Running a country during the 80's

(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Tue 5 Aug 2014, 11:08, 2 replies, latest was 11 years ago)

Reagan was better.

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Tue 5 Aug 2014, 11:10, Reply)

Now come on
Really... I mean... REALLY... The Monkey actor I don't think so,
(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Tue 5 Aug 2014, 11:15, Reply)

Did you see what Reagan did in the US. He transformed it. Bit like Maggie.

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Tue 5 Aug 2014, 11:19, Reply)

Actually I'm going to defend old Ronnie here
Whether he meant to or not, he helped to bring about the end of the cold war.
(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Tue 5 Aug 2014, 11:21, Reply)

I am going to go with "or not"

(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Tue 5 Aug 2014, 11:31, Reply)

Entirely possible, but the results are the same

(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Tue 5 Aug 2014, 11:34, Reply)

My point was really that the monoped could have picked just about any other world leader and I wouldnt have argued

(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Tue 5 Aug 2014, 11:36, Reply)

the two best monarchs this country has ever had
were elizabeth the first and victoria.

FACTS.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 5 Aug 2014, 11:21, Reply)

Newsflash petal. Monarchs don't actually fucking do anything.
Prime Ministers do all the hard bits. We've only had one female one and even now, 20+ years later, she's viewed with 'mixed' emotions - and that's being fucking generous.
(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Tue 5 Aug 2014, 11:23, Reply)

I was at a mining museum in Northumberland at the weekend
In there they had a massive picture of her. I was shocked it hadn't been set on fire
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 5 Aug 2014, 11:24, Reply)

Was it laminated?

(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Tue 5 Aug 2014, 11:29, Reply)

Yes

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 5 Aug 2014, 11:29, Reply)

sexhy

(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Tue 5 Aug 2014, 11:30, Reply)

i can see why they don't bother teaching history in scotland
it'd be a pretty short lesson. "gave in and accepted handouts from the english, the end".

but that's not quite how it was in other countries, dear.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 5 Aug 2014, 11:26, Reply)

I think we've already covered my nationality in numerous other threads
So your obsession with me is slightly concerning.
(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Tue 5 Aug 2014, 11:28, Reply)

she's "shambo'ing" you.

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Tue 5 Aug 2014, 11:30, Reply)

She's not terribly good at it though, is she?
She eats ice cream with a fork, FFS.
(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Tue 5 Aug 2014, 11:35, Reply)

Both "presided" over industrious MEN that made things happen.

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Tue 5 Aug 2014, 11:23, Reply)

gash
both didn't have boiling balls full of testosterone that made them want to show off and FIGHT THINGS and spend all the country's money on it.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 5 Aug 2014, 11:25, Reply)

yeah you can have an opinion when you can carry your own shopping bags love

( MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Tue 5 Aug 2014, 11:27, Reply)

haha

(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Tue 5 Aug 2014, 11:28, Reply)

Laziness and inability are two different things
Besides it's good for your arm muscles
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 5 Aug 2014, 11:36, Reply)

I do hope you're trolling
Cos if you're not then YAAFI.
(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Tue 5 Aug 2014, 11:27, Reply)

Here, have some more free prescriptions
We don't mind paying for you
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 5 Aug 2014, 11:36, Reply)

I'm in perfectly good health, thank you.
That's another little fact that you can add to your spreadsheet. And to think that you used to criticise Rory for this...
(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Tue 5 Aug 2014, 11:48, Reply)