Tennant's Lager
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Nah, just taunting all the spoiled rich-kid socialist wannabe-types in here.
Couldn't have been aimed at me then, for I agree with you...
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I believe a fairer tax would be to strip everyone of their savings, belongings, property, shares, etc upon their death with the possible exception made were a spouse is left alive as they will have contributed to the income. All monies property etc should be taken back by the state and sold off to the highest bidder.
Children should have no rights to inheret, it is a ridiculous system based on archaic sentiment.
This would raise massive amount of revenue and create a more competitive and balanced society.
Anti-monarchy as well then eh Sid?
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Bill, I already said there is a place for Public Service Broadcasting. Very clever of you to try and say that I "might just accept that" implying that I actually wouldn't, but sadly for you that's not true.
As I said before, in my particular circumstance the License Fee is a rip-off. You can't deny that. The same way that I can't deny that for others it won't be. I was under the impression this was a top 5 thread of what you personally consider a rip-off & not a debating chamber...
You want an alternative to the current scenario? When everything goes digital, subscriber based deals will be the way forward. Would it be too much to ask that a part of all subscriptions that have public channels contain a percentage going to public service broadcasting? I'd have no problem with that at all, even if it meant paying a bit more for the subscription deal itself.
It's like scrapping the road tax and putting the equivalent into petrol prices.
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2) - TV License. Especially when you have to pay to Sky/Ntl/etc to get a watchable terrestrial signal.
Couldn't disagree more. The TV license fee represents excellent value for money in funding the BBC as a public broadcasting organisation, particularly when you take into account the TV services, terrestrial and digital, the radio stations, and possibly the best and busiest internet pages in the world.
Sky is mostly full of crap. If you don't value British televison and the BBC - and the unique way it is funded throught the license fee - then go to America and watch their TV for any length of time and see what a nightmare broadcasting left to unrestricted market forces would become.
Try living in my house then Bill, with no other way to get a decent signal for channels 1-5 than to pay an additional subscription based service. Sky is mostly full of crap? Yes it is. However, you can choose which brands of crap you want to actually subscribe to and in my experience (Ntl btw) it's simply a means to an end of getting a decent terrestrial signal, with a bonus of the standard Sports channels and anything else they bundle in.
Also, I don't use the BBC's much vaunted Internet pages, nor do I listen to their radio services.
Is there a place for public service broadcasting? Of course there is. It just so happens that in my experience, the TV license in its own right is a waste of money as there is an additional outlay to get what others like yourself may take for granted.
I do reckon the BBC will need to look at how it is funded in the future however, as with the digital TV age coming soon, subscriber deals will likely be the way forward. It will be interesting to see if as many people in your position are as accomodating of a catch-all license fee in that day & age.
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In no particular order...
1) - Extended Warranties. Not worth the paper they're printed on.
2) - TV License. Especially when you have to pay to Sky/Ntl/etc to get a watchable terrestrial signal.
3) - Bottled Water. £1 for a tiny wee bottle? I'll take it out of the tap if you don't mind.
4) - Fast Food. It's not fast, and if you knew what went into it you wouldn't call it food.
5) - The Scottish Parliament Building. Self-explanatory.
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1) - Index Finger
2) - Middle Finger
3) - Ring Finger
4) - Wee Finger
5) - Thumb
Mind you, a pair of tweezers or scissors (if you're careful) can be useful as well...
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..... Don't know anything of Seph's sexuality though.... (nae offence meant!)
The only thing for sure about that, is nothing's for sure.....................
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don't do it Dave...you'll regret it in the morning
Don't worry Tom, I haven't got an ebay account, so there's little chance of me gettting it!
Thank f'k I don't tho eh?
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ARRRGGGHHH!
It's the bib!!!
Now don't take this to mean I like the strip...but I can think of worse, and I reckon it's nicer than our current home top...I don't know how, god help me but I don't know how...
In fact, in some kind of bizarre way, I'm almost tempted to get that sodding thing...
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An absolutely mental comic is posted up every weekday at wigu.com. Been reading it every day for months and there's some classic one-liners in it, though some of you might find it too surreal for words!
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Good to see you are developing a better taste in music TL. However I still haven't forgiven you for trying to get me to listen to your 1980's megamix on the JBs bus.
I've always been a fan of Satchmo, Sidney - one of the best voices EVER. I just happen to like a lot of other things as well, and as we agreed on - Scottish music in the late 70's & throughout the 80's was superb!
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He's a timeless talent moz. You can't label true quality with an era.
Too feckin right Sid. Still love that old classic of his "We Have All The Time In The World"...
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I was trying to be generous, its very ginger......A back seat bawhair inspection may be required on JB's next season. TL will do the honours of course.
That duty Sid, I leave to Mr.McGuire, when he's not busy chatting to Smudger on the mobile...
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Patronising - moi ?
How come it took you 3 weeks to read that post anyway, Dave ?
Not being on as much these days tends to limit the number of threads I read Bill.
Btw - as you have a thing against baseball caps, shouldn't you be pitching the idea of a St.Mirren bunnet to CK? Just think, you could have it in the St.Mirren tartan as well to make you feel like the quintessential Victor Meldrew of the Northbank...
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Dave, naebody's got a feckin clue what you're on about, except possibly Bongo von Budvar. You might as well have just typed out the first dozen names from the Stoke-on-Trent phone book for all anybody else knows or cares. When are you going to get over this wrestling fixation ?
First of all - thanks Donga for bringing this thread back to my attention
Bill Lees - perhaps when you're a tad less patronising, and a tiny bit less fixated with obscure sweeties from the dawn of time, white jobbies, dreadful jokes about Coconut Dugs and last but not least your hero, Tom Hendrie, I'll give a monkeys f'k about your opinion on wrestling!
:devil 
Oh and btw - I notice you haven't put your cards onm the table in this thread yet. Could that be because you don't actually HAVE a viewpoint and want to sideline snipe?
A poor show by your standards Brummie Billy Boy, you're becoming like the F'kirk mong in your old age!
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I'll go for my top 5 WWF/WWE Wrestling Heels over the years:
1) - Bobby "The Brain" Heenan
2) - Ric Flair
3) - Vince McMahon
4) - "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase
5) - Paul Heyman
Honourable mentions to:
Kurt Angle (for his heel comedy)
Triple H (if a man is made to be a Wrestling Heel it's him)
William Regal (for the best line ever at the SECC house show last year - "I can't possibly suck because I'm not Scottish")
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In reverse order...
5. Reidy's Volkswagen advert. Who the f**k would ever act in such a mongofied manner?
4. Any advert for a JML product - the cheapness of the adverts makes me just switch off completely.
3. Rangers Direct - need I say any more than "F*CK OFF!" ?
2. Shades Blinds - always repeated two/3 times in quick succession for maximum annoyance, as if three squeaky mice who need flattened don't get on your tits enough already!
1. Ronseal - "It does exactly what it says on the tin".
Note to advertisers: IF IT DIDN'T, THEN YOU'D BREACH THE F*CKIN TRADE DESCRIPTIONS ACT!
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Ok guys - that's fair enough
But I still think that it's too hard to sing, and bit near the end sounds like "We Wish You A Merry Christmas", which spoils the whole thing
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i thought that was a weird question to ask me . Its your fault....u didnt mention Bajan when u asked
What, you canny read as well now Sniff? Go and look at the post again wee man, you'll see Bajan was mentioned in the first paragraph at the end of it.
Btw Sniff, you really are a fanny!
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nope I dont have any american connections , i just think its a very powerful anthem . I also like the french anthem , thats a more up beat tune .
I wasn't asking you - you muppet. I was asking bajansaint!
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It always turns to that stupid wrestling, give it a break, Seph,
OR I'LL CHOKE SLAM YOU
Yer just jealous that I got to take the complete piss out of Majik at KM's do at Linwood - gonnae gie it a rest yerself?
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i am watching the Superbowl , and that was the worst version of the American National Anthem ive ever heard ! The ones sung at the baseball were miles better
Best rendition of the Yankee Anthem I've ever heard was prolly Reba McEntire singing it to open Wrestlemania 8 at the Hoosier Dome (1992). She fairly belted it out aye, but it's still too difficult for the average punter to sing imo Bajan.
Not being funny, but do you have any American connections? Just your defence of it is untypically vigourous for you man, and yer normally ice cool on here.
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5 - Captain Sensible: "Play a short ball to Cameron"
4 - Bongo: "Cameron you're a magnificent player"
3 - Me: "Andy Dow is having a great game"
2 - St.Mirren Support: "Allan McGraw is great at Judo"
1 - The Celtic Support at all if we do as we're meant to and sing like f**k!!
Will "The Fields Of Abbotsinch" be sung? Touch and go...
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Assuming it was a big win...
1) - Give a substantial sum to my family and closest friends to help them along getting rid of any debt and helping some of their dreams come true
2) - Give £2m+ to Saints and £100k to SMiSA, eradicating the debt and geting Div and chums a seat on the board at a single stroke.
3) - Buy a large coach and refit it with luxury recliners, TV's, radio's, coolers, tinted windows etc etc etc for the JB's bus members.
4) - Buy that mad house on the Glennie Braes and move in there myself, turning it into my personal retreat.
5) - Take a drive holiday to the west coast of the USA, going up from LA through San Francisco and all the way up to Seattle.
Yet Another Crap Joke
in General Nonsense
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Warning, this is a truly s***e joke, and if you don't like them, skip past the rest of this post, now!
Ok, don't say I didn't warn you....
Two mind readers bumped into each other walking down the street. One says to the other "Aye you're alright, how am I?"...
(I'll get my very large coat...
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