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Grauniad story:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012...-company-sinks


Not surprised at those prices - £95 a ticket for a trip up a scummy

stinking ex-industrial river aka Lee.

So I'm not surprised that the water taxi's gone bust. But I wonder who

was running the company and who the drivers were? I bet they were
greedy speculators out for a quick buck and were not river-folk.

Could it by chance be one of the Heathrow - Central London taxi drivers on
his summer hols?

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On Wed, 12 Sep 2012 18:22:37 +0100
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Oh dear ! Reasoned argument will never convince anyone of anything.
To sway the masses you need to appeal to their emotions. Adolf


It will convince people with a working brain. Unfortunately the majority of
people don't fall into that category and are primarily emotionally driven.
Witness the middle east the last few days.

pensions. Then came the slump and then even more borrowing from
our "closest allies" to finance our standing alone early on against
Hitler in WW2 - again only recently paid off. Any politician who wants to get


Our "closest allies" who made us repay every penny we owned them and who
meanwhile were forking out for the rebuilding of former nazi germany.
And yet UK governments on both sides still run along behind the USs heals like
a faithful but slightly dense little dog and are so grateful when they get
thrown a bone or a chance to play in some war the US have started. Its rather
pathetic.

There's two ways of looking at that. Life nowadys is definitely too soft


Not for everyone. Though admittedly most chavs in days gone past had real
poverty to worry about, not just whether the benefit cheque will cover the
fags and the Sky+ subscription this month.

to live in the days of rampant infant mortality, the Black Death, or public
executions with people being burned at the stake or being hung drawn and
quartered.


I genuinely wouldn't have a problem with public executions.

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to live in the days of public
executions with people being burned at the stake or being hung drawn and
quartered.


I genuinely wouldn't have a problem with public executions.


You're clearly in the wrong job then.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/mid...st/2966790.stm



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On Wed, 12 Sep 2012 18:22:37 +0100
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to live in the days of public
executions with people being burned at the stake or being hung drawn and
quartered.


I genuinely wouldn't have a problem with public executions.


You're clearly in the wrong job then.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/mid...st/2966790.stm


So because I don't have a problem with it I should do it? Should I also
become a butcher too because I eat meat?

I think if you did a poll most people in the UK would be quite happy to
see someone like Ian Huntley or Fred West swing.

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On Wed, 12 Sep 2012 18:22:37 +0100
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to live in the days of public
executions with people being burned at the stake or being hung drawn and
quartered.

I genuinely wouldn't have a problem with public executions.


You're clearly in the wrong job then.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/mid...st/2966790.stm


So because I don't have a problem with it I should do it?


One word. Four letters. First letter "J".

If you can't work it out for yourself, then ask somebody else.

Oh all right then. Last letter "E".

Is that any help ?


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On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 16:58:49 +0100
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On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 16:07:01 +0100
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On Wed, 12 Sep 2012 18:22:37 +0100
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to live in the days of public
executions with people being burned at the stake or being hung drawn and
quartered.

I genuinely wouldn't have a problem with public executions.

You're clearly in the wrong job then.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/mid...st/2966790.stm


So because I don't have a problem with it I should do it?


One word. Four letters. First letter "J".

If you can't work it out for yourself, then ask somebody else.

Oh all right then. Last letter "E".

Is that any help ?


No. And you know what? I really don't ****ing care. If you don't like my
point of view thats your problem, not mine. Swivel on it pal.

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On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 16:07:01 +0100
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On Wed, 12 Sep 2012 18:22:37 +0100
"michael adams" wrote:

to live in the days of public
executions with people being burned at the stake or being hung drawn and
quartered.

I genuinely wouldn't have a problem with public executions.

You're clearly in the wrong job then.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/mid...st/2966790.stm

So because I don't have a problem with it I should do it?


One word. Four letters. First letter "J".

If you can't work it out for yourself, then ask somebody else.

Oh all right then. Last letter "E".

Is that any help ?


No. And you know what? I really don't ****ing care. If you don't like my
point of view thats your problem, not mine. Swivel on it pal.


Have you ever thought of seeking counselling for this deep seated
feeling of resentment and bitterness you feel ? This desire for
vengeance ?

Because without counseling and help of some kind, things are not
going to get any better you know.

And all you can ever realistically hope to achieve is to make those
around you equally miserable. Until that is, they succeed in breaking
the door down and escaping.


michael adams

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On Thu, 13 Sep 2012 18:52:02 +0100
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Have you ever thought of seeking counselling for this deep seated
feeling of resentment and bitterness you feel ? This desire for
vengeance ?


A desire to see proper justice done against someone who, for example, murdered
2 little girls ITYF is pretty normal. Its hand wringing feminised bleeding
hearts like you who would see even the most depraved killers treated with
respect who have the deep seated psychological issues but you dress up your
abnormality as "liberalism" to give it some sort of bogus credibility. You
only think you have the majority view because people of your persuation tend
to gravite towards fluffy careers such as the media which then expounds it as
the prevailing zeitgiest. It isn't.

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On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 04:58:49PM +0100, michael adams wrote:

One word. Four letters. First letter "J".

If you can't work it out for yourself, then ask somebody else.

Oh all right then. Last letter "E".

Is that any help ?


No.

$ grep -i ^j..e$ /usr/share/dict/words
jade
Jake
Jane
jibe
jive
joke
Jose
Jove
Jude
juke
June
jute

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