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Whingers' corner
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AtomKraft » Fri Mar 18, 2022 10:46 pm
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boac/ Admin 2.
I don't care what Plum posted. You shouldn't delete it or ban him.
You left wing types are always in favour of control and...
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I think on that note it is a good time to close Whingers' Corner.
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Last post by admin2
Tue Mar 22, 2022 10:01 pm
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Sir Monty Python
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by Capetonian » Sat Dec 29, 2018 11:06 am
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Sir Michael Palin, more I would think for his wonderful travel programmes than for his Monty Pythoning days.
As for the others, apart from Twiggy,...
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I see Rob the Knob missed out on an OBE again. I must be nice, at least TOP sent me birthday greetings !
OBE = Obvious Bastard Exemplified (in...
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Last post by Cacophonix
Sat Dec 29, 2018 5:18 pm
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Paddy Ashdown
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by Capetonian » Sat Dec 22, 2018 8:46 pm
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A decent politician, if that is not an oxymoron, has left us, at the age of 77.
I always admired him for his straightforward and honest way of...
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Sad to hear that. Probably the only politician in recent years I had any time for. He called it as it was, whether that was popular or not. A good...
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Last post by CharlieOneSix
Sat Dec 22, 2018 11:21 pm
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Chaos in Belgium
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OFSO » Mon Dec 10, 2018 8:48 am
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Government collapsed when the Flemish refused to attend the UN conference in Marocco on migration.
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A Connecticut Yankee at the Court of King Arthur by Mark Twain. He proposes having a Royal Family composed of cats. Quiet, intelligent, look good.
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Last post by OFSO
Thu Dec 20, 2018 10:34 am
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The Blair Project
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OFSO » Mon Dec 10, 2018 7:12 am
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After a four year legal battle the fact has emerged that Tony Blair asked the British Government to conceal details of the activities of Blair...
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May, to her credit, has fired off a broadside at Blair this morning, saying that he is out of order and a disgrace to his former office of PM. Few in...
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Last post by om15
Sun Dec 16, 2018 9:42 am
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Strasbourg shooting
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OFSO » Wed Dec 12, 2018 1:20 pm
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Another triumph for the EU's open borders policy as after the shootings the terrorist took a taxi from France into Germany - five minutes from the...
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No, Boac. My point is that his being born in Germany didn't make him German. He never was.
Shades of Racial Hygiene! :(
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Last post by John Hill
Sat Dec 15, 2018 7:07 pm
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Mutti Merkel in peril
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OFSO » Tue Oct 02, 2018 6:17 am
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Regional elections in Bavaria in a couple of weeks and more in Hessen two weeks after that. CDU and CSU both likely to fare badly. AFD will probably...
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The damage Merkel did to Europe is without precedent, save one. I can't get my head around that she was considered a conservative. The only logical...
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Last post by BenThere
Thu Dec 13, 2018 7:20 pm
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Culture appropriation
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BenThere » Sat Dec 08, 2018 11:23 pm
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I'm a fool for cultural exuberance; I'm sorry. Hope some can see the good in this.
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I can see this turning into a youtube thread, where we all extol the music we like. I ask your indulgence for one more vid. I love the classic...
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Last post by BenThere
Mon Dec 10, 2018 6:12 pm
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US Navy Suicide in Bahrain
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Boac » Sun Dec 02, 2018 1:07 pm
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U.S. Fifth Fleet Commander - apparent suicide.
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So I have heard. Elsewhere, however, suicide is being considered.
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Last post by Boac
Sun Dec 02, 2018 2:26 pm
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Project Fear
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OFSO » Thu Sep 20, 2018 2:54 pm
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A home for ludicrous suggestions of likely calamities post-Brexit.....
My contribution (probably posted elsewhere) but so what.....
Reported: A...
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Someone please feed that Canadian prick to the polar bears.
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Last post by Capetonian
Wed Nov 28, 2018 5:34 pm
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A Russian at the head of Interpol?
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Cacophonix » Wed Nov 21, 2018 6:56 am
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How on earth can such an abomination have been considered, let alone be likely to come about?
LONDON, England (AP) — Interpol is facing a pivotal —...
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Maybe we should nominate Boris next time and get him to disappear :ymdevil:
Woody an admirable idea, sadly, he would be rapidly returned with a...
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Last post by Cacophonix
Wed Nov 21, 2018 7:55 am
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Theresa may... or she might not, after all?
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probes » Thu Nov 15, 2018 11:34 am
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Would/could somebody explain the mess to someone who hasn't been 'tuned in' mostly? Do they have a clue at all? About what's going to happen if A, B...
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On another forum, I suggested that they be given the option of rejoining the UK, I was shouted down.
Since the creation of Eire, the Irish have had...
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Last post by Jetex Jim
Tue Nov 20, 2018 6:47 am
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Chaos in Greece
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OFSO » Wed May 17, 2017 8:02 pm
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General Strike in Greece this week including ATC and airport staff, inter-island ferries, transport, government offices, trains, hospital workers,...
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Great people, the Greeks. Had some wonderful holidays there, but not sure I'd want to live on the Mainland.
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Last post by OFSO
Sun Nov 18, 2018 7:53 pm
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Vote for me!
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by Sisemen » Sat Nov 17, 2018 3:03 am
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I'm no Corbyn fan but there must be a few...
The Conservatives have lost ground to Labour in the polls after a chaotic week at Westminster.
Two...
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Last post by Jetex Jim
Sun Nov 18, 2018 6:42 pm
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Quantum Physics
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Jetex Jim » Sun Sep 30, 2018 8:18 pm
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As a change from politics, here's something completely different and much more interesting (this is the domain for controversial topics and few...
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The theory was hugely controversial when it came out and is still not universally accepted not least because it is not understood.As this review on...
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Last post by Cacophonix
Mon Nov 12, 2018 7:30 am
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The Strap
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Woody » Wed Oct 10, 2018 11:28 am
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The trick was just to get this punishment from certain teachers who were not very good at it and definitely not by “Grizzly Adams “
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When i was young we had a mantlepiece over the fireplace with a long, highly polished ,brass rod under it. on the end hung a large belt. This was the...
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Last post by 1DC
Sun Nov 11, 2018 8:51 pm
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Last post by Nick Riviera
Fri Nov 09, 2018 10:48 am
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If the Germans can come to the Cenotaph, why not the Rhodesians?
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by Capetonian » Thu Nov 01, 2018 8:13 am
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I wasn't aware of this disgraceful exclusion of certain people who fought with the allies. The Rhodesians made huge sacrifices during the war, Ian...
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As ever, a British government that is afraid of taking the correct course of action in case it offends some social justice warrior poseurs. I hope...
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Last post by ian16th
Thu Nov 01, 2018 10:26 pm
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I think the UK is imploding from within.
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SOPS » Sat Aug 12, 2017 2:05 am
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As it says in the Article, parts of the U.K. are broken beyond repair.
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An Islington London friend just told us the headmistress of her child's school is closing it for the festival of Eid as it's a multicultural...
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Last post by OFSO
Tue Oct 30, 2018 5:34 pm
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Chaos in Scotland
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OFSO » Tue May 30, 2017 8:30 pm
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I've just heard Nicola Sturgeon saying Scotland must be allowed another referendum on separation from the UK and when they have achieved this...
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Well I don't know who has priority on the line.
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Last post by Jetex Jim
Sat Oct 27, 2018 3:38 am
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Chaos in Italy
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OFSO » Tue Oct 23, 2018 7:22 pm
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The EU Commission has rejected the Italian budget for the next fiscal period and told the Government of Italy to go away and come up with a new plan....
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So what happens if the Italian government refuses to change? After all, the rules say under3% and they're at 2.4% so are technically compliant.
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Last post by llondel
Tue Oct 23, 2018 8:36 pm
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The CumEx Files - The biggest tax swindle in the history of Europe.
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nomorecatering » Sun Oct 21, 2018 6:22 pm
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The spreadsheet documents an organized theft from the tax coffers of at least ten European states, besides Germany. This investigation reveals that...
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If you save and work to accumulate an estate,
Well, did the old line gentry do that, or did they just steal it off the peasants in the first place?...
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Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana
Sun Oct 21, 2018 7:34 pm
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Biting the hand that feeds you.
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by Capetonian » Sun Oct 21, 2018 6:43 am
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Apparently that odious creature Julian Asshole who has been living in the sanctuary of the Ecuadorian Embassy for about 6 years, thus being protected...
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Look forward to seeing you. We are at Groote Post which I recall you correctly identified on one of my photo challenges.
See you soon.
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Last post by Capetonian
Sun Oct 21, 2018 10:26 am
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New income tax for France
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OFSO » Sat Oct 13, 2018 12:25 pm
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Not stating this as fact, so perhaps someone will confirm it. I heard yesterday in Paris that effective 1.1.2019 a new tax will be implemented in...
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Gee. You'd think people would tire of giving more and more of their income to the state.
Ben just asking if you're an American national now who...
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Last post by Slasher
Tue Oct 16, 2018 9:30 am
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On the brink
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OFSO » Fri Oct 12, 2018 2:22 pm
That amazingly effective organisation, the Council of Europe, is trembling as Russia, which should contribute 11% of the budget, has stopped paying...
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Last post by OFSO
Fri Oct 12, 2018 2:22 pm
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The Rise and Fall of Civilisation As We Know It.
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Alisoncc » Fri Sep 21, 2018 12:58 am
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A while back we had a topic asking what times would we prefer to have lived in. I wrote that I was pretty happy with my current times. Born at the...
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So Bob thinks this sort of dialogue is worthy of ridicule. I think it's a good thing, an attempt at healing and seeking common ground. But I don't...
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Last post by BenThere
Fri Oct 12, 2018 2:11 pm
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