New thread new thread, probably going to be poo thread.
Article 50 is a go next Wednesday. I've also got a gig that day. Coincidence? I don't think so.
What does the future have in store?
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 20 Mar 2017, 12:25, archived)

I dunno
But I'm sure I could get a pretty good idea if I ask a gypsy lady in a caravan, as a person stuck on some scrub land outside Shitetown has got it all going for her enough to know whats going to happen to me. Right?
( keybo was imtypingonakeyboard, now I'm not, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 12:28, archived)

Oh yeah. Course.

( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 20 Mar 2017, 12:40, archived)

Every citizen to be awarded merit points, various acts will add or subtract
Each day the lowest 1000 scores to be exterminated
( drimble he'd been white, he'd been black, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 12:28, archived)

I'll write my will now

( keybo was imtypingonakeyboard, now I'm not, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 12:28, archived)

+5 for not dumping the job of parcelling up your estate onto someone else

( drimble he'd been white, he'd been black, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 12:31, archived)

+on
+y
( manolith hooray for me, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 13:54, archived)

They're already rolling out something similar in China, aren't they?
"Be nice to your parents or we'll deduct points from your rating and you won't be able to get a job."
( .Yeti. GABA the Hutt, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 12:31, archived)

+2 for publicly criticising a foreign power

( drimble he'd been white, he'd been black, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 12:33, archived)

I think there's a thing where if you're a bell on the chinese version of facebook it negatively affects your credit rating.

( Slippery Mick ‏, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 12:43, archived)

Wouldn't surprise me.

( .Yeti. GABA the Hutt, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 12:44, archived)

That's a black mirror episode no?

( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 20 Mar 2017, 12:40, archived)

Probably, dunno
haven't seen them all
( drimble he'd been white, he'd been black, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 12:41, archived)

Yeah, it's one in the most recent series I think.

( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 20 Mar 2017, 12:43, archived)

White Bear was the best of those I saw

( drimble he'd been white, he'd been black, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 12:46, archived)

Yeah, that was a good one.
They can be a bit heavy handed, but generally pretty compelling.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 20 Mar 2017, 13:03, archived)

farting into a hooker's mouth

( $$, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 12:31, archived)

he truly was a pioneer

( tangledupinblue what will survive of us is guffs, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 12:40, archived)

A tedious afternoon of work
punctuated by many cups of coffee.
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 12:33, archived)

lol unct

( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 12:34, archived)

trying to include the dyslexic boarders here

( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 12:35, archived)

llo

( .Yeti. GABA the Hutt, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 12:39, archived)

someone asked me if I was going to get Polish citizenship post-brexit
and I laughed in their stupid face
( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 12:34, archived)

It's your duty to assimilate.

( monster munch - it's cheeseburgers, all the way down, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 12:37, archived)

no it isn't
I'm white
( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 12:38, archived)

^ creeping Britishisation

( monster munch - it's cheeseburgers, all the way down, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 12:43, archived)

like the borg

( Slippery Mick ‏, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 12:42, archived)

Swedish citizenship, then

( drimble he'd been white, he'd been black, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 12:44, archived)

I've been meaning to try and get copies of my nan's birth/marriage/death certs so I can become an irish.

( Slippery Mick ‏, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 12:48, archived)

my great-grandfather was scottish
so if they go independent and rejoin the EU I might be in with a chance.
( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 12:49, archived)

Resistance is feudal.

( monster munch - it's cheeseburgers, all the way down, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 12:55, archived)

I thought you'd be pleased that we're finally off.

( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 20 Mar 2017, 12:41, archived)

I'm in two minds
economically I think it's suicide, and I also think it's daft for small countries to try and work independently when they can be stronger as a team.

But I more strongly feel that the EU in its current form is a massive sack of cunt that serves a very limited few at the expense of the many, is mired in bureaucratic process, holds no person accountable for mistakes made, suffers a severe lack of democracy and transparency, and is ultimately ineffectual where it really matters. I don't think any country really benefits from the EU beyond French farmers and Italian banks, both of whom should have gone bankrupt decades ago.
( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 12:48, archived)

And yet it still does a better job at protecting British workers than the shit-sacks in charge here.

( Slippery Mick ‏, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 12:55, archived)

Does it?
Free movement of people allowed entire sectors of industry and service to import foreign labour at cheaper rates than locals. Look at the NHS - thousands of foreign nurses brought in who are now returning home, leaving an already strained service critically understaffed. Why wasn't the government promoting nurse training two decades ago to prevent this, or offer stipends, grants etc to get more locals into the healthcare system? Cos forrins are cheaper and the net tax yield is higher, and fuck the Britons, they can become social media managers or sutin.
( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 13:00, archived)

I'd put that down to the ineptitude of 'the shit-sacks in charge here'.

( Slippery Mick ‏, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 13:09, archived)

It's the inevitability of short-term political thinking, which is intrinsic to all governments
Which is why it's incompatible with a vast pan-EU project that sets budgetary periods twice the duration of a standard government term. You just get prick governments spunking it all up the wall and wasting a generation's worth of effort.
( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 13:11, archived)

The NHS being staffed by forrins isn't anything to do with the EU -
it's long since sourced both doctors and nurses globally. It is true that successive governments have done sweet fa to change this, though, what with it being cheaper than training the natives.
( monster munch - it's cheeseburgers, all the way down, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 13:12, archived)

I won't be happy until all hospital staff are utterly sleep deprived.

( monster munch - it's cheeseburgers, all the way down, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 13:09, archived)

have your colleagues commented on your naked chin?

( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 13:12, archived)

One "you look younger" and one "have you always had a mustache?".
And a few barely suppressed giggles.
( monster munch - it's cheeseburgers, all the way down, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 13:18, archived)

in two minds
economically I think it's suicide, and I also think it's daft for small countries to try and work independently when they can be stronger as a team.

But I more strongly feel that the EU in its current form is that serves a very limited few at the expense of the many, is mired in bureaucratic process, holds no person accountable for mistakes made, suffers a severe lack of democracy and transparency, and is ultimately ineffectual where it really matters. I don't think any country really benefits from the EU beyond French farmers and Italian banks, both of whom should have gone bankrupt decades ago.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 20 Mar 2017, 12:58, archived)

not worth the effort tbh

( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 13:00, archived)

I disagree.

( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 20 Mar 2017, 13:04, archived)

Yeah, everyone thinks their shit doesn't smell as bad as others'
YOUR WRONG!
( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 13:12, archived)

Your'e*

( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 20 Mar 2017, 13:15, archived)

Seven long years a bird in the wood,
And seven long years a fish in the flood.
Seven long years a warning bell,
And seven long years in the deeps of hell.
( tangledupinblue what will survive of us is guffs, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 12:39, archived)

wood and flood don't fucking rhyme

( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 12:41, archived)

He's from the Midlands.

( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 20 Mar 2017, 12:42, archived)

you can't argue with tradition

( tangledupinblue what will survive of us is guffs, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 12:46, archived)

yes I can
tradition is bent
( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 12:49, archived)

Alright Ronald.

( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 20 Mar 2017, 12:42, archived)

alright

( tangledupinblue what will survive of us is guffs, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 13:38, archived)

what have I told you about reading folk tales?

( $$, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 12:44, archived)

aw it was only one :(

( tangledupinblue what will survive of us is guffs, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 12:45, archived)

the eventual heat death of the universe

( manolith hooray for me, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 12:39, archived)

Before that?

( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 20 Mar 2017, 12:42, archived)

complete wwf smackdown 2 know your role season mode

( $$, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 12:58, archived)

no chance, man
kane will mash you up
( manolith hooray for me, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 13:05, archived)

i think I have it as a ROM on an old hard drive

( $$, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 13:09, archived)

i want to play breath of the wild
that's about it
( manolith hooray for me, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 12:58, archived)

sweet

( $$, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 12:43, archived)

i can't wait to post pictures of it on facebook

( manolith hooray for me, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 13:05, archived)

#lastselfie

( $$, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 13:09, archived)

New trade deals with countries other than Europe.
New trade deals with Europe.

Bills, bills, bills.
Tax, tax, tax.
Moaning, money, manifestos.

New passports. New borders. Hadrians wall going back up, and Scotland fucking off.
( GeordieJay ... it's very tricky, Karen, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 12:59, archived)

You think Scotland will fuck off?

( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 20 Mar 2017, 13:00, archived)

haha, not a chance
Their economic policy last time around was "we'll reclaim the North Sea oil fields!" and experts said "even that won't keep your economy afloat", and that was with oil at $100/barrel. Now it's $40; scotland would be utterly fucked.
( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 13:02, archived)

alt: people are so sick of Sturgeon's bleating they'll do anything to avoid Indyref14, 15 and 16 over the next decade

( drimble he'd been white, he'd been black, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 13:07, archived)

"twice in a lifetime opportunity"

( GeordieJay ... it's very tricky, Karen, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 13:09, archived)

It was 'once in a lifetime' *unless* a major constitutional change.
I'd argue brexit is that, especially since 'you might not be allowed in the EU' was one of the reasons for staying within the uk.
( Slippery Mick ‏, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 13:17, archived)

^ this

( monster munch - it's cheeseburgers, all the way down, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 13:23, archived)

It's well lol when T-May lists reasons for not letting Scotland have independence that are just, if not more valid reasons for not leaving the EU with no sense of irony or self-awareness.

( Slippery Mick ‏, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 13:27, archived)

"Do as I say, not as I do."

( monster munch - it's cheeseburgers, all the way down, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 13:33, archived)

will of the people m8

( tangledupinblue what will survive of us is guffs, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 13:38, archived)

+y

( tangledupinblue what will survive of us is guffs, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 13:38, archived)

I hope the working class riot when they work out they've been duped big time.

( Slippery Mick ‏, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 13:40, archived)

They'll share a few strong Facebook memes, that's for sure.

( monster munch - it's cheeseburgers, all the way down, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 13:43, archived)

they've no reason to, May has consistently put immigration at the forefront of her agenda

( tangledupinblue what will survive of us is guffs, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 13:46, archived)

And when it turns out immigration wasn't the problem?

( Slippery Mick ‏, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 13:47, archived)

they might still be poor and jobless but at least their neighbours won't have smelly food

( tangledupinblue what will survive of us is guffs, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 13:52, archived)

Yes.
Teresa May is a gift to the Scottish independence movement.
( Slippery Mick ‏, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 13:06, archived)

If they do, it won;t be til after this mess.
Suppose it depends how it all works out for the UK.

Nicola Sturgeon will still be banging her drum. Like an angry Krankie
( GeordieJay ... it's very tricky, Karen, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 13:08, archived)

tits

( Two Hats when you were partying I studied The Blade, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 13:08, archived)

no way, fuck off

( $$, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 13:09, archived)

straight up

( Two Hats when you were partying I studied The Blade, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 13:13, archived)

I saw a lovely pair of tits on my balcony this weekend

( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 13:13, archived)

I regret this thread.
Might delete it.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 20 Mar 2017, 13:15, archived)

maybe someone else will start one

( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 13:20, archived)

Logs in, logs back out, l8rs

( mongychops, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 13:19, archived)

Yeah, soz.

( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 20 Mar 2017, 13:21, archived)

in b4 delete

( $$, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 13:35, archived)

If you delete, I delete

( $$, Mon 20 Mar 2017, 13:35, archived)

last

(Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff, Sr., Mon 20 Mar 2017, 13:35, archived)