Well, would you look at that...
... the government actually grew a pair!

news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8453560.stm
( Axai is in Montréal, Canada O.o, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:10, 119 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

'I can't stop calling for the Sharia.'
Now there's a frightening thought
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:12, Reply)

Sharia don't like it.
Rocking the casbah
Rocking the casbah
( girlinthehole, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:33, Reply)

*really wants to click because I thought it too*
We iz sistaz
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:40, Reply)

*high fives*
( girlinthehole, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:45, Reply)

Not too high now dear!

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:51, Reply)

Why?
Have I got sweat marks?
( girlinthehole, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:52, Reply)

That as well...
*5'4" and no good at netball*
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:54, Reply)

Aw! You're only ickle.
*pats on head*
( girlinthehole, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:56, Reply)

:D
if you call me a good girl I roll over and show my tummy.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:59, Reply)

As long as you don't pee in my shoes.

( girlinthehole, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:01, Reply)

only on webcam
if specifically requested
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:02, Reply)

Haha!

( girlinthehole, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:06, Reply)

Do things go away when they get banned?

( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:13, Reply)

I shall insert an example here: Bou.

( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:19, Reply)

She still lurks
I can feel her mental racist presence when I post sometimes.
(Bazongaloid, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:22, Reply)

I'll get a facebook message from her boyfriend asking me not to talk about her.

( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:25, Reply)

I respect him so much on a proffesional level, that man really know what he's doing !

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:33, Reply)

oh Gonz

( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:38, Reply)

Errrrr, no
the government decided to ban an organisation from existing without producing a single piece of evidence.

The people in Islam4UK are unpleasant shit heads, but there are lots of equally unpleasant shit heads in other groups, like UKIP, that say equally nasty stuff. This is not a good thing. The best thing would have for the papers to say, Meh, tosser looking for free publicity, and ignored it.
(Bazongaloid, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:15, Reply)

Bloody muslims coming over here and stealing our gaudily patterned carpets and sofas.

( girlinthehole, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:21, Reply)

Click

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:30, Reply)

You're going to have stop clicking my posts.
People will talk ; )
( girlinthehole, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:32, Reply)

People are talking
Talking 'bout people
I hear them whisper, you won't believe it
They think we're lovers kept under cover
I just ignore it, but they keep saying
We laugh just a little too loud
We stand just a little too close
We stare just a little too long
Maybe they're seeing something we don't, darlin'
Let's give 'em something to talk abooooout
How about looooooooooove?
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:37, Reply)

Me and Roota
We got a thing goin'on
We both know that it's wrong
But it's much too strong
To let it go now

We meet every day at the same cafe
Six-thirty and no one knows she'll be there
Holding hands, making all kinds of plans
While the juke box plays our favorite songs

Me and Roota
We got a thing goin'on
We both know that it's wrong
But it's much too strong
To let it go now

We gotta be extra careful
That do we don't build our hopes up too high
Because she's got her own obligations
And so, and so, do I
( girlinthehole, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:41, Reply)

Uh-huh thass raaaaht

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:43, Reply)

[something like] "I do not agree with your opinon, but I respect your right to have it".
I think the group is disgusting and wrong, but there has been no evidence given to the people that such activity's will lead to voilance.

This means one of two things
- They really do have strong terrorism links, and the goverment is still in the process of stopping them... And if they reveal them, it'll compromise operations.
- The government has bowed to pressure from the public and have taken away the rights of an organisation that has little or no links to terrorist organisations.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:22, Reply)

I'm pretty sure we (or 'the west') bombed the fuck out of half the world at somepoint or another to stop exactly what we just did.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:23, Reply)

Given that Shithead Johnson
had already said that their protest march should be banned because some people wouldn't like it, your second option is much more likely.
(Bazongaloid, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:24, Reply)

"I do not agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."
Voltaire. Surprisingly ballsy for a Frenchman.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:40, Reply)

Hang the bounders, I say.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:23, Reply)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jan/10/islam4uk-cancels-wootton-bassett-march
They already cancelled the march two days ago.
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:26, Reply)

They never actually organised the march in the first place
they just said they would to get publicity. They never contacted the police.
(Bazongaloid, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:28, Reply)

Ahh ok, I thought this was their first properly organised one, as opposed to the others which they said they were going to do and then didn't bother turning up to.
I don't really see how banning them will make a great deal of difference personally, but we'll see I suppose.
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:29, Reply)

I don't know enough about this
But I'm firguring they're like the BNP for muslim extremists?
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:38, Reply)

Shush, you are a woman
and under sharia, you will need to wear your burka and you certainly are not allowed to speak to any man or leave your house without your husband or father or brother.

Know your place!
(MichaelS wasn't picked again, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:50, Reply)

______

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:51, Reply)

Much better
now go make my tea and be quick about it. If you are good I'll let you be one of my wives.

Edit: This is in no way intended to be politically incorrect
(MichaelS wasn't picked again, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:54, Reply)

You can only have four, you fucking hero

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:56, Reply)

No hero, just a righteous jihadist

(MichaelS wasn't picked again, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:58, Reply)

*spits in your cuppa*

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:59, Reply)

ooh rebel

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:01, Reply)

Time for a caning!

(MichaelS wasn't picked again, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:16, Reply)

Aw seriously man, don't go there
:D
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:18, Reply)

Roota's been a naughty girl : )

( girlinthehole, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:20, Reply)

I normally have to pay for this!

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:21, Reply)

I repent, please cane me instead
I'll convert to whatever you want me to
(MichaelS wasn't picked again, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:23, Reply)

Me making effort was not part of the deal!

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:25, Reply)

Decaffinated coffee?

( girlinthehole, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:26, Reply)

I said you were evil
(Please don't make me switch to decafe).
(MichaelS wasn't picked again, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:33, Reply)

I would like to ban the W.I and the National trust as I guarantee

that due to the age of most of their members it could be argued taht they hold a racist viewpoint.
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:31, Reply)

I'm a member of the National trust and I'm not of the certain age you're thinking of. I hold it as my right to call you a terrible cunt for being ageist though

( fuck shit up the best you never had, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:35, Reply)

You know what I mean
My parents are members and they are terrible racists, too much Daily Mail you see.

EDIT: Whilst not a member I do like the NT and oftern visit their sites and purcase their wares.
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:40, Reply)

I am also a paid up member of the National Trust, the Scottish variety
Some amazing gardens and brilliant places to visit. While i'm not a racist, i do get a bit wary around Algerians and Moroccans.
(Cancer Joy was short lived, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:39, Reply)

I love the National Trust, and my dear mother is a WI stalwart.
But then, I'm a frightful racist, so I don't quite know what my point is.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:26, Reply)

This is fucking stupid,
we shouldn't be banning loud and open organisations, they're not the problem. Stupid goverment looking for anything that'll keep the proles happy.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:44, Reply)

They should be banning pants really
and the element oxygen thus preventing any kind of combustion.
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:46, Reply)

I was wondering when you'd post one of your reasonable and politically correct answers.
Everyone knows bingo and fast food keep the proles happy.
( girlinthehole, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:47, Reply)

Now if you were any good at arguing you would have countered with
"Isn't it the job of a government to keep the people happy"
(PsychoChomp, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:49, Reply)

I don't come on here to argue.
Just chew the fat.
( girlinthehole, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:50, Reply)

You're worse than hitler.

(PsychoChomp, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:51, Reply)

I know.
At least he was charismatic.
( girlinthehole, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:54, Reply)

and played bingo well

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:57, Reply)

No it is not
the government's only job is to sit quietly and keep the wheels of the land oiled, apart for thet they should fuck off and stop meddling.

More damage is caused by governements trying change things that don't need changing, than the change would have the first place
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:52, Reply)

Yes, our society is perfect as it is thank you very much we don't need it to progress just maintain the status quo.

(PsychoChomp, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:54, Reply)

We create our own progress

false progress forced onto us by Quangos and think tanks is'nt worth the money.
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:56, Reply)

I'm hoping your joking
but I'll pretend you're being serious for a second and ask if you really think the current state of society i.e. that a large proportion of the people living in the country are unable to read and write and that many of them feel that education isn't worth having and people with an education are to be mocked, is a good one?
(Bazongaloid, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:01, Reply)

is it a large proportion?
genuine question
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:04, Reply)

I lifted this form Wikipedia, so it may be bollocks but:
"In the UK, according to the Daily Telegraph (14 June 2006) "one in six British adults lacks the literacy skills of an 11-year-old". The UK government's Department for Education reported in 2006 that 47 percent of school children left school at age 16 without having achieved a basic level in functional mathematics, and 42 percent fail to achieve a basic level of functional English. Every year 100,000 pupils leave school functionally illiterate in the UK.

That's a worrying statistic.
(Bazongaloid, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:07, Reply)

if that's true
it's a much bigger problem than I thought.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:11, Reply)

Considering most young girls want to be Jordan and most boys want to be a premiership footballer.
It doesn't surprise me.
( girlinthehole, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:13, Reply)

The UK is better than the US
where something like 25% of adults are functionally illiterate.
(MichaelS wasn't picked again, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:13, Reply)

you could've just left that with the subject line really

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:26, Reply)

but
why
limit
myself
?
(MichaelS wasn't picked again, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:34, Reply)

I meant just say the UK is better than the US

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:38, Reply)

You're right in many ways
(but we have chili-dogs, Bud-light, deep fried everything, and all of the other highlights of our far superior culture; and we spell color right).
(MichaelS wasn't picked again, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:42, Reply)

you spell colour wrong
you can get deep fried everything in scotland

bud light is a gay beer

the only culture you have is bacterial
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:47, Reply)

They invented Blues and Rock'nRoll
....so they're alright with me.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 16:06, Reply)

Drug resistant macho killer bacteria that will kick your socialized medicine butt.


Edit: Bud light doesn't even deserve the name "beer"
(MichaelS wasn't picked again, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 16:06, Reply)

Mentioning quangos and think tanks doesn't make your argument correct.
Progress in economic and technological ways is driven by the private sector, although supported by the state. Social change driven by the state but supported by the private sector.

How are 'the people' or private buisiness going to reduce childhood poverty?
(PsychoChomp, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:02, Reply)

By giving them their FACKIN MONEY!

(Bazongaloid, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:07, Reply)

Right I think in my rushed forays into this I haven't been very clear

I believe that people should take more responsibilty for their lives and the government shouldn't be there to change laws to force people to what they perceive to be correct, eg minimum alcohol prices.

Child poverty and literacy etc is of course of national importance and comes under the governemnts remit, however we should be allowed a modicum of free will. I

If an estate has issues with education, crime, drugs etc the government can try and help with police, youth centres etc but the impetus has to come form the people to begin real change.
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:19, Reply)

How will the impetus come from the people without some kind of overseer to ensure the changes people want actually happen?

(Bazongaloid, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:20, Reply)

They should MTFU

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:27, Reply)

It's why
I have a feeling that the Conservative education policy they want to bring in won't work. It's dependent on parents actually caring about their children doing well and achieving things, and that's something that is lacking in our society.
Edit to add: Currently those who underachieve are precisely the people who need overseeing, because they are coming from the functionally illiterate families mentioned previously
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:23, Reply)

The masses are stupid.
Don't you watch Wifeswap?
( girlinthehole, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:24, Reply)

A person is clever
people are stupid
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:28, Reply)

isn't it amusing how they are called Status Quo
and have stayed the same for so many years and all their songs sound the same.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:00, Reply)

the delicious irony

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:01, Reply)

it's as if they could see the future....

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:04, Reply)

They made some excellent records
...and were more versatile than given credit for (though they did stagnate in about '73 and remained shit thereafter, I grant you).

'Down Down' and 'Caroline' are two GREAT rock'n'roll 45s.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:56, Reply)

indeed they are
paper plane is good if I recall correctly

their best though is Living in an Island

"living on an island, looking at another line, waiting for my friends to come and we'll get high"
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 16:09, Reply)

And Dire Straits... oh erm

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:03, Reply)

Fuck off
Dire Straits were awesome.
(Bazongaloid, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:08, Reply)

too right

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:10, Reply)

Twisting By The Pool!
twistin' by the
Twisting By The Pool!
(Bazongaloid, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:11, Reply)

apart from that song
I really can't stand that song.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:11, Reply)

Sometimes, Al, sometimes, you're the wind'shield'...
Sometimes, Al, just sometimes my dear boy, you are indeed the 'bug'.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:11, Reply)

Do you remember that song "Bugs"
by Hepburn?
(Bazongaloid, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:13, Reply)

No, but I was singing "I Quit"
in my kitchen yesterday.
*spooked*
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:16, Reply)

Wooooooooooooh!

(Bazongaloid, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:16, Reply)

Dire Straits were about as awesome as
diarrhoea.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:30, Reply)

*YAWN*

(Bazongaloid, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:37, Reply)

A fantastic impression of me listening to Brothers in Arms, there

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:41, Reply)

I can't wait for this meal in Tayyabs,
it's going to be the most thrilling evening of my entire life. An hour of listening to you ranting about everything you hate coupled with seek kebabs and lots of lamb chops.
(Bazongaloid, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:45, Reply)

Me neither!
Actually I suspect I shall merely be wittering on about the food. I'm much more polite about people's terrible taste in person.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:47, Reply)

I hope I can make it
seems unlikely, but I'm going to give it a go.

travelling 200 miles to have dinner with a few people from the internet may sound to some to be an odd thing to do.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:49, Reply)

BE SURE YOU TELL SOMEONE WHERE YOU'RE GOING
You might become the Suzy Lamplugh of B3ta
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:50, Reply)

hmm
if I tell someone where I'm going there will be someone to link me to your deaths

of course!
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:52, Reply)

haha nice thinking

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:58, Reply)

Quiet evil woman
Don't speak to men or you will corrupt them!
(MichaelS wasn't picked again, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:51, Reply)

She corrupts everyone
She's like Salome
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:55, Reply)

All women corrupt
(Although I like being corrupted)
(MichaelS wasn't picked again, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:56, Reply)

corrupted fingered
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:57, Reply)

Only once a year by my doc

(MichaelS wasn't picked again, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:57, Reply)

Salami never did me any harm

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:58, Reply)

Depends where you put it luv

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 14:59, Reply)

Don't use the peppered stuff
it burns, it burns
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:00, Reply)

*sings Johnny Cash*

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:09, Reply)

haha!
That made me laugh far too hard
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 12 Jan 2010, 15:12, Reply)