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Forum: Brexit Forum 30-01-2020, 12:48 PM
Replies: 103
Views: 5,536
Posted By Boot
I thought Farage and the MEPs who joined in that...

I thought Farage and the MEPs who joined in that childish display of flag waving were unnecessarily rude. Embarrassing spectacle.
Forum: Brexit Forum 30-01-2020, 12:16 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 3,478
Posted By Boot
The wording is clumsy but it’s still worth 50p -...

The wording is clumsy but it’s still worth 50p - and who actually studies the back of every coin they get in change? - I think there’s about 60 different designs on 50p coins but I’ve only noticed a...
Forum: Politics & Govt 19-01-2020, 07:26 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 973
Posted By Boot
Great idea - it will give them an incentive to...

Great idea - it will give them an incentive to sort out the problems of all the cancelled trains we have been experiencing on this train line in recent months.

On a good day, with no delays or...
Forum: General Chat 19-01-2020, 07:04 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 2,034
Posted By Boot
Hahaha I do see the irony! “It’s not me,...

Hahaha
I do see the irony!

“It’s not me, it’s you”. ;-)
Forum: General Chat 19-01-2020, 01:35 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,750
Posted By Boot
I wouldn’t rate Melania as a great role model for...

I wouldn’t rate Melania as a great role model for young women to aspire to and she doesn’t seem to be making much impact in the role of First Lady but I get the impression it was a role she didn’t...
Forum: Other Debates/Discussions 19-01-2020, 12:39 PM
Replies: 414
Views: 29,727
Posted By Boot
Those photos were not recent photos and were not...

Those photos were not recent photos and were not taken in her current location - they are old photos which have re-surfaced - they were taken and posted on her friend’s social media site years ago,...
Forum: General Chat 24-12-2019, 05:43 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,228
Posted By Boot
I think it’s your imagination. There was a star...

I think it’s your imagination.
There was a star on the top of the Christmas tree outside the BBC and inside the foyer of the BBC this year and all over the trees, there has been more stars than you...
Forum: Politics & Govt 19-12-2019, 07:27 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,462
Posted By Boot
I’m not surprised Corbyn was looking grim-faced -...

I’m not surprised Corbyn was looking grim-faced - he’s a Republican attending a Royal Command - and has just lost an election big-time - he is now a ghost at the feast and must know nearly everyone...
Forum: Politics & Govt 19-12-2019, 12:48 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 3,144
Posted By Boot
Sorry you couldn’t open the link - I don’t...

Sorry you couldn’t open the link - I don’t subscribe to the Independent either but I could read the article - it was entitled
“So who were the moronic MPs who nominated Corbyn for Labour Leadership...
Forum: Beauty 18-12-2019, 05:47 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,124
Posted By Boot
Interesting link, thanks. As others have...

Interesting link, thanks.

As others have said, the real test is whether it continues to smell as nice after several hours. I would only really know if I wore it but, at such reasonable prices, it...
Forum: Politics & Govt 18-12-2019, 05:01 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 3,144
Posted By Boot
Only 35 MPs, the minimum number needed, nominated...

Only 35 MPs, the minimum number needed, nominated him.
Some said later they had added their name to his nomination to give the whole range of choices from hard left to more centre left but did not...
Forum: Politics & Govt 18-12-2019, 04:48 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 3,144
Posted By Boot
They didn’t. I don’t think he had a lot of...

They didn’t. I don’t think he had a lot of support from the MPs in the selection process.
Of all the candidates nominated for the Leadership Selection by Labour MPs, Corbyn received the fewest MP...
Forum: General Chat 18-12-2019, 10:34 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,646
Posted By Boot
If you suffer from S.A.D., then the “shortest day...

If you suffer from S.A.D., then the “shortest day of the year” is something to look forward to because it means you’ve got through the darkest days and reached the “half way point” where the daylight...
Forum: Technology 11-12-2019, 03:27 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,571
Posted By Boot
The “check previous loft insulation” scam seems...

The “check previous loft insulation” scam seems to have been doing the rounds of several different counties so far - up to now, I have seen it reported in Thames Valley, Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk and...
Forum: Politics & Govt 11-12-2019, 02:04 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,045
Posted By Boot
I would consider voting tactically if I lived in...

I would consider voting tactically if I lived in a marginal constituency and I thought a tactical vote would help elect a candidate more aligned to my views.

Anyone who does not support one of the...
Forum: Brexit Forum 11-12-2019, 01:44 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,668
Posted By Boot
I found all the oft-repeated soundbites about UK...

I found all the oft-repeated soundbites about UK leaving the EU extremely irritating.
The most offensive one is the word “Brexit” itself.

Presumably, it’s a portmanteau word of “Britain’s Exit” ...
Forum: Car Forum 07-12-2019, 11:16 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 3,497
Posted By Boot
I have never fancied having an automatic car. I...

I have never fancied having an automatic car. I have driven one as a hire car but wasn’t keen on the way it handled hilly country roads.

Another thing which puts me off is an accident I witnessed...
Forum: TV & Film 06-12-2019, 02:08 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 805
Posted By Boot
I usually forget when QT is on TV but in the last...

I usually forget when QT is on TV but in the last few weeks, I’ve been looking for it and watching it on Catch Up TV.

I think there’s been some good audiences from up North in recent weeks.

I...
Forum: General Chat 05-12-2019, 02:46 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,558
Posted By Boot
They weren’t heard to say much and the editing...

They weren’t heard to say much and the editing squashed two separate bits together, which may have made it seem worse.

I can’t stand Trump but if my job involved attending international...
Forum: General Chat 05-12-2019, 02:35 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 644
Posted By Boot
Most Adverts don’t register with me. I mentally...

Most Adverts don’t register with me.
I mentally switch off from the arty farty ones, where women are walking through golden lakes draped in floaty scarves or cars are driving through mountain...
Forum: Brexit Forum 04-12-2019, 12:05 AM
Replies: 104
Views: 7,086
Posted By Boot
I just wish Brits would rise up and demand a more...

I just wish Brits would rise up and demand a more democratic system in our own Parliamentary system.

Once we leave EU, let’s not stop there - let’s get rid of unelected Lords AND demand...
Forum: Food & Drink 03-12-2019, 11:51 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 5,155
Posted By Boot
If you’ll pardon me for pointing out the obvious...

If you’ll pardon me for pointing out the obvious - that statement is not very logical!

A bit of perspective comes in useful for vegans, vegetarians and omnivores, don’t you think? :lol:
Forum: Food & Drink 03-12-2019, 08:53 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 5,155
Posted By Boot
Thumbs up There’s some delicious looking food on that...

There’s some delicious looking food on that recipe page.
I wouldn’t mind having most of that on my Christmas platter.

The carnivores / omnivores can have their meat and stuff it -

Delicious...
Forum: Politics & Govt 03-12-2019, 07:18 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 640
Posted By Boot
I didn’t hear the radio programme you did so I...

I didn’t hear the radio programme you did so I don’t know exactly what Labour are claiming about the figure of 3 million.
I can’t find any info about what you heard but I just looked at a few...
Forum: General Chat 03-12-2019, 04:07 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 406
Posted By Boot
Possibly. It depends on the circumstances. ...

Possibly.
It depends on the circumstances.
The Law relating to Joint Enterprise is complex to interpret and some cases where people have been convicted of crimes they took no actual part in but...
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