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Title: What gives him the right to lecture?
Post by: Nickbat on 23 June 2008, 13:30:49
OK, so he sold a few records. But how does that give him the right to try and lecture us about our eating habits?  >:(


"Sir Paul urges 'meat-free Mondays'

Press Association: 26 minutes ago

Sir Paul McCartney has called on Britons to adopt "meat-free Mondays" to cut carbon emissions.

The former Beatle said cutting out meat one day a week was popular in Australia, where shoppers had become conscious of the environmental impact of cattle rearing and meat production.

In an interview with trade magazine The Grocer, Sir Paul called on UK consumers to cut down on meat consumption even if they could not give it up altogether."


Oh, is it Monday? I'm off to have a bacon butty.  :y
  
Title: Re: What gives him the right to lecture?
Post by: Martin_1962 on 23 June 2008, 13:39:35
Burgers tonight :y
Title: Re: What gives him the right to lecture?
Post by: GordonBrown on 23 June 2008, 13:43:02
That's goven me an idea.

I need to implement is 'meat tax' so as to discourage people from eating it - thereby reducing the country's carbon footprint.

It might knock the arse out of the cattle trade - but I don't care.  I did the same with the used car market when i raised road fund licence but I don't give a monkeys.  I have a fat pension, claim huge expenses and get paid handsomely come what may, so I'm alright, thank you.

And with the extra income, I can hand it back to people who are job shy, don't work and are on the poverty line.  They can't afford to feed or clothe their children - but manage to juggle their cash so as to afford Sky TV, Special Brew and cigarettes........  

Yes, I'm a socialist who raises taxes and blows the money.  But you lot voted me in so who else can you blame.

Ooooops, I forgot, no-one voted me in did they?  Never mind!   :P
Title: Re: What gives him the right to lecture?
Post by: bob.dent on 23 June 2008, 13:46:52
It seem like a "trendy" thing to do these days for celebrities to jump on the green/environmental issues bandwagon. Sir Paul's previous wife Linda was quite heavily into these kind of issues so perhaps he feels the need to continue where she left off. :-/
Title: Re: What gives him the right to lecture?
Post by: Lazydocker on 23 June 2008, 13:47:48
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That's goven me an idea.

I need to implement is 'meat tax' so as to discourage people from eating it - thereby reducing the country's carbon footprint.

It might knock the arse out of the cattle trade - but I don't care.  I did the same with the used car market when i raised road fund licence but I don't give a monkeys.  I have a fat pension, claim huge expenses and get paid handsomely come what may, so I'm alright, thank you.

And with the extra income, I can hand it back to people who are job shy, don't work and are on the poverty line.  They can't afford to feed or clothe their children - but manage to juggle their cash so as to afford Sky TV, Special Brew and cigarettes........  

Yes, I'm a socialist who raises taxes and blows the money.  But you lot voted me in so who else can you blame.

Ooooops, I forgot, no-one voted me in did they?  Never mind!   :P

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Let me wish you a warm welcome to the forum. You'll find everyone helpful and friendly.........Or perhaps NOT! Run before we lynch you! >:( >:( >:( >:(
Title: Re: What gives him the right to lecture?
Post by: bob.dent on 23 June 2008, 13:48:36
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That's goven me an idea.

I need to implement is 'meat tax' so as to discourage people from eating it - thereby reducing the country's carbon footprint.

It might knock the arse out of the cattle trade - but I don't care.  I did the same with the used car market when i raised road fund licence but I don't give a monkeys.  I have a fat pension, claim huge expenses and get paid handsomely come what may, so I'm alright, thank you.

And with the extra income, I can hand it back to people who are job shy, don't work and are on the poverty line.  They can't afford to feed or clothe their children - but manage to juggle their cash so as to afford Sky TV, Special Brew and cigarettes........  

Yes, I'm a socialist who raises taxes and blows the money.  But you lot voted me in so who else can you blame.

Ooooops, I forgot, no-one voted me in did they?  Never mind!
  :P

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Nice one Gordon. :D
Title: Re: What gives him the right to lecture?
Post by: jereboam on 23 June 2008, 13:52:53
Er, Gordon, this is the OMEGA owners forum - in case you've forgotten, you got rid of your Omega when you got the new job.

You have a Jaguar now.

Bulletproof.
Title: Re: What gives him the right to lecture?
Post by: Gaffers on 23 June 2008, 14:02:15
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Burgers tonight :y

same here, British too  :y
Title: Re: What gives him the right to lecture?
Post by: tunnie on 23 June 2008, 14:02:38
i had a burger for lunch  :)
Title: Re: What gives him the right to lecture?
Post by: psychnurse on 23 June 2008, 14:14:29
Trying to recoup some ackers through linda now heather fleaced him for a few quid!! Roast beef for me... with a side salad of meat  :y
Title: Re: What gives him the right to lecture?
Post by: mantahatch on 23 June 2008, 14:18:05
As someone who has really cut down on meat through diet to loose some weight, I feel he should keep his trap shut. It is not for him or anyone to dictate what we eat. At the end of the day mother nature decided what we eat, not him and certainly not the government.

Just for that I will eat meat tonight.

Mike
Title: Re: What gives him the right to lecture?
Post by: Entwood on 23 June 2008, 14:26:23
I don't think that an article in "The Grocer" is trying to dictate anything !!

It is not the most highly distributed/well read magazine in the world ... and we all know how magazine "interviews" are selectively printed and even more selectively quoted.

However if folks want to jump on a "lets have a go at Paul McCartney" bandwagon .. its entirely up to them ... I wouldn't dream if telling folks how to think .......     ;) ;)

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Title: Re: What gives him the right to lecture?
Post by: Kevin Wood on 23 June 2008, 14:32:56

Hmm. Barbecue tonight?

I'm sure I can find a picnic spot somewhere upwind of Macca's house.

If I knew which house he'd be in, of course. ::) And I suppose it's Ok for celebrities to jet between their various abodes, because that emits no CO2 at all, whilst the great unwashed can't eat a bit of cow in case it farted in a previous life?  >:(

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Yes, I'm a socialist who raises taxes and blows the money.  But you lot voted me in so who else can you blame.

Ooooops, I forgot, no-one voted me in did they?  Never mind!   :P

I've got a better idea. Let me LPG your Omega for you. Now, let's see. Output of vapouriser into the passenger compartment. When the vapouriser gets to a certain temperature the tank valve opens and... Ahh, yes, remembering to connect it to the central locking... and the fag lighter... Kaboom! :o Oops :-[

Kevin
Title: Re: What gives him the right to lecture?
Post by: albitz on 23 June 2008, 14:35:13
the planet that mccartney lives on hasnt even been discovered yet.after the beatles split he quickly turned into the most uncool sanctimonious little tw*t imaginable,imo.
Title: Re: What gives him the right to lecture?
Post by: Richie London on 23 June 2008, 15:34:31
hes obviously feeling the pinch now hes divorced so if we pack up meat on mondays and eat linda mcartney shite we can pay his divorce settlement for him. ;D ;D
im having mixed grill tonight  :y :y :y
Title: Re: What gives him the right to lecture?
Post by: Richie London on 23 June 2008, 17:29:23
well i feel a bit guilty so shall meet mr mcartney half way. just a small amount of meet for dinner for me on mondays  :y :y
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Title: Re: What gives him the right to lecture?
Post by: psychnurse on 23 June 2008, 17:31:51
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well i feel a bit guilty so shall meet mr mcartney half way. just a small amount of meet for dinner for me on mondays  :y :y
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Well done that man!!!!  ;D ;D ;D Looks tasty  :y Very hungry  ::)
Title: Re: What gives him the right to lecture?
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 23 June 2008, 17:33:05
I find that meat eaters are more tolerant of vegetarians than the other way round.
Macca should not try and inflict his way of life onto us.
Title: Re: What gives him the right to lecture?
Post by: Richie London on 23 June 2008, 17:37:38
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Well done that man!!!!  ;D ;D ;D Looks tasty  :y Very hungry  ::)


i just wish it was mine to eat  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: What gives him the right to lecture?
Post by: Richie London on 23 June 2008, 17:40:22
thats the problem, we live in a world where people think they can tell us what to do, what we can eat, smoke, drink, and so on, by people who have nothing better to do than moan, and people who  get paid to tell us things we already know  >:( >:( >:(
Title: Re: What gives him the right to lecture?
Post by: psychnurse on 23 June 2008, 17:42:28
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thats the problem, we live in a world where people think they can tell us what to do, what we can eat, smoke, drink, and so on, by people who have nothing better to do than moan, and people who  get paid to tell us things we already know  >:( >:( >:(




Sad deluded peps! Live and let live! Its much better for your mental health  :y :y (just the waistline that suffers lol!) ;D
Title: Re: What gives him the right to lecture?
Post by: Martin_1962 on 23 June 2008, 18:39:32
2 1/4  pound burgers from a quality butcher, onions and mushrooms fried in olive oil, all done on the barbeque, with Heinz tomato sauce and garlic sauce in Warburton burger rolls
Title: Re: What gives him the right to lecture?
Post by: psychnurse on 23 June 2008, 18:41:29
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2 1/4  pound burgers from a quality butcher, onions and mushrooms fried in olive oil, all done on the barbeque, with Heinz tomato sauce and garlic sauce in Warburton burger rolls



Ummm!! Ive just salivated all over my laptop! sub the olive for veg oil and I would be happier! (tastes mankey!)  :y
Title: Re: What gives him the right to lecture?
Post by: Martin_1962 on 23 June 2008, 18:52:51
Olive oil is healthier and does tend to run off anyway.
Title: Re: What gives him the right to lecture?
Post by: psychnurse on 23 June 2008, 18:54:12
Dont like it. Mind you... at 24st 10lb I would probably benefit from getting to like it  :y
Title: Re: What gives him the right to lecture?
Post by: HolyCount on 23 June 2008, 19:02:57
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well i feel a bit guilty so shall meet mr mcartney half way. just a small amount of meet for dinner for me on mondays  :y :y
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Gawd ... I am hungry now -- looks like a good atkins meal
Title: Re: What gives him the right to lecture?
Post by: psychnurse on 23 June 2008, 19:05:31
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Gawd ... I am hungry now -- looks like a good atkins meal



A good meal by any standards  :y :y Just what the doc ordered!!  ;D
Title: Re: What gives him the right to lecture?
Post by: Vamps on 23 June 2008, 20:48:14
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I can see bits of salt on that plate and somethig healthy looking in the bowl..... ::) ::) ::)
Title: Re: What gives him the right to lecture?
Post by: Richie London on 23 June 2008, 20:51:11
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I can see bits of salt on that plate and somethig healthy looking in the bowl..... ::) ::) ::)

im getting hungry again  ::) ::) ;D ;D