. Colour is only skin deep after all? It is just that some people are very thick skinned!
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  3498. Much as I loathe Costa and all the other rip-off trendy coffee shops and have contempt for the snobs and posers who frequent them, I have 3 thoughts about this rubbish cartoon character (that looks like it was drawn by a 7 year old): 1. The people complaining about it are no better than the wokes who seem to enjoy being offended. 2. The people reading something into the cartoon are like the pretentious idiots who see the "meaning" in modern art that looks like it was drawn by a 7 year old (before you say anything, I have 2 very expensive original modern art paintings but they are way above the rubbish I am talking about). 3. The whole "scandal" is actually the work of a rival company out to discredit Costa.
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  3499. One thing all this malarky has revealed is just how much money Farage has made from his politics. Bit like all the other politicians which to me (as a Brexiteer) makes me think he may be just as trustworthy.
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  3500. Anyone remember when the government banned handguns following a single incident caused by police incompetence (actually corruption). No handgun ever killed anyone without human input. These dogs were bred as a dangerous animal and are often owners by dangerous people as status symbols. They are not nice dogs like maybe a labrador or retriever.
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  3501.  @dating6016  And a car that can do 3x the speed limit in the UK?
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  3502. ​ GaijinGamerGirl  I didn't realise that girls (assuming you were born one) have the same needs as guys with small winkles to own big dogs and cars.
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  3503. Maybe he'll won't be such a bad place after all. Not having to work to make a bunch of already very rich guys even richer sounds good to me. There is a big however though. The meek shall inherit the earth and its easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than it is for a rich man to enter the gates of heaven. Mind you, those could be just things they said to keep the poor in their place?
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  3504. The so called evidence of powder traces on his clothes came from the police who had arrested him. They had recently been to a shooting range and would have been covered in powder residue themselves.
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  3505. Wasn't a leading scientist found dead having supposedly committed suicide after somewhat disagreeing with the then prime minister over WOMD.
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  3506. Do schools still have PTA? If so, why are they not doing something.
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  3507. What really gets me about these dodgy, pikey, till dipping tax evaders who seem stuck in the last century is the way they will blast past you at twice the speed limit, push in front of you at the petrol pump then take forever filling their willy substitutes before waddling their bloated bodies to the counter to pay with their grubby notes in the time most sensible people would have filled up, paid at the pump and been home. What makes it even worse is that I suspect half of them are not taxed or insured and / or are banned from diving!
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  3508. What really gets me about these dodgy, pikey, till dipping tax evaders who seem stuck in the last century is the way they will blast past you at twice the speed limit, push in front of you at the petrol pump then take forever filling their willy substitutes before waddling their bloated bodies to the counter to pay with their grubby notes in the time most sensible people would have filled up, paid at the pump and been home. What makes it even worse is that I suspect half of them are not taxed or insured and / or are banned from diving!
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  3509. What was the old rhyme? Whenever you see a horse go by, remember one day your going to die.
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  3510.  @Rob-zv1oz  Regarding "Our freedoms are being slowly and slyly removed" - this seems too often be done by those who shout the loudest about our freedoms? Take a look at some of the people who have got into trouble for expressing their opinions of late?
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  3511.  @Rob-zv1oz  I have never heard any (believable) allegations about the guy assaulting a child. The American girl who was trying to make money from him was over the age of consent (in the UK) and should have been well aware of what was going on. She was employed as little more than an escort (to put it politely) and it seems to have paid well as she kept coming back for more. Perhaps her money was running out after all that time?
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  3512.  @boofuu3145  Could that be the funeral of the "victim " (i.e criminal) who got himself shot the other day?
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  3513. The BBC have been forced to compete with the commercial stations by a bunch of accountants. These are the same people destroying our industry.
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  3514. Who cares about how dangerous things are if the people involved are aware of the dangers?
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  3515. Why didn't the guy who was complaining do something about it himself? How do you know that the voices were not added after the video was made?
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  3516. Everyone needs to see Russell Bertrand talking about religion and fear from 1927. It might give you a clue.
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  3517. It comes to something when Labour MPs are behaving just like Tories!
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  3518. ​ @neilcarpenter2669 You are only saying one side of a story. It appears that he has done nothing wrong legally and although not something I would do, what actually is wrong. When you know that the Sun is involved, money is what comes to mind and an attack on the BBC. The little scum bag allegedly continued to benefit from the "arrangement" for 4 years apparently but I guess the money started to dry up so he thought he would blackmail and get some compensation. Too much of this sort of thing is happening these days. There were even people jumping on the Saville bandwagon to try and get compensation when they could not have been affected.
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  3519. Get some football thugs over to France with stanley knives to slash the dinghies. They would do it for beer money and have a great time.
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  3520. Perhaps we need to follow the French example and just help them move to the next island to the north of British?
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  3521.  @gbentley8176  It sounds very much like Dane Geld (I think the correct spelling) to me and we all know how that went.
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  3522. They should parade the dead bodies round the migrant camps in France making it clear that in future there will be no rescues.
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  3523.  @Themmy1  And what about all those that benefitted from the civilisation & advances that the English brought them?
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  3524. You have to remember that the Civil service tell the government what to do, regardless of which party is in power!
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  3525. Sorry but I find this disgusting! I am all for people who are proud of their culture and origin, sadly that does not apply to the English.
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  3526. Red headed women by Bruce Springsteen is brilliant unless you are a stupid ginger bint.
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  3527. Anyone remember the "novelty song" that went something like "guns don't kill people, rap does"?
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  3528. How are they going to put these labels on all the deer, pheasants, partridges etc that I regularly eat?
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  3529.  @rusaliagumerova33chingizhan  Then why quote it as though it applies to you? When I was working I was paying nearly that much in tax and NI.
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  3530. You would hardly be paying any tax on £11 an hour.
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  3531.  @Fordnan  You sound like someone who is really jealous of a person in a better position than you. A benevolent Monarchy would be far better than any corrupt democracy, and sooner or later they all become corrupted - if you doubt me on the last statement, quote one that has not.
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  3532. In real terms, how much are we talking about per person in the UK UK? Remember, it is the rich who pay far more tax than ordinary people and many "ordinary " people pay hardly any tax if they do at all. Then there are the huge number on benefits who get everything for free.
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  3533. Neo- Commies moaning about a rich guy who employs hundreds of people across the country!
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  3534. The climate changes regularly like it always has and always will. Go back to the point which the alarmists use as a datum for global warming and you find that the world was going through a so called mini ice age. Crops were failing due to prolonged periods of cold and wet weather across Europe.
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  3535. As long as he was not pulled off on air.
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  3536. Nessy is about the only reason many English people go to Scotland and spend loads of money!
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  3537. Being a thoroughly grumpy old man, I find it a compliment.
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  3538. ​ @silverianjannvs5315 Migrants from those countries stay in France as they speak the language.
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  3539. Why don't some Patriots have a weekend in France with Stanley knives and help the French out? That or thugs on jetskis?
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  3540. The French police fixed one of their illegals the other day in Paris but it caused problems.
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  3541. I will sell you my venison, tax free!
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  3542. But they are good Tory supporters and Freemasons.
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  3543. What we need is gangs of yobs on jet skis going out into the channel and disrupting the dinghies. Given that 99% of jet skiwrs are thugs, that should be easy to sort out.
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  3544.  @N17-o2r  What on earth are you on about, do you think that it is all fake news being put out by the giant lizard people to control our minds or some other crazy notion?
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  3545.  @theunionofjackbeanie2464  Strange thoughts!
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  3546. It doesn't really matter as there are eye witness accounts of the darker gent attacking people. It might be put down to terrorism because technically it might count as that, but he is just a nutter like most of them.
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  3547. Does this mean that if some bunny hugging vegan insults a normal person it is a hate crime? Or the kids who threaten the children of game keepers are hate criminals?
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  3548. ​ @geraldinecowan8301 4x2s spring to mind to describe very many of them.
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  3549.  @Raglan_  More minority parties simply means the main parties don't have to work so hard to win the magic 33% of the vote to get into power. About the only solution I can see is for some decent ordinary folk to break into the mainstream parties, be they left or right, and work from within.
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  3550. Have I died suddenly, no. Would I really care, to be quite honest, no as I will shortly have outlived my father and all my many uncles. Let's have a revolution just like they did in Russia, but wait, that went wrong pretty quickly.
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  3551. Mr Oliver needs to be careful slagging off the elite who run the world in case he gets accused of anti sem as everyone knows who those elites are!
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  3552. Ah, it is the other no vak jock!
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  3553. Which group, currently in conflict with Hamas, control the media?
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  3554. Lots of people died BECAUSE of covid but not necessarily from it. This is what many people don't see.
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  3555. If you're alive, why should you care? It seems the only people who care are the I told you so bunch which strikes me as a little odd, almost virtue signalling.
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  3556.  @lyndoncmp5751  I would suspect that this issue is the result of one or two Frenchies who are upset by some Brits rather than anything endemic.
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  3557. That lad has no clue! He is so totally useless. You could almost imagine him being a set up he is that bad?
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  3558. "The government murdering our kids " WTF DOES THAT COME FROM.
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  3559. tetanus, polio, cholera and TB all on the increase in the uk - thanks mate!
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  3560. roll on independence for the jocks and forced repatriation!
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  3561. This is probably why the statue vandals got off?
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  3562. Like all good scams, it played on people's greed, folks who thought going to uni would get them wonderfully well paid jobs but they are finding out that a degree in ancient languages is not really worth the paper it is printed on.
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  3563. Tell me about this hottest, driest summer we are having while I sit in my yacht, safely moored up withit blowing a hooly out side and the sky is full of rain.
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  3564. I wonder if this guy left the BBC before he was found out?
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  3565. ​ @mickg7299 He was using simple terms so that many of the simple people who worship the ground this Sweat walks on might get the idea.
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  3566. The golden rule of politics has always been "If they say anything then they are lying" Who remembers when Ted Heath promised to cut inflation at a stroke. Guess what, he was telling porkies.
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  3567.  @deefsound  Only in the sense that he knows just what a certain number of people want to hear to make him "popular" ie to benefit him in one way or another. As far as I know, he has never tried to rid the world of Jews, even if that would make him very popular in some circles. Maggie was also good at saying what she knew enough people wanted to hear to get into power.
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  3568.  @methods3110  With respect to the on line harms bill, I guess you would love your son or daughter to be bullied into taking their own life or that of another person? (Has happened too often).
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  3569.  @Helios601  But he was a footballer and thus not one of the sharpest tools in the box (other than he knew he could make a lot of money from it).
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  3570.  @patbuckley4039  It seems that you are all for the JSO lot and the animal rights nutters who vandalise supermarkets etc? They are standing up for what they see as their rights.
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  3571.  @jazura2  The end is nigh!
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  3572.  @jazura2  Two points there: Digital currency (ie cashless) will stop a lot of very dodgy businesses and the likes of the pikies getting rich as easily as they do now. As for 15 minute cities, most people have a totally incorrect idea of what they are about and to be honest it would be pretty difficult to turn many cities into one. That said, somewhere like Portsmouth was until relatively recently effectively one. When I first moved there 30 odd years ago, many of the people I worked with rarely left the city and more than a few thought it was a day out to visit the nearby town.
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  3573.  @mickg7299  He is just saying what people believe they want to hear. The truth is, many people will have to suffer initially if the world is to become a better place for all in the long term.
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  3574.  @jonathanj.7344  People are starting to drift away from that but it will have little if any effect. What it could do is mean that all the BBC's assets get given away to some faceless member of the elite who will make a fortune from it. Perhaps people need to keep badgering the BBC to go back to how they used to be, mind you, as it is now run by accountants that is unlikely to happen as they stand to profit even more if it is sold off.
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  3575. More accurately, he has been saying what many people think they want to hear. A lot of politicians are particularly good at that and always have been. Just think of the democratically elected guy back in 1930s Germany.
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  3576. For a bunch of wealthy idiots who have never faced hardship of any kind!
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  3577. Oh dear, what a pity, some stupidly rich idiots are going to die, whoopee, long may it continue.
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  3578. When you think that rap (not music) is full of hoes and beaches!
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  3579. They ruined Oliver's Army to. Not heard the original version of Brown Sugar for a while either.
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  3580. Best Christmas song ever!
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  3581. The RNLI regularly rescue idiots like this guy who get themselves into trouble due to their own stupidity. Maybe our emergency services should start charging idiots who need to be rescued.
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  3582. Looking at the idiot who managed to get himself into such a stupid situation, it makes you wonder how long he has had been in the UK and how he came here.
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  3583. A months worth of rain in Scotland is about the same as a year's worth in England.
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  3584. Many of the people coming across are not fleeing anything.
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  3585. Anyone remember when our government promised that by removing handguns from decent law abiding people the country would be a safer place.?
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  3586. How about to prove you have converted, burn a copy of the Koran in public and eat pork for every meal for a week?
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  3587. Fear is a weapon used against ordinary people. If we had not succumbed to fear in 1939 maybe the two current wars would not be happening as Israel would not be the place it is now and nor would Russia.
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  3588. Your not even allowed to watch TV or You Tube without having to put up with stupid local accents everywhere.
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  3589. Very rich idiots make biggest error in their lives- who actually gives a hoot?
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  3590.  @DBiggaFigga666 I am not suggesting for one minute that he should be judged by fellow officers nor just by white folk. There is a risk though that his jury could consist of enough vocal people who were closer socially to the criminal who got shot trying to run down the officer than would make for a fair trial.
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  3591.  @DBiggaFigga666  By the term a jury of your peers, it means those of a similar background to you. Just imagine if you were up in court for wife beating and the jury were all men of a faith where that is acceptable? Now think about the demographic in parts of London!
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  3592.  @DBiggaFigga666  Yes, the police should always be accountable for their actions, just like anyone else in society. The main thing is that when the family saw the bodycam footage they changed their minds. There is a real worry that the jury might easily be swayed by a dodgy lawyer and worse still they might not strictly be "of his (the coppers) peers" as they are supposed to be and could easily have very biased views. I cannot recall how many jurors can be rejected, but it can make a huge difference to the outcome.
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  3593.  @jimmyfaulkner5746  I would never even think of putting myself in such a situation from the start.
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  3594.  @DBiggaFigga666  The two cases are so different in so many ways. In the first one the victim was not even of the same race or vague appearance as the guy they were supposed to be after. They should have tackled him much earlier away from crowded places and had they apprehended the right guy alive, they could have got useful information from him (and I would not rule out torture in a case like that! ). In the second case the lad was driving a car known to have been involved in a firearm incident and was driving dangerously to escape the police. He is then reported to have tried to run down the officer which instantly indicates guilt and amounts to attempted murder. The officer being charged with murder was just political.
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  3595.  @DBiggaFigga666  The incident on the train was truly shocking and completely inexcusable. In fact, by shooting him they increased any risk to the public. There woman in charge of the operation should also have been prosecuted but instead went on to be promoted. The two incidents have nothing in common.
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  3596. ​ @DBiggaFigga666 Trying to run a copper down in a large powerful car is pretty much attempted murder and quite likely would have been if he had not been popped.
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  3597. That his life was cut short through his own stupidity is beyond doubt. Just the same as the situation in Paris. Where the police shot the Brazilian on the train, they and their boss should all have been charged but in most cases they should not be.
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  3598. It was not cut short because he was a criminal either, it was because he was stupid.
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  3599. Surely if enough people don't let it affect their version of free speech then it will fail. Then "they" will concentrate on the people it was brought in for, and we all know who those were.
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  3600. What about the other type of "BBC"? Nothing wrong with those, hmmmmm.
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  3601. They are the plague on the earth! Especially the ones who spout nonsense on YouTube in silly regional accents.
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  3602. You sound just like a "left footer" or worse still a Muslim who thinks women are here to breed continuously. It is people like you who depend on millions of poor people breeding endlessly for your wealth!
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  3603. Who remembers the story about the guy who went to London and became mayor. His name was Dick Whittington or similar. Sadiq just seems to be a Dick.
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  3604.  @boblazar1976  Many are criminals and are not going about seeking asylum in the correct way. Why do they not stop in France where they would be safe? Others are certainly not seeking asylum as they are coming from safe places.
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  3605.  @boblazar1976  Your last bit doesn't make sense in the context of the issue I raised.
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  3606. I want to know how a 19 year old violent criminal can afford a holiday out there and more significantly, how he could be allowed to travel out there.
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  3607.  @christalmeth613  Sounds like you did not read what I said given that you originally said it's irresponsible not to have insurance to which I replied he was not responsible.
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  3608.  @chrisso871  As always.
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  3609.  @karenrogers9034  And a good helping of delivered burgers!
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  3610. Imagine the day when everyone is healthy & fit, right up to the age of say 90 and then die peacefully in their sleep?
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  3611. With flour it is quite possible that they have cut down on additives rather than added them.
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  3612.  @sobeit1927  I always say that it is the civil service who run the country regardless of who is in power and if voting made any difference it would have been made illegal years ago.
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  3613. They don't "bring them over" as you put it but bring them ashore, just as they would your child if it drifted out to sea on an inflatable toy due to your stupidity. It is Border Force who need to be doing their job properly from out on the edge of British waters to either turn these people back or arrest them and lock them up.
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  3614.  @toonarmy8524  At least on TV you can spot the lies and deception whereas on here, not only do you get the loonies spouting flat earth, religious and anti-science nonsense there are many skilled manipulators at work.
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  3615. I have never believed a word that a cabby says since I had a number of local ones claiming to have saved the Falklands single handed while in the SAS.
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  3616. Or, to fool people into thinking "They" have not already done something dodgy with the phone network. Alternatively, in order to be able to identify the paranoids and other dangerous people?
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  3617. The boss of border farce is the one responsible for all crimes committed by illegals.
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  3618. ​ @kerrybayton2954 She just sold off all the countries assets to foreigners and made it easy to employ cheap labour from anywhere.
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  3619. I want a nice cheap, grown up 4x4 if anyone wants to sell me one. Certainly don't want a poncy Chelsea tractor.
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  3620.  @17millionfuckoffs  Remember, it is the civil service who run the country, regardless of which party is in power! If voting changed anything then it would have been outlawed years ago.
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  3621. Legend has it that the use by date was put on milk in the US by mafia gangs so that they would sell more milk.
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  3622. Do I detect jealousy?
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  3623. You can tell the BMW or Audi drivers close to the limit by the fact they drive almost ok.
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  3624. Good old Maggie started the rot, selling (or rather giving away) our national resources to her friends who promptly sold them to the highest bidder at a huge profit. It's called capitalism in case anyone didn't know.
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  3625.  @MDyson151  And they do like to play with helpless animals, breaking the backs of mice and watching them struggle.
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  3626. The UK used to produce fuel, maybe if it was state owned greed would not make prices too high.
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  3627.  @six7529  Most of the cost might be tax and the government might not spend it so wisely but they have to get it somewhere, specially now that so many people pay zero road tax. The problem with the oil companies and retailers is as someone else pointed out, that when oil prices start to go up pump prices shoot up but when they start to go down the pump prices lag behind. There is also another subtle issue. Oil tankers will often wait offshore to unload their cargo if it seems that they will get a better price by waiting which although it makes business sense does artificially inflate prices further.
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  3628.  @effdiffeyeno171  If you "like" to be able to do things rather than "have" to then that is entirely up to you and is what is called a privilege. I do many things that I "like" to do that are enormously expensive but never complain really about the cost because it is what I want to do. Never complain about things over which you have control.
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  3629. Anyone who cares about an animated poo tube has a serious problem!
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  3630. One of the guys where I used to work came from Croydon and regularly used to brag about not paying for everything when he went to Tesco and round here, the trolleys end up dumped in the harbour by students. Few supermarkets round here even use the £1 coin deposit devices.
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  3631.  @djgoode  That is how it should be, but as I have said, many EVs seem to be focused on higher than typical performance and extended range when most ordinary people really don't need either and that really jumps the price up and thus the potential depreciation.
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  3632.  @cornishhh  A latter day 2CV.
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  3633.  @djgoode  The big issue is that very many people could never dream of buying a new or even nearly new car and by the time an EV is affordable it will be close to it's end of life.
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  3634.  @djgoode  That can be the case, but most of my cars have cost less than 4k and my last two Shoguns were only around £1500 and lasted 3 or so years before I scrapped them and got about£400 back.
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  3635. Anything that stops scumbag chavs and pickies walking out without paying and all our new "guests" as well can only really be good. It also helps stops students dumping trolleys in the rivers, canals and sea.
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  3636. ​ @Hunterfinn625 Me neither and that is where I am and was for 3 weeks earlier this year.
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  3637.  @tonysheerness2427  Ask the PM, Costa and Amazon!
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  3638. We might not like how it is spent but not paying might only make things worse. Changing the council is the only answer.
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  3639. Great conspiracy theory: It was started by someone from a petrochemical company to discredit EVs. After all, petro chem runs the world.
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  3640. It's about time they had automated driverless taxis so you don't have to listen to cabbies telling you how they saved the world etc.
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  3641. What, like the Russian one? Mmm, didn't turn out well did it.
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  3642. Good quality flour is far from pure white!
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  3643. Badger the hell out of your local MPs and any cadidates to think about OUR country first and the ordinary people in it. They might listen if enough people do this.
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  3644.  @alanbone5512  What if "Reform" turns into a monster at the thought of the power they could have (assuming they win enough seats to make an impact)? How do we know that they won't push for new laws that appear to address people's concerns but have huge negative consequences?
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  3645. And some of those TVs will be smart ones with cameras.
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