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classicman · 01-04-2012, 05:19 PM

Isn't that Chuck Testa-cle?

Gravdigr · 01-04-2012, 07:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spexxvet

Even stuffed with feathers, that horse wouldn't be light.

He can't be in that brigade, then, can he?

regular.joe · 01-04-2012, 10:22 PM

Not a desantnik.

Sundae · 01-05-2012, 11:06 AM

Are you sure that's not Sweden?
They have a Snel Hest meme...

In other news, we've been knocked about by high winds again last night and today.
Even we felt it in our protected location.

Griff · 01-05-2012, 08:03 PM

I'm wondering if its an anti-poaching tool? Weren't the Russians having a problem with people shooting the wild horses around Chernobyl?

Gravdigr · 01-14-2012, 07:41 AM

Meanwhile, in Toonland...

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Gravdigr · 01-21-2012, 05:08 PM

Meanwhile in Melbourne...

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classicman · 01-21-2012, 05:13 PM

Good one!

ZenGum · 01-21-2012, 07:06 PM

Ouch ...

Wait .."Spearmint Rhino Gentleman's Club"? Wtf?

Lamplighter · 01-25-2012, 03:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pete Zicato

Meanwhile in Scotland...

Attachment 35772

Must be a bit windy there.

By coincidence ???
Maybe Limey or others can fill us Yanks in on what is (likely) to happen with this...

Christian Science Monitor
Bryan Kay
January 25, 2012

Scotland talks independence – but can it afford it?

Quote:

With a vote on Scotland's independence from the UK becoming more inevitable,
Scots want to know how an independent Scotland would pay its bills.

With the pro-independence Scottish Nationalist Party now in control of the Scottish parliament
in Edinburgh for the first time, the idea of independence is gaining traction.
First Minister Salmond vowed when his party won in 2011 to hold
a referendum on independence before the end of his term.

But British Prime Minister David Cameron and his ruling coalition in London said
earlier this month that Scotland's devolved parliament does not have the constitutional powers
to call a referendum, or to dictate its terms, sparking a heated debate.

glatt · 01-25-2012, 03:09 PM

I dunno. Maybe we Yanks can fill them in on what it takes to break away from Mother England.

Lamplighter · 01-25-2012, 03:14 PM

Sundae · 01-25-2012, 03:28 PM

Cameron was rumoured to be offering the Scots a vote for independence.
But the referendum must be with the next 18 months, is legally binding and is all-or-nothing.

That would have been a huge gamble for Alex Salmond, who promotes a middle of the road solution which means more devolution (Scotland gaining more powers of self-government). This is the only middle of the road thing about him; he wants to get people who aren't hardcore nationalists on his side.

It's an extremely complex issue, as if Scotland does gain full independence it will affect the Armed Forces, the NHS, banking, the Houses of Parliament and the House of Lords, the Monarchy, the BBC, the Union Jack and the Eurovision Song Contest.

Salmond is countering with a consultation paper suggesting a referendum in 2014, with a devolution-max option, where Scots can opt out of much of the control Whitehall currently has. As above, he is worried he will be defeated in an all or nothing vote.

There are various strands to this, including whether ex-pats can vote. Sean Connery has been very vocal about Scottish independence, but every radio interview I've heard with a Scot just derides him. He doesn't live here (Scotland), he doesn't work here and he doesn't pay taxes. Fuck his opinion. Oh and he once dated my Granny. She could have married him you know.

They bottled Sheena Easton offstage last time she came back to sing.

I can't see that dividing small countries into smaller countries makes sense.
It's like subsistance farming.
With Scotland's lower population per square mile I think they benefit from being part of the UK.

Parliament might feel a long way away if you're in the Hebrides, but so will Edinburgh. The UK as it stands definitely benefits from having Scotland as part of the Union. I believe Scotland does too. Alex Salmond vehemently disagrees, but he is a man I would not trust as far as I can spit. And being a lady, that's only into a handkerchief.

Anyway, that was Scottish Independence Lite.
I am more than happy to take a backseat if and when Scots (both born and implanted) air their views.

Rhianne · 01-25-2012, 04:07 PM

Nothing wrong there other than that Salmond would be for independance in preference to any 'middle-of-the-road' solution.

Sundae · 01-25-2012, 04:10 PM

Of course. But he wants a halfway house to bring the voters along with him.

01-04-2012, 05:19 PM	#16
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Isn't that Chuck Testa-cle? __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

01-04-2012, 10:22 PM	#18
regular.joe Старый сержант Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NC, dreaming of large Russian women. Posts: 1,464	Not a desantnik. __________________ Birth, wealth, and position are valueless during wartime. Man is only judged by his character --Soldier's Testament. Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature. - Marcus Aurelius.

01-05-2012, 08:03 PM	#20
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I'm wondering if its an anti-poaching tool? Weren't the Russians having a problem with people shooting the wild horses around Chernobyl? __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-14-2012, 07:41 AM	#21
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Meanwhile, in Toonland... __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

01-21-2012, 05:08 PM	#22
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01-05-2012, 11:06 AM	#19
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Are you sure that's not Sweden? They have a Snel Hest meme... In other news, we've been knocked about by high winds again last night and today. Even we felt it in our protected location.

01-21-2012, 05:13 PM	#23
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Good one! __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

01-21-2012, 07:06 PM	#24
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Ouch ... Wait .."Spearmint Rhino Gentleman's Club"? Wtf? __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

01-25-2012, 03:09 PM	#26
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I dunno. Maybe we Yanks can fill them in on what it takes to break away from Mother England.

01-25-2012, 03:14 PM	#27
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402

01-25-2012, 03:28 PM	#28
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Cameron was rumoured to be offering the Scots a vote for independence. But the referendum must be with the next 18 months, is legally binding and is all-or-nothing. That would have been a huge gamble for Alex Salmond, who promotes a middle of the road solution which means more devolution (Scotland gaining more powers of self-government). This is the only middle of the road thing about him; he wants to get people who aren't hardcore nationalists on his side. It's an extremely complex issue, as if Scotland does gain full independence it will affect the Armed Forces, the NHS, banking, the Houses of Parliament and the House of Lords, the Monarchy, the BBC, the Union Jack and the Eurovision Song Contest. Salmond is countering with a consultation paper suggesting a referendum in 2014, with a devolution-max option, where Scots can opt out of much of the control Whitehall currently has. As above, he is worried he will be defeated in an all or nothing vote. There are various strands to this, including whether ex-pats can vote. Sean Connery has been very vocal about Scottish independence, but every radio interview I've heard with a Scot just derides him. He doesn't live here (Scotland), he doesn't work here and he doesn't pay taxes. Fuck his opinion. Oh and he once dated my Granny. She could have married him you know. They bottled Sheena Easton offstage last time she came back to sing. I can't see that dividing small countries into smaller countries makes sense. It's like subsistance farming. With Scotland's lower population per square mile I think they benefit from being part of the UK. Parliament might feel a long way away if you're in the Hebrides, but so will Edinburgh. The UK as it stands definitely benefits from having Scotland as part of the Union. I believe Scotland does too. Alex Salmond vehemently disagrees, but he is a man I would not trust as far as I can spit. And being a lady, that's only into a handkerchief. Anyway, that was Scottish Independence Lite. I am more than happy to take a backseat if and when Scots (both born and implanted) air their views.

01-25-2012, 04:07 PM	#29
Rhianne Nearly done. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Teetering on the edge. Posts: 1,134	Nothing wrong there other than that Salmond would be for independance in preference to any 'middle-of-the-road' solution.

01-25-2012, 04:10 PM	#30
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Of course. But he wants a halfway house to bring the voters along with him.

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