The Original 59er

He's 27 today! P.S. Welcome to our madhouse Mihai

We might agree to disagree on the semantics of the referendum being "badly run". My comment was based on the basic fact that the actual vote and the democracy of the process were straightforward and correct. The simple fact that the question was inept, as was the person asking it, doesn't make it badly run.

I've always liked this sketch

Technically the referendum wasn't badly run and filled with lies. Yes the questions asked, whilst straightforward, were ill-thought out, but the process of the vote was straightforward and democratic. The lies, were of course spouted by both sides in respect of the canvassing that went on surrounding the vote and you swallowed these and also believed them at your peril. There is a good expression: Don't ask the question if you fear the answer. DC was so confident of getting the answer he wanted that he forgot this important advice.

I always had a fleeting thought whenever I saw one of his posts, that Lord Pityme was Lord Such in disguise. The only problem is that Lord Pityme is still posting and Lord Such is kicking up the daisies

You forgot the 'Monster' !

No it's finding it's way to almost every roadside in Scotland

I picked up on this letter to the FT a couple of days ago, and it certainly left a little smidgen of thought in my mind that the writer may well have hit the nail on the head. Basically we are probably now regarded as a fairly small island off Europe that once had quite a lot of red colouration spattered over the world atlas, but now alas we are no longer that world super-power that should give us any expectation to sit at the top table of the world powers. This sorry mess that we are heading towards, essentially comes down to a bunch of totally inept politicians who run around shouting at each other and have lost sight of what they are supposed to be doing, i.e. looking after our best interests. I am in the Titanic and unfortunately rather late on in the day, I see a very large iceberg right in front of the ship and we are heading for it at full steam!

I'm not quite sure where this has come from, but this ain't my post, so if someone is using my name to post something, then please desist! In fact if you scroll back you will find the original quote was Stlucifer, but it seems strange that someone would alter the re-quote to say it was my point!

Just take 6 minutes of your day to sit down and listen to an artist at work!

I'm glad someone is nearly back on topic!

Obviously she has come down the right wing and Corbyn has come across and swung the left boot..................... Problem is she might not have many right sided players left in her team.

I might just change my moniker to the above..........................

I'm sorry stlucifer, people abbreviate my name frequently, not only in the pseudonym on this site, but also my name in a general context. I tend not to get too upset unless they call me "baw jaws" or some disparaging comment about my looks, then I just get grumpy!

I agree to a great extent with Lucy, giving the nation another vote isn't a concession to a failed system. If the leave voters vote the same way, now having all the information before them, then the country has to follow a leave the EU with or without a deal. In fact the EU will probably have to soften their stance as they will know for sure that the UK is leaving.

I see you left Tony out of your bloodbath!

There was and is still a lot wrong with some elements of Alabama, but it is an extremely poor State. I suspect his admission that he was wrong was due to the fact that a lot of people from the southern states were angry at the words in the song and as a result shunned him. His comments at the time were probably in context and whilst it follows Joan Biaz's song "Birmingham Sunday", it was more direct and hit the white supremacist where it hurt.

As Neil Young sang: 'A Man Needs a Maid'

If the local Co-op has an item at £4 you can bet you would get the same item in a large Tesco at £3.50. However how much has it cost you to drive to your local large Tesco? The local retailers have to offer a service and goods, and not just any old crap that they can get their hands on. You basically are faced with a very limited choice at the local store or a bit more of a choice at the Lidl or Aldi and a multi-choice at the Tesco. It's little wonder that the local stores (who can't carry too much stock) can't compete with the woman who wants to buy it all in one shopping visit!

In terms of going back to the EU.................... In almost everything the EU deals with you have to accept the cards you are dealt with and in the main, they hold a much better hand than any of the individual countries. So in terms of negotiating with the EU they tend to take a pretty rigid line. What Mrs May has tried to do is find the line of least resistance and that, whilst acceptable to the EU leaders is not acceptable to the MP's who represent the individuals in the UK. It's pretty obvious that Mrs May doesn't play cards, and in particular poker, or bridge. She doesn't quite know when to fold, bluff or finesse and as a result her opponent is walking all over her. Of course they are going to say there is no movement in their position and that she will find no room to manoeuvre. Ireland in particular are playing politics as they are trying to play the long game and essentially separate Northern Ireland off and make them one whole island nation and of course the UK government really shouldn't be that daft to allow it to happen, but essentially they are. The only way for her to deal with the EU is say; "ok no deal, we're off, we wanted a deal but what you offer isn't going to work and that is unfortunate, but that's life and your various countries that want to trade with us will now have to go through hoops and taxes in order to deal with us". I wonder if the multitude of businesses in the EU that undoubtedly benefit from trading in the UK will allow them to do just that?

If he continues to play for us, he is unlikely to get quite the same number of opprtunities. That's now two goalkeepers that have been lobbed from distance in successive weeks, so if they do their homework against Saints you can bet that they will stay more on their line than before............................. So what's his next trick?

Just in case anyone hasn't seen this: http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/PaisleyTheatres.htm it is a fantastic summary of all Paisley's theatres with the history of each one. Worth spending the time to refer to each theatre.

I know there was a post referring to cinemas in Paisley so I'll just add this one which relates more to trams than cinemas! None the less, I saw many good pictures with whatever girl friend was on the go at the time at the La Scala!