NurembergVillan Posted March 6, 2019 Moderator Share Posted March 6, 2019 Just now, peterms said: Possibly envious of his turnover? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted March 6, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted March 6, 2019 1 hour ago, peterms said: Possibly envious of his turnover? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il_serpente Posted March 7, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted March 7, 2019 Why was Claudio Rainieri at Trump's press conference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Quote President Donald Trump has revoked a policy set by his predecessor requiring US intelligence officials to publish the number of civilians killed in drone strikes outside of war zones. The 2016 executive order was brought in by then-President Barack Obama, who was under pressure to be more transparent. Since the 9/11 terror attack, drone strikes have been increasingly used against terror and military targets. The Trump administration said the rule was "superfluous" and distracting. The order applied to the CIA, which has carried out drone strikes in countries such as Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Somalia. Auntie Beeb Maybe what it is, is that he's the best at standing up to these corrupt alphabet soup agencies and draining the swamp etc Personally I think they're on to something with this combination of superfluous and distracting though..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted March 8, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted March 8, 2019 Manafort gets an obscenely lenient sentence for his first set of charges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villakram Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 His serious sentencing hearing is next week and I doubt his.... "poor little old suffering me in a wheelchair with that nasty gout" routine, will work this time. I suspect he'll hit the appeals hard and drag this out to the next election cycle in hopes of a pardon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted March 8, 2019 Moderator Share Posted March 8, 2019 12 hours ago, Chindie said: Manafort gets an obscenely lenient sentence for his first set of charges. The judge has a history of leniency towards white rich people apparently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post villakram Posted March 8, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 8, 2019 1 hour ago, bickster said: The US justice system has a history of leniency towards white rich people apparently 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 For those of you who were giggling at President Trump's presumed faux pas in referring to Tim Apple, I am happy to put the record straight. I hope this clarifies matters. And for those who have been asking about my homework, I can now reveal that it was in fact accidentally ingested by a canine known to me. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Why lie like that ffs He's truly unbelievable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted March 11, 2019 Administrator Share Posted March 11, 2019 4 minutes ago, peterms said: For those of you who were giggling at President Trump's presumed faux pas in referring to Tim Apple, I am happy to put the record straight. I hope this clarifies matters. And for those who have been asking about my homework, I can now reveal that it was in fact accidentally ingested by a canine known to me. And he always knew that the McDonalds chairman isn't called Ronald. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 1 minute ago, limpid said: And he always knew that the McDonalds chairman isn't called Ronald. There's a Scottish monetary economist named Ronald McDonald. Serious bloke, well respected, but everyone suppresses a giggle when he is named. And now, proposals for currency arrangements following possible Scottish independence, presented by Ronald McDonald. No. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted March 11, 2019 Moderator Share Posted March 11, 2019 50 minutes ago, peterms said: There's a Scottish monetary economist named Ronald McDonald. Serious bloke, well respected, but everyone suppresses a giggle when he is named. And now, proposals for currency arrangements following possible Scottish independence, presented by Ronald McDonald. No. We have a driver with that name, he's Scottish too. Miserable sod, though with a name like that I'm not shocked he's had to endure a lot of jokes at his expense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 3 minutes ago, bickster said: We have a driver with that name, he's Scottish too. Miserable sod, though with a name like that I'm not shocked he's had to endure a lot of jokes at his expense I don't really see why parents would name their child with rhyming names. Unless perhaps it was the love child of Pam Ayres. One thing about Scottish names is there's a custom in some communities, the more remote ones, of naming the child with the surname of the grandparent, which is why you get so many people with first names that are also surnames - they are in fact surnames, repurposed. As for your mate suffering jokes, I expect he can always get them back by commenting on the superior quality of football he left behind when he moved from Cowdenbeath or Hamilton to Liverpool. Yes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted March 11, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted March 11, 2019 6 minutes ago, peterms said: One thing about Scottish names is there's a custom in some communities, the more remote ones, of naming the child with the surname of the grandparent, which is why you get so many people with first names that are also surnames - they are in fact surnames, repurposed. Completely off-topic but my dad is called Donald and so is his brother. There are literally thousands of Donald’s on the island. I personally know at least two women called Donalda and several Dona’s. None of them are McDonalds though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted March 11, 2019 Moderator Share Posted March 11, 2019 4 minutes ago, peterms said: I don't really see why parents would name their child with rhyming names. Unless perhaps it was the love child of Pam Ayres. One thing about Scottish names is there's a custom in some communities, the more remote ones, of naming the child with the surname of the grandparent, which is why you get so many people with first names that are also surnames - they are in fact surnames, repurposed. As for your mate suffering jokes, I expect he can always get them back by commenting on the superior quality of football he left behind when he moved from Cowdenbeath or Hamilton to Liverpool. Yes? He's not my mate, as far as I can tell he has no mates, he's that miserable. He's also in his 60's now so when he was named, Ronald McDonald wasn't a thing in the UK As for football and his reaction to the jokes, I have no idea. I just imagine that it is his name that has caused him to become such a curmudgeon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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chrisp65 Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 I like it when there's a name that has a 'fitz' in it. Donald Fitzpatrick. I will always offer up 'and Patrick Fits Donald, everybody happy!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 22 minutes ago, bickster said: He's not my mate, as far as I can tell he has no mates, he's that miserable. He's also in his 60's now so when he was named, Ronald McDonald wasn't a thing in the UK As for football and his reaction to the jokes, I have no idea. I just imagine that it is his name that has caused him to become such a curmudgeon He's probably thinking "If I was ten years younger I could have ridden that wave". The idea that peoples' names constrains their choices is interesting. Kind of negstive nominative determinism. Though not all that plausible. Curmudgeon is an excellent word. We should all use it at least annually. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 The good 'ol U S of A 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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