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DSwain
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| Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 7:57 pm Post subject: Going to the dogs |
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I'd like to suggest this thread as a recepticle for those odd stories that show our country, the UK (or its composite nations if you prefer), has/have 'gone wrong'.
Here's a starter anyway
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/5205760.stm |
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Ssushi
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| Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 4:10 pm Post subject: |
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www.chavscum.co.uk/
It makes me sad that the country is significantly populated by people with no aspiration, hope or anything for for the future... |
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NAB
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| Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 4:22 pm Post subject: Re: Going to the dogs |
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DSwain wrote: I'd like to suggest this thread as a recepticle for those odd stories that show our country, the UK (or its composite nations if you prefer), has/have 'gone wrong'.
Here's a starter anyway
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/5205760.stm
12? WTF?
Do you guys have a show similar to Springer over there? This sounds like a prime candidate as a guest. |
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DSwain
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| Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 4:31 pm Post subject: Re: Going to the dogs |
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NAB wrote: DSwain wrote: I'd like to suggest this thread as a recepticle for those odd stories that show our country, the UK (or its composite nations if you prefer), has/have 'gone wrong'.
Here's a starter anyway
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/5205760.stm
12? WTF?
Do you guys have a show similar to Springer over there? This sounds like a prime candidate as a guest.
All too many, afraid to say; another sign the country's going to the dogs!
At least Springer has the exoticism of being foreign with lots of interesting down-home, southern fried accents whereas the British home-grown variety is filled with fat, ill-educated, violent scum of the variety you see around and about every day. |
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thundertaker
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| Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 4:37 pm Post subject: Re: Going to the dogs |
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NAB wrote: DSwain wrote: I'd like to suggest this thread as a recepticle for those odd stories that show our country, the UK (or its composite nations if you prefer), has/have 'gone wrong'.
Here's a starter anyway
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/5205760.stm
12? WTF?
Do you guys have a show similar to Springer over there? This sounds like a prime candidate as a guest.
Yeah, it's called 'Trisha'. Though Jerry Springer has done a couple of UK shows as well.... |
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NAB
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| Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 4:47 pm Post subject: Re: Going to the dogs |
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DSwain wrote: NAB wrote: DSwain wrote: I'd like to suggest this thread as a recepticle for those odd stories that show our country, the UK (or its composite nations if you prefer), has/have 'gone wrong'.
Here's a starter anyway
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/5205760.stm
12? WTF?
Do you guys have a show similar to Springer over there? This sounds like a prime candidate as a guest.
All too many, afraid to say; another sign the country's going to the dogs!
At least Springer has the exoticism of being foreign with lots of interesting down-home, southern fried accents whereas the British home-grown variety is filled with fat, ill-educated, violent scum of the variety you see around and about every day.
Maybe we should have just traded shows so they both would have had that "exoticism" on both sides of the pond. I could pretty much sum up Springer here in the states with the exact same verbage you used for your shows. :lol: |
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DSwain
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| Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 4:52 pm Post subject: Re: Going to the dogs |
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NAB wrote: DSwain wrote: NAB wrote: DSwain wrote: I'd like to suggest this thread as a recepticle for those odd stories that show our country, the UK (or its composite nations if you prefer), has/have 'gone wrong'.
Here's a starter anyway
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/5205760.stm
12? WTF?
Do you guys have a show similar to Springer over there? This sounds like a prime candidate as a guest.
All too many, afraid to say; another sign the country's going to the dogs!
At least Springer has the exoticism of being foreign with lots of interesting down-home, southern fried accents whereas the British home-grown variety is filled with fat, ill-educated, violent scum of the variety you see around and about every day.
Maybe we should have just traded shows so they both would have had that "exoticism" on both sides of the pond. I could pretty much sum up Springer here in the states with the exact same verbage you used for your shows. :lol:
An excellent idea! You could commission a back to back Bookends of Britain night on US network TV - three hour Tricia marathon followed by something by Merchant Ivory...... |
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NAB
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| Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 5:21 pm Post subject: Re: Going to the dogs |
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DSwain wrote: NAB wrote: DSwain wrote: NAB wrote: DSwain wrote: I'd like to suggest this thread as a recepticle for those odd stories that show our country, the UK (or its composite nations if you prefer), has/have 'gone wrong'.
Here's a starter anyway
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/5205760.stm
12? WTF?
Do you guys have a show similar to Springer over there? This sounds like a prime candidate as a guest.
All too many, afraid to say; another sign the country's going to the dogs!
At least Springer has the exoticism of being foreign with lots of interesting down-home, southern fried accents whereas the British home-grown variety is filled with fat, ill-educated, violent scum of the variety you see around and about every day.
Maybe we should have just traded shows so they both would have had that "exoticism" on both sides of the pond. I could pretty much sum up Springer here in the states with the exact same verbage you used for your shows. :lol:
An excellent idea! You could commission a back to back Bookends of Britain night on US network TV - three hour Tricia marathon followed by something by Merchant Ivory......
We can return the favor by giving you three hours of Fox(more silly than the news channel) followed by HBO. I might suggest doing something else for three hours and skipping to the end, it's what I do. |
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Plato & Socrates
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| Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 5:53 pm Post subject: Re: Going to the dogs |
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DSwain wrote: NAB wrote: DSwain wrote: I'd like to suggest this thread as a recepticle for those odd stories that show our country, the UK (or its composite nations if you prefer), has/have 'gone wrong'.
Here's a starter anyway
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/5205760.stm
12? WTF?
Do you guys have a show similar to Springer over there? This sounds like a prime candidate as a guest.
All too many, afraid to say; another sign the country's going to the dogs!
At least Springer has the exoticism of being foreign with lots of interesting down-home, southern fried accents whereas the British home-grown variety is filled with fat, ill-educated, violent scum of the variety you see around and about every day.
Blame Eastenders, Corrie and Emerdale.. FFS even Emerdale has gone to the DOGS. That show used to be genteel, now look at it. :lol: |
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thundertaker
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| Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 8:51 pm Post subject: Re: Going to the dogs |
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Plato & Socrates wrote: DSwain wrote: NAB wrote: DSwain wrote: I'd like to suggest this thread as a recepticle for those odd stories that show our country, the UK (or its composite nations if you prefer), has/have 'gone wrong'.
Here's a starter anyway
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/5205760.stm
12? WTF?
Do you guys have a show similar to Springer over there? This sounds like a prime candidate as a guest.
All too many, afraid to say; another sign the country's going to the dogs!
At least Springer has the exoticism of being foreign with lots of interesting down-home, southern fried accents whereas the British home-grown variety is filled with fat, ill-educated, violent scum of the variety you see around and about every day.
Blame Eastenders, Corrie and Emerdale.. FFS even Emerdale has gone to the DOGS. That show used to be genteel, now look at it. :lol:
Yeah, I thought Britain was on the cusp of a new golden age when they cancelled Brookside, then I caught a glimpse of Hollyoaks..... :roll: |
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DSwain
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| Posted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 3:01 am Post subject: Re: Going to the dogs |
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thundertaker wrote: Plato & Socrates wrote: DSwain wrote: NAB wrote: DSwain wrote: I'd like to suggest this thread as a recepticle for those odd stories that show our country, the UK (or its composite nations if you prefer), has/have 'gone wrong'.
Here's a starter anyway
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/5205760.stm
12? WTF?
Do you guys have a show similar to Springer over there? This sounds like a prime candidate as a guest.
All too many, afraid to say; another sign the country's going to the dogs!
At least Springer has the exoticism of being foreign with lots of interesting down-home, southern fried accents whereas the British home-grown variety is filled with fat, ill-educated, violent scum of the variety you see around and about every day.
Blame Eastenders, Corrie and Emerdale.. FFS even Emerdale has gone to the DOGS. That show used to be genteel, now look at it. :lol:
Yeah, I thought Britain was on the cusp of a new golden age when they cancelled Brookside, then I caught a glimpse of Hollyoaks..... :roll:
An awful lot of blonde women in Hollyoaks I seem to remember! And re Emmerdale FARM - yes, I remember when the raciest thing would be Grandpa Sugden talking about some new brand of sheep dip..... |
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DSwain
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| Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 3:38 pm Post subject: |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/4797631.stm
She's a class act |
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Ssushi
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| Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 2:31 am Post subject: |
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DSwain wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/4797631.stm
She's a class act
Quote: A drug addict mother has been jailed for nine years for supplying heroin and crack cocaine to her son from the age of nine.
What's amazing is how many concurrent sentences she's serving, it seems to be about 3-4. They should be served sequentially! Allowing this, is like saying "you can do loads of really bad things but your sentence is soley based on the worst one. |
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DSwain
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| Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 12:26 pm Post subject: |
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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2319142,00.html
Kill people, not fish: some intellect. |
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Boneman
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DSwain wrote: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2319142,00.html
Kill people, not fish: some intellect.
That does make me angry.
Heres a good one:
Woman sues for 1 million after being given a whoopie cushion chair.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,200-2097939,00.html |
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DSwain
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| Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 12:47 pm Post subject: |
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Boneman wrote: DSwain wrote: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2319142,00.html
Kill people, not fish: some intellect.
That does make me angry.
Heres a good one:
Woman sues for 1 million after being given a whoopie cushion chair.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,200-2097939,00.html
She was clearly a big fan of The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin |
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zeuz
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| Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 12:45 pm Post subject: |
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The UK was at the dogs long time ago. That is why now it's clinging to America to try and have a voice in this world.
Now just a leech on Americas ass. |
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Ssushi
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| Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 12:56 pm Post subject: |
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zeuz wrote: The UK was at the dogs long time ago. That is why now it's clinging to America to try and have a voice in this world.
Now just a leech on Americas ass.
Although it may indeed appear this way, the reality is that Britain tries to use the US to implement it's own foreign policy...
This is bad enough, without internal affairs as we're discussing here being so bad in certain areas... |
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zeuz
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Ssushi wrote: zeuz wrote: The UK was at the dogs long time ago. That is why now it's clinging to America to try and have a voice in this world.
Now just a leech on Americas ass.
Although it may indeed appear this way, the reality is that Britain tries to use the US to implement it's own foreign policy...
that's my whole point, if the UK had a voice it would not feel the need to "use" America. |
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Ssushi
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| Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 1:05 pm Post subject: |
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zeuz wrote: Ssushi wrote: zeuz wrote: The UK was at the dogs long time ago. That is why now it's clinging to America to try and have a voice in this world.
Now just a leech on Americas ass.
Although it may indeed appear this way, the reality is that Britain tries to use the US to implement it's own foreign policy...
that's my whole point, if the UK had a voice it would not feel the need to "use" America.
But it doesn't anylonger. WWII put pay to the end of the British as the global force in politics and America took its place. |
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