I'd be pretty chuffed with this
but then again I'm not a panda. :D
*clicks*
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 17:54,
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*clicks*
I keep promising myself I'll get one...
but I know I'd spend ages on it instead of studying... torn, I am!
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 18:26,
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Never saying 'no' to a panda
was what got me on the register :s
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 18:27,
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"All aboard the Skylark".
By which I mean happy hunting, Mr Briers...
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 16:53,
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By which I mean happy hunting, Mr Briers...
"I'm not a racist, because racism is a crime. And only black people commit crime"
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 18:09,
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This fellow is expressing a lively cheerful and self-confident manner in his stride
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 17:09,
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not quite got the hang of it yet have you
keep at it though...you're bound to improve :D
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 20:54,
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Are you sure that's a pie?
I thought it would have more gravy and a Prescott attached...
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 20:19,
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RIS
is this some politic-man thing?
I really dont keep up with the lolitic news.
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 15:28,
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I really dont keep up with the lolitic news.
The current annual salary for an MP is £65,738.
In addition, MPs receive expenses to cover the costs of running an office, employing staff, having somewhere to live in London and in their constituency, and travelling between Parliament and their constituency.
69% of MPs say they are underpaid.
You can have 14k and get ' T ' fuck.
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 15:44,
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69% of MPs say they are underpaid.
You can have 14k and get ' T ' fuck.
I never understand this argument...
They could all be earning 3-5 times that in the private sector.
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 15:53,
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Assuming their position in the private sector
wasn't stacking shelves
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 16:05,
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How can the correct wage for a politician be calculated?
I mean we could just make them compete for the most favourable contract with anybody who would employ them as a politician, but that would result in zero politicians (which might be the real idea behind the argument).
I'm also confused by the 69% figure, because I thought they decided their wages themselves, by voting about it.
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 16:14,
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I'm also confused by the 69% figure, because I thought they decided their wages themselves, by voting about it.
£65,738 -is a lot of money
Plus all the perks and the pension - It is a lot of money. You can have a decent life on £65k. Plus they go off and get a REALLY decent job after and they've set up the old boys next work already.
That's more than the joint incomes most people on b3ta will have. All because we like to colour in.
The perks are the main gripe.
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 16:25,
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That's more than the joint incomes most people on b3ta will have. All because we like to colour in.
The perks are the main gripe.
I think it works like this:
Politicians are chosen by the public.
Politicians work for the public.
Politicians represent the public.
Therefore politicians are self-employed and are their own clients, and those clients determine their wages.
Edit: it seems IPSA set the pay level, since 2010. How they decide, I don't know. (That stuff about consulting "certain bodies" only seems to apply to expenses.)
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 16:51,
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Politicians work for the public.
Politicians represent the public.
Therefore politicians are self-employed and are their own clients, and those clients determine their wages.
Edit: it seems IPSA set the pay level, since 2010. How they decide, I don't know. (That stuff about consulting "certain bodies" only seems to apply to expenses.)
This
If you want people who are top professionals, well-educated, and could hold top jobs in the private sector, £65,738 and work paying for your accommodation when you're away for work is not a lot.
That's less than senior Police, Teachers, NHS staff, Civil Servants.... and it's certainly less than a lot of lawyers, business-people, etc.
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 16:28,
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That's less than senior Police, Teachers, NHS staff, Civil Servants.... and it's certainly less than a lot of lawyers, business-people, etc.
The comparison with any vaguely managerial position makes no sense either
because it assumes that they are doing a valuable job. You could make up a spurious senior managerial type of position anywhere - in a donkey sanctuary, say, or a baked potato stall - and assert that the nature of the job means that the person deserves to be paid an amount comparable to the CEO of Poundland. There is no evidence to support "deserves" part of the assertion, only the "comparable" part.
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 16:47,
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You could argue that if you care enough to be a politician then you shouldn't
be too bothered about how much you get paid for it. Like monks. ;)
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 17:10,
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Doesn't matter
whether it's 'deserves' or 'comparable', ultimately. People need money to pay for things. This is how society works. If you pay more money, more people are likely to be interested in a job, therefore you hopefully get better people into it.
We COULD, of course, pay all MPs the minimum wage and no expenses. If you think that's going to help change the fact that Parliament is dominated by the wealthy, though, you've got things back to front.
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 17:25,
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We COULD, of course, pay all MPs the minimum wage and no expenses. If you think that's going to help change the fact that Parliament is dominated by the wealthy, though, you've got things back to front.
How good should an MP be?
They could be paid millions, and would then be great, whatever that means in the context of being an MP.
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 17:56,
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*sigh*
Okay, we'll just do everything in our power to try and make sure they're shit then. You're right. That will solve things. I can't believe I didn't see it until now.
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 18:06,
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Don't be absurd.
That's a terrible suggestion.
Really what should happen is that interested parties should vote on pay plans, like shareholders do. The problem with this is that the entire population are roped into being shareholders whether they like it or not, and as a result are mostly not all that interested.
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 18:12,
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Really what should happen is that interested parties should vote on pay plans, like shareholders do. The problem with this is that the entire population are roped into being shareholders whether they like it or not, and as a result are mostly not all that interested.
Errr ...
Shareholders don't vote on pay plans except in the absolute broadest sense.
Shareholders vote directly for the board of directors who then set pay policy, including their own pay. In this regard the analogy with MPs and voters is quite apt.
And £65,000 plus expenses is really not that much.
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 18:20,
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Shareholders vote directly for the board of directors who then set pay policy, including their own pay. In this regard the analogy with MPs and voters is quite apt.
And £65,000 plus expenses is really not that much.
Well, I'm not sure about that, FWIW
I googled it and found Say on Pay, something about Vince Cable proposing binding shareholder votes back in June, and also there was something from ABC news which had the quote "The board of directors, who determine CEO pay, don't have to listen to the shareholder vote but most of them are listening" which is taking too long to load.
The "£65,000 is really not that much" thing means you're comparing MPs to something - to senior managers, presumably - but why? It's many multiples what a shelf stacker makes, but those people still have to be capable of making decisions; how do we know they'd be significant failures as MPs? Then again, perhaps film stars are a better comparison, and what we really need are extremely rare and charismatic people who can only be attracted by paying millions. On the other hand a three-inch square plank of wood costs £10 and you only have to pay for it once, and it may also do a perfectly fine job as an MP. These possibilities are all untested, and instead we just assume that managers are the correct comparison, based on nothing at all.
Having said that, I think they weren't always paid a salary. Not until 1911, it seems. Those must have been dark days of abysmal leadership.
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 18:40,
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The "£65,000 is really not that much" thing means you're comparing MPs to something - to senior managers, presumably - but why? It's many multiples what a shelf stacker makes, but those people still have to be capable of making decisions; how do we know they'd be significant failures as MPs? Then again, perhaps film stars are a better comparison, and what we really need are extremely rare and charismatic people who can only be attracted by paying millions. On the other hand a three-inch square plank of wood costs £10 and you only have to pay for it once, and it may also do a perfectly fine job as an MP. These possibilities are all untested, and instead we just assume that managers are the correct comparison, based on nothing at all.
Having said that, I think they weren't always paid a salary. Not until 1911, it seems. Those must have been dark days of abysmal leadership.
If it's true that they could be earning 3 to 5 times more elsewhere
then presumably they aren't in it for the money. Yet if it's true that paying them more attracts better choices of candidates, then they are in it for the money. The only logical conclusion of all this must be that they're in it for some of the money. Like a third to a fifth of the money.
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 19:27,
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I don't begrudge them a decent salary,
but this argument that you have to incentivise difficult or important work just doesn't add up. I know plenty of people who have taken pay cuts to do what they wanted. Job satisfaction is priceless. The amount of power and influence MPs have over society has to count for something.
edit: although
www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/content/senior-civil-servants-pay-ranges
you can earn 4 times as much in the Civil Service. I guess they can't help but compare themselves to some of the folks they work with day in, day out.
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 19:45,
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edit: although
www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/content/senior-civil-servants-pay-ranges
you can earn 4 times as much in the Civil Service. I guess they can't help but compare themselves to some of the folks they work with day in, day out.
Teresa May, on the other hand, might be up for it
(Google that if you want, but may be a tad NSFW)
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 18:16,
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This makes me feel sorry for all those born with a silver spoon in their mouths for they will never taste such delectable freedom
also woo :)
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 16:00,
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also woo :)
Ha ha nice.
He should really be a comedy script writer. I mean saying there was no financial gain or incentive paid to ATOS for striking the disabled off their benefits when it turns out there was afterall. Ha ha and the boss of ATOS got a £1m bonus. ha ha ha oh mercy, then gives them credit as sponsors to the paralympics without them having to actually pay for the privilage. Hilarious stuff!
Seriously I hope that vile excuse for a human being gets a slow painful cancer so he can feel, see and smell his own body rot before he eventually carks it.
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 17:48,
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Seriously I hope that vile excuse for a human being gets a slow painful cancer so he can feel, see and smell his own body rot before he eventually carks it.
very good Elvis
I was actually going to do a Smug bastard one this morning, but went for the 'Ian dunked in shit' option instead.
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 21:01,
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Yay!
Arbeit Macht Frei is very nearly an anagram of Abercrombie and Fitch
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 21:03,
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Cor, that's lovely.
Will it have garden birds laughing hysterically in the background when some mishap occurs?
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 15:18,
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of course
and whenever Margo gets stuck in the mud one of them laughs itself out of the tree
(same whenever Gerry pours himself a drink)
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 16:25,
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(same whenever Gerry pours himself a drink)
I lack some cultural references to get this
but it's top quality
EDIT Having scrolled down the pages here, I'm well enlightened =)
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 17:16,
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EDIT Having scrolled down the pages here, I'm well enlightened =)
The Christmas Special will always make me smile.
But "If You See God, Tell Him" is still my favourite of Richard Briers' live-action ventures.
Easily one of the blackest comedies of the 90's.
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 14:49,
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Easily one of the blackest comedies of the 90's.
are you accusing smallbrainfield of murdering richard briers?
that's simply not cricket
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 15:01,
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clicky.. nice, had completely forgotten he did the voices for Roobarb And Custard.
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 14:27,
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"Roobarb's slim pianist paws
danced quickly over the keys ... "
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 14:31,
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:(
Reminds of this pic, I saw in the Warner Bros shop years ago
1.bp.blogspot.com/-m_eT8GVLNoo/T0JEgP6gc8I/AAAAAAAAGKk/FxYIRJfa-EU/s1600/Mel+Blanc+4.JPG
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 14:33,
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1.bp.blogspot.com/-m_eT8GVLNoo/T0JEgP6gc8I/AAAAAAAAGKk/FxYIRJfa-EU/s1600/Mel+Blanc+4.JPG
I was going to do something like this...
...but you beat me to it and did it a damn sight better anyway. Lovely and touching.
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 15:21,
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i may make one
and use my megalodon tooth. it may look like a gummy freak, but real fossil giant shark teeth ftmfw!
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 14:32,
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Ha ha ha ha!
He looks like the creepy Lynx Chocolate guy from a few years ago.
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 13:55,
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hahahahahaha
I only just seen that for the first time - www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAtyunatwqc
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 13:58,
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Richard "Sugar-Flavored-Snot" Briars!
smoke em if ya got em!
RIP RB!
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 14:18,
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smoke em if ya got em!
RIP RB!
It had some moments.
Unfortunately, the main Richard Briers scene is a sight gag that should only last a few seconds, but goes on for about 2 minutes.
Painfully overplayed.
:(
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 13:47,
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Painfully overplayed.
:(
i can feel my boxes being ticked at the moment.
however on closer inspection, her grip on those guns is rubbish, with the kickback from the MP5 the way she's holding them they would end up flying out of her hands.
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 14:30,
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Definitely the one in her left hand, unless she was photographed in the process of releasing the safety catch?
Does the MP5 have variable rate of fire? She could be switching to a 3 round burst to conserve ammunition. A quick look at the Wiki suggests this is the case.
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 15:03,
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hehe : D
before and after.. if only she'd dug it a little deeper x
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 13:36,
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There's a third part to this, and it probably involves the garden fork.
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 13:44,
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can't express how much i loved watching that
a proper send the kids mental right before dinner toon!
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 13:50,
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I am developing an unhealthy dislike for flatmate Anna. I hope she fails her finals and ends up stocking shelves at Poundland for the rest of her miserable life. This is my first ever post to B3ta so please be gentle - no blood, no bruising please.
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 13:18,
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welcome aboard th'board
you're our friend now...................
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 13:32,
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hahahaha!
And I agree with the sentiments regarding the stuck up bint in the ads.
Still would though.
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 13:32,
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Still would though.
Couldn't agree more the stuck up slaaaaaaag
Nicely and welcome.
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 14:00,
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all aboard the SkylArk!
here's an episode www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IfWtOJOD_U
www.thechestnut.com/noah-nelly.htm
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 13:23,
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www.thechestnut.com/noah-nelly.htm
Can I fuck you 'cause you're ugly?
Hang on, this is all going wrong.
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:36,
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Yes, he has...
I've been picking splinters out of my arse for days.
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 13:22,
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Bell-end
Living with HER and he hasn't got tops OR fingers? Puff.
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 10:54,
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Atta boy
My opinion is slightly changed of the dough faced cunt.
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 11:28,
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what I don't get
is tech companies who are happy to insult their potential customers.
Or do they know that self-respecting nerds wouldn't touch their broadband with a ten foot pole?
Vodafone did one recently with a nerdy guy buying a new phone then almost crying and saying "I have't had a girlfriend for three years"
I don't understand the logic
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 11:51,
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Or do they know that self-respecting nerds wouldn't touch their broadband with a ten foot pole?
Vodafone did one recently with a nerdy guy buying a new phone then almost crying and saying "I have't had a girlfriend for three years"
I don't understand the logic
I think its the opposite
The 'un'nerd people see the 'nerds' in the adverts, relate to the stereotype of them and think 'if they use it, it must be good' although, as you say, I wouldnt have vodafone or BT if you gave it me for free.
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:08,
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It's probably knowing/ postmodern/ post-ironic/ some other shit that trendy advertising execs think will appeal to THE KIDS
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:08,
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"Advertising is the sound of a stick being rattled in a trough" - George Orwell
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 12:15,
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Similarly Wonga advertise old biddies borrowing from them
An old biddy couldn't touch them with a barge pole if she wanted to.
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 13:00,
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Most old biddies keep their money in a shoebox in the wardrobe or under the mattress.
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 13:45,
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He's also quite good at playing a gay horse opposite Stephen Fry's gay horse on radio 4
Warhorses of Letter... anyone? Just me then
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 13:09,
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I thought it was him.
He's one of the new Black Mirror episodes.
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 13:57,
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I have a shirt identical to that
huzzah for the tax dodging Top Shop.
Not sure about slicking my hair down though - remember trying it as a teenager and my forehead broke out in spots.
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Mon 18 Feb 2013, 11:09,
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Not sure about slicking my hair down though - remember trying it as a teenager and my forehead broke out in spots.
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