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I don't believe there is that direct link. I think we are just as threatened with or without extending from Iraq into Syria. Whilst I'm not convinced extending bombing does much for us, I'm also not concerned it will trigger revenge. We are not free from threat today, we will not be free from threat tomorrow, regardless of how the vote goes. What we might get, is an attack with a different strap line. Some bunch of scrotes might be already planning an attack on Barnstaple Winter Wonderland. If we vote to bomb Syria, they'll simply tag it as 'revenge' for that. If we don't, it'll be in response to something else. The media however, are setting themselves up (and therefore a good proportion of us also) for a meltdown.

you don't become a fixture on the million dollar 'vip speaker' circuit by tweeking the changes to family tax credits you don't get to be a peace envoy by suggesting caution and long games he's on a count down to retirement, he needs to get in and start bombing, then get out before it turns, inevitably, to unforseen shit which he can't be responsible for as he's now moved on to million dollar talks about how to achieve peace and would obviously have done things differently

Excellent. Nowhere near in the same league, and I must have mentioned this a few times before - but here's an opportunity for me to repeat myself. A group of us were going to that London to see Super Furries at the Royal Festival Hall. We cocked up on the timing and were getting later and later. I was driving and we decided the honourable thing to do was to drop everyone at the door and then I go off and look for somewhere to abandon the car. We got there, there was a car park with a sign across the entrance saying full, so we drove around it and in to the car park. Directly in front of us was a security hut and a single empty parking space with stripey tape across it and a sign saying 'reserved for band'. I drove in, drove through the tape and over the reserved sign. We piled out of the car, security lady came out of her hut. I said 'we're late!' and she said.....'go! go! go!'. She may have thought we were the Super Furry Animals.

today was a work from home - you'd be amazed what I got done

fight the power

The conservative party do have a majority don't they? I have understood the outcome of the last election correctly? The conservatives aren't having a free vote are they? Why the interest in Labour? Or are there a significant number of terrorist sympathisers currently sitting on the government benches? What silly language to try and 'debate' with. As for putting pressure on Labour MP's, perhaps they need to be told that the only poll on public opinion generally, shows a pretty much 50/50 split within acceptable tolerances (a new untested polling company the only one that has taken place recently). Also, that 75% of Labour party members don't want an escalation of UK involvement in Syria. Given that the public are undecided, Labour members are against it, the leader of the party is against it and some tory MP's are against it, I'd be quite keen to hear the reason why some Labour MP's are quite so keen to bomb.

Conservative MP John Baron, ex Captain in the Fusiliers, served in Northern Ireland. David Cameron needs to have a word with this guy, he's one of the terrorist sympathisers.

booze yeah? I do drink, but it's a bit sporadic. During November, my drinking would have been something very close to this (though I didn't keep records) Week 1 - 0 units - nothing at all. Week 2 - 4 units - maybe a single glass of wine Saturday, another Sunday, home, remainder poured away down sink mid week. Week 3 - 25 / 30 units - one midweek bottle of cider, Saturday a couple of decent sized whiskies at home, 4 pints of lager in an hour, large brandy, large whiskey at a gig venue. Week 4 - 4 units - one glass of wine, one bottle of poncey designer lager beer, home. ------ Nothing so far this Monday & Tuesday, probably nothing through until Friday. Welsh Cup home game Saturday, clubhouse open, I'll be drinking.

Who is it in this thread that has said military action isn't part of the solution? Who is it that's offering appeasement? I've missed these posts.

I suggest we push them off their land and build a big **** off wall around the bits we want.

I'd vote 'no' at the moment. My not having a detailed and fool proof plan, doesn't stop me knowing that the current plan is a bit shit. I'm happy to leave complicated stuff to experts. By experts, I don't mean military people needing something to do to protect a budget.

with headphones, if they aren't the new sennheiser orpheus I ain't interested I keep a set in the house and a set in the office and a set in my bag.

since listening to that album I've always wanted to be a kick ass duke

Unlucky Randy, I bet we were next in line for their £265 Million. Fascinating that there is money out there, double what we are asking and for just a 13% share of Man City. Guess we must be doing something wrong. Chinese Investment

I think 'accept' is the wrong term. I have a friend that works at the tax, I have a friend that is a dry liner. DL guy is clearly taking the system for a ride. Tax friend is too. They have too much work to get through at the tax office, so they are offered weekend over time. But they can't be paid over time. So they are given time and a half off in lieu. So my mate works a Saturday, which means that month there is a week where he doesn't have to turn up until Tuesday afternoon. So guess what, they ask him to work over time. It's like a strange mix of the films Ground Hog Day and Brazil. Dry Liner mate has tried to get work via me, but the system I work in is full on admin and cost consultant lead, with forms and procedures that mean you have to prove you have insurance and vat and everything before you get a sniff of payment. He doesn't get his cash work via me. I'm very lucky not to be anywhere near the sort of building site that will pay cash. If they are paying cash then they aren't doing all the paperwork, checking CS cards etc.. If that's the case, good luck with your insurance when it goes wrong. Should I report my one mate to my other mate? That would feel a bit shabby for some reason. Not absolutely clear why. Mates I guess, but then I've never 'snitched' on anyone and the real reason is probably right there, the connotation of 'snitch', 'grass'. I didn't report him when he had a back garden full of herbs either, come to think of it.

I guessed at a final crowd of just over 30,000 20 million of Randy's money divided between 30,000 Villa fans came to.........6 6 6 I think that just about sums it up. The guy can't even give money away without it turning to shit and somebody losing their soul.

Yep, I know a guy that does dry lining, same story, lots of cash work. Get him in conversation and he hates 'spongers'.

a friend of mine has a very bad penis allergy I nearly choked the ****

I think it was the whole Nestle thing rather than coffee taste.

Defeatist pussies in the relegation thread. The whole need to claw for survival in the Prem rather than have a plan to be a good entertaining team I'd like to pay to watch.

Asda, today. Hot cross buns. Because it's never too early to start planning for Easter.

Garage / Man Cave and soon to be fitness suite and den for the kids. I'd sectioned off an area for their fitness bike thing and a treadmill they've got for Christmas. Was changing the lino and generally painting everything white. Yep, injured myself setting up a fitness area.

Fell off a table yesterday whilst having wild sex. Sorry, not wild sex, whilst decorating part of the garage. We had one of those smallish Ikea coffee tables which I decided was just right for standing on to reach a high point for painting. No warning, no creaking, no slight sag or anything it went from perfectly good painter's raised platform to demolished pieces of chipboard and compressed card. I'm fairly sure that once the table disintegrated I did that cartoon thing of standing in the air with my feet paddling / running for a few seconds. Anyway, I came down hard on the concrete floor and twatted every part of my body from ankles. knees, groin, arm, jaw and side of head. I also managed to paint the decent jumper I was wearing. Having already been warned that I was wearing a very good jumper for some risky painting. Not my finest hour. Knee and groin still knackered this morning. I shall play sad music whilst I limp around the kitchen prepping Sunday lunch, lamenting the fact everyone in this house has now told me how much they liked that table, yet nobody will even entertain the idea of having a look at my groin.