Strongly worded pedantry to follow, no doubt ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk...ristol-19659847
BBC cause outrage to Methven Hornet
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gingerjon
, Sep 20 2012 01:12 PM
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Posted 20 September 2012 - 01:12 PM
Cheer up, RL is actually rather good
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Posted 20 September 2012 - 01:17 PM
Ridiculous. I don't know any Irish person who takes offence at Irish jokes, mainly because they don't believe the joke to be true and couldn't give a ****.
Then wisdom says: cherish your days, worry only lets your time slip away
Push away the thief trying to steal your gift, the fighter is the one whose feet are swift.
Push away the thief trying to steal your gift, the fighter is the one whose feet are swift.
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Posted 20 September 2012 - 01:19 PM
well that's another one dealt with thenRidiculous. I don't know any Irish person who takes offence at Irish jokes, mainly because they don't believe the joke to be true and couldn't give a ****.
there are those among us
who think that life is but a joke
who think that life is but a joke
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Posted 20 September 2012 - 01:21 PM
well that's another one dealt with then
You line 'em up....
Then wisdom says: cherish your days, worry only lets your time slip away
Push away the thief trying to steal your gift, the fighter is the one whose feet are swift.
Push away the thief trying to steal your gift, the fighter is the one whose feet are swift.
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Posted 20 September 2012 - 01:21 PM
Ridiculous. I don't know any Irish person who takes offence at Irish jokes, mainly because they don't believe the joke to be true and couldn't give a ****.
The joke is not what will cause Methven Hornet great anguish and stress.
Cheer up, RL is actually rather good
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Posted 20 September 2012 - 01:22 PM
The joke is not what will cause Methven Hornet great anguish and stress.
You referring to the geographical and terminology bit here?
Then wisdom says: cherish your days, worry only lets your time slip away
Push away the thief trying to steal your gift, the fighter is the one whose feet are swift.
Push away the thief trying to steal your gift, the fighter is the one whose feet are swift.
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Posted 20 September 2012 - 01:24 PM
You referring to the geographical and terminology bit here?
Potentially.
Cheer up, RL is actually rather good
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Posted 20 September 2012 - 01:29 PM
You were talking about boring forumites?
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Posted 20 September 2012 - 01:36 PM
You were talking about boring forumites?
I decided that if I can't beat them I should join them.
Cheer up, RL is actually rather good
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Posted 20 September 2012 - 02:20 PM
The joke is not what will cause Methven Hornet great anguish and stress.
"There are now more pandas in Scotland than Tory MPs."
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Posted 20 September 2012 - 02:20 PM
You do yourself a disservice. You've excelled.
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Posted 20 September 2012 - 03:16 PM
You referring to the geographical and terminology bit here?
And historical. Never forget your early 20th century Irish history, lest some well-meaning, but erroneous TRL forumite comes along to rewrite it!
"There are now more pandas in Scotland than Tory MPs."
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Posted 20 September 2012 - 04:47 PM
More outrage here as someone gets outraged about an outrage : http://www.bbc.co.uk...entral-19664920
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Posted 20 September 2012 - 05:23 PM
More outrage here as someone gets outraged about an outrage : http://www.bbc.co.uk...entral-19664920
Very serious offence under Scottish criminal law - being threatening and abusive towards a black pudding (NOT, as reported, a blood sausage).
"There are now more pandas in Scotland than Tory MPs."
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Posted 21 September 2012 - 09:27 AM
More outrage here as someone gets outraged about an outrage : http://www.bbc.co.uk...entral-19664920
Ecky Thump!
"Journalists are meant to be neutral, for God's sake." - Stephen 'Wiggy' Jones
"Perhaps it would be better that future criticism of sports be made on the narrow basis of what is being discussed, without reference to other sports, unless those sports offer a solution to the problem in hand." - Brian 'Pigface' Moore
"What happens in rugby union? A player takes the ball, moves forward a little and gets tackled. A whole load of players then roll about on the ground. Pheep! The referee gives a penalty." - Simon Barnes
"Perhaps it would be better that future criticism of sports be made on the narrow basis of what is being discussed, without reference to other sports, unless those sports offer a solution to the problem in hand." - Brian 'Pigface' Moore
"What happens in rugby union? A player takes the ball, moves forward a little and gets tackled. A whole load of players then roll about on the ground. Pheep! The referee gives a penalty." - Simon Barnes
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