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Forum: Politics & Govt 28-07-2020, 06:37 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,361
Posted By OldFogey
Spot-on. Shapps is nearly as big an...

Spot-on.

Shapps is nearly as big an embarrassment to the Tory Party as Chris Grayling proved to be.

And Boris Johnson, exercising his usual sound political judgement, wanted Grayling to be...
Forum: Brexit Forum 27-07-2020, 09:48 PM
Replies: 223
Views: 11,455
Posted By OldFogey
I forgot to add the reference for the Christians...

I forgot to add the reference for the Christians among you:
Galatians 6:7.
Forum: Brexit Forum 27-07-2020, 09:20 PM
Replies: 223
Views: 11,455
Posted By OldFogey
That's because of the Irish Famine of 1845-49,...

That's because of the Irish Famine of 1845-49, when more than 1.5m Irish people fled to the USA.

The ghost of the Famine came back to haunt successive British Governments many years later during...
Forum: Politics & Govt 27-07-2020, 09:02 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,361
Posted By OldFogey
Shapps is a fraudster. Hence my comment. ...

Shapps is a fraudster.

Hence my comment. (If it's me to whom you are referring)

No "hate" in that, surely?
Forum: Music 27-07-2020, 05:54 PM
Replies: 732
Views: 70,593
Posted By OldFogey
Bob Dylan, Live 1962-66. The Maestro in...

Bob Dylan, Live 1962-66.

The Maestro in action.
Forum: Books 27-07-2020, 05:51 PM
Replies: 945
Views: 204,106
Posted By OldFogey
Simon Lack, The Hedge Fund Mirage (2012). An...

Simon Lack, The Hedge Fund Mirage (2012).

An ex-hedge fund manager's account of how greedy rich people are conned into investing in dodgy HFs.
Forum: Politics & Govt 27-07-2020, 05:43 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,688
Posted By OldFogey
There you go again - "cutting your nose to spite...

There you go again - "cutting your nose to spite your face" - "making a rod for your own back" &c.

You must be a very very wealthy individual, AT - I'd guess a spoiled-rotten baby-boomer.
Forum: Politics & Govt 27-07-2020, 05:39 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,361
Posted By OldFogey
The shyster Shapps AKA "Mr Green" - the man with...

The shyster Shapps AKA "Mr Green" - the man with two names - shafted.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alp566hl6R8
Brilliant!
Forum: General Chat 27-07-2020, 05:36 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,853
Posted By OldFogey
The one "alternative treatment" to most...

The one "alternative treatment" to most definitely steer clear of is homeopathy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0-NalmRSl8
Forum: Other Debates/Discussions 27-07-2020, 05:27 PM
Replies: 158
Views: 9,520
Posted By OldFogey
That is one very dodgy-looking website. I'd...

That is one very dodgy-looking website.

I'd be careful there.
Forum: Brexit Forum 27-07-2020, 05:24 PM
Replies: 223
Views: 11,455
Posted By OldFogey
So far as I can see, there's no element of...

So far as I can see, there's no element of fortune-telling in any of what I said.
Forum: Politics & Govt 27-07-2020, 05:19 PM
Replies: 101
Views: 5,341
Posted By OldFogey
I never claimed to be a "socialist". And I can't...

I never claimed to be a "socialist". And I can't imagine what (or who) on earth you think I am "jealous" of.

£75,000 is way way too low a threshold to stop paying income tax - and you must know...
Forum: Politics & Govt 27-07-2020, 03:01 PM
Replies: 101
Views: 5,341
Posted By OldFogey
Yes, that figure is always trotted-out by the...

Yes, that figure is always trotted-out by the wealthy and their hangers-on to show how generous they are being to the rest of us.

However, it in no way reflects the actual earnings of that 1%,...
Forum: Politics & Govt 27-07-2020, 12:24 PM
Replies: 101
Views: 5,341
Posted By OldFogey
Hallelujah! See: Nicholas Shaxson,...

Hallelujah!

See:
Nicholas Shaxson, Treasure Islands (2011)
Oliver Bullough, Moneyland (2018)

Both books demonstrate who is really screwing the UK taxpayer.

And guess which political party...
Forum: General Health 27-07-2020, 12:20 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 3,401
Posted By OldFogey
Were you ever bitten by a dog? If so, would...

Were you ever bitten by a dog?

If so, would the hapless hound have realised it was chewing on an old grey fox?
Forum: Brexit Forum 27-07-2020, 12:18 PM
Replies: 223
Views: 11,455
Posted By OldFogey
It's never all "doom & gloom" - not even when you...

It's never all "doom & gloom" - not even when you take a dump in your own backyard, as the UK did with Brexit.

The worst thing that is going to happen? Probably the economic hardship that will be...
Forum: Brexit Forum 27-07-2020, 10:39 AM
Replies: 223
Views: 11,455
Posted By OldFogey
Well, it would be a good idea to think a little...

Well, it would be a good idea to think a little ahead, yes!

I'm sure our grandchildren will not only not thank this generation of baby-boomers for Brexit, but will positively curse us for...
Forum: General Chat 27-07-2020, 08:46 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,760
Posted By OldFogey
There is no excuse for not wearing a...

There is no excuse for not wearing a face-covering when required to do so.

They're uncomfortable; they steam the glasses up; they inhibit proper communication . . . but they could protect lives.
...
Forum: Brexit Forum 27-07-2020, 08:36 AM
Replies: 223
Views: 11,455
Posted By OldFogey
Happy to oblige . . . Judy.

Happy to oblige . . . Judy.
Forum: General Health 27-07-2020, 08:35 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 3,401
Posted By OldFogey
It's always best to lead by example. And...

It's always best to lead by example.

And with Boris's weight, I'm not surprised he's leaning.
Forum: Politics & Govt 27-07-2020, 08:33 AM
Replies: 101
Views: 5,341
Posted By OldFogey
. . . and, Prime Minister, get your...

. . . and, Prime Minister, get your party-donating chums (both private & institutional) to pay their fair share of taxes, instead of shunting their loot offshore, necessitating the rest of us having...
Forum: Politics & Govt 27-07-2020, 07:43 AM
Replies: 101
Views: 5,341
Posted By OldFogey
Long-delayed, long-overdue, any move in the...

Long-delayed, long-overdue, any move in the direction of addressing this matter must be welcomed.
Forum: General Health 27-07-2020, 07:41 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 3,401
Posted By OldFogey
Yes another U-Turn from the overweight blonde boy...

Yes another U-Turn from the overweight blonde boy at Number 10.

I think if you're going to encourage the population to be healthy it helps if you yourself don't look like you've taken one-too-many...
Forum: Brexit Forum 27-07-2020, 07:38 AM
Replies: 223
Views: 11,455
Posted By OldFogey
Agreed. Bear in mind, though, that people in...

Agreed.

Bear in mind, though, that people in the north of Ireland - as in Scotland - voted to stay in the EU, that result being totally ignored by Unionist MPs. Democracy, it would seem, has its...
Forum: Brexit Forum 27-07-2020, 04:35 AM
Replies: 223
Views: 11,455
Posted By OldFogey
Irish unity is pretty damn inevitable. - everyone...

Irish unity is pretty damn inevitable. - everyone but the poor deluded Brits and their Unionist stooges can see it coming.

Why are Irish jokes so simple?

So that the English can understand them!
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