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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: What's your ethnicity? thread. |
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Posted: 11 Mar 2018, 7:04 pm
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| Scottish but with distant English,Irish and Anglo-Indian ancestry. |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: UK or England thread? |
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Posted: 09 Mar 2018, 6:05 pm
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Tequila wrote: pluto wrote: Ee,it were 'ard in olden days. We 'ad no bath - We 'ad to bathe in a septic tank,on 't roof in 't pourin' rain. You're doing it wrong. Unfamiliarity with the dialect. Close but no cigar.  "In't th'owden days...".
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: UK or England thread? |
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Posted: 08 Mar 2018, 4:57 pm
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| Is it just me, or is the grass greener up north? We don't have hot water or enamel baths. Still on tin baths. Wish me luck fitting into it. ;-) Make sure to put some more coal on the fire before you get into bath water that 2 people have already bathed in :lol: Only two, they're posh your way Ferri... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: What's the weather like RIGHT NOW?! |
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Posted: 01 Mar 2018, 2:21 pm
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In Scotland it's been snowing for 2 days and some people have been stranded in their vehicles for up to 20 hours
on gridlocked motorways.Still light snow at the moment but high winds making for blizzard conditions. |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: UK or England thread? |
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Posted: 28 Feb 2018, 1:40 pm
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| The whole of the UK has been hit with snow today but in Scotland we've also got a first-ever 'Red' warning for people not to venture outdoors at all until the warning is lifted. Although it's definitely extreme weather,there didn't seem to be any attempts by the authorities to grit the roads - much ... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: At least 17 dead in Florida School Shooting |
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Posted: 27 Feb 2018, 6:19 pm
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| okay. mexico and south africa are still far more violent countries. i'd pick america over china anyday too, there's more to firearms violence than school shootings I suspect a lot of gun violence in these countries relates to criminals shooting each other,whereas in the US it's innocent people who ... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Repeal the Second Amendment |
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Posted: 25 Feb 2018, 11:51 am
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Replies: 142
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I accept what regulated means but it doesn't mean 'well equipped' in the sense of individuals having assault rifles that
can kill hundreds of people in a matter of minutes. |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Repeal the Second Amendment |
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Posted: 25 Feb 2018, 7:25 am
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Replies: 142
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| On another forum I raised the point about what would really have been meant by "well regulated militia".Not only did gun supporters say that it definitely referred to all individuals,but one person said that 'well regulated' means 'well equipped'. As long as there are people with no qualms... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Roman History |
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Posted: 25 Feb 2018, 7:07 am
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| Although Britain doesn't have so many direct legacies from the Roman Empire,the indirect legacies and existence of Roman historical sites are significant,even in Scotland which was only temporarily part of the empire for a relatively short time.Scots law has a basis in Roman law and there are remain... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: RIP Frasier's Dad. |
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Posted: 06 Feb 2018, 2:58 pm
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| He was a great actor,as they all were on Frasier.I still like watching the repeats of it no matter how many times I've seen them. |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Martin Landau Dead At 89. |
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Posted: 17 Jul 2017, 2:24 pm
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Sorry to hear that.I just watched him recently in a Columbo episode where he skillfully played a double part as twins.
I'd seen it umpteen times but he made it watchable again. |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: UK general election |
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Posted: 11 Jun 2017, 2:41 am
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Replies: 102
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| It's far from certain that Conservative MPs will endorse this blatantly opportunistic move by May. The Government is supposed to be entirely neutral in matters of Northern Ireland's constitution and to form a coalition with the unionists is contrary to this.The DUP also have some extreme views - ant... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: any proof Donald Trump is aware how government works? |
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Posted: 07 Nov 2016, 3:52 pm
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| My guess is that Trump secretly wouldn't mind losing narrowly.That way he can go on claiming the vote was 'rigged' and still have a high profile whipping up anti-establishment feeling. If he actually wins ? Well then he'll have enormous responsibility as probably the most important person in the wor... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: UKIP fight at European Parliament |
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Posted: 09 Oct 2016, 6:45 am
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| It's ironic that Stephen Woolfe will have the benefit of free health care in France due to EU agreements. |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Scotland seeks independent entry to the European Union |
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Posted: 31 Jul 2016, 5:55 am
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Replies: 101
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| https://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/cumulus_uploads/inlineimage/2016-07-01/referendum-gender-issues-v3.jpg I don't know what gender fits in with this, but the Scottish referendum business needs someone in charge who can back their self-governance. Take Gordon Brown for one, he was born on exactly... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Scotland seeks independent entry to the European Union |
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Posted: 31 Jul 2016, 5:43 am
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It's funny how we tend to think of countries as being stable but even recent history shows they aren't.In my lifetime the following countries have broken up or merged :
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
Cyprus
USSR
Pakistan
Ethiopia
Sudan
China (acquired Hong Kong) |
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