Thread: The U.K and the E.U - In or out?

Originally Posted by DrB0b

Just remember, 12d or 48 farthings to 2 tanners or a bob, 2 bob and a tanner to the half dollar

I always liked the Tanner known as Elsie.

I loved the thruppeny bits. I wasn't so keen on the silver sixpences.

Originally Posted by HermantheGerman

Originally Posted by ENT

That was Ireland, they never quite got it right.

Is there anything made in Ireland besides fraud and butter ?

yea, green cheese,

Originally Posted by billy the kid

Originally Posted by HermantheGerman

Originally Posted by ENT

That was Ireland, they never quite got it right.

Is there anything made in Ireland besides fraud and butter ?

yea, green cheese,

And Viagra.

Originally Posted by billy the kid

Some complain that having the unelected in Brussels is not democracy

...and likewise every law passed in Britain goes through the House of Lords whom nobody elects. They get paid for turning up every day.....Bills are signed into law by the Queen whom nobody elects...well now

No man is an island,
Entire of itself,
Every man is a piece of the continent,
A part of the main.
If a clod be washed away by the sea,
Europe is the less.
As well as if a promontory were.
As well as if a manor of thy friend's
Or of thine own were:
Any man's death diminishes me,
Because I am involved in mankind,
And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls;
It tolls for thee.

John Donne

Originally Posted by KEVIN2008

Bills are signed into law by the Queen whom nobody elects...

A traditional practice which if she vetoed would cause trouble as her government was democratically elected. She's just a figurehead, it's all show.

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Originally Posted by Dragonfly

Here's a little exercise for you, Butters. Many here will remember having to do this kind of stuff at school

jesus, is that a code book to speak with out of space Aliens ?

metric is far better, no wonder you Brits have been fucked up for so long

Metric is the future, thanks to the Germans, and they are no dummies

even if Brexit wins, you fuckers might not be allowed to leave without a vote from the EU commission

oh the irony that would be !!!

double DP fucked

Originally Posted by DrB0b

6 furlongs to the shilling and 124 bullseyes in half a rod!

Suddenly I understand what you meant with "we have standards here"

Originally Posted by Dragonfly

Metric is the future, thanks to the Germans,

Didn't the french put metric together ? back in the good ole days.

Originally Posted by billy the kid

Originally Posted by Dragonfly

Metric is the future, thanks to the Germans,

Didn't the french put metric together ? back in the good ole days.

Spot on Billy, 10 Dec 1799 to be exact

Originally Posted by piwanoi

Originally Posted by billy the kid

Originally Posted by Dragonfly

Metric is the future, thanks to the Germans,

Didn't the french put metric together ? back in the good ole days.

Spot on Billy, 10 Dec 1799 to be exact

The reference, in this case the meter, is not the important part.
It is the decimal system used by the Egyptians 5000 years ago and since then used by almost all advanced civilisations that is important.
deci, centi, milli hekta, kilo, mega applies to weight(gram), volume(liter) and distance(meter) to name the most common ones.

Originally Posted by lom

It is the decimal system used by the Egyptians 5000 years ago and since then used by almost all advanced civilisations that is important

Hmm, Egyptians, eh? 1 emm to 6 djebba, 1 djebba to a quarter shesep. A pedjaa to 3 sheshep while a menedjes is, of course, the equivalent of a djeser and 2 shesep. I always say that these days you don't get many hekatfedu to a Khar and a couple of deben of gold will barely get you 2 hnw of wine or a shematy of coke. Mind you, there are 10 arouras in a kha and 100 setat in a tat so the Egyptian system is not entirely alien to the ideals of 18 Germinal, Year 3.

I've always been happy with both systems, kinda like slugs and knots and chains and etc.,...

Back on to Brexit (only 2 days to go before the mini Brexit warm-up) ...

I don't agree with the idea that there is no democracy and the EU is ruled by a bunch of bureaucrats, something I keep hearing from leave campaigners. The comparison is on a par with the civil service and "Yes Minister" pretty much sums it up, be it UK or the EU. Having said that, I am not happy about the apportioning of EU MEPs on a Country population basis. I think this was initially to reduce the numbers for West Germany to keep it at the same level as France (admit I plucked that one out of nowhere) which changed shortly after the wall came down.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apport...ean_Parliament

I think the representation should be changed according to gross contributions (or net if that makes it better for the UK )

If the UK do leave the EU, I think it could end up being worse for Germany and France rather than better. However, the leave campaign have failed to explain the way forward and are likely to dither themselves into oblivion if they win.

Originally Posted by Troy

If the UK do leave the EU, I think it could end up being worse for Germany and France rather than better.

There are no winners in a brexit, all EU countries will lose if that happens but
Britain will be the biggest loser.
The idea some posters here have that EU will fall apart while Britain will prosper is only misdirected nationalism. Britain's greatness is since long gone.

Originally Posted by lom

Britain's greatness is since long gone.

Total bollocks !

Originally Posted by can123

Originally Posted by lom

Britain's greatness is since long gone.

Total bollocks !

Thanks for the confirmation!

Three hours left to register to vote. If you don't or haven't already then kindly STFU, your opinion is worthless.

Mind you, it's not necessarily worth anything even if you do register.

Originally Posted by lom

Originally Posted by can123

Originally Posted by lom

Britain's greatness is since long gone.

Total bollocks !

Thanks for the confirmation!

Sir, you are a Zube of the highest order. And, if you do not know what a Zube is, you should not be making idiotic remarks about the greatest country in the world.

All you Brexit fans this is worth watching

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Originally Posted by Dragonfly

Metric is the future, thanks to the Germans,

Originally Posted by billy the kid

Didn't the french put metric together ? back in the good ole days.

Originally Posted by piwanoi

Spot on Billy, 10 Dec 1799 to be exact

The French would have it no other way and they were in the driving seat.

Originally Posted by lom

The reference, in this case the meter, is not the important part.

Metre!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by lom

self censored

No need to censor yourself Lom let rip (in the interests of free speech ) maybe you could read this article and then give us your opinion? ,it would appear as the song goes "times they are a changing " this from The Guardian Burning anger in the land of Nye Bevan: why a Labour heartland is backing Brexit | Politics | The Guardian

Originally Posted by OhOh

Originally Posted by Dragonfly

Metric is the future, thanks to the Germans,

Originally Posted by billy the kid

Didn't the french put metric together ? back in the good ole days.

Originally Posted by piwanoi

Spot on Billy, 10 Dec 1799 to be exact

The French would have it no other way and they were in the driving seat.

Originally Posted by lom

The reference, in this case the meter, is not the important part.

Metre!!!!!!!

Met!!!!