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Wouldn't know, Mancie,never been there. Perhaps one of your cockney compatriots might know? ;)

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Thats the question thoudsands of Plastic Mancs ask every day of the week;)

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No Mancie - it is Wastelands:rolleyes:;):D

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Well the Theatre of Merchandising is like a refugee camp on match days, they come from all over and pee the locals off:D

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Perhaps I should have said "Are known to be unemployed by choice." My comments are merely an observation based on experience, not an attempt to undermine or demean any particular section of society.

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A similar limited experience that has people claiming that the Police are Pigs, Filth, Scuffers, on the take?

Shame On You!
:)

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Fair enough.

If you're cruising around areas, where the bulk of the occupants have personally informed you they are unemployed by choice, you can't be accused of gross generalisation.

You'd be being factual.

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You don't know the half of it, Less. When you've been spat upon merely for doing your job, or been spewed upon by drunks picked up out of the gutter, then you can talk. My experiences of life in the raw plainly don't measure up to yours!!!

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No one forced you to replace Sid Vicious in the Sex Pistols.

We all make choices, and live with the consequences.

;):D

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No we don't ... politicians make choices and others live with the consequences.;) "The hand that signed the paper felled a city."

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The lucky people of the world get a choice at the ballot box. Deciding who those politicans are.

Even the unlucky ones, not living in a democracy, have a choice whether to lie down and take it, or rise up and revolt. As we're seeing all over north Africa.

;) :D

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"these unlucky" people decide to revolt... I suppose they have been unlucky for centuries.. the same as every nation on earth ..and so when is the time to take to the streets in massive protest?..if thousands of bods turn up in some square in Cairo it seems they are the majority speaking for the people... if thousands turn up in London they are a classed as a minority of useless people ... but as hell is hot we all know when we have a tory government!

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Do you not remember? Millions upon millions of people turned out on the streets on May 6th last year to let their voices be heard.

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I've told you.

Until global warming turns Blighty's climate mediterranean, there'll be none of your revolutions here about.

;)

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Nor should there be, just leave Mancie in his tin pot world of left wing Trots, a typical example is the Socialist Workers Party, we had one of their members who regularly wrote pages to the Observer, then somebody pointed out he hadn't worked for 25 years, the same guy still writes the odd letter, he's now changed his allegiance to the Socialist Party of Great Britain:rolleyes:

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Don't start me off, Jay. Regularly have arguments with 'em on Market Street on a Saturday afternoon. A few months ago, one of 'em tried to thrust a Support Cuba leaflet into my hand. Pointed out (in fairly strong terms ;) ) that I don't support communist dictatorships and was accused of being a "racist"! This led to a fairly heated discussion until Mrs H, who'd been indulging in a spot of retail therapy, arrived on the scene. Put my arm around her and said: "Meet the wife - now call me a racist." He didn't have much to say after that. :D

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Apparently Brucie has used his former Miss World latin wife, to illustrate a similar point.

:D

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The differences are, I'd not even mentioned anything to do with race to this SW plonker. It just seems to be a catch-all term of derision for anyone who doesn't agree with 'em...

...and Mrs H isn't a former Miss World and I don't have Brucie's dosh. ;)

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Ya but ya must be better looking:D

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Would've said me and Brucie are ugly sods myself, both easily outshone by our respective missuses (and I'm not looking for brownie points, as she never visits Accyweb!). ;)

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If she does ever pop on, it'll be nice to see her. To see her nice.

:D

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What is it with you people? Why must you take every opportunity that comes along to deride those that only sought to carry out their duties with the utmost honesty and integrity. I remain proud of my years with the Lancashire Constabulary during which time I received three commendations and a Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society Diploma for saving a child from drowning. If you are content to put down those whose only wish was to serve their community, then you are much lesser people than I previously gave you credit for.

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Why not just say you were a bobby?

Rather than your worked involved being spat on etc?

With your powers of deduction, re: being able to spot an unemployed person at ten paces, I bet you made detective pretty sharpish.

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By the way, I do know you were never in the Sex Pistols.

That's what passes for 'humour' around here.

Or used to.

:rolleyes:

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Sarcasm can never be compared with humour.

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The Sex Pistols made several relevant points in their time. Politicians, however refused to take note - much to their detriment.

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Great, but, until you find your funny bone we'll settle for his sarcasm.

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Well, what it is with this person is, having served before the Mast, then becoming a 'civvy', the world doesn't owe me anything so I don't go on about it, I'm now an ordinary pleb, just like you.

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Sarcasm is subjective.

Similar to when people make gross generalisations.

;)

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Yes, who actually did kill Bambi?

What were they doing in the riggin'?

Was Belsen really a gas?

Yup, they sure did make some relevant points, Sidney.

:theband::lily:

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You really do put yourself above others don't you?

You did a job, the good times will have ruled out most of the bad, if not, then you take it on the chin, because like many of my friends in various forces, they had too. But they don't blame the world and everyone in it.
:o

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You win some, you lose some. It's just the way our paths through life are trodden. Some targets are their to be shot down - just take careful aim before you fire, eh!

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Gosh well, is that some form of veiled threat?

Good of you to come back on and offer up such a pearl of wisdom, my life is changed now, obviously for the better.
:D

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If it's a threat, then it's aimed solely at myself. This thread seems to be getting out of hand. Don't know why I bother.

Not out of hand at all, you have your point of generalisation, others don't share it, you bother because one day, just like the rest of us, you want to be correct.
Don't give up, there is hope for us all.

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Sarcasm is said to be the lowest form of wit and the highest form of intelligence.
That's why it's wasted on an ex-copper. By the way, whatever happened to the Lancashire Constabulary school of wit and sarcasm?;)

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I left it behind in 1991 when I retired. Sadly, it's now been declared extinct in today's politically correct environment.

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As my shrink said in bed the other night: 'Thank the Lord for a dose of sanity!' Cheers, Less.

:dancedog:

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Besides, you didn't specify what little jobsworth hat you were wearing at the time, when people spat at, and vomited on you.

It could have been when you worked at the English Electric Company in Clayton-le-Moors, for all we knew.

;)

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What are you on about?..unlike yourself I have never been a member of any political party..but then bods like you class anyone who is against tory policies as a left wing Trotskyite..... get over the euphoria of your beloved tory party who managed to gain power with lies and dodgy dealings.

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I refare to Anthony Linton Blair May first 1997 I rest my case THE BIGEST LYING CHEATING SCUMBAG EVER TO ENTER DOWNING STREET

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Not having that. Maggie allowed one Jeffrey Howard Archer to enter no.10.:D

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Well she had to get somebody to read her bedtime stories Denis wasn't capable:D

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You gotta be jesting! One of the people who spewed on my nice clean uniform was none other than the late, great Alex Higgins. That was indeed a night to remember.

It's all very well bragging about the good times, surely you rubbed shoulders with the common man as well?
Seriously though, you took the job, no use complaining now, is there?

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I think old Stumpy might like a little moan.

In a non-judgemental, non-generalising sort of way. Of course.

Perhaps they were 'trawling the streets' looking for the wilfully unemployed. Just as he does.

If they get good at spotting 'em, they could end up wearing a Bobby's helmet too. Some could even go on to become police dog handlers.

:rolleyes:

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Ooh, you are an awful bunch - but I like you! Aren't we all common men? It's just that some are more common than others. Yes, we all have a good old moan at times, but isn't it supposed to be taken in context, and not become an easy source for unwarranted criticism and sniping by people who should perhaps know better. It's been 20-years since I left the police force, and frankly, it was good while it lasted, but I was glad to get out of it in the end as the day to day stresses affected my health in such a way that I was unable to continue. I then returned to my engineering roots until I was diagnosed with a life threatening illness that remains with me till this day. Thankfully I have the love and support of my family to cheer me along. The banter on this site, though trying at times, is a much appreciated source of debate and long may it continue to be so!

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If we all thought exactly the same way, besides making life incredibly dull, it would mean there'd be no need for debate, or forums to host said debates. Which is basically just an exchange of ideas.

In the great scheme of things, what others think, really isn't that important. As long as what you believe, you see as the truth, that's all that matters.

As you hinted at, somethings are much more important.

Family, health, friends, love.

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Stop moaning.. write a book.. plenty of other bods have made a decent living from that ;)

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Just seen on news the "United Nations" have suspended Libyas membership of the "Human Rights Council" that'll really brass Gadaffi off.:rolleyes::rofl38::rofl38::rofl38::rofl38:

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That's exactly the way I see Accyweb too G. forums like this only exist because people look at life in different ways, if everybody thought the same what a boring world we would live in, and as you say there are more important things in life, the main one being to prolong it as best one can;)

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Just saw an interview with Gaddafi on BBC TV news, the mans a lunatic, everybody loves him, well according to him that is, and there is no rioting its those nasty al qaeda who are causing all the trouble:eek::eek:

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The only person that demonstrated their love for him as far as I'm aware was Tony Blair - as seen hugging the man on frequent news bulletins. Could this be yet another fine mess that we've inherited from his tenure in office?

I think I preferred you when you collected paper for loyola scouts,
Whichever party had been in control their boss has to brown nose his way around the globe.
The latest example of which was less than a week ago.

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I reckon this is on subject..with the highest petrol prices the UK has ever had where are the protests and blockades from the "countryside alliance"..who proclaimed they would take down the then Labour Government... just goes to show they were/are another right wing sub division of the cut and demolish far right government we ended up with!

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Got to agree with you on this one ;) - Gaddafi comes over like a deluded lunatic, an eccentric out of touch with reality living in his own illusion!

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Give it a rest clown

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Only if you promise to act as my agent!

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:D... Nursey has told you not to make posts until you've had your meds!

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Unlike you I'm quite capable of taking my own, now shut it and put the straw back in your gob:rolleyes:

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As despots go though, he has got a certain sartorial style.

I like what he can do with a turban, and he can certainly carry off a well draped sheet, and it's nice to see Tom Jone's old hair is being well cared for.

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When he gets kicked out G do ya think he has a future in fashion industry:rolleyes:

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There is a current vacancy at the House of Dior.

Though he might struggle with the part of the job description with states that no anti-semites, or anti-Zionists need apply.

;)

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I have heard charlie sheen is applying for the job when gaddafi goes:D:D

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Think he could have a wee small problem then G;)

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Him and mel gibson :D

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Latest is that Bono has already signed up to star in "Gaddafi..The Early Days"
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_z3Lp0Xuqb0...bono_narrowweb
:)