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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Sir Tigger KC on 14 October 2021, 14:13:25
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I thought I'd start a thread on COP26 as I'm sure there will be plenty to chat/rant about! :y
So for starters I've spotted this on Twitter! ;D
COP coming to Glasgow. Leaders staying at Gleneagles Hotel & 20Tesla cars (£100K each) bought to ferry them 75km back & forth. Gleneagles has 1 Tesla charging station, so Malcolm Plant Hire contracted to supply Diesel Generators to recharge Tesla’s overnight. Couldn't make it up.
https://twitter.com/DonaldClark/status/1448206273951027203
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Derv rules OK..... ::) ::)
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A Japanese Air Force B777 has flown from Japan to Edinburgh this morning, before repositioning to Prestwick. This is the normal practice run they make a few weeks before the operational run. Last time they came (for the G7 in Cornwall), two B777's came for the actual event.
So three round trips in a B777 to carry half a dozen dignitaries 9225 miles each way - about 56,000 air miles racked up. Very eco friendly :D
Conflicting rumours as to whether POTUS is going to turn up in person or not. If he does come, then that'll put the Japanese to shame in airmiles terms. :)
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To add to the lunacy, if they have genuinely bought Model s for the event, those too will have to have been shipped/flown in as Tesla dont have any RHD ones to sell to the UK yet, and won't have until mid-late next year ::)
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And dual mode trains are running on diesel whilst under the wires due to the high electricity prices
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And dual mode trains are running on diesel whilst under the wires due to the high electricity prices
Diesel isn't exactly for nothing. ::)
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So far China, India and Russia, to name just three, are countries apparently not yet signed up to attending this conference. ::) ::)
Well, that is not bloody good as two of these countries are the largest in the World, and China is certainly the main polluter of the World!! :D
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I sincerely hope that the whole circus is an unmitigated disaster. Who, in there wildest dreams, actually thinks that we are in a position to dictate to the world about climate change? The 'world' will just carry on going about it's business, while watching us skint ourselves in the pursuit of 'greenness' and not making one iota of difference.
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Scottish train drivers are going on strike during FLOP26! ;D
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Scottish train drivers are going on strike during FLOP26! ;D
Nowt like a bit of financial opportunism.
Bin lorries too, I believe.
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I sincerely hope that the whole circus is an unmitigated disaster. Who, in there wildest dreams, actually thinks that we are in a position to dictate to the world about climate change? The 'world' will just carry on going about it's business, while watching us skint ourselves in the pursuit of 'greenness' and not making one iota of difference.
Be fair....1% of difference. :)
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I sincerely hope that the whole circus is an unmitigated disaster. Who, in there wildest dreams, actually thinks that we are in a position to dictate to the world about climate change? The 'world' will just carry on going about it's business, while watching us skint ourselves in the pursuit of 'greenness' and not making one iota of difference.
Oh it will make a difference....... decommissioning perfectly good nuclear power stations and gas/coal fired power stations in this country when our power needs are increasing notwithstanding the extra capacity needed for electric cars etc and then.. importing dirty produced power from other countries Fk.. we’ve got our own... let’s face it we’re not ready or prepared for this amount of bullshit green nonsense anyway. Not that I think we can have a particularly big influence on climate either. We are now going to probably create our own power cuts this winter.
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What could go wrong , lunatics in charge of the asylum comes to mind.
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Those who grew up with ice on the inside of the windows will be fine. Those of us who have a buxom farm girl to roll around with will be fine. :)
An extra jumper and all is right with the world. :y
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What could go wrong , lunatics in charge of the asylum comes to mind.
How about this young lady Rangie? She seems to know what she’s talking about 👀👀 She could warm our Opti up too I should think😉😉
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So far China, India and Russia, to name just three, are countries apparently not yet signed up to attending this conference. ::) ::)
Well, that is not bloody good as two of these countries are the largest in the World, and China is certainly the main polluter of the World!! :D
We can only assume that Insulate Britain and Extinction Rebellion are going over to these countries to point out the error of their ways Lizzie. ;D
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What could go wrong , lunatics in charge of the asylum comes to mind.
How about this young lady Rangie? She seems to know what she’s talking about 👀👀 She could warm our Opti up too I should think😉😉
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Oh dear I forgot to add the link, what a dosser👎🏿………here it is .. https://youtu.be/xDPa0OeKmoc
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And dual mode trains are running on diesel whilst under the wires due to the high electricity prices
Diesel isn't exactly for nothing. ::)
Red Diesel is 68ppl, retail.
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And dual mode trains are running on diesel whilst under the wires due to the high electricity prices
Diesel isn't exactly for nothing. ::)
Red Diesel is 68ppl, retail.
68p does not equal 0p. I rest my case.
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I would be surprised if they were paying half that for it. Lectric isn't free either ;)
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I would be surprised if they were paying half that for it. Lectric isn't free either ;)
34p does not equal 0p. And of course electric isn't free, that's why Mark said they were using diesel instead. Do get a grip.
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I would be surprised if they were paying half that for it. Lectric isn't free either ;)
34p does not equal 0p. And of course electric isn't free, that's why Mark said they were using diesel instead. Do get a grip.
Yes dear :D
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So far China, India and Russia, to name just three, are countries apparently not yet signed up to attending this conference. ::) ::)
Well, that is not bloody good as two of these countries are the largest in the World, and China is certainly the main polluter of the World!! :D
We can only assume that Insulate Britain and Extinction Rebellion are going over to these countries to point out the error of their ways Lizzie. ;D
;D ;D ;D Yep, and then they will end up as fodder for those countries furnaces! ::) ::) :D ;)
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https://news.stv.tv/west-central/hundreds-of-electric-cars-left-unused-by-council-for-almost-two-years?top
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I wonder how much 'training' a person needs to drive a electric car? ???
Is it being done in house by Glasgow City Council? Or has a training company got a nice contract to show people where the pedals and indicators are, and where to plug it in? ::)
The other thing that jumped out of that article is that Glasgow City Council spent taxpayers money on mini buses to follow the bin lorries around! ::) Round here the bin men rode in the dustcart like they always have.
Oh and there's the electric cars sat doing nowt! :o ;D
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Putin has decided to give COP a miss. Xi won't be making an appearance. Kind of makes it irrelevant.
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A week in Glasgow in early November or doing something else... :-\
Not a difficult decision if you're set to profit either way.
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Putin has decided to give COP a miss. Xi won't be making an appearance. Kind of makes it irrelevant.
That is the point I made ;D ;D ;)
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They're shutting off the clydeside expressway and junctions off the M8 into "Glesga" going to be bedlam as M8 isn't great at the best of times for congestion (Congestion = more of their dreaded pollution). I was going to rent my house out for 2 weeks for a grand a night (Self-Catering) for some of the dignataries, as I'm near Glasgow airport, but I think a lot of them are coming into Edinburgh airport - shame! ;D
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Good to see Biden is attending, and taking climate change seriously by minimising his carbon footprint.
'Only' 7 C-17's en-route to Europe ATM carrying clobber (transport helicopters and presidential motorcade vehicles) ::).
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Good to see Biden is attending, and taking climate change seriously by minimising his carbon footprint.
'Only' 7 C-17's en-route to Europe ATM carrying clobber (transport helicopters and presidential motorcade vehicles) ::).
Our 'eye on the sky' never fails us! :y
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I thought this was exceptionally funny and sums up the feeding order much to sturgeon's dismay ......
(https://i.ibb.co/SmqsMY6/ujDAAiR8.jpg)
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I'm tempted to post that up on the Scottish Indy sites just see how furious they get! ;D
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I'm tempted to post that up on the Scottish Indy sites just see how furious they get! ;D
The wee Scottish urchin with her nose pressed up against the sweet shop window. ;D
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I thought this a very good article.
https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/11/05/climate-derangement-syndrome/
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I very nearly posted on their Twittiest feed that they should perhaps start by turning China off.
But that would be far too obvious.
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When Boris finished lecturing us about destroying the planet with our carbon emissions, he immediately jumped aboard a private jet and flew back to London, so he could attend a dinner at the Garrick club with is old workmates from The Torygraph.
Dont do as I do. Do as I say. ::)
It isnt what they say its about. Its about control.
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I thought this a very good article.
https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/11/05/climate-derangement-syndrome/
I have lot of time for Brendan O'Neill.
Not the same fella as 'Lets go Brandon'..... ::)
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(https://i.postimg.cc/pLN40jMM/greta.jpg)
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(https://i.postimg.cc/pLN40jMM/greta.jpg)
;D ;D ;D :y
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Greta “ You have stolen my dreams and my childhood”
African child slave labourer “ Getting that Cobalt for your electric cars as fast as I can Greta”
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Nail on the head. The stench of hypocrisy that surrounds this whole thing is nauseating.
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I guess her PR manager had a day off.......... ;D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYsHiyTLwjk
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I guess her PR manager handler had a day off.......... ;D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYsHiyTLwjk
Fixed that for you Don! :)
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I guess her PR manager handler had a day off.......... ;D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYsHiyTLwjk
Fixed that for you Don! :)
Probably still in quarantine from not having their TCV booster ::)
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I watched the ITN news tonight and was initially shocked and then angry at the almost panic stricken imminent armageddon that was being prophesied from the studio and all at the cop venue .
It was reminiscent of the Cuban Missile Crisis where , as children , we went to bed fearing that death and destruction could visit us overnight .
It was not a news report , it was a horrid and painful death within a week , or else ....statement .
The hyperbole was almost orgasmic , especially from Robert Peston .
The report then went onto confirm that the sticking points of the final agreement were down to money and how much the poor countries can screw the rich initially and then long term.
I'm sick of the whole 'kin lot of them .
Farage is right we need a referendum on this .
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Farage
has always been right👍
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I watched the ITN news tonight and was initially shocked and then angry at the almost panic stricken imminent armageddon that was being prophesied from the studio and all at the cop venue .
It was reminiscent of the Cuban Missile Crisis where , as children , we went to bed fearing that death and destruction could visit us overnight .
It was not a news report , it was a horrid and painful death within a week , or else ....statement .
The hyperbole was almost orgasmic , especially from Robert Peston .
The report then went onto confirm that the sticking points of the final agreement were down to money and how much the poor countries can screw the rich initially and then long term.
I'm sick of the whole 'kin lot of them .
Farage is right we need a referendum on this .
And it is yet to be scientifically proven that climate change is even man made (though its quite likely that human activity has had some impact), yet its fed to us by our media as fact.
Its not that many centuries ago that Greenland was, errr, green. Clearly dark ages eskimos used their Range Rovers too much. Its not that many millennia ago that the ice sheets retreated, and sea levels rose dramatically - those nasty neanderthals and their V8 motors. And not that many million years ago when sea levels rose due to temperature rises, but I don't recall the BBC complaining about what the dinosaurs were doing to the planet....
...but eat a nice bit of steak in front of anyone now, and you're the most evil person alive.
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Meanwhile…. https://www.almanac.com/huge-eruption-you-are-not-hearing-about
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Farage
has always been right👍
If that's true, then whole world is truly oppsed.
We might as well have an international ceremony where everyone who has a nuclear button presses it simultaneously and proves that global warming/climate change/the latest manipulative buzzword can be man-made
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Besides we never get to hear about the undersea eruptions which are continually taking place bearing in mind 71% of our planet is covered in water. We are contributing to climate change there’s no doubt, but we are like a small fart compared to what the planet is doing naturally.
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And the biggest global consumer of electricity is bit barns. But I bet the middle aged, middle class people who shout the loudest still want their online services and social
media cancer.
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Ahh after some reading I appear to be wrong. https://unric.org/en/even-volcanos-do-not-surpass-the-human-contribution-to-co2-emissions/
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Ahh after some reading I appear to be wrong. https://unric.org/en/even-volcanos-do-not-surpass-the-human-contribution-to-co2-emissions/
Who paid for the report?
With no CO² all the plants die. Then where would we be?
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Setting aside the argument of whether climate change is real or not, and assuming it is then:
It is a no brainer that rich ( polluting ) countries pay the poor ( no polluting ) countries. The devil is in the detail. For example paying India when they are “wasting” money on a space programme. A country like Gabon with a net zero carbon economy only has trees to cut down and possibly tourism to better itself ( a goal of most countries). So why not pay them not to chop down their trees. We only have one earth.
There is a certain irony in the richest one per cent on the planet create 16% of the problem and yet will pay very little for the privilege. No the people that will pay are your average tax payers. A good question to ask might be are these hobby space flights for the uber rich taxed heavily.
It is all very depressing when you see the bad stuff being done to the planet and its life. Bit like people that fly tip or don’t recycle diligently yet valet their car to perfection.
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Nothing lasts forever , we should realise that by now , personally I think it's far too late to put " destruction" into reverse but at least the world leaders & politicians make a good living out of it & get to travel the world whilst telling us peasants to watch our step.
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Yes we must do as we’re told☹️ I wonder why these people involved in all this don’t show an example themselves.
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Yes we must do as we’re told☹️ I wonder why these people involved in all this don’t show an example themselves.
Because the measures they are talking about are impossible to implement, Rae. We all know they'll never get the infrastructure in place to charge all of the cars they'd like to see on our roads. We all know that air source heat pumps are an expensive joke. We all know that you could switch the UK off tomorrow and it wouldn't make a jot of difference to the global CO2 output.
They know they have to say something, but they also know it's a hopeless situation. They can hardly all get together and, at the end of two weeks, say "We haven't got a fûckin clue, we're doomed", so the put out the type of shit we're hearing now.
We're not doomed, btw, just quite a few Asian and African countries for now. We should be concentrating on how we keep the fickers out when the water gets up to their neck and they're looking for somewhere to live. Then we also will be doomed.
Vlad or Xi may sort the world out long before we have a chance to roast, anyway. Have a nice cup of tea and work out how you're gonna die without leaving any money in the bank.
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Ive already sorted the second one of those out. still working on the first one. :y ;D
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Setting aside the argument of whether climate change is real or not, and assuming it is then:
It is a no brainer that rich ( polluting ) countries pay the poor ( no polluting ) countries. The devil is in the detail. For example paying India when they are “wasting” money on a space programme. A country like Gabon with a net zero carbon economy only has trees to cut down and possibly tourism to better itself ( a goal of most countries). So why not pay them not to chop down their trees. We only have one earth.
There is a certain irony in the richest one per cent on the planet create 16% of the problem and yet will pay very little for the privilege. No the people that will pay are your average tax payers. A good question to ask might be are these hobby space flights for the uber rich taxed heavily.
It is all very depressing when you see the bad stuff being done to the planet and its life. Bit like people that fly tip or don’t recycle diligently yet valet their car to perfection.
Actually, the likes of Amazon are directly to blame by encouraging almost the entire globe to buy cheap Chinesey tat with same day delivery. Because apparently that's what we want. :-X
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All the developing countries and island nations turned up in Glasgow with their hands held out demanding money from rich countries to deal with climate change. :)
Which is all well and good, but will we get our money back if (say) the Maldives never does get swamped? ??? :-X
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Yes we must do as we’re told☹️ I wonder why these people involved in all this don’t show an example themselves.
Because the measures they are talking about are impossible to implement, Rae. We all know they'll never get the infrastructure in place to charge all of the cars they'd like to see on our roads. We all know that air source heat pumps are an expensive joke. We all know that you could switch the UK off tomorrow and it wouldn't make a jot of difference to the global CO2 output.
They know they have to say something, but they also know it's a hopeless situation. They can hardly all get together and, at the end of two weeks, say "We haven't got a fûckin clue, we're doomed", so the put out the type of shit we're hearing now.
We're not doomed, btw, just quite a few Asian and African countries for now. We should be concentrating on how we keep the fickers out when the water gets up to their neck and they're looking for somewhere to live. Then we also will be doomed.
Vlad or Xi may sort the world out long before we have a chance to roast, anyway. Have a nice cup of tea and work out how you're gonna die without leaving any money in the bank.
Thank you, that is a very good post. Perhaps better than you credit it yourself even 👍👍👍
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Yes we must do as we’re told☹️ I wonder why these people involved in all this don’t show an example themselves.
Because the measures they are talking about are impossible to implement, Rae. We all know they'll never get the infrastructure in place to charge all of the cars they'd like to see on our roads. We all know that air source heat pumps are an expensive joke. We all know that you could switch the UK off tomorrow and it wouldn't make a jot of difference to the global CO2 output.
They know they have to say something, but they also know it's a hopeless situation. They can hardly all get together and, at the end of two weeks, say "We haven't got a fûckin clue, we're doomed", so the put out the type of shit we're hearing now.
We're not doomed, btw, just quite a few Asian and African countries for now. We should be concentrating on how we keep the fickers out when the water gets up to their neck and they're looking for somewhere to live. Then we also will be doomed.
Vlad or Xi may sort the world out long before we have a chance to roast, anyway. Have a nice cup of tea and work out how you're gonna die without leaving any money in the bank.
Thank you, that is a very good post. Perhaps better than you credit it yourself even 👍👍👍
+1 :y :y :y :y
The truth is the nations who could do something cannot unless they can cope with thousands of businesses going bust and millions becoming unemployed, then starving to death as there is no money for welfare support of any kind!!
On Steve's point of electric car charging: My daughter will soon be ordering a new mobility car for her son, but when we looked at the Vauxhall website her Grandland X choice car, that she has at the moment in diesel form, is now a hybrid only. Not only has she no chance of getting a charging point installed at her council house, but Vx / Mobility are looking for her to make an advanced payment of £5,500+.
So where does the government and others think us poor peasants will get the money from to "go green" and support the cut emissions campaign by 2030?
I'm afraid, no matter how good this worldly supported aim is, with all the rhetoric, we are still all, as Steve rightly says, "doomed"!! ::) ::) :(
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Should really be called Copout26 TBF. :)
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Should really be called Copout26 TBF. :)
Very good Ronaldo ;D
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The whole thing is utter boll ocks.
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The final "agreement " seems to be an oxymoron written by Stanley Unwin .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UJZF5iRhNg
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The final "agreement " seems to be an oxymoron written by Stanley Unwin .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UJZF5iRhNg
What we you expecting, Don? Did you actually think, even for a millisecond, that some sort of coherent strategy might be forthcoming?
Nah, didn't think so ;D
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Our coalman is well happy ;D
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The final "agreement " seems to be an oxymoron written by Stanley Unwin .
That's funny! ;D ;D ;D
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I remember old Stanley well. He was hilarious. I had an uncle who used to talk in a similar fashion but he wasnt doing it comically.
He was a retard who was trying to sound clever, which was even funnier than old Stanley. ;D
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John Kerry is busy doing an impression of Joe Biden.
Or Stanley Unwin....... :-\
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Global warming?
I've just come up to go to bed. It's November 13th. My heating is off. The dog is laying at the side of the bed panting because she's too warm. Hmmmm....... ;D
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John Kerry is busy doing an impression of Joe Biden.
Or Stanley Unwin....... :-\
He's just said he's gonna follow through. Hope he finishes his speech first.
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I wonder what the media reaction would have been if Trump had "farted long and loud" while talking to one of the royals, as Biden apparently did the other day ? ::)
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I wonder what the media reaction would have been if Trump had "farted long and loud" while talking to one of the royals, as Biden apparently did the other day ? ::)
I think he shit himself when he came face to face with her🤣
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I wonder what the media reaction would have been if Trump had "farted long and loud" while talking to one of the royals, as Biden apparently did the other day ? ::)
I think he shit himself when he came face to face with her🤣
I imagine it was also wet and lumpy. :(
The old boy is nearly 80 so there are bound to be accidents.
Apparently he is quite well known for his loose bowels. :)
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Yes everyone is calling him a shithouse😂 he certainly won’t be doing the UK any favours🇬🇧🇺🇸X