The Political Thread

[Beaky Smoochies]

The 'virgin' birth was an intepretaion -or mis-translation- of the original texts which originally meant 'young' woman, not virgin. The Hebrew word in Isaiah 7:14 is "almah," and its inherent meaning is "young woman." You could interpret from that, if you so wish, that most young women would be virigns too but that doesn't make it the crux of the word's original use in scripture.

You've been watching Guy Ritchie's Snatch recently, haven't you Joe, the whole opening conversation in that film sounds suspiciously like your above post, admit it now dude ...

I don't want to sound like I'm always picking a fight with you Beaky, you're plainly an intelligent and articulate fellow and I do enjoy your non-political, non-religious contributions here, and I do not enjoy offending you.

No offence ever taken (and certainly none ever intended, I do tend to jump in with both feet sometimes ), Tordel' dude, and I never thought you were ever picking a fight with me, you just go on the way you're going, I'm a big boy, I can take it (said the vicar to the porn star...OO-ER MISSUS!).

[JOE SOAP]

You've been watching Guy Ritchie's Snatch recently, haven't you Joe, the whole opening conversation in that film sounds suspiciously like your above post, admit it now dude ...

Never seen it. I wouldn't watch a Guy Ritchie film even if my salvation depended on it and you shouldn't be either.

[TordelBack]

You've been watching Guy Ritchie's Snatch recently...

Never seen it.

Ah you must have.  Everyone sneaked a look at that SEX book, and then there were was the pre-waxing Playboy set...

[Frank]

You've been watching Guy Ritchie's Snatch recently...

Never seen it.

Ah you must have.  Everyone sneaked a look at that SEX book, and then there were was the pre-waxing Playboy set...

Guffaw! Actually, this picture shows Guy Ritchie's Snatch: part two in considerable detail. That must have been before she had the kid.

[Emperor]

You've been watching Guy Ritchie's Snatch recently...

Never seen it.

Ah you must have.  Everyone sneaked a look at that SEX book, and then there were was the pre-waxing Playboy set...

You'd need to pay me to look a Madonna's mimsy.

[TordelBack]

You'd need to pay me to look a Madonna's mimsy.

Some aspects of your business plan need work.

[Frank]

Now that all of Ireland has given its enthusiastic and unanimous support to triumphant Volgan Krieg-Königin Angela Merkel's plans, how did the 2000ad contingent vote (if at all) in your referendum? UK TV news managed to find a few beleaguered Dubliners who thought it wouldn't be so bad if all the difficult decisions were taken out of their hands; I'm sure our plucky Brit journalists sought out a completely representative sample of Irish popular opinion.

And what does everyone make of Nobel Prize winner Paul Krugman's  thoughts (31min 36sec) on the perils of the rush toward fiscal austerity? Do you think Greece is being made an example of, to scare the rest of the EC into falling into (goose) step with the Reich Chancellor's economic agenda?

[Modern Panther]

Don't mention the war!

Bikini did once, but I think he got away with it.

I'm just glad that the government is taking the austerity thing seriously and not just shafting the most vulnerable and wasting all our cash on big stupid nostalgia party, or something.

...oh....

[The Prodigal]

Now that all of Ireland has given its enthusiastic and unanimous support to triumphant Volgan Krieg-Königin Angela Merkel's plans, how did the 2000ad contingent vote (if at all) in your referendum? UK TV news managed to find a few beleaguered Dubliners who thought it wouldn't be so bad if all the difficult decisions were taken out of their hands; I'm sure our plucky Brit journalists sought out a completely representative sample of Irish popular opinion.

And what does everyone make of Nobel Prize winner Paul Krugman's  thoughts (31min 36sec) on the perils of the rush toward fiscal austerity? Do you think Greece is being made an example of, to scare the rest of the EC into falling into (goose) step with the Reich Chancellor's economic agenda?

In short I think Krugman talks a lot of sense. I doubt if he will get much in the way of a listening ear from the our Etonian overlords though.

[Frank]

In short I think Krugman talks a lot of sense. I doubt if he will get much in the way of a listening ear from the our Etonian overlords though.

Krugman's identification of the push for austerity owing more to ideology than a commitment to reducing the UK's deficit rings true. Osbourne's rhetoric doesn't obscure the long standing desire of those in his party (and many in the last Labour government) to subject every aspect of ordinary peoples' lives to the vagaries of the free market.

Deregulation makes a fortune for the ruling classes, and absolves government of any blame for decisions taken by the private contractors who will soon be in de facto control of hospitals, prisons, policing and local authorities. Coppers mistakenly shot your Brazilian son for being an Arab terrorist? "Operational command resides with the law enforcement franchise holder, Tesco(p); but rest assured- come contract review time- my government will take full account of such regrettable incidents in our attempts to secure the best value for money on behalf of the consumer (voter) ". You've got to ask, though, what the point is of electing a government that never takes any fucking decisions?

[JOE SOAP]

Yes or No, you're damned if you do, damned if you don't.

Voting No: you're totally on your own, scrimping to get by and doing the best you can for yourself while watching out for the governmental gombeens you know.

Voting Yes: you're getting a constant flow of pocket money but doing what's best for Germany and unable to watch for gombeens you don't know.

[Frank]

Yes or No, you're damned if you do, damned if you don't.

Voting No: you're totally on your own, scrimping to get by and doing the best you can for yourself while watching out for the governmental gombeens you know.

Voting Yes: you're getting a constant flow of pocket money but doing what's best for Germany and unable to watch for gombeens you don't know.

My understanding is that the pact will be ratified by quiescent goverments across Europe regardless of the answer Enda Kenny got from you lot- the only difference being that a 'No' vote would have fucked youz for any more bailout money in the meantime.

The decision to offer your population (alone in Europe) an essentially irrelevant vote seems like a cynical political manoeuvre- and a sadistic demand for the confession and acceptance of guilt.

[Roger Godpleton]

Alan Scott is now a Gay.

Fourty Two Thousand Cunts are not pleased.

[JOE SOAP]

My understanding is that the pact will be ratified by quiescent goverments across Europe regardless of the answer Enda Kenny got from you lot- the only difference being that a 'No' vote would have fucked youz for any more bailout money in the meantime.

The decision to offer your population (alone in Europe) an essentially irrelevant vote seems like a cynical political manoeuvre- and a sadistic demand for the confession and acceptance of guilt.

If we'd voted No it could not legally have applied to Ireland because it requires a change in the constitution. The treaty will put austerity rules into Irish law both binding and permanent. Europe will have final say on how we spend our budgets- mostly paying the debt of European banks.

It's not a cynical political manoeuvre, it's part of our constitution that any amendment made to it must be ratified by the people. The other countries don't have that right.

[Emperor]

You'd need to pay me to look a Madonna's mimsy.

Some aspects of your business plan need work.

Works for me. At least until someone actually gives me money for this...