Comment & snippets

[The Mask]

People who say they sleep like a baby usually don’t have one. Leo J. Burke, ibid.

 

[The Mask]

"When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over the course of time they create for themselves a legal system that authorises it and a moral code that glorifies it."
Frédéric Bastiat, quoted on Fee.Org

 

[Drog]

From the telegraph and exactly right imo.

 

[Barmitzvah Boy]

What exactly is ‘working-age‘ these days Drog? Since compulsory retirement at 65 was abolished (unless both the empire and employee agreed otherwise) we now have no for,Al retirement age and individuals can carry on for as long as they like and dismissal at 65, or indeed any age above 65 unless it is for capability reasons, is now discriminatory.

 

[Drog]

No idea but I could have retired 2 years back and I'm still working..... ish,

 

[Drog]

Something about their clothing suggests this wasn't Katar..... it wasn't even Qatar either! 10/10 for ingenuity though.



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[Old Darwen Blue]

The old oranges injected with vodka would suffice I imagine.

 

[Drog]

Police officers suspended after dragging half-naked Muslim woman out of a property in eviction dispute (msn.com)
"I had no trousers on"......... Maybe not but your hijab should have protected your modesty cos no one could have recognised you.

 

[Old Darwen Blue]

Police officers suspended after dragging half-naked Muslim woman out of a property in eviction dispute (msn.com)
"I had no trousers on"......... Maybe not but your hijab should have protected your modesty.

Tough. She should have left on request.

 

[Drog]

She'd prob have been frantically trying to shove wraps up her growler when she knew plod were at the door.

 

[The Mask]

"We do not know what to do with this short life, yet we want another which will be eternal."
Anatole France

 

[The Mask]

Happy Birthday to Swaffam Rover.

 

[Drog]

My feelings entirely.....

 

[Alan]

My feelings entirely.....
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GP Receptionists will still be trotting out Covid when many of us are pushing daisies up.

 

[Drog]

errrr "second half" Rupert? Arithmatic not your strongest point then?

 

[The Mask]

"Egotist: a person of low taste, more interested in himself than me". Ambrose Bierce (author).

 

[Old Darwen Blue]

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errrr "second half" Rupert? Arithmatic not your strongest point then?

He may have a secret life extending plan though?

 

[Drog]

"A place at Cookham Wood young offenders institution in Kent costs £275,000 per year. S place at eton costs £46,000 per year.

 

[Drog]

"Sacred cows make the tastiest beefburger".
Abbie Hoffman.

 

[Drog]

Tell you what's irking me, press and media constantly referring to X as "X formerly known as twittter". The sentence is now becoming normalised which I'm sure is quite opposite to musks intent.