My work this week is going to be dominated by this whole Euro malarky
Europe; are you in or out?
( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 7:41, archived)

I'm halfway in and just waiting for Europe to get used to it and start pushing back.
'Ning The AWESOME Grrry.
*Manders*
( stuj (^(^;;^)^) GO TEAM SPIDERS!(^(^;;^)^), Mon 12 Dec 2011, 7:45, archived)

*air guitars*

( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:10, archived)

I'm nut deep

( Edd: The Unfunny Try-Hard Edgelord, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 7:46, archived)

*Eiffel Towers*
:D
'Ning Eddy.
( stuj (^(^;;^)^) GO TEAM SPIDERS!(^(^;;^)^), Mon 12 Dec 2011, 7:48, archived)

'sup stoogy

( Edd: The Unfunny Try-Hard Edgelord, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 7:51, archived)

Not much at the moment.
Man I'm tired.
( stuj (^(^;;^)^) GO TEAM SPIDERS!(^(^;;^)^), Mon 12 Dec 2011, 7:56, archived)

I'm not surprised
considering you've a penis like an acorn
( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:10, archived)

Ah, so you received the photos then

( Edd: The Unfunny Try-Hard Edgelord, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:18, archived)

when the subject line was "GOT WOOD"
how could I resist?
( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:22, archived)

they should all learn english and worship the queen
fucking godless heathens
(yeah right bollocks bollocks, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 7:51, archived)

'Ning Gilgy.
How's your imaginary parrot this morning?
( stuj (^(^;;^)^) GO TEAM SPIDERS!(^(^;;^)^), Mon 12 Dec 2011, 7:55, archived)

he's been sat on his special parrot table doing important parrot things
right now he's trying to summon up the courage to fly down to eat a piece of bread from my desk, the little feathered twat
(yeah right bollocks bollocks, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:28, archived)

I'm doing my best here
but I am just one man
( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:10, archived)

Not even a real one either.

( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:12, archived)

UP THE QUEEN!
DOWN WITH THE FILTHY FORRINS! BRITTANIA FOREVER! BRING BACK THE EMPIRE! BLIGHTY SHALL RULE AGAIN!
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:02, archived)

HUZZAH!
'Ning The Patriotic Win Pug.
*Manders*
( stuj (^(^;;^)^) GO TEAM SPIDERS!(^(^;;^)^), Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:03, archived)

Alright stuj,
In all seriousness out of Europe is probably a good thing as long as spineless Cameron can fight our corner from the sidelines, but I don't trust the upper-class ponce.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:05, archived)

See, if they weren't our biggest trading partner I'd be inclined to agree.
But with Cameron seemingly determined to fuck up our economy even more than it already is I'm not holding out much hope for anything.
( stuj (^(^;;^)^) GO TEAM SPIDERS!(^(^;;^)^), Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:08, archived)

SORRY WE'RE FULL!

( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:11, archived)

I think I'm out but I don't know enough about it to make an informed decision.
less serious answer..

I'm so far in I have the bollocks of Europe resting on my chin.
( Mrs Sp@m, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:03, archived)

Phwoar!
'Ning The LOVELY FILTHY Sp@mmy.
*Panders*
( stuj (^(^;;^)^) GO TEAM SPIDERS!(^(^;;^)^), Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:04, archived)

Ning Stuj.
Will we EVER get any snow?
( Mrs Sp@m, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:05, archived)

*Shakes Magic 8-Ball*
REPLY HAZY. TRY AGAIN LATER.
Hmmmm, it's going to chuck it down tonight Sp@mmy, possibly some sleety stuff for the far North.
( stuj (^(^;;^)^) GO TEAM SPIDERS!(^(^;;^)^), Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:14, archived)

Urgh!
*sigh*

Thanks.
( Mrs Sp@m, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:22, archived)

We had loads last week
Where the fuck were you?
(bogus official shove it up your cunt, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:20, archived)

None here dude!
It had settled really nicely in Queensbury but there was bugger all here.
( Mrs Sp@m, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:23, archived)

My brother couldn't get his bairns to school in Hafilax last week from Haworth
Them tops were treacherous
(bogus official shove it up your cunt, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:25, archived)

however did you get the heel of Italy all the way in?
have you had some teeth removed?
( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:08, archived)

I dislocated my jaw on all the French ego's so after that it was all a doddle.

( Mrs Sp@m, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:24, archived)

I don't know enough to decide really
But if the UK is going to do something it should do it and not half arse it. Either be in, which means bailing out shit countries, or be out. I dot know what benefits there are to being out, it's nice to travel so easily between EU countries.
( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:05, archived)

as far as i can gather,
Being out gives us control over economic decisions rather than doing what Europe want. And as the city of London is such a massive chunk of our GDP, we need it to be strong or we go the way of Greece. I think.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:07, archived)

I see what you mean
Is there no financial benefit to being part of the EU that we'd miss out on?
( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:15, archived)

the ability to buy stuff from them without paying import tax
unlike Norway, who can't afford to import butter
( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:21, archived)

These are tough times :(

( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:26, archived)

Mrs F's been doing the low-carb thing
It's great. Loadsabutter.
( Flapjack I spay a little mare for you, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:53, archived)

Trouble with this is that it's complete bollocks.
The financial sector has never reached double figure %age of GVA and is typically closer to 5%. Even if it had a ratio of taxation to profits that isn't between 5 and ten times less than average, it would still only contribute about 10%. And all Cameron has done by throwing his toys out of the pram is reduce his ability to influence or veto future decisions that are critical to the UK economy.

Apart from that ... yeah ... go Cameron and the bankers! Woot.
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:22, archived)

I dont know enough of the figures,
So i'll assume you're right and ask why is Cameron so desperate to protect tge city and financial control?
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:29, archived)

He's a terrible drunk.
Dave got smashed on pimms before the talks and beasically just started a fight.
( mark morrisons prison shoes I love Willie, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:37, archived)

that's the sort politicing i can get behind!
Smash the oiks!
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:38, archived)

He also doesn't believe in translators.
He just shouts lounder until they all walk off in disgust.
"I SAID, WE NO HAVA THIS SILLY MONEY. PUT LIZ'S FACE ON IT, THEN WE'LL TALK."
( mark morrisons prison shoes I love Willie, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:41, archived)

It's mainly political
because he's a Tory and the eurofriendly Tories are a weak faction, plus he gets a few UKIP votes this way and doesn't upset the Mail. But if he wasn't, there's also financial sovereignty; the European Commission is an unelected body that would (under the original proposal) be able to enforce financial controls.
( Flapjack I spay a little mare for you, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:57, archived)

I heard everytime Sarkozy spoke Dave said it back to him in a silly voice.
"We have to protect the Euro."
"DURH WE AVE TO PRUTEKT THE UHRO"
( mark morrisons prison shoes I love Willie, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 9:02, archived)

He also undid his fly
and poked his finger through it. Then wiggled it every time Sarkozy started talking.
( Flapjack I spay a little mare for you, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 9:09, archived)

He made fart noises everytime Merkel started speaking.

( mark morrisons prison shoes I love Willie, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 9:10, archived)

It stems down to something called the Tobin tax which,
if I'm reading this right, makes a 50bn euro fund to help the poor suffering countries. Britain would end up paying 40bn of that.
( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:09, archived)

Woah that's rather a lot

( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:11, archived)

It comes from the City doing all the big financial stuff day in day out
10% of the UK economy and all that.
( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:12, archived)

Don't Germany make a lot of money too though
Do they have their own version of this to pay?
( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:14, archived)

Germany did this funny thing 10 years ago when the Euro was invented
when all the countries converted their Francs and Lira and Pesatas to Euros, the Deutchemark got a 21% discount, making everything there a fifth cheaper. Incredibly, German exports in those ten years exploded. Whooda thunk it?
( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:16, archived)

Those sneaky krauts!

( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:21, archived)

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             *,   \
              ^####^
      ."```''/o    o|
     / € € €   ,--, /
     \  €  €    .../
      | ||~~~| ||
      ^^^`   ^^^`   

( Edd: The Unfunny Try-Hard Edgelord, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:15, archived)

HURRAH!
:D
( stuj (^(^;;^)^) GO TEAM SPIDERS!(^(^;;^)^), Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:16, archived)

Festive Alot!
:D
( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:20, archived)

Yeah The LOVELY tiny Spangles, but you get to travel so easily by hitching a lift on a passing seagull.
It ain't that easy for the rest of us.
:D
'Ning.
*Panders*
( stuj (^(^;;^)^) GO TEAM SPIDERS!(^(^;;^)^), Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:11, archived)

Sounds like The Rescuers

( Edd: The Unfunny Try-Hard Edgelord, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:21, archived)

Which is EXACTLY what Spangles typical adventures are like.
She should have sued Disney.
( stuj (^(^;;^)^) GO TEAM SPIDERS!(^(^;;^)^), Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:27, archived)

I wish I could go everywhere on an albatross that sounded like John Goodman
I bet it wouldn't be £50/week either
( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:30, archived)

Physically, in
Politically, fuck that for a ridiculous game of soldiers.
( Flapjack I spay a little mare for you, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:06, archived)

Longing for the good old days of Danegeld eh The LOVELY Flappers?
'Ning.
*Manders*
( stuj (^(^;;^)^) GO TEAM SPIDERS!(^(^;;^)^), Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:13, archived)

I'm backing the conch standard
it's the only way to bring sanity back to the world.
( Flapjack I spay a little mare for you, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:49, archived)

I have a feeling that when Cameron said "I'm sorry Nicolas, I can't sign up to this,"
it looked like this: Triomph Sarkozy!
( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:14, archived)

hahahaha

( h3donist tryin' to play me out as if my name is Sega.., Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:23, archived)

Until they do it properly they can all go fuck themselves.

( mark morrisons prison shoes I love Willie, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:17, archived)

SEXY RESULTS The AWESOME Emm Emm Pee Ess!
:D
*Manders*
( stuj (^(^;;^)^) GO TEAM SPIDERS!(^(^;;^)^), Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:18, archived)

Morning stuj.
Looking into your bag of magic weather tricks, is Scotchland due more windy times?
( mark morrisons prison shoes I love Willie, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:20, archived)

Yeah.
Not quite as bad as the last lot, but it's going to be windy there this evening.
( stuj (^(^;;^)^) GO TEAM SPIDERS!(^(^;;^)^), Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:24, archived)

Thank fuck for that. Cheers Stuj, you well today?

( mark morrisons prison shoes I love Willie, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:25, archived)

Aye ta chap.
You?
( stuj (^(^;;^)^) GO TEAM SPIDERS!(^(^;;^)^), Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:28, archived)

Not too bad. Got stuffs to do today, for once I'm busy.

( mark morrisons prison shoes I love Willie, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:31, archived)

they should just go back to being the stereotypes in Allo Allo

( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:23, archived)

WOAH! When did that change?
I've based my entire knowledge of France and Germany on that show.

Good moaning. LOLOLOLOL
( mark morrisons prison shoes I love Willie, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:24, archived)

NSFW
ze Fallen Chancellor wiz zee big boobies
( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:28, archived)

vorsprung durch COR!

( mark morrisons prison shoes I love Willie, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:30, archived)

:D
Now I'm thinking about Merkel dressed as Helga!
( stuj (^(^;;^)^) GO TEAM SPIDERS!(^(^;;^)^), Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:26, archived)

Klop!

( Edd: The Unfunny Try-Hard Edgelord, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:27, archived)

If what I've read about how much it would have cost us is correct, then I'm glad we're out of that shit
although I suspect that when the shit starts hitting the fan again in 12 months as the debts continue to spiral, another deal will go on the table and we'll be in this position again.
( h3donist tryin' to play me out as if my name is Sega.., Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:27, archived)

Nah, it'll all be like in Mad Max WAY before then The LOVELY Hedonist.
'Ning.
*Feeds peeled grapes*
( stuj (^(^;;^)^) GO TEAM SPIDERS!(^(^;;^)^), Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:32, archived)

YES!
*dusts off leather spikey jock-strap*
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:34, archived)

I'll start fitting spikes and fire to my Hyundai then :D

( h3donist tryin' to play me out as if my name is Sega.., Mon 12 Dec 2011, 8:37, archived)

I want to be in just because Cameron wants out, but I get the feeling that this has gotten so politically and economically complex now that there is no right answer
and whatever happens it will be the fault of whatever decision is made and so I almost feel sorry for the idiot bellend because he can't choose right.
( Noit happy baby orangutan, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 9:09, archived)

They should have sent Alex Salmond to those talks.
He's a sneaky fucking cunt, the prick would have come out of that lot smelling of roses.
Probably with all the good silver up his jook too.
( mark morrisons prison shoes I love Willie, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 9:16, archived)

Damn straight.
:D
( stuj (^(^;;^)^) GO TEAM SPIDERS!(^(^;;^)^), Mon 12 Dec 2011, 9:23, archived)

He'll still say it's all Labour's fault anyway though.
'Ning THE ALLMIGHTY Noity.
*Manders*
( stuj (^(^;;^)^) GO TEAM SPIDERS!(^(^;;^)^), Mon 12 Dec 2011, 9:26, archived)

Oh yeah, it can't possibly be his fault.
He'd definitely not have done exactly the same thing only worse. And he's done such a fucking smashing job since he took over.
( Noit happy baby orangutan, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 9:32, archived)

Basically, they are going to empty your wallet, savings account and piggy bank
whatever happens.

Start reading Charles Dickens novels - that's what our lives will be like in 2 years time, minus the "funny" names.
( Pope Shax XIII uses Visio for picture editing, does it show?, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 9:36, archived)

No. It's not going to be like that.
It's going to be like in Mad Max. Because Mel Gibson's ALREADY told us that it's the Jews' fault.
:D
( stuj (^(^;;^)^) GO TEAM SPIDERS!(^(^;;^)^), Mon 12 Dec 2011, 9:42, archived)

No, for Mad Max, someone has to be able to afford petrol.
It'll be like Mad Max, only on bicycles.
( Pope Shax XIII uses Visio for picture editing, does it show?, Mon 12 Dec 2011, 9:49, archived)

I'm gonna have a chariot.
Pulled by cats.
( stuj (^(^;;^)^) GO TEAM SPIDERS!(^(^;;^)^), Mon 12 Dec 2011, 9:58, archived)