Greece........................Sink or Swim? - Page 8

jaysay · 28-02-2012, 09:36

Bring another four pints waiter, you've missed Angela's hair, I'll bet this chap dines out on this one for a long time to come, brings an all new meaning of sorry madam I'll get a cloth

DaveinGermany · 10-05-2012, 21:25

As the uncertainty within Europe & especially Greece has been quite prominent of late I thought I'd just add the following to this thread.

Europe in a "few" words

Pythagoras' theorem - 24 words.

Lord's Prayer - 66 words.

Archimedes' Principle - 67 words.

10 Commandments - 179 words.

Gettysburg address - 286 words.

US Declaration of Independence - 1,300 words.

US Constitution with all 27 Amendments - 7,818 words.

EU regulations on the sale of cabbage - 26,911 words

MargaretR · 10-05-2012, 21:38

It is evident that the EU sought your help in drafting the cabbage rules

DaveinGermany · 10-05-2012, 21:47

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Originally Posted by MargaretR

It is evident that the EU sought your help in drafting the cabbage rules

Low blow MargR, most definitely not Queensberry, or even a twnkling tiara for that matter.

Eric · 10-05-2012, 21:59

The French voted for a socialist ... Greeks voted for a government which would not slash and burn at the expense of the average Greek ... How dare they! Don't they know that the sanctity of the Euro (and the new kind, gentle, warm and fuzzy Reich

) is much more important than their right, as citizens living in a democracy, to vote however they damn well please. The French economy and way of life, as well as those of the Greeks may suffer; but excuse me for mentioning that things weren't all that great for them the last time Germany tried to take over Europe

Eric · 10-05-2012, 22:02

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Originally Posted by DaveinGermany

As the uncertainty within Europe & especially Greece has been quite prominent of late I thought I'd just add the following to this thread.

Europe in a "few" words

Pythagoras' theorem - 24 words.

Lord's Prayer - 66 words.

Archimedes' Principle - 67 words.

10 Commandments - 179 words.

Gettysburg address - 286 words.

US Declaration of Independence - 1,300 words.

US Constitution with all 27 Amendments - 7,818 words.

EU regulations on the sale of cabbage - 26,911 words

What Britain should say to the EU ... two words (the second is "off"; the first one slips my mind

)

Margaret Pilkington · 11-05-2012, 06:37

There are a few that we could choose....some of them only mildly expletive.

maxthecollie · 11-05-2012, 06:40

Set us free

jaysay · 11-05-2012, 08:08

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Originally Posted by maxthecollie

Set us free

We'll have to contact our MP on the matter max, maybe he can help

DaveinGermany · 11-05-2012, 09:24

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Originally Posted by jaysay

We'll have to contact our MP on the matter max, maybe he can help

And our studio audience said ???

Sorry, wrong answer !

jaysay · 11-05-2012, 09:33

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Originally Posted by DaveinGermany

And our studio audience said ???

Sorry, wrong answer !

Probably the wrong question

Wynonie Harris · 11-05-2012, 10:39

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Originally Posted by jaysay

We'll have to contact our MP on the matter max, maybe he can help

He's got too much on his mind tweeting about your football club. Anybody'd think he was the MP for Blackburn the way he's going on.

Margaret Pilkington · 11-05-2012, 11:41

No I don't think it would do much good to contact the Hynburn MP....he thinks that 95% of the electorate couldn't care less about Europe (or that we are in it).
Would be good if we could be asked, so that we could all let our sentiments be known.

jaysay · 11-05-2012, 17:57

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Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris

He's got too much on his mind tweeting about your football club. Anybody'd think he was the MP for Blackburn the way he's going on.

The lads showing concern, maybe he'll show as much concern about the rip of that is the European Union

Wynonie Harris · 11-05-2012, 22:04

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Originally Posted by jaysay

The lads showing concern, maybe he'll show as much concern about the rip of that is the European Union

He isn't going to show any concern about that because, just like your Tory mates, he supports the rip-off that is the EU.

As for the chicken farmers, his "concern" is well out of order. He even brought it up in parliament the other month. He's the MP for HYNDBURN not BLACKBURN. If Blackburn shopping centre was having problems, would you expect him to be "showing concern" about that?

Better shut up before I get my knuckles rapped for thread-hijacking!